What do you think is the best debut album ever? As a starting point, I used a Rolling Stone magazine list, circa 2013. Obviously you don't have to pick one of those.


1. Beastie Boys - ‘Licensed to Ill’ (1986)
2. The Ramones’ - The Ramones (1976)
3. Jimi Hendrix Experience -‘Are You Experienced’ (1967)
4. Guns N' Roses -Appetite for Destruction’ (1987)
5. The Velvet Underground -‘The Velvet Underground and Nico’ (1967)
6. N.W.A -‘Straight Outta Compton’ (1988)
7. The Sex Pistols- ‘Never Mind the Bollocks’ (1977)
8. The Strokes-‘Is This It’ (2001)
9. The Band - ‘Music From Big Pink’ (1968)
10. Patti Smith- ‘Horses’ (1975)

Boston

Bruce Springsteen - ‘Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.’

Steve Sanders of the Oak Ridge Boys-A Young Boy's Prayer (deceased)
Billy Joe Royal-Down In The Boondocks (deceased)
James Otto-Days Of Our Lives
Shane Minor-Shane Minor
Alison Krauss-Too Late To Cry
LeAnn Rimes-Blue
Tanya Tucker-Delta Dawn
Trace Adkins-Dreamin' Out Loud
Darryl Worley-Hard Rain Don't Last
Brad Paisley-Who Needs Picture
Toby Keith-Toby Keith
Kenny Chesney-In My Wildest Dreams
Hal Ketchum-Past The Point Of Rescue
Brooks & Dunn-Brand New Man
SheDaisy-The Whole SheBang
Diamond Rio-Diamond Rio
Sawyer Brown-Sawyer Brown
Black Hakw-Black Hawk

God bless you and my favorites who are still here always!!!

Holly

Meatloaf’s Bat Out Of Hell is pretty strong.

Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee (1970)

Probably the equal to anything the Beatles or anyone else ever made.

Donald Fagan had a really good debut solo album, "The Nightfly."

Meatloaf BAT OUT OF HELL but that isnt thier first really..... 1971 was thier first (Which I have yet to find)

King Crimson had a great debut album In the Court of the Crimson King...too bad they went downhill after that....

I've heard many awesome debut albums but if asked to name the best one, I'd have to say it's the self titled 1980 melodic southern hard rock album by the band Scram. It's also the one and only album from this band but wow what an album it is, these guys really had their stuff together when they recorded this album. It's melodic hard rock, southern style with a hint of the blues. Sort of like a cross between AC/DC and Lynyrd Skynyrd. If Scram had recorded a 2nd album, would probably have been pretty difficult to top the debut album, that's how good it is. :cool:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygDxxhJnIDw