# When it comes to record albums, was your first your favorite?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [January 28, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-record-albums-was-your-first-your-favorite/978975 "2023-01-28T23:46:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-record-albums-was-your-first-your-favorite/978975/15 "2023-01-29T03:34:01Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> I started noticing that my favorite album of any singer or group usually turned out to be the first album of theirs I listened to:

Sounds like my theory from 2008:

> [@Law of Initial Exposure... any validity for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-of-initial-exposure-any-validity-for-you/465226/1):
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> When you become a fan of something, the season/CD/film that _makes you a fan_ is the one you generally regard as superior…

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