Top 10 Songs that Were the First Song You Heard by a Music Artist

This is if you remember what was the first song you ever heard by an artist. From my experience, not always the first song is their best song.

You can also tell us how it happened - whether you heard it on the radio, somebody gave you a CD, sent you a link, and so on. Did you like this first song? Did this song remain your favorite song by this artist or later you discovered songs you liked better?
The Top Ten
1 We Will Rock You - Queen

Another One Bites the Dust did it for me. Having said that, it's not their best work by any means.

Mine was "Somebody To Love", but a cover version of it. If that doesn't count, "Under Pressure".

Where's Bohemian Rhapsody? That was my first one. This was my second

For me I can't remember if it was this or Bohemian Rhapsody.

2 Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 - Pink Floyd

This was mine because my grandfather used to play this song 7 hours straight on road trips.

This was actually the first Pink Floyd song I remember hearing.

3 The Trooper - Iron Maiden

When I first got into metal, and I heard the riffs, that riff was the most complicated riff I had ever heard. And things like this took my attention towards Iron Maiden.

A friend played this song for me. Then gave me the album. Love for life. Later I liked better HBTN but The Trooper is still maybe my #2.

Mine was "Run to the Hills", that was well before I was into metal though.

4 Enter Sandman - Metallica

I heard this for the first time several years ago, I can't remember how, though. Yes, it was my first.

I think my first Metallica song was the unforgiven

The first Metallica song I heard.

5 Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple

Mine was Child in time

6 It's My Life - Bon Jovi

Made me check out their discography, still one of my favorite songs by them.

7 Highway Star - Deep Purple

Still #1 Deep Purple track for me. Later discovered many songs - to me Perfect Strangers is probably #1, too.

8 Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

I think the first (and the only one I like) Led Zeppelin song I heard was Immigrant Song.

Pretty sure my first Led Zeppelin song was black dog or something.

I only heard it because of a subliminal messages in songs video.

9 The Final Countdown - Europe

I eventually realized they had other great songs. But this is still great.

It's the only song by them I know. Lol

10 Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

My first Whitesnake song I heard. I heard it on the radio one day going to school...I actually didn't get to hear half the song because my mom changed the station because she didn't want to hear the song. But I liked what I heard so much, I immediately went and found the song and listened to it...ever since then I've loved the song, probably one of my favorite songs ever. After that, I started listening to other Whitesnake songs, which I also loved (Whitesnake is probably my second favorite hard rock band), and while Here I Go Again is probably my favorite of theirs still, other Whitesnake songs come very close to a favorite as well.

One of the first songs I heard on the radio, which was around 10-11 years ago. Still nostalgic to this day.

This song really moved me. Currently my favorite Whitesnake song is Crying In The Rain.

The Contenders
11 Painkiller - Judas Priest

I think Breaking the Law was my first by these guys, but Painkiller is definitely better in my opinion.

When I first heard this song I loved Judas Priest Forever

This song got me into metal

12 Alison Hell - Annihilator

A friend told me about this song and band. Still in my top 5 favorite Annihilator songs.

13 Back in Black - AC/DC

First AC/DC song I heard on the radio and still a favorite of mine.

Mine was Thunderstruck

Mine was Walk all over you

Mine was Highway to Hell.

14 Holy Wars...The Punishment Due - Megadeth

My first song from them was sympathy of destruction

I heard Hangar 18 first, and then this.

Mine was peace sells

"Peace Sells" for me.

15 The Talisman - Iron Maiden
16 Pull Me Under - Dream Theater

The first one I listened to was Panic Attack.

17 Loser - Beck
18 Cheri Cheri Lady - Modern Talking
19 2112 - Rush
20 American Idiot - Green Day
21 Fade to Black - Metallica
22 I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith

Heard it on the radio. Later liked other songs, too, especially Dream On.

I guess it was, but I've discovered better songs by them.

23 Ocean Man - Ween
24 Wind of Change - Scorpions
25 Nas is Like - Nas
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