EDIT - NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED........
Time for the Vote.
This is the FIRST ROUND - you may vote for between 1 and 12 albums in this round.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BG3JMVW
Entries are alphabetical by band name - if you can't find it look for "The" preceding the band name. I've included all legit nominated bands/albums that were actual debut albums.
Voting will remain open for approx. 4 days - concluding Friday sometime.
The Top 12 from this voting round will make the semifinals - In the semifinals you can then vote for your top 4.
The top 4 will make the finals - in the finals you can vote for 1.
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This got jump started a while ago for me on another debate thread...and then the Rock HOF thread just bumped me over to decide to publish the list......after a brief discussion about whether Boston's was the greatest debut album ever....
Perhaps we need a vote.
So Give me your TOP 10 debut albums (even if not on this list)......then we can have a VOTE OFF.
This is by no means necessarily complete....feel free to nominate anyone you think I missed.
I used many sources including some Rolling Stone lists, other internet online lists, etc....I tried to be pretty inclusive and also touch several genres. Admittedly I am not the biggest rap/hip hop person and country isn't my thing nor was it included in any of the lists I saw really.....
But for Rock - many sub genres, Punk, Hip Hop/Rap, Folk, and Pop I think this covers quite a few of the best.
ROCK including Indy, Grunge and Alternative
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.
The Police - Outlandos D'Amour
Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Lh-'nrd 'Skin-'nrd)
Boston - Boston
Stevie Ray Vaughan Texas Flood
Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
Van Halen - Van Halen
Pearl Jam - Ten
The Strokes - Is This It
Pretenders - Pretenders
The Doors - The Doors
Arcade Fire - Funeral
The Cars - The Cars
The Beatles - Please Please Me recorded 10 of the 14 songs in a 12 hour period
R.E.M. - Murmur
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted
The Killers - Hot Fuss
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy
Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
U2 - Boy
Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
P J Harvey - Dry
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
Mad Season - Above
Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog
PUNK including Post Punk and Glam and New Wave
Ramones - Ramones
The Velvet Underground & Nico (3) - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
Patti Smith - Horses
The Clash - The Clash
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
The B-52's - The B-52's
Weezer - Weezer
Television - Marquee Moon
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
X - Los Angeles
New York Dolls - New York Dolls
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
The Libertines - Up The Bracket
The Stooges - The Stooges
Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77
Wire - Pink Flag
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Gang Of Four - Entertainment!
The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me
RAP and HIP-HOP
Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
Nas - Illmatic
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Kanye West - The College Dropout
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C.
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
Missy Misdemeanor Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
Drake - Thank Me Later
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
Daft Punk - Homework
M.I.A. - Arular
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.....
FOLK and Singer/Songrwriter
The Band - Music From Big Pink
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
Moby Grape - Moby Grape
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp!
The Flying Burrito Bros - The Gilded Palace Of Sin
POP and Brit Pop
Yazoo - Upstairs At Eric's
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Portishead - Dummy
The Postal Service - Give Up
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
The Smiths - The Smiths
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Fiona Apple - Tidal
Roxy Music - Roxy Music
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard
The English Beat - I Just Can't Stop It
The XX - xx
Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Big Star - #1 Record
Madonna - Madonna
Lady GaGa - The Fame
Adele - 19