You can’t judge a songwriter by their first hit. That’s certainly true for Dan Wilson, who topped the charts and earned his first Grammy nomination with Semisonic’s 1998 earworm “Closing Time.” In the ...

Every so often, a song breaks through and shatters norms of what can be a “hit” all around the world. It’s happened in the past with different genres and languages, and the internet and streaming ...

You don't get a second chance at a first impression. That's something each artist in the list below of the Top 35 Opening Songs on Debut Albums knows all too well. The first song on that first album ...