| KESHA | Singer whose first hit single was TiK ToK |
| ADELE | Singer whose first hit single was Chasing Pavements in 2008 (5) |
| SAYER | Leo ___, singer-songwriter whose first hit single was The Show Must Go On in 1973 |
| EZRA | George _, English singer/ songwriter whose first hit single was Budapest in 2014 (4) |
| REM | Band whose first hit single was "The One I Love" |
| ELVISPRESLEY | 20th Century American rock'n'roll icon whose first hit single was 1956's Heartbreak Hotel (5,7) |
| SEAL | Single-named singer whose first hit was 1990's Crazy |
| BECK | Singer whose first hit was 1994's "Loser" |
| GABRIELLE | British singer whose first hit was 1993's Dreams (9) |
| PETULACLARK | UK singer whose first hit was The Little Shoemaker (6,5) |
| KIM | Singer whose first hit was Kids In America, _ Wilde (3) |
| ELTON | Singer whose first hit was 'Your Song', - John (5) |
| LEOSAYER | Singer whose first hit was The Show Must Go On (3,5) |
| LSLOWRY | Status Quo's first hit single was inspired by this artist |
| BRYANADAMS | Popular Canadian singer whose first hit in the UK was Run to You in 1985 (5,5) |
| DUALIPA | British singer/songwriter whose first UK No 1 hit single was New Rules in 2017 (3,4) |
| LORDE | New Zealand singer whose 2013 debut hit single was Royals (5) |
| LILY | British pop singer Allen whose first hit was 2006's "Smile" |
| SIMPLYRED | Band whose sole UK No 1 hit single was Fairground in 1995 (6,3) |
| MARX | Richard whose first hit was "Don't Mean Nothing" |
