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893 Essential Debut Albums

893 Essential Debut Albums

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  1. 600

    Delta Spirit:

    Ode to Sunshine
    Delta Spirit
  2. 601

    The Strypes:

    Snapshot
    The Strypes
  3. 602

    The Go! Team:

    Thunder Lightning Strike
    The Go! Team
  4. 603

    The Civil Wars:

    Barton Hollow
    The Civil Wars
  5. 604

    Joe Cocker:

    With a Little Help From My Friends
    Joe Cocker
  6. 605

    Walt Mink:

    Miss Happiness
    Walt Mink
  7. 606

    Janet Jackson:

    Janet Jackson
    Janet Jackson
  8. 607

    Catfish & the Bottlemen:

    The Balcony
    Catfish & the Bottlemen
  9. 608

    ZZ Top:

    ZZ Top's First Album
    ZZ Top
  10. 609

    Phish:

    Junta
    Phish
  11. 610

    Rilo Kiley:

    Take Offs and Landings
    Rilo Kiley
  12. 611

    Frightened Rabbit:

    Sing the Greys
    Frightened Rabbit
  13. 612

    Justin Timberlake:

    Justified
    Justin Timberlake
  14. 613

    Arlo Parks:

    Collapsed in Sunbeams
    Arlo Parks
  15. 614

    Local Natives:

    Gorilla Manor
    Local Natives
  16. 615

    Against Me!:

    Reinventing Axl Rose
    Against Me!
  17. 616

    Mike Oldfield:

    Tubular Bells
    Mike Oldfield
  18. 617

    Justice:

    Cross
    Justice
  19. 618

    Ed Sheeran:

    plus
    Ed Sheeran
  20. 619

    Jill Scott:

    Who Is Jill Scott? [Words And Sounds Volume 1]
    Jill Scott
  21. 620

    Hazel O'Connor:

    Breaking Glass
    Hazel O'Connor
  22. 621

    Phoenix:

    United
    Phoenix
  23. 622

    Social Distortion:

    Mommy's Little Monster
    Social Distortion
  24. 623

    George Ezra:

    Wanted on Voyage
    George Ezra
  25. 624

    Conor Oberst:

    Conor Oberst
    Conor Oberst
  26. 625

    Joss Stone:

    The Soul Sessions
    Joss Stone
  27. 626

    Billy Joel:

    Cold Spring Harbor
    Billy Joel
  28. 627

    H.E.R:

    H.E.R
    H.E.R
  29. 628

    Moby Grape:

    Moby Grape
    Moby Grape
  30. 629

    Duncan Sheik:

    Duncan Sheik
    Duncan Sheik
  31. 630

    Megadeth:

    Killing is my Business
    Megadeth
  32. 631

    Lykke Li:

    Youth Novels
    Lykke Li
  33. 632

    Mother Love Bone:

    Apple
    Mother Love Bone
  34. 633

    Miles Davis:

    The New Sounds
    Miles Davis
  35. 634

    Royal Blood:

    Royal Blood
    Royal Blood
  36. 635

    Jim Croce:

    You Don't Mess Around With Jim
    Jim Croce
  37. 636

    Slipknot:

    Slipknot
    Slipknot
  38. 637

    The Mamas and the Papas:

    If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
    The Mamas and the Papas
  39. 638

    Visage:

    Visage
    Visage
  40. 639

    Ratatat:

    Ratatat
    Ratatat
  41. 640

    We Were Promised Jetpacks:

    These Four Walls
    We Were Promised Jetpacks
  42. 641

    Pharcyde:

    Bizarre Ride 2 the Pharcyde
    Pharcyde
  43. 642

    The Stills:

    Logic Will Break Your Heart
    The Stills
  44. 643

    Annie Lennox:

    Diva
    Annie Lennox
  45. 644

    Animal Collective:

    Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished
    Animal Collective
  46. 645

    The Dickies:

    The Incredible Shrinking Dickies
    The Dickies
  47. 646

    Gordon Lightfoot:

    Lightfoot
    Gordon Lightfoot
  48. 647

    Mad Season:

    Above
    Mad Season
  49. 648

    Thelonious Monk:

    Thelonious
    Thelonious Monk
  50. 649

    Buffy Sainte-Marie:

    It's My Way!
    Buffy Sainte-Marie
  51. 650

    The Chameleons:

    Script of the Bridge
    The Chameleons
  52. 651

    Texas:

    Southside
    Texas
  53. 652

    The Blasters:

    The Blasters
    The Blasters
  54. 653

    The Runaways:

    The Runaways
    The Runaways
  55. 654

    Lord Huron:

    Lonesome Dreams
    Lord Huron
  56. 655

    Trampled By Turtles:

    Songs from a Ghost Town
    Trampled By Turtles
  57. 656

    Jurassic 5:

    Jurassic 5
    Jurassic 5
  58. 657

    Sleigh Bells:

    Treats
    Sleigh Bells
  59. 658

    Yes:

    Yes
    Yes
  60. 659

    Gwen Stefani:

    Love Angel Music Baby
    Gwen Stefani
  61. 660

    The Vaccines:

    What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?
    The Vaccines
  62. 661

    Titus Andronicus:

    The Airing of Grievances
    Titus Andronicus
  63. 662

    Travis:

    Good Feeling
    Travis
  64. 663

    Orville Peck:

    Pony
    Orville Peck
  65. 664

    Gil Scott-Heron:

    Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
    Gil Scott-Heron
  66. 665

    Kathleen Edwards:

    Failer
    Kathleen Edwards
  67. 666

    Two Door Cinema Club:

    Tourist History
    Two Door Cinema Club
  68. 667

    Free Energy:

    Stuck on Nothing
    Free Energy
  69. 668

    Adrianne Lenker:

    Hours Were the Birds
    Adrianne Lenker
  70. 670

    Japandroids:

    Post-Nothing
    Japandroids
  71. 671

    Lucy Dacus:

    No Burden
    Lucy Dacus
  72. 672

    The Ronnettes:

    Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
    The Ronnettes
  73. 673

    Blue Nile:

    A Walk Across the Rooftops
    Blue Nile
  74. 674

    Broken Bells:

    Broken Bells
    Broken Bells
  75. 675

    Andrew W.K.:

    I Get Wet
    Andrew W.K.
  76. 676

    Art Brut:

    Bang Bang Rock & Roll
    Art Brut
  77. 677

    Benjamin Booker:

    Benjamin Booker
    Benjamin Booker
  78. 678

    Cibo Mato:

    Viva La Woman
    Cibo Mato
  79. 679

    The Saints:

    (I'm) Stranded
    The Saints
  80. 680

    Jason Isbell:

    Sirens of the Ditch
    Jason Isbell
  81. 681

    Luna:

    Luna Park
    Luna
  82. 682

    The Suicide Commandos:

    Make A Record
    The Suicide Commandos
  83. 683

    The Dresden Dolls:

    The Dresden Dolls
    The Dresden Dolls
  84. 684

    Charles Bradley:

    No Time for Dreaming
    Charles Bradley
  85. 685

    Better Than Ezra:

    Deluxe
    Better Than Ezra
  86. 686

    The Grateful Dead:

    The Grateful Dead
    The Grateful Dead
  87. 687

    Japanese Breakfast:

    Psychopomp
    Japanese Breakfast
  88. 688

    Can:

    Monster Movie
    Can
  89. 689

    Bo Diddley:

    Bo Diddley
    Bo Diddley
  90. 690

    The National:

    The National
    The National
  91. 691

    boygenius:

    boygenius
    boygenius
  92. 692

    Communist Daughter:

    Soundtrack to the End
    Communist Daughter
  93. 693

    Motion City Soundtrack:

    I am the movie
    Motion City Soundtrack
  94. 694

    Lesley Gore:

    I'll Cry if I Want To
    Lesley Gore
  95. 695

    Digital Underground:

    Sex Packets
    Digital Underground
  96. 696

    Derek and the Dominos:

    Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
    Derek and the Dominos
  97. 697

    beabadoobee:

    fake it flowers
    beabadoobee
  98. 698

    Chuck Berry:

    After School Session
    Chuck Berry
  99. 699

    Meat Puppets:

    Meat Puppets
    Meat Puppets
  100. 699

    Remo Drive:

    Greatest Hits
    Remo Drive