Here are 12 Best Album Intro Songs to listen to

One of our all time favorite episodes (and a fan favorite, too) — this episode explores the best opening tracks of albums. We defined best here to mean:

• Introduces you to the sound you can expect to hear on the rest of the album

• Piques your interest

• Could be the most popular song on the album, but not necessarily

We really had an excellent time putting this list together — and ended up with 12 incredible albums that are worth exploring fully.

Here’s the track list:

1. A More Perfect Union by Titus Andronicus

2. Somebody’s Baby by Jackson Browne

3. Tell ‘Em by Sleigh Bells

4. Wouldn’t It Be Nice by The Beach Boys

5. All We Got by Chance the Rapper

6. All I Really Want by Alanis Morissette

7. Kissing the Lipless by The Shins

8. The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen

9. Hands Down by Dashboard Confessional

10. Once by Pearl Jam

11. Fiery Crash by Andrew Bird

12. Welcome To New York by Taylor Swift

If you want our reasoning for each track, be sure to listen to the podcast episode — available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere.

You can also listen to the mix on Spotify.