Pennsylvania-born singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton burst onto the pop scene with the breezy, piano-led single A Thousand Miles, resulting in a Rolling Stone endorsement as one of ten artists to watch in 2002. That track leads off her first-ever compilation, 2011s Icon, which spans her first three studio albums and features 12 tracks, including Ordinary Day, White Houses, Whos to Say, and Private Radio. – James Christopher Monger