hit record

Song everyone knows

A hit record is a commercially successful song or album that achieves widespread popularity, typically measured by chart position and sales.

The term dates from when music was distributed on vinyl records but now applies to any format: Their debut single became a hit record.

Often shortened to simply "hit."

Related

vocal performance · radio airplay · summer anthem · emotional resonance · earworm · Billboard · number one · mastering · arrangement · trendsetter · instrumentation · collaboration · debut single · platinum · music video · K-pop · streaming · dance floor

Categories
Opposites
commercial success

hit recordflop

Complete commercial failure

bomb · dud · stiff · turkey · bust

cultural prominence

hit recordobscurity

State of being unknown

deep cut · vanity project · demo tape · unreleased track

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G