Every so often,a pop star emerges with an iconic debut album.

In the past, many artists have said Michael Jackson set the standard for pop music stardom.

The music video is one of the most recognizable from that time.

The members of Dream Street pose together in the 1990s.

She even dabbled in working with the World Wrestling Federation to further promote her rising career.

The album produced another world-renowned track, “Time After Time.”

It became Lauper’s first number-one hit on theBillboardHot 100 chart.

Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, and Metallica along with Spotify imagery

This was thanks tohow huge her debut single “drivers license” became.

Arriving in May 2021,SOURproduced two number-one hits on theBillboardHot 100.

Additionally, it broke the record for the biggest opening week on Spotify for a female artist.

Michael Jackson in Beat It, Cyndi Lauper in Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and Whitney Houston in I Wanna Dance With Somebody all edited together.

With multiple chart-topping achievements, the world couldn’t deny that Olivia Rodrigo had arrived.

The notoriety she gained from this record launched her career to heights that fans never knew were possible.

Meaning, Mars was being held to a high standard.

Britney has her hair in pigtails, with pink bows on the end. She has on a grey sweater with a white collar shirt underneath.

She was chosen to sing the theme song “Reflection” for the 1998 Disney filmMulan.

Due to her outstanding performance, RCA Records was ready to assist her in creating her first album.

When the world got to experience her first studio album in 1990, it did not disappoint.

Olivia Rodrigo stands in front of purple background. She holds white and purple roses. She is wearing a pink dress with black flowers on it. She has on a sliver crown on top of her long dark hair. Her makeup is running to show crying.

Through hard work, Mariah Carey proved she was ready to be a superstar from the very beginning.

This 9x platinum-certified record set her up for a lifetime of success.

This is exactly what George Michael did when he left his budding pop duo, Wham!.

Metallica on tour, Taylor Swift singing in her Lover outfit, and Harry Styles on his Love On Tour all edited together.

For Michael,going solo was his opportunity to write more honest and mature songs.

Quickly, they became heartthrobs with the record placing number two on theBillboardHot 200.

A big part of their continued presence in pop culture was this massive diamond-certified debut album.

The background is blurred, you can see half of Taylor swift’s face on the left, she has on red lip stick, a black top, and a clear mask covers her face, the right side is half of Kendrick lamar’s face where you can see half of his gotee and medium length hair.

In 1997, she was able to sign a multi-year record deal with Jive Records.

Not only that, but it was ranked byRolling Stoneas the greatest debut single ever.

With over one billion streams on Spotify, it still remains one of her biggest songs.

Not many musicians have ever been able to compare to her intonation, control, and transitions.

This made it the first debut album to ever achieve this feat.