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893 Essential Debut Albums

893 Essential Debut Albums

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  1. 400

    Stranglers:

    Rattus Norvegicus
    Stranglers

  2. 401

    Simon & Garfunkel:

    Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
    Simon & Garfunkel

  3. 402

    Badly Drawn Boy:

    The Hour of Bewilderbeast
    Badly Drawn Boy

  4. 403

    Sam Cooke:

    Sam Cooke
    Sam Cooke

  5. 404

    ABBA:

    Ring Ring
    ABBA

  6. 405

    Foreigner:

    Foreigner
    Foreigner

  7. 406

    Ike Reilly:

    Salesmen and Racists
    Ike Reilly

  8. 407

    Patty Griffin:

    Living with Ghosts
    Patty Griffin

  9. 408

    Aphex Twin:

    Selected Ambient Works 85-92
    Aphex Twin

  10. 409

    Django Django:

    Django Django
    Django Django

  11. 410

    Love & Rockets:

    Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
    Love & Rockets

  12. 411

    Wolf Parade:

    Apologies to the Queen Mary
    Wolf Parade

  13. 412

    System of a Down:

    System of a Down
    System of a Down

  14. 413

    Buena Vista Social Club:

    Buena Vista Social Club
    Buena Vista Social Club

  15. 414

    A-Ha:

    Hunting High & Low
    A-Ha

  16. 415

    Evanescence:

    Fallen
    Evanescence

  17. 416

    John Mayer:

    Room for Squares
    John Mayer

  18. 417

    Los Campesinos!:

    Hold On Now, Youngster
    Los Campesinos!

  19. 418

    Glass Animals:

    Zaba
    Glass Animals

  20. 419

    Babes In Toyland:

    Spanking Machine
    Babes In Toyland

  21. 420

    Operation Ivy:

    Energy
    Operation Ivy

  22. 421

    Whitney:

    Light Upon the Lake
    Whitney

  23. 422

    Laurie Anderson:

    Big Science
    Laurie Anderson

  24. 423

    Sisters of Mercy:

    First and Last and Always
    Sisters of Mercy

  25. 424

    Dizzee Rascal:

    Boy in Da Corner
    Dizzee Rascal

  26. 425

    Matchbox 20:

    Yourself or Someone Like You
    Matchbox 20

  27. 426

    Jade Bird:

    Jade Bird
    Jade Bird

  28. 427

    The Sonics:

    Here Are The Sonics
    The Sonics

  29. 428

    Paul McCartney:

    McCartney
    Paul McCartney

  30. 429

    The Damned:

    Damned Damned Damned
    The Damned

  31. 430

    Lloyd Cole:

    Rattlesnakes
    Lloyd Cole

  32. 431

    The Streets:

    Original Pirate Material
    The Streets

  33. 432

    Santigold:

    Santigold
    Santigold

  34. 433

    Gin Blossoms:

    New Miserable Experience
    Gin Blossoms

  35. 434

    Phil Collins:

    Face Value
    Phil Collins

  36. 435

    The Chemical Brothers:

    Exit Planet Dust
    The Chemical Brothers

  37. 436

    The Animals:

    The Animals
    The Animals

  38. 437

    Veruca Salt:

    American Thighs
    Veruca Salt

  39. 438

    Black Flag:

    Damaged
    Black Flag

  40. 439

    Fontaines DC:

    Dogrel
    Fontaines DC

  41. 440

    Van Morrison:

    Blowin' Your Mind!
    Van Morrison

  42. 441

    Le Tigre:

    Le Tigre
    Le Tigre

  43. 442

    Boyz II Men:

    Cooleyhighharmony
    Boyz II Men

  44. 443

    Muse:

    Showbiz
    Muse

  45. 444

    The Jayhawks:

    The Jayhawks
    The Jayhawks

  46. 445

    Teenage Fanclub:

    A Catholic Education
    Teenage Fanclub

  47. 446

    Bonnie Raitt:

    Bonnie Raitt
    Bonnie Raitt

  48. 447

    Catherine Wheel:

    Ferment
    Catherine Wheel

  49. 448

    Dwight Yoakam:

    Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
    Dwight Yoakam

  50. 449

    Jake Bugg:

    Jake Bugg
    Jake Bugg

  51. 450

    Lush:

    Spooky
    Lush

  52. 451

    Terence Trent D'Arby:

    Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
    Terence Trent D'Arby

  53. 452

    Bauhaus:

    In The Flat Field
    Bauhaus

  54. 453

    Public Image Ltd.:

    Public Image: First Issue
    Public Image Ltd.

  55. 454

    Hole:

    Pretty on the Inside
    Hole

  56. 455

    Madness:

    One Step Beyond
    Madness

  57. 456

    Queens of the Stone Age:

    Queens of the Stone Age
    Queens of the Stone Age

  58. 457

    Big Brother and the Holding Company:

    Big Brother and the Holding Company
    Big Brother and the Holding Company

  59. 458

    Natalie Merchant:

    Tigerlily
    Natalie Merchant

  60. 459

    Creedence Clearwater Revival:

    Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Creedence Clearwater Revival

  61. 460

    Seal:

    Seal
    Seal

  62. 461

    Mika:

    Life in Cartoon Motion
    Mika

  63. 462

    She & Him:

    Volume One
    She & Him

  64. 463

    Madvillain:

    Madvillainy
    Madvillain

  65. 464

    Moby:

    Moby
    Moby

  66. 465

    Disclosure:

    Settle
    Disclosure

  67. 466

    Fleetwood Mac:

    Fleetwood Mac
    Fleetwood Mac

  68. 467

    FKA Twigs:

    LP1
    FKA Twigs

  69. 468

    Candlebox:

    Candlebox
    Candlebox

  70. 469

    Ray LaMontagne:

    Trouble
    Ray LaMontagne

  71. 470

    Flogging Molly:

    Swagger
    Flogging Molly

  72. 471

    Saint Etienne:

    Foxbase Alpha
    Saint Etienne

  73. 472

    Hootie & The Blowfish:

    Cracked Rear View
    Hootie & The Blowfish

  74. 473

    Graham Parker:

    Howlin' Wind
    Graham Parker

  75. 474

    Emmylou Harris:

    Pieces of the Sky
    Emmylou Harris

  76. 475

    Cardi B:

    Invasion of Privacy
    Cardi B

  77. 476

    Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories:

    Tails
    Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

  78. 477

    Lyle Lovett:

    Lyle Lovett
    Lyle Lovett

  79. 478

    Dio:

    Holy Diver
    Dio

  80. 479

    Bob Marley & The Wailers:

    The Wailing Wailers
    Bob Marley & The Wailers

  81. 480

    Elliott Smith:

    Roman Candle
    Elliott Smith

  82. 481

    Neutral Milk Hotel:

    On Avery Island
    Neutral Milk Hotel

  83. 482

    Taylor Swift:

    Taylor Swift
    Taylor Swift

  84. 483

    Dillinger Four:

    Midwestern Songs of the Americas
    Dillinger Four

  85. 484

    Supergrass:

    I Should Coco
    Supergrass

  86. 485

    The Kills:

    Keep on Your Mean Side
    The Kills

  87. 486

    Spoon:

    Telephono
    Spoon

  88. 487

    Ween:

    GodWeenSatan: The Oneness
    Ween

  89. 488

    Lupe Fiasco:

    Food & Liquor
    Lupe Fiasco

  90. 489

    Better Oblivion Community Center:

    Better Oblivion Community Center
    Better Oblivion Community Center

  91. 490

    Nada Surf:

    High/Low
    Nada Surf

  92. 491

    Passion Pit:

    Manners
    Passion Pit

  93. 492

    Elbow:

    Asleep in the Back
    Elbow

  94. 493

    Nicki Minaj:

    Pink Friday
    Nicki Minaj

  95. 494

    Chris Whitley:

    Living With the Law
    Chris Whitley

  96. 495

    Dawes:

    North Hills
    Dawes

  97. 496

    Soul Asylum:

    Say What You Will...Everything Can Happen
    Soul Asylum

  98. 497

    Jessie Ware:

    Devotion
    Jessie Ware

  99. 498

    Morrissey:

    Viva Hate
    Morrissey

  100. 499

    Bad Company:

    Bad Company
    Bad Company