Name artists and groups you think got off to a good start.

Jeff Beck/The Jeff Beck Group: "Truth."
Jimi Hendrix/The Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Are You Experienced?"
Led Zeppelin: "Led Zeppelin"
The Beatles: "Meet the Beatles" and "Please Please Me."
Adrian Belew: "Lone Rhino"
King Crimson: "In the Court of the Crimson King":guitar: :rockon:

The Doors: The Doors (1967)
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin (1969)
Chicago: The Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
John Lennon: The Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Billy Joel: Piano Man (1974)
Van Halen: Van Halen (1978)
Nicolette Larson: Nicolette (1978)
Phil Collins: Face Value (1981)
Guns N' Roses: Appetite For Destruction (1987)

The Doors, Chicago Transit Authority and Meet the Beatles--stand out in my mind.

Also, Elvis's Golden Records (I don't know if this was a debut album, because the title of it seems 'after the fact'.) However, this was the first 33rpm lp that we owned, and as I recall, very popular.

Boston

Boston/Boston
Ozzy Osbourne/Blizzard of Ozz
Edgar Winter/Entrance

:eek: I forgot The Smashing Pumpkins's Gish.