# Name the 5 best debut albums of all time, in order (Please limit your list to 5) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 27, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779 "2016-05-27T01:32:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/41 "2016-05-27T15:07:13Z")
[ol] [li]Jon B. - _Bonafide_[/li][li]Hikaru Utada - _First Love_[/li][li]Erykah Badu - _Baduizm_[/li][li]Sheryl Crow - _Tuesday Night Music Club_[/li][li]Digital Underground - _Sex Packets_[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/42 "2016-05-27T15:14:01Z")
Nice. Love Sheryl Crow and Erykah Badu. Oh!! **Sade** - Diamond Life!!! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/43 "2016-05-27T15:16:11Z")
Without looking at the thread, these are the ones that immediately come to mind: 1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 2. Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin 3. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses 4. Exile in Guyville - Liz Phair 5. Pretenders - The Pretenders And an honorable mention to The La’s, although their debut was their only album. ---
**Author:** ![Trump\_Looover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@Trump\_Looover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trump_Looover)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/44 "2016-05-27T16:01:40Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > My Bloody Valentine - Isn’t Anything As much as Kevin Shields wants to re-write history and call This is Your Body Valentine a “mini album” (or whatever he is calling it now), it was marketed and released as an album. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/45 "2016-05-27T16:12:09Z")
Chicago - CTA BS&T - Child is the Father of Man Weezer - Weezer Pearl Jam - Ten Sublime - 40oz To Freedom ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/46 "2016-05-27T16:14:58Z")
> [@Trump\_Looover](#): > > As much as Kevin Shields wants to re-write history and call This is Your Body Valentine a “mini album” (or whatever he is calling it now), it was marketed and released as an album. 7 songs, 25 minutes long is a mini-album, surely? ---
**Author:** ![Trump\_Looover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@Trump\_Looover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trump_Looover)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/47 "2016-05-27T16:23:53Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > 7 songs, 25 minutes long is a mini-album, surely? No shorter than a lot of post-punk albums from that time/scene. Shields basically wants to act like it didn’t exist because it doesn’t fit with the rest of MBV’s stuff and because it sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/48 "2016-05-27T16:28:05Z")
> [@Trump\_Looover](#): > > No shorter than a lot of post-punk albums from that time/scene. Shields basically wants to act like it didn’t exist because it doesn’t fit with the rest of MBV’s stuff and because it sucks. Well it’s not a hill I’m going to die on. Anyway, no Bilinda and no Deb… ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/49 "2016-05-27T16:39:34Z")
Gang of Four - _Entertainment!_ Devo - _Are We Not Men?_ Jesus and Mary Chain - _Psychocandy_ Wire - _Pink Flag_ The Smiths - _The Smiths_ ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/50 "2016-05-27T16:49:34Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Shit - didn’t fit in Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel :smack: Do debut solo albums by somebody who already has a substantial body of work as a member of a band count? If so, _All Things Must Pass_ is a strong candidate. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/51 "2016-05-27T16:57:39Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Do debut solo albums by somebody who already has a substantial body of work as a member of a band count? If so, _All Things Must Pass_ is a strong candidate. For my own list I decided to rule such cases out, so I didn’t have to consider Richard Thompson or Peter Gabriel. However, \*All Things Must Pass \*was not George Harrison’s solo debut; that honor goes to _Wonderwall Music_. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/52 "2016-05-27T17:00:32Z")
Cyndi Lauper - _She’s So Unusual_ ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/53 "2016-05-27T17:08:32Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Pixies - Surfer Rosa This could also have been on my list. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/54 "2016-05-27T17:49:46Z")
I used to overthink lists like this, but it’s all subjective, and what I list now won’t be what I listed 20 years ago, and won’t be what I’d list 20 years from now. \*\*My personal favs as of this point in time: \*\* [ul] [li]The Doors - The Doors - C’mon, great from start to finish![/li][li]Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf - Bombastic, operatic rock from the perfect combination of singer & songwriter.[/li][li]The Cars - The Cars - Loaded with Classic Rock staples.[/li][li]Boston - Boston - Stadium rock at it’s best.[/li][li]Van Halen 1 - Van Halen - If you love electric guitar, you know why this is here.[/li] [/ul] ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/55 "2016-05-27T18:46:50Z")
Alterna-college list from my formative years :D. Best listened to when blitzed on a case of Schmidt lager lying prone on a dorm room floor. 1. Jane’s Addiction - Nothing’s Shocking 2. Concrete Blonde - Concrete Blonde 3. Love and Rockets - 7th Dream of Teenage Heaven 4. Bjork - Debut 5. Juliana Hatfield - Hey Babe ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/56 "2016-05-27T18:54:41Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > Alterna-college list from my formative years :D. Best listened to when blitzed on a case of Schmidt lager lying prone on a dorm room floor. > > 1. Jane’s Addiction - Nothing’s Shocking > 2. Concrete Blonde - Concrete Blonde > 3. Love and Rockets - 7th Dream of Teenage Heaven > 4. Bjork - Debut > 5. Juliana Hatfield - Hey Babe Good choices! ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/57 "2016-05-27T18:58:10Z")
Uncle Tupelo - No Depression Big Star - #1 Record Rockpile - Seconds Of Pleasure\* Jackson Browne - Saturate Before Using Los Lobos - Will The Wolf Survive \*-due to contractual obligations only ---
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> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > 1. Jane’s Addiction - Nothing’s Shocking That’s an odd one, because their live record was released first, plus I like the live record better. 😃 I thought about Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven, but decided that is was really just Bauhaus without Peter Murphy. I also considered Bauhaus’ first record. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/59 "2016-05-27T21:48:45Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Note: I only edited to add “& Double Trouble” to SRV; can’t forget Whipper and Slut! > > Didn’t touch the list. Jeez no Beatles, no Chuck Berry. No English Beat: I Just Can’t Stop It, or Joe Jackson: Look Sharp. And of course Van Halen and The Ramones, but they are well repped here. > > Carry on. Excellent call on Joe Jackson. Somehow didn’t think of him. I listened to Look Sharp last week for the first time in years. It holds up very well. mmm ---
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Sex Pistols Portishead The Smiths dunno [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779.md?page=4)