893 Essential Debut Albums
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Born to DieLana Del Rey201
FunkadelicFunkadelic202
Fear FunFather John Misty203
WorkbookBob Mould204
The Head and the HeartThe Head and the Heart205
Of Skins and HeartThe Church206
High VoltageAC/DC207
Reasonable DoubtJay-Z208
TigermilkBelle & Sebastian209
A Badly Broken CodeDessa210
DinosaurDinosaur Jr211
Stray CatsStray Cats212
Marshall CrenshawMarshall Crenshaw213
Life's a Riot with Spy vs. SpyBilly Bragg214
All Over The PlaceThe Bangles215
FrankAmy Winehouse216
Ben Folds FiveBen Folds Five217
Fountains of WayneFountains of Wayne218
LizzobangersLizzo219
The WaterboysThe Waterboys220
Heard It In A Past LifeMaggie Rogers221
RepeaterFugazi222
Soul MiningThe The223
Up To HereThe Tragically Hip224
What's the 411?Mary J. Blige225
AudioslaveAudioslave226
Bat Out of HellMeat Loaf227
Great DivideSemisonic228
NowhereRide229
Songs in A MinorAlicia Keys230
the Big Come UpThe Black Keys231
Mellow GoldBeck232
Hybrid TheoryLinkin Park233
40 oz to FreedomSublime234
Midwest Farmer's DaughterMargo Price235
HozierHozier236
Billy IdolBilly Idol237
Songs of Leonard CohenLeonard Cohen238
Peter Gabriel (Car)Peter Gabriel239
Life's Too GoodThe Sugarcubes240
Blizzard of OzzOzzy Osborne241
Empty SkyElton John242
Silent AlarmBloc Party243
Rabbit Fur CoatJenny Lewis244
VsMission of Burma245
Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!Johnny Cash246
StarBelly247
In ComboThe Suburbs248
Five Leaves LeftNick Drake249
Kick Out the JamsMC5250
My Head is an AnimalOf Monsters and Men251
Songs About JaneMaroon 5252
Here Come the Warm JetsBrian Eno253
Under the Table and DreamingDave Matthews Band254
TorchesFoster the People255
A Fever You Can't Sweat OutPanic! At The Disco256
With SympathyMinistry257
Same Trailer Different ParkKacey Musgraves258
MudhoneyMudhoney259
In The GardenEurythmics260
Let's Go Scare AlGear Daddies261
Third Eye BlindThird Eye Blind262
Dangerously in LoveBeyonce263
The MonkeesThe Monkees264
The Creek Drank the CradleIron & Wine265
Tuesday Night Music ClubSheryl Crow266
Alright, StillLily Allen267
The Psychedelic FursThe Psychedelic Furs268
Freak Out!Frank Zappa269
InnerSpeakerTame Impala270
Operation: DoomsdayMF DOOM271
WildewomanLucius272
The Lexicon Of LoveABC273
LandmarkHippo Campus274
The Golden Age of WirelessThomas Dolby275
EdenEverything But the Girl276
Sylvan EssoSylvan Esso277
musicforthemorningafterPete Yorn278
Black PumasBlack Pumas279
A Flock of SeagullsA Flock of Seagulls280
DiarySunny Day Real Estate281
Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)Digable Planets282
The Party's OverTalk Talk283
My Love is CoolWolf Alice284
ODamien Rice286
Crazy RhythmsThe Feelies286
This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think AboutModest Mouse287
Mer De NomsA Perfect Circle288
The Age of ConsentBronski Beat289
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1Traveling Wilburys290
Ani DiFrancoAni DiFranco291
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark292
Sixteen StoneBush293
SouthernplayalisticadillacmuzikOutkast294
The LumineersThe Lumineers295
Jackson BrowneJackson Browne296
LoveLove297
Rufus WainwrightRufus Wainwright298
Costello MusicFratellis299
The HighwomenThe Highwomen