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The 35 Best Debut Albums of All Time - The Independent

while it's true that many an artist has struggled to meet expectations after a triumphant beginning, it shouldn't take away from the achievements made on those first records. They serve as statements of intent and have the power to change or reshape the industry, inspire fellow musicians, and drive essential conversation about our understanding of music. Whether it's the rock on The Strokes' much-hyped 2001 album Is This It or the rap prowess of Notorious BIG on Ready to Die, introducing a genre to the rest of the world via Daft Punk's Homework or creating a new one entirely with Black Sabbath – debut albums can take a previously unknown artist and lift them up to global adulation. Here are 35 of the greatest debut albums of all time:
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Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
2
The Beatles - Please Please Me
The Beatles - Please Please Me
3
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell
4
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
5
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
6
Lady Gaga - The Fame
Lady Gaga - The Fame
7
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
8
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
9
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
10
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Jeff Buckley - Grace
11
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
12
The Who – My Generation
The Who – My Generation
13
The Strokes - Is This It
The Strokes - Is This It
14
Run-DMC - Run-D.M.C.
Run-DMC - Run-D.M.C.
15
Roxy Music - Roxy Music
Roxy Music - Roxy Music
16
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
17
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
18
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
19
The Clash - The Clash
The Clash - The Clash
20
Guns 'N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Guns 'N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
21
Daft Punk - Homework
Daft Punk - Homework
22
The Doors - The Doors
The Doors - The Doors
23
Kanye West - The College Dropout
Kanye West - The College Dropout
24
Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
25
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
26
Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner
27
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
28
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
29
Ramones - Ramones
Ramones - Ramones
30
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
31
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
32
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
33
Patti Smith - Horses
Patti Smith - Horses
34
Illmatic - Nas
Illmatic - Nas
35
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
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