breakout hits
Unexpected chart-toppers suddenly
Breakout hits are creative works—songs, albums, films, books—that suddenly achieve widespread success and establish their creator's reputation.
The breakout element suggests emergence from obscurity: an unknown band's breakout hit lands them on the charts, a novelist's breakout hit makes them a household name.
Their third album produced several breakout hits.
- smashBreak violently apart
- chart-topperSong at position one
- number oneFirst in rank
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- viralSpreading quickly online
blowing up · phenomenon · sleeper · out of nowhere · mainstream · crossover · radio friendly · debut · overnight · radio · platinum · catchy · anthem · earworm · summer anthem · buzz · word of mouth · trending
- music chartsBillboard Hot 100, number one, chart-topper, top ten, pop charts
breakout hitsflops
Unsuccessful ventures or releases
bombs · duds · busts · disappointments · turkeys
break, breakout, breaks, broken, breaking, breaker, outbreak, outs, outing