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893 Essential Debut Albums

893 Essential Debut Albums

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  1. 800

    Samia:

    The Baby
    Samia

  2. 801

    Magazine:

    Real Life
    Magazine

  3. 802

    S. Carey:

    All We Grow
    S. Carey

  4. 803

    Mos Def:

    Black on Both Sides
    Mos Def

  5. 804

    Gillian Welch:

    Revival
    Gillian Welch

  6. 805

    Sondre Lerche:

    Faces Down
    Sondre Lerche

  7. 806

    Yeasayer:

    All Hour Cymbals
    Yeasayer

  8. 807

    Old Crow Medicine Show:

    Old Crow Medicine Show
    Old Crow Medicine Show

  9. 808

    Phoebe Snow:

    Phoebe Snow
    Phoebe Snow

  10. 809

    Dr. Feelgood:

    Down By The Jetty
    Dr. Feelgood

  11. 810

    Heaven 17:

    Penthouse and Pavement
    Heaven 17

  12. 811

    Dennis Wilson:

    Pacific Ocean Blue
    Dennis Wilson

  13. 812

    Feist:

    Let It Die
    Feist

  14. 813

    Sam Roberts:

    We Were Born in a Flame
    Sam Roberts

  15. 814

    Tobias Jesso Jr.:

    Goon
    Tobias Jesso Jr.

  16. 815

    Caamp:

    Caamp
    Caamp

  17. 816

    Porno For Pyros:

    Porno For Pyros
    Porno For Pyros

  18. 817

    The Left Banke:

    Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina
    The Left Banke

  19. 818

    Charlie Parr:

    Criminals and Sinners
    Charlie Parr

  20. 819

    Deltron 3030:

    Deltron 3030
    Deltron 3030

  21. 820

    Tina Turner:

    Tina Turns the Country On!
    Tina Turner

  22. 821

    Asia:

    Asia
    Asia

  23. 822

    Tedeschi Trucks Band:

    Revelator
    Tedeschi Trucks Band

  24. 823

    Genesis:

    From Genesis to Revelation
    Genesis

  25. 824

    The Temper Trap:

    Conditions
    The Temper Trap

  26. 825

    Punch Brothers:

    Punch
    Punch Brothers

  27. 826

    BoDeans:

    Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams
    BoDeans

  28. 827

    the boomtown rats:

    the boomtown rats
    the boomtown rats

  29. 828

    BitterSweet:

    The Mating Game
    BitterSweet

  30. 829

    Slim Dunlap:

    The Old New Me
    Slim Dunlap

  31. 830

    Paul Westerberg:

    14 Songs
    Paul Westerberg

  32. 831

    Low:

    I Could Live in Hope
    Low

  33. 832

    Rag'n'Bone Man:

    Human
    Rag'n'Bone Man

  34. 833

    The Orb:

    The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
    The Orb

  35. 834

    Men Without Hats:

    Rhythm of Youth
    Men Without Hats

  36. 835

    Koerner, Ray and Glover:

    Blues, Rags and Hollers
    Koerner, Ray and Glover

  37. 836

    The Pursuit of Happiness:

    Love Junk
    The Pursuit of Happiness

  38. 837

    Foals:

    Antidotes
    Foals

  39. 838

    Superdrag:

    Regretfully Yours
    Superdrag

  40. 839

    Natalie Imbruglia:

    Left of the Middle
    Natalie Imbruglia

  41. 840

    Pernice Brothers:

    Overcome By Happiness
    Pernice Brothers

  42. 841

    Ned's Atomic Dustbin:

    God Fodder
    Ned's Atomic Dustbin

  43. 842

    Secret Machines:

    Now Here Is Nowhere
    Secret Machines

  44. 843

    Us3:

    Hand on the Torch
    Us3

  45. 844

    ODESZA:

    Summer's Gone
    ODESZA

  46. 845

    Throwing Muses:

    Throwing Muses
    Throwing Muses

  47. 846

    Vashti Bunyan:

    Just Another Diamond Day
    Vashti Bunyan

  48. 847

    Gang of Youths:

    The Positions
    Gang of Youths

  49. 848

    Todd Snider:

    Songs for the Daily Planet
    Todd Snider

  50. 849

    The Shelters:

    The Shelters
    The Shelters

  51. 850

    Night Moves:

    Colored Emotions
    Night Moves

  52. 851

    The Wombats:

    A Guide to Love, Loss, & Desperation
    The Wombats

  53. 852

    Alice Merton:

    Mint
    Alice Merton

  54. 853

    Wynton Marsalis:

    Wynton Marsalis
    Wynton Marsalis

  55. 854

    Procol Harum:

    Procol Harum (1st album 1967)
    Procol Harum

  56. 855

    UNKLE:

    Psyence Fiction
    UNKLE

  57. 856

    Squeeze:

    squeeze
    Squeeze

  58. 857

    Warpaint:

    The Fool
    Warpaint

  59. 858

    Babyshambles:

    Down in Albion
    Babyshambles

  60. 859

    The Alarm:

    Declaration
    The Alarm

  61. 860

    Bikini Kill:

    Pussywhipped
    Bikini Kill

  62. 861

    Mike Doughty:

    Skittish
    Mike Doughty

  63. 862

    The Struts:

    Everybody Wants
    The Struts

  64. 863

    OK Go:

    OK Go
    OK Go

  65. 864

    Tash Sultana:

    Flow State
    Tash Sultana

  66. 865

    Tenacious D:

    Tenacious D
    Tenacious D

  67. 866

    Beat Happening:

    Beat Happening
    Beat Happening

  68. 867

    Mt. Joy:

    Mt. Joy
    Mt. Joy

  69. 868

    The dB's:

    Stands for Decibels
    The dB's

  70. 869

    The Refreshments:

    Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy
    The Refreshments

  71. 870

    13th Floor Elevators:

    The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
    13th Floor Elevators

  72. 871

    Dexys Midnight Runners:

    Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
    Dexys Midnight Runners

  73. 872

    Michael Kiwanuka:

    Home Again
    Michael Kiwanuka

  74. 873

    XTC:

    White Music
    XTC

  75. 874

    The Cactus Blossoms:

    The Cactus Blossoms
    The Cactus Blossoms

  76. 875

    The Plasmatics:

    New Hope for the Wretched
    The Plasmatics

  77. 876

    The Verve:

    A Storm in Heaven
    The Verve

  78. 877

    Swervedriver:

    mezcal Head
    Swervedriver

  79. 878

    jeremy messersmith:

    The Alcatraz Kid
    jeremy messersmith

  80. 879

    Tom Tom Club:

    Tom Tom Club
    Tom Tom Club

  81. 880

    The War On Drugs:

    Wagonwheel Blues
    The War On Drugs

  82. 881

    My Morning Jacket:

    Tennessee Fire
    My Morning Jacket

  83. 882

    World Party:

    Private Revolution
    World Party

  84. 883

    Gomez:

    Bring It On
    Gomez

  85. 884

    Superorganism:

    Superorganism
    Superorganism

  86. 885

    The Vines:

    Highly Evolved
    The Vines

  87. 886

    Sonic Youth:

    Confusion is Sex
    Sonic Youth

  88. 887

    Richard and Linda Thompson:

    I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
    Richard and Linda Thompson

  89. 888

    Twin Shadow:

    Forget
    Twin Shadow

  90. 889

    Sault:

    5
    Sault

  91. 890

    Rogue Valley:

    Crater Lake
    Rogue Valley

  92. 891

    Flock of Dimes:

    If You See Me, Say Yes
    Flock of Dimes

  93. 892

    Unknown Mortal Orchestra:

    Unknown Mortal Orchestra
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra

  94. 893

    Booker T. and the M.G.'s:

    Green Onions
    Booker T. and the M.G.'s