front-page vs leading

front-page

adj
  • So important as to warrant being put on the front page of newspapers. 

  • Which appears on the front page of a publication. 

leading

adj
  • Providing guidance or direction. 

  • Occurring in advance; preceding. 

  • Ranking first. 

noun
  • Vertical space added between lines; line spacing. 

  • An act by which one is led or guided. 

How often have the words front-page and leading occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )