hit singles
Radio rotation staples
Hit singles are songs released individually that achieve commercial success, typically measured by chart performance and sales.
The term comes from the era when songs were sold on single records rather than albums.
A musician's catalog of hit singles often defines their popular legacy: The compilation includes all their hit singles from the eighties.
In baseball, hit singles are base hits where the batter reaches first base safely.
- BillboardLarge outdoor advertising display
- chart-toppersMost popular songs currently
- crossover hitsSongs succeeding in multiple genres
- songwritersCreators of musical compositions
- number oneFirst in rank
music videos · dance floor · producers · pop music · earworm · platinum · gold record · record label · music industry · radio airplay · Top 40 · vocalist · singer · live performances · performer · album · vocal harmonies · collaborators
- songssong, songs, tune, folk ballads, melody
- Polish musicChopin, polonaise, mazurka, patriotic songs, mountain songs
- songwriting termssongwriting, lyrics, melody, melodies, hooks
hit singlesflops
Unsuccessful ventures or releases
bombs · duds · misses · stiffs · underperformers
hit singlesdeep cuts
Obscure songs by artists
album tracks · B-sides · hidden tracks · demos · outtakes
hit singlesdeep cuts
Obscure songs by artists
rarities · bootlegs · collectors' items · lost recordings · collector's items