Rating Debut Singles of Ex-Disney Stars

a trip down nostalgia lane, rating some of the key 2000s disney channel stars debut singles
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[@cookiecrispt]

Not only did Bridgit do THAT, but she also ate with her SECOND single "Hurricane"! I personally believe "Hello My Name Is..." is the best debut album by a Disney star!

[@mikeyjaynes92]

Same! It always upset me hoe it never Kickstart her career because Disney didn't back her enough with promotion! I loved EVERY SONG on that album

[@aidenwarbington]

forgot to laugh‼️😫

[@MajoCardona]

Rocks at my window🖤

[@cookiecrispt]

@@MajoCardona my actual favorite!

[@RoyallyPrincess]

5:15 is my favorite from that album. Bridgit is super talented. I love the string of singles and EPs she released in 2016-2017, too. Her music is great!

[@kevinmichael3371]

Bridgit Mendler is one of the most talented people I’ve seen come out of Disney, she makes great pop music, her acting outshines her costars’, and now she’s getting out in the world getting a PhD.

[@samuelgalea7679]

She’s just fine vocally lol let’s stop pretending she’s Ariana or Whitney

[@messiahnyc7732]

Ngl I REALLY wanted her to be a singer bc I LOVE HER SOUND😩

[@yoink6011]

@@samuelgalea7679 I mean Ariana and Whitney are singers from very different genres then bridgit. So let’s not pretend like comparing them even works.... 👀

[@melliexcx]

@@samuelgalea7679 no one even spoke about her vocals

[@superninja6481]

@@samuelgalea7679 Ariana is very talented and one of the best vocalists in current mainstream music but to be put in the same sentence as Whitney???!!?? Hell no. Ariana has range and a sweet tone, but she lacks the vocal weight, resonance, and soulfulness of legends like Whitney, Aretha, Mariah, Patti, just to name a few. Not even comparable and to put those two - Ariana and Whitney - in the same sentence as if to imply that they’re on a similar tier vocally is just blasphemous.

[@crystalsolis]

Bridgit’s music was more lyrically intricate and less vapid than other Disney-formulated songs. Her voice is also so unique and she’s incredibly talented.

[@lifeofadancer9397]

Still listen to her album to this day !

[@trinityaiken9462]

@@lifeofadancer9397 to this day I swear I’m finna listen to it right now

[@andyexe2213]

Bridgit Mendler is soooo underrated. Her music was amazing

[@honestboy]

I like some of the music she released after Disney too. Check out the song “Atlantis”

[@stithydromeXX]

And the song can't bring this down, and diving. 🤗

[@forproject1666]

@@honestboy bridget mendler , bella throne, and R5 arent really 2000s as their career was more 2010s. idk why some people refer to early 2010s as 2000s era, its really not. R5's music was literally in 2014, which was really 2010s with the smartphone era, nothing about it is 2000s. 2014 music is not 2000s. it is really inaccurate to refer to them as such, like saying kesha's music was from the 1990s. please in your next videos, refer to 2010s music as 2010s, not 2000s, even if they came out in 2010. the only music you can call 2000s were music taht actually came out in 2000-2009. 2014 was nothing like 2000s. R5 loud and hillary duff- so yesterday came out in two really different time periods. 2013 smartphone was already popular and social media, while 'so yesterday' era was not smartphone era. really different musical time periods. if you dont call music from 2018 the '2000s', then music from 2014 also should not be referred as '2000s'.

[@loonathicc1705]

YESS READY OR NOT IS THAT GIRL

[@AJ-xc4qe]

He didn't mention the Fugees sample.

[@loonathicc1705]

@@AJ-xc4qe so what

[@AJ-xc4qe]

@@loonathicc1705 Both Bridget and Zendaya have taken inspiration from hip hop music with The Fugees and Aaliyah respectively

[@loonathicc1705]

@@AJ-xc4qe yeah and what does that have to do with my comment lmao

[@honestboy]

Ready or Not isn’t a Fugees sample. The Fugees and Ready Or Not sample the same song by the Delfonics.

[@kevinmeza2344]

Bridgit Mendler had the world on a chockhold with Ready Or Not, Top 10 in the UK and certefied platinum in the US, she was ready to be the next IT girl

[@phoenixx389]

@@adekins3213 technically she didn’t fail to be one, she just chose to step away from the spotlight to go to college and live a normal life

[@dacrimsoncurse]

@@adekins3213 no, she just left the industry and focused to go to college She could've easily went to a different big label and become a female ed sheeran

[@camihl3841]

@@phoenixx389 exactly. People need to understand that not everyone likes being on the spotlight, some people are just doing what they do purely for passion and that's it

[@evintually]

@@camihl3841 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@thesuavechemist]

“We’re friends, but there’s no bias here. I don’t like anything about this song. No replay value.” LMAO journalistic integrity ❤😂❤

[@nthuthukomdluli1052]

That's brutal ,😂

[@kaloveshoran]

demi has THE voice. so powerful at such a young age. i've always been obsessed.

[@drakehollie414]

Get Back is definitely the best for me. Say what you want about Demi but when homegirl's in her rock era she is UNSTOPPABLE 🤘🏿🔥🔥

[@iremhatipoglu9536]

Her vocals are amazing sad to see that her career is messed up by pop music

[@tumimal7805]

@@iremhatipoglu9536 she recently released a rock album, and it’s pretty amazing !

[@KarnivorousKeyz]

@@tumimal7805 ugh rock disney demi and present rock demi have always been my fave. I missed her rock when she switched to a more pop style. U could tell it wasn't her.

[@jasoninthea.m7471]

Bridgit Mendler's debut album was a bop. Not just ready or not

[@AJ-xc4qe]

I was actually watching a behind the scenes video on the Replay video and Zendaya admits that her direct influence on her outfits and video style was Aaliyah! Which makes this video and her turning down playing her in that awful AWFUL biopic show how dedicated of a fan she is!

[@perryjones7771]

Speaking of the biopic I’m currently watching it and the actress has no range and emotional depth her acting is to pretty if you know what I mean

[@annechrystelleetemengono1858]

Cassie was also really influenced by Aaliyah

[@137rtekke7]

To me See You Again will forever be the best and most iconic debut single by a Disney act, that song has never lost its replay value since its release in 2007 and still to this day sounds amazing.

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

Yeah, that was a solid song

[@ryanappleton3653]

I was one of the lucky few that grew up with this song as part of our childhood soundtrack It annoyed the shit out of my dad, but he understood that the importance of Miley's younger work was crucial to me.

[@wwewomensrevolution8471]

Ready or Not is that bitch, still to this day holds up and is one of my fav songs from the early 2010’s Bridgits EP Nemesis is deffo worth a listen for anyone who hasn’t heard any of her other music it’s very unique and I wish she would come back with more music

[@cookiecrispt]

I still listen to "Nemesis" on replay here and there!♥

[@taylorswiftykrissy]

Ready or not, Get Back and Replay are the only songs on this list I actively go back and listen to. They hit then and they hit now.

[@june3306]

Couldn't agree more

[@rayanna7188]

Same, along with La La Land for me

[@pawpkulture]

Point blankkk

[@o_o1241]

Naturally was Selena’s true debut Falling Down does not exist in my reality

[@Anonymous-pd1jr]

Yeah, definitely. Naturally stands out to me a lot more than the other song and was one of my favorites at the time.

[@o_o1241]

@@Anonymous-pd1jr I’m pretty sure it’s the one that almost everybody remembers too. I remember them playing it all of the time on that Disney music commercial thing that happened between shows

[@anyaaa2801]

I second that even tho I kinda like Failing Down.

[@Digi_Danny]

I love falling down such an underrated bop

[@kevinmeza2344]

It was her first ''hit'' but falling down it's her official debut and that's the reality

[@okshanee]

"Be Good To Me" by Ashley Tisdale was definitely my favorite over all of these! It was such a good debut single with amazing vocals and great production! definitely underrated

[@honestboy]

Ashley wasn’t signed to Hollywood Records (which is under Disney) which is why I didn’t include her

[@upandaway3130]

Seeing Coco Jones made me realize how dirty they did my girl after Let it Shine because she was going to be THAT girl 😞

[@upandaway3130]

like “Holla at the DJ” is better with the Shake It Up remix, but “What I Said”????? immediate banger with the nicki/roman reference

[@erikaamwaama551]

She is black unfortunately

[@craftingranger7552]

Sabrina carpenter has always made really good music but Evolution was definitely when she started putting more of herself into the music.

[@sakshimaheshwari8683]

I still think Eyes Wide Open was an amazing debut album, and she was 15 and belting like THAT.

[@JamieBu77]

Yessss On Purpose and Thumbs were bops

[@littlelou050]

yup. eyes wide open was very disney. like no one was bothering to take any risks and properly push her. evolution was basically her debut because of that.

[@crimsonred9280]

Her new album, Emails I can't send is so good

[@MakaykayLAMB]

I had to go back and listen to Get Back and WOW, the talent? One thing you cant ever take from Demi is the talent and power behind that voice. Wooh.

[@Milena.Yordanova]

Miley Cyrus still sings See You Again at concerts and we still listen to it!

[@_max79]

i listen to ready or not, see you again, replay and falling down even all this years after

[@LidijaAfrika]

See You Again by Miley Cyrus truly has stood the test of time. After a messy release by Hollywood Records, the song is is still one of Hollywood Records highest charting singles ever and is still a classic hit 15 years later. All that and See You Again never actually got a proper music video like all of the other songs on this list

[@HeartBrainLungGut.]

💯💯

[@ajinc.6398]

Bridget to me clearly had the most unique approach and most promise artistically as an artist when she debuted, and was genuinely very talented.

[@pcdmusic7926]

Ready or Not for sure my fav on this list too, I love So Yesterday though too. I feel the follow up singles for a lot of the artist were much better like Come Clean (Hilary), Naturally (Selena), Pass My By (R5), Year 3000 (Jonas Brothers), and Say OK (Vanessa), I also really liked Lindsay Lohan's music too. Lindsay & Bridgit had potential to become bigger, Zendaya too.

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

Hilary Duff forever, she is great. Also heard she gave a solid concert!

[@Anonymous-pd1jr]

Yeah definitely agree. Zendaya didn’t like the standards and expectations of the music industry which is why her 2nd album never got released. It’s unfortunate because she deserved better. She’s a talent indeed.

[@jaycharice]

Holla at the DJ is still my favorite song from that era!

[@krk.1999]

Miley Cyrus singing See You Again at the live lounge lives rent free in my head

[@RoyallyPrincess]

Also, The Cheetah Girls' album TCG was everything! Fuego is still a bop. I know that their official first album was a christmas album, but I guess this would be their first regular album.

[@GeminiCricket21]

And the “I don’t wanna be your Cinderella” song was good too.

[@kevintsina196]

Demi Lovato debut album was and still is amazing. It aged soooo well like fine wine. Amazing vocals delivery, good lead single. Listen to La la land, Believe in Me, Trainwreck, The Middle, Until You're Mine, Don't forget, you'll understand why Demi will forever be the best vocalists that came from Disney (at least from her generation).

[@rosietales]

Trainwreck and The Middle had me in a chokehold back then, she was meant to sing rock!

[@Lexicakes]

You're friends with Coco Jones? Wow that's pretty iconic. She's so talented.

[@yikeswow323]

In my opinion a Holla at the DJ was one of The only unique sounding songs that came out of the Disney Channel

[@litneyloxan]

I really got the tiniest bit sad when Demi basically denounced the Get Back/Don’t Forget era because it was so detrimental to my little 12 year old brain’s idea of what I thought heartbreak was back then. Not sure who I was sad over back then but I sure remember crying to that album 😂 I hate knowing now it was never really genuine and just words some adult wrote for another kid like me to sing

[@litneyloxan]

AND she was suffering a lot too in a very real way, that I was not experiencing in my normal kid life. Very juxtaposed.

[@andreasmeelie1889]

When did Demi Lovato denounce that era of hers? She always spoke highly of that era and went back to rock and roll which was just like where she was at the beginning.

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Are you talking about how in her documentary in 2018 she mentioned that she felt like she was singing songs that she thought would please people and not herself? I hope this makes you feel better but that doesn’t mean that she hates the songs for she still sings La La Land and sang Get Back for her fans at her house. People can sing songs wishing that they can do more with it and waiting to make their own music yet they still love it. After all Miley Cyrus had said before that she felt disconnected with her old music yet now she says that she loves them.😉

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Demi Lovato did mention that the rock and roll phase of her early era with both of her first albums was never a phase especially since she went into her rock and roll album. Sorry I keep on commenting I keep on thinking up stuff. Lol

[@janeryan2709]

She didn't denounce that era? And she wrote/cowrote all the songs from Don't Forget. She denounced her pivot to pop - Unbroken - Tell Me You Love Me (and even DWTDTAOSO to a certain extent). She has always spoken fondly of her punk rock days.

[@itsmefm]

Ready or Not was my favorite song for years, I still love it!

[@writteninthestars02]

Demi's whole Don't Forget album was honestly a moment. It was SO GOOD.

[@rjpar8244]

See you again, replay, get back, falling down and ready or not are just simply the best on this list. Also, I feel like come clean should’ve been the first single of Hilary, it aged really well.

[@HaiiPeeps]

Would’ve LOVED if you rated He Said She Said by Ashley Tisdale! A classic

[@kayziofficial]

Nah Holla At The DJ was really good and still is

[@Sevenninefine]

Can we also talk about how underrated Ashley Tisdale is 🤣 she got some bops

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

She is a talented lady. People sleep on her stuff

[@ryanappleton3653]

So Yesterday and See You Again live in my heart and mind *RENT FREE!*

[@kayziofficial]

I’ve played See You Again for so many years lol

[@sepvanharen5587]

I play Falling Down weekly idc I love that song

[@12Tecpatl]

Please rank the debut singles of ex-nickelodeon stars!

[@celestelastra]

agree with ready or not being the best debut song!! til this day i find myself listening to it once in awhile, not because of nostalgia but simply because it’s a great song!!!

[@SparklingJuice247]

I loved holla at the dj actually. It was on replay constantly

[@alexsummers98]

Same

[@colourqueen22]

I love Honest for always being... Honest. Ready or Not is still a bop 👏🏾🥂

[@SoEmmaz1ng]

Bro my girl Bridget has a solid HURRICANE of a debut, released Atlantis a few years later (also a mad bop, highly recommend) then casually just went to be a lawyer and study at HARVARD LAW SCHOOL 😩

[@relyk9157]

Demi really came out swinging too tbh. Especially having her get back and here we go again eras back to back. I think her and Miley were really the Disney stars that said “Hey we can still be taken seriously”, and their numbers back then prove it.

[@the-berries-and-cream-dude]

From what i remember, "Mandy" was released before the Jonas Brothers were even signed to Disney's label. Sooo...if the song is bad that's totally on them not Disney 😂😂

[@1MrsBriJonas]

Bridget’s album was fire. She should have blew up and I don’t get why she didn’t.

[@briasandifer210]

Because she stepped away to live a normal life instead.

[@tommyg9283]

See you again is such a BRILLIANT SONG definitely number 1 spot then ready or not number 2

[@SomyHeartcanBeat]

The way I was taken wayyy back with So Yesterday, Come Back to Me and READY OR NOT! haha great video as always!

[@spicygal8564]

7 things by Miley and Sneaker Night by Vanessa Hudgens were certified moments, maybe you should make another ranking of just a list of these songs not just the debut it would be fun to watch

[@blue_008]

I also think Selena Gomez’s Come & Get It could’ve replaced Falling Down or had it’s own place on this list considering that song was also under Hollywood records, not to mention it was her TRUE debut as a soloist.

[@gothgf6667]

holla at the dj is so good omg i cannot agree with you

[@dixonjames6290]

Solid list! Very well rounded! I'd love to see these acts In part 2: China Anne McClain, Ashley Tisdale, Aly and AJ, Raven Symone,Emily Osment And to make it longer, I'd say add some nickelodeon acts😁

[@Chanely111]

Not gonna lie every once in a while I go back to Disney music to cheer up my mood

[@Baby-Face-Grace]

I know Ashley Tisdale wasn’t with Hollywood Records but Headstrong album is really good for a Disney’s star debut album. Can’t remember if He Said She Said was her first single but that’s a banger.

[@LeonardoAraujo2208]

Well, Selena’s debut is actually Cruella De Vil or Tell Me Something I Don’t Know (which are both iconic).

[@messiahnyc7732]

BRidgit mendler REALLY SHOULD BE BIGGER IN MY Opinion I love her soundddd

[@jifij89]

i was obsessed with mileys album! those songs were the soundtrack to my early teen years

[@baldbicth123]

Come Back To Me & See You Again are hands down some of the best Disney songs of all time, idc what anyone says I will die on this hill!!!!

[@m.b.9916]

Miley’s vocals on Falling Down would have been amazing!

[@jaymesEo6]

See you Again is one of my favorite songs, period.

[@Enetide]

I know it is a niche aproach, but the climax lyrics in So yestarday, the if the light is off then it isn't oooon, fit really well in my opinion in the song. The song is about a guy who can't understand that their realtionship is over. So she is trying to tell him that in all the verious ways she can, and at the end, when she can't think of a single metaphor for the end of the relationship, she says the most blatent thing possible, to make the guy understand, in the most simple terms, that their relationship ended. I always found it really intersting and kinda smart.

[@randomchartvideos]

Holla at the DJ, Falling Down, And ready or not are the best songs

[@nicholasKMAmusic]

Holla at the DJ is one of my favorite songs I play every day at the gym not thiiiiissss lmaoooo😂😂😂

[@esantosoficial17]

Get back is definitely the best debut song, Don't forget is the best debut album and Demi Lovato has the best voice of all Disney acts, honestly!

[@etownshawn]

Bridgit Mendler is actually pretty good! Also give ALY & AJ a 'listen'. They refined their sound quite a bit.

[@bensuniverse2755]

yea u lost with with Holla at the DJ

[@nicholasKMAmusic]

Agreed that song slaps idk what he was talking about

[@littlelou050]

honestly demi's don't forget is the only one i continue to listen to. the whole album stays true to that paramore rock disney pop style and i think it's balanced well. it doesn't sound *too* dated either. i like the more raw feel with their voice taking the focus. rather than cringe over processed barely singing bs that many did and unfortunately still do. i found it to be alot more true to real teen feelings without it coming off like some 40 year old man trying to make relatable music. they seemed really into it aswell and pop rock has proven to be THEIR genre. oh and here we go again slapped. demi knew what they were doing. what an icon.

[@johnathonmarquez7676]

Ready or Not, See You Again, and Falling Down are songs I constantly listen to today!

[@asummersdayinawintersnight4585]

The driver era is actually pretty great. I found them by accident on Spotify and went to their concert in August🤗🤗

[@zebasaurus]

My personal fav Disney channel debut song is Phoenix by Olivia Holt! Love the video honest!

[@mnvsng]

personally i would put get back at no. 1 replay at no 2. and ready or not at 3

[@stelaririna]

Same

idk about you but im definitely amplifying the recipe everytime i listen to holla at the dj

[@mercuryyoung9206]

Call It Whatever < Mandy < Holla At The DJ < So Yesterday < Loud < Can’t Blame A Girl For Trying < Falling Down < Come Back To Me < See You Again < Get Back < Replay < Ready Or Not (absolute banger, probably the best act from Disney - pls come back Doctor Mendler).

[@rozyy15]

Ready or Not is just so solid! 🙌🏽 and I loved the music video! 😊

[@chloeclarke9495]

I’m thirty years old and I still love Zendaya’s Replay! It’s such a good song.

[@alejandrogiraldoorozco4075]

I was disappointed for not seeing Ashley Tisdale on this ranking, I think that her music debut was outside Disney's machine but still, she was a Disney star around that time. She released two really bold and amazing pop albums, they remind me a lot to Britney Spears during Britney/In The Zone. I agree with everyone's opinions about Bridgit Mendler, her second single, Hurricane, really had substance, it is even better than many "mature" stars' pop songs.

[@KHENEDITV]

Come back to me , replay , and ready or not are the ones I listened to the most as a kid but I love all the songs except for the Bella Thorn song 😂

[@phillinsogood]

More of these countdown videos 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@chillcloak]

honest, I don’t know if you’ll ever read this but I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this video, this was so different from what I would normally expect from this channel and I wouldn’t mind more rankings in the future, especially if they’re in tier list format!

[@chaseysto]

I still play Bridgit’s debut album heavily!!

[@guavapastries2727]

You tripping about holla at the dj that was a boppppp

[@BiancaProbably]

Replay is on my playlist to this DAY

[@liz9359]

Omg I’ve been waiting for a video on this topic and as always I agree on everything you said good taste lol☺️

[@luigifarts]

I’M BOARDING UP THE WINDOWS

[@shanel4294]

FINALYYYY replay and ready or not were forever on repeat

[@MKing2024]

love this video idea and most of your other ones too 🤣💖

[@Malum09]

I’m checking what happened with Bridgit and I found out she’s married and is getting a Ph. D so good for her!

[@crystalcastillo7575]

Gosh it was so nice to take a trip down memory lane and hear about these songs again. I completely forgot all of these songs existed. I’m definitely about to go listen to a few of them for nostalgia 😩😩

[@DucMeLana]

Cant' believe you forgot "he said she said" Ashley Tisdale literally hits home with this song in terms of Disney star debut single

[@sasa18girl]

Honest you’re always on it. Legit last night I went back to listen to some Bridgit Mendler. Ready or Not was everything when it came out. Although I will admit I’m a little sad that you didn’t amplify the recipe but I can respect your thoughts about Holla At The DJ. But nobody can deny that miss CoCo was one of the strongest vocalists on Disney Channel.

[@musiclover_kb4913]

Demi and Bridgit's debut singles r the ones I absolutely loved growing up, they still slap now. I don't think I really knew So Yesterday when I was younger, I actually thought Come Clean was her 1st single but honestly, So Yesterday goes pretty hard. Fallin Down is great, I just wish a better singer had sung it. Mandy is a good, fun, and cute song but the Jonas Brothers' music got so much better after that. Baby Come Back, never liked, R5 I don't listen to at all, Holla At the DJ I only found out about 2 years ago and it's good, See You Again is great, and Bella Thorne's song sucks PS: No it is not just nostalgia, the JoBros, Demi, Jesse McCartney, Miley, Aly & AJ, etc. all had great top tier music despite the fact that it was aimed at the Disney crowd

[@becbonn]

R5 and driver era have some bops

[@williamfrenchthe3rd]

Some of these songs are from after my time as a Disney Channel viewer, but I will say, "Come Back To Me" by Vanessa Hudgens is my personal favorite on this list. When I started listening to songs on an mp3 player in the early 2010s, I found myself revisiting that song and playing it on repeat. I haven't heard "So Yesterday" since early 2000s Radio Disney, and even then, I thought it was a nice spot-filler on the radio set list. Also, it's funny, but a friend of mine actually sang "See You Again" (another song I haven't heard in a while) at karaoke tonight! It reminded me that Miley was truly in her element as a rock singer and I'm glad she went in that direction with her career as of recent.

[@Ummitsbrian]

Whewwww BRIDGIT?? YES MAAM!!!!!!!! ❤ give her those flowers NOW

[@notyourdaddy2148]

1. get back 2. falling down 3. see you again 4. ready or not

[@henrychuailou9357]

Demi did so great best vocalists....miley,selena did good job too.....I wish dove and sofia are in the list

[@sadman1143]

sabrina 's song is always popular even it's release in 2014 ?? so i think sabrina did a very good job on can't blame a girl for trying

[@awsrsly]

What about ravens music