The best debut albums ever (in no particular order) 19 Articles

by Victoria Jeffrey

This is nearly impossible because there's so much out there to choose from! Do you choose mostly younger artists? Older ones? Only bands you like? What if there is an album that people think should be on the list that you ...read more

by Linus Radford

To paraphrase the late, great Carl Sagan, there have been billions and billions (well, maybe not quite that many) of debut albums served up for public consumption since the dawn of recorded music. Taste in music is more su...read more

by Clare Callow

Lining up a list of the best debut albums ever: a simple task, requiring nerves of steel and general precision. When it comes to music, one is stepping into a laser field when one proposes a 'best of' list of anything. ...read more

by Daniel Roberts

These are in my opinion the ten best debut records of all time. I apologize in advance for any offence you may take in my being decisive. I'm sure I missed quite a few, and willfully ignored even more. I hope you learn ...read more

by Sebastian Ramshackle III

The Velvet Underground's debut album "The Velvet Underground & Nico" was one of the best and most influential of all time. (If you're one of the few not already possessing a copy, its the one with the banana on the sleeve....read more

by Loucifer

When I first saw this topic I thought "Right, this is easy - the best debut album by far is 'Appetite For Destruction' by Guns N' Roses", which I still agree with to an extent, but now I've started to remember other fantas...read more

by M. Louis

Any best of list, especially in a genre such as music is going to lean towards the writer's own tastes. I'm sure plenty of people disagree with my choices, or feel that I've missed some important artists. So, a disclaimer:...read more

by Jeff Johns

Debut albums are often born out of years of honing songwriting skills and endless showcasing of your musical abilities for record company flacks which culminates in an amazing, often magical recording. To narrow down a...read more

by Christina Pomoni

Best debut albums insinuate that upon their release the music world changed direction, mood or attitude; sophomore albums that made a great impact and influenced the maturity of music leaving the audiences astonished and s...read more

by Kurt Stricker

BOSTON! The making of a rock & roll masterpiece "After years of knocking on doors with tapes in hand, I had heard "not interested" expressed in every possible combination of words from the English language". Tom Scho...read more

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by Gordon Duff

'The best debut albums ever?' A somewhat ambiguous question in my humble opinion. What is it that determines a great debut album? Is it that this recording is the best that a particular artist has ever made and despite n...read more

by Petriesan

The Most Important Debut Album of All Time is The Beatles first album, whatever that was. Please Please Me, Introducing the Beatles or Meet the Beatles. Why? Because of the cultural change their music caused here in the ...read more

by GT

WALL*E Do you still think Disney movies are for kids? Wake up! A whole new generation has discovered the magic of cartoons. The original soundtrack of WALL*E is something. There are 38 tracks squeezed onto the CD ...read more

by Herman

Debut albums are usually the best album of a band, the songs on the album are the reason the band got signed. And the first album is the hardest one to sell. There have been some fantastic debut albums and this is my top 2...read more

by Paul Smith

Artist debut album allowed only. 1. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? 2. Seal - Seal 3. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome 4. Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega 5. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From ...read more

by Brianne

Unfortunately, some of the best albums known to mankind are the albums that are viewed as somewhat cliche in this day and age. Only recently have I branched from my classic rock roots, with much help from my punk-rock anar...read more

by Bridgette Powell

The best debut album ever would definately have to include Whitney Houston. Despite her recent recipe for career disaster you have to admit that her debut album was absolutely great. Her voice was like no other we had h...read more

by Mark Larison

There are a lot of great debut albums that have been produced but I'll give you the top 3 in my opinion in no real order. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses(1987) Key Songs: Welcome To The Jungle, Sweet Child O'...read more

by Sweetbob

Debut albums sometimes make or break an artist, thus many debut albums cause a band to be dropped. Even after a band's second album, (Jimmy Eat World's "Static Prevails" and "Clarity") could even lead to doom. A band's sec...read more