# 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:** 18\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/101 "2016-06-05T10:54:02Z")
Definitely Maybe (1994) Blue Lines (1991) The Stone Roses (1989) Homework (1997) Appetite for Destruction (1987) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/102 "2016-06-05T17:39:37Z")
1. Counting Crows: _August and Everything After_ 2. The eponymous _Led Zeppelin_ 3. The eponymous _The Cars_ 4. The eponymous _Boston_ 5. Joan Osborne: _Relish_ I seem to have a predilection for eponyms. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [June 5, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/103 "2016-06-05T17:51:55Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > I seem to have a predilection for eponyms. šŸ˜ƒ Well, and it seems to be pretty common for debut albums to be eponymous. Now Iā€™m wondering what percentage of debut albums are eponymousā€”and also what percentage of eponymous albums are debut albums. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/104 "2016-06-05T18:09:17Z")
No idea, but itā€™s good marketing strategy if you have a solid band concept; you give the single image for the group without the distraction of that implied by a different title. Of course, itā€™s been done to death, so maybe itā€™s not as good a strategy anymore. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/105 "2016-06-05T19:34:41Z")
Well, and then thereā€™s a small percentage of bands that go all in, such as ā€œBlack Sabbathā€ by Black Sabbath, from their album _Black Sabbath_. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/106 "2016-06-05T19:44:08Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Well, and then thereā€™s a small percentage of bands that go all in, such as ā€œBlack Sabbathā€ by Black Sabbath, from their album _Black Sabbath_. AKA: the Bad Company trifecta. I could never abide by Counting Crows, but that first album hit big. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/107 "2016-06-05T19:46:28Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Well, and then thereā€™s a small percentage of bands that go all in, such as ā€œBlack Sabbathā€ by Black Sabbath, from their album _Black Sabbath_. There is one example of the single, the LP and the **label** being identical. But thatā€™s another thread ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/108 "2016-06-06T15:09:51Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Well, and then thereā€™s a small percentage of bands that go all in, such as ā€œBlack Sabbathā€ by Black Sabbath, from their album _Black Sabbath_. This is reminding me of another example that should be listed here: Iron Maidenā€™s - Iron Maiden - Containing the song Iron Maiden Otherā€™s that have been mentioned that are on my list: Black Sabbath Appetite For Destruction Rage Against The Machine The Doors ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/109 "2016-06-06T23:22:40Z")
Van Halen The Cars Bad Company Led Zeppelin Boston ---
**Author:** ![Beelzebubba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/110 "2016-06-09T13:07:51Z")
My five favorite DEBUT albums are- 1- Matchbox Twenty- You or Someone Like You (1996) 2- Michelle Branch- The Spirit Room (2001) 3- Trisha Yearwood- Trisha Yearwood (1991) 4- Jars Of Clay - Jars Of Clay (1995) 5- Sara Evans- Three Chords and The Truth (1997) Numbers 1-4 were commercially successful, with #1 selling over 12m copies and 2-4 each being certified 2x Platinum (2m+ sales). Sara Evans debut album (#5) had three singles released and none reached the Top 40 on the US Country charts. The album received overwhelming critical acclaim, but it was neo-traditional county at a time when pop-country was taking overā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/111 "2016-06-09T13:41:55Z")
1. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King 2. Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte (nicknamed the lost Genesis album) 3. Boston - Boston 4. Camel - Camel 5. Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/112 "2016-06-09T17:32:04Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Well, and then thereā€™s a small percentage of bands that go all in, such as ā€œBlack Sabbathā€ by Black Sabbath, from their album _Black Sabbath_. > [@WordMan](#): > > AKA: the Bad Company trifecta. There is [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=459849) I started several years back (and which has been resurrected more than once), which was actually inspired by the so-called ā€œBad Company trifectaā€. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/113 "2016-06-09T22:33:20Z")
The Mothers of Invention _Freak Out!_ King Crimson _In the Court of the Crimson King_ Brian Eno _Here Come the Warm Jets_ Patti Smith _Horses_ Kate Bush _The Kick Inside_ ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/114 "2016-06-09T22:45:10Z")
> [@JustinC](#): > > The Stone Roses (1989) Iā€™m amazed it took that long for someone to mention it. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses Lazer Guided Melodies - Spiritualized Against Perfection - Adorable Nowhere - Ride The Fear of Watching Fireworks - The American Analog Set (I mean, I had to ā€¦) ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/115 "2016-06-09T22:47:01Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Air - Moon Safari Good point. Criminally left off my list. I even checked my CDs, where I have two copies of it one in a bloody great box set. I must be blind. ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/116 "2016-06-10T04:48:39Z")
Most of the great ones have been said, so Iā€™ll mention a few of my favorite, lesser known ones. 1. Camera Obscura - Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi 2. EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints 3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell 4. Lykke Li - Youth Novels 5. Milla Jovovich - The Divine Comedy ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/117 "2016-06-10T11:34:09Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > Iā€™m amazed it took that long for someone to mention it. > The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses No argument. It is a great, great album. John Squireā€™s guitar work is so damn fun to listen to. I love his wah wah work at the end of Waterfall especially. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-5-best-debut-albums-of-all-time-in-order-please-limit-your-list-to-5/755779/118 "2016-06-10T13:50:30Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > Iā€™m amazed it took that long for someone to mention it. > [@WordMan](#): > > No argument. It is a great, great album. John Squireā€™s guitar work is so damn fun to listen to. I love his wah wah work at the end of Waterfall especially. Seconded. Of course, when weā€™re restricted to just 5, some stuff is always going to fall off. Oh, speaking of baggyā€¦ I always felt the Inspiral Carpets were criminally underrated. Their debut was great - for instance [This Is How It Feels](https://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwje19bBzJ3NAhUnBMAKHePkAnUQtwIIKDAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJ-fX0UbpZls&usg=AFQjCNFeZ5-C58IGdE6y0Rqa6iw2A0p4Kg&sig2=-5ASFwqYkCwDC4f0fUyhnA). And [The Charlatans](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2evjp9qOzYQ) werenā€™t just a bunch of Roses wannabes. [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=5)