TOP 20 DEBUT ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

[@RickBeato]

I just wanted everyone to know that I had to edit out number 21 which was King Crimson because they blocked the video. I used nine seconds of 21st Century Schizoid Man and their management company did a manual takedown of the entire video for those 9 seconds.

[@kukoshkin]

Shame on they management👿

[@usagijojo]

Yep that's the state of King Crimson on KZbin alright. Sucks.

[@xkaosG]

King crimson will never change lmao, never seen a video up on youtube more than a day with their music

[@raulvelasco5700]

OMG those MFs

[@merbertancriwalli8622]

And i am a real KC fan. In Australian parlance Fripp is a dick.

[@Yegjesh]

“Did it inspire a genre?....” = Black Sabbath / Black Sabbath

[@Rocktageous]

Not until they heard Coven.

[@Snus83]

Metallica could be on the list too.

[@GreatOne0815]

@@Snus83 I thought about that too, BUT it's both actually Metal and not necessarily Rock - so there could be another Top 20 list coming...:)

[@jimhedberg1495]

Sabbath blocks.

[@ryanpipkin]

@@Snus83 Kill 'Em All is really difficult to get through, and doesn't define the band, nor the genre. Nothing like Appetite. Ride the Lightning, on the other hand...

[@731Seba]

I missed “Black Sabbath” by “Black Sabbath” from “Black Sabbath”, it's where heavy metal as we know started, I also missed “Facelift” as is the first mainstream grunge album.

[@jeffrash66]

Yeah, I question the absence of Facelift as well. Not only one of the best debuts, but in my personal top 5 all-time.

[@maximelavoie717]

the two I thought about right away as well

[@meadish]

Couldn't agree more. "Black Sabbath" deserves a place of honor in any discussion of rock and metal. It was truly mind blowing for its time, contains some extremely classic songs, and still sounds great today.

[@topsnek9384]

took the words out of my mouth lol, still a stellar list tho

[@wrh195330161]

Black Sabbath, the first time I heard that album it was me and my guitar player and a couple of friends. We were properly stoned and after every song we'd just look at each other and smile. It was a musical event in my brain, so fresh and so heavy!

[@rd101]

0:57 #22: Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine 1:18 #21: King Crimson - 21st Schizoid Man (edited out) 1:33 #20: Heart - Dreamboat Annie 1:48 #19: The Band - Music from Big Pink 2:18 #18: Steely Dan - Can’t But A Thrill 2:46 #17: Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory 3:21 #16: Oasis - Definitely Maybe 3:53 #15: Smashing Pumpkins - Gish 4:14 #14: Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine 4:51 #13: Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog 5:12 #12: Nirvana - Bleach 5:37 #11: Pearl Jam - Ten 6:00 #10: The Police - Outlandos d’Amour 6:20 #9: The Cars - The Cars 6:50 #8: The Beatles - Please, Please Me 7:11 #7: The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico 7:46 #6: The Doors - The Doors 8:08 #5: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced 8:25 #4: Guns N’ Roses - Appetite For Destruction 8:44 #3: Van Halen - Van Halen 9:06 #2: Boston - Boston 9:36 Honorable Mentions 9:46 The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker 9:50 Stone Temple Pilots - Core 9:52 The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols 9:55 Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz 9:57 #1: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

[@Virtahep0]

Btw, number 21 album is actually called In The Court Of The Crimson King, while 21st century schizoid man is the first song of the album

[@stevstevstevrich]

I would’ve put king Crimson in the top 5

[@parachutejjs]

The first Dire Straits album. Also from 1978. Not just “Sultans of Swing”. Some amazing tracks on that record. Not sure what you bump off though. It’s a pretty strong list.

[@sh230968]

I agree.

[@jellebigge]

Dire Straits is not a rock band. That's the reason.

[@Vivi_9]

@@jellebigge lies

[@xterminal5997]

Jelle Bigge what do you mean? They are definitely one of the best rock bands of the late 70’s and 80’s

[@jellebigge]

@@trsidn At least not in the opinion of Rick. It's soft pop

[@Superstacco]

HONORABLE MISSES: - MC5: Kick out the Jams - Television: Marquee Moon - Black Sabbath: Black Sabbath - Lynyrd Skynyrd: Pronounced Lynyrd Skynyrd - Alice in Chains: Facelift

[@UKSportsFan]

Absolutely agree. Your last two should have been top 10, with Lynyrd Skynyrd being top 3.

[@Lineuzinhoputao]

I think black sabbath is too have to this list. Maybe on the metal debut albums

[@brandonwolfe8909]

I especially agree with you on the facelift album

[@lancembodnar]

Yep yep for Marquee Moon and Facelift

[@joelfrancis5225]

My first instinct is that Black Sabbath should be on this list, but the Paranoid album would fit his criteria much better (if it was their debut)

[@BluesMcGoo]

Black Sabbath - "Black Sabbath" Bad Company - "Bad Company" Allman Brothers - "The Allman Brothers Band"

[@Wordsmyth8]

Yes to Allman Brothers.

[@MythosSoundStudio]

Yes, surprised Black Sabbath's first album wasn't listed - although, based on Rick's criteria, I can understand. Their first ablum was more blues rock, wasn't until their second album that they became true rock legends. Absolutely amazing tracks on the first album, but much blusier. I wouldn't list Bad Company here - great albums, great bands, but really didn't have the legs of most of the other bands listed (with the exception of Temple of the Dog which only had the 1 album). I also don't see Bad Co as defining, as they were very much the Deep Purplesque band. I can also understand Deep Purple not listed here as their first album was quite filled with a ton of hits, with the exception of Hush. And yes, the Southern Rock bands were completely left out - Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynrd, etc. All missing (not sure if its because they are "hardcore" blockers.

[@ethanwalmark5621]

@LESTERAMA not just blockers, they’re notorious blockers.

[@gregoryg.armento6074]

Yes! Yes! Yes!

[@stephenmayock3776]

Definitely the Allman Brothers

[@colinkhan2936]

Another vote for 1978! Dire Straits debut in the midst of the punk era proved that the clean strat sound was alive and well! Every track on that album was fantastic.

[@davidtimms9615]

Amen! 1978 was an incredible year for music. I bought Dire Straits' debut that year on 8-track. Mark Knopfler's clean Strat tone was so smooth.

[@Bob-tq2jv]

Great choice

[@ripsnorter185]

and personally i find a lot of my favourite songs in that album like down to the waterline and six blade knife

[@antoniomaccagnan7200]

Dire Straits would be my #1!

[@michaeldavid6284]

I graduated from high school in 1978. In addition to the Police, Cars, Dire Straits, Devo (!) and Van Halen releasing their first albums that year, these were as well: the Stones, Some Girls; The Who, Who Are You; Darkness on the Edge of Town, Springsteen; Stranger In Town, Bob Seger; Double Vision, Foreigner; Pieces of Eight, Styx; Excitable Boy, Warren Zevon; But Seriously Folks, Joe Walsh; Parallel Lines, Blondie; This Year's Model, Elvis Costello; Hemispheres, Rush; 52nd Street, Billy Joel; and Jesus of Cool, Nick Lowe. I remember my favorite radio station playing the Stones "Some Girls", the entire album, uninterrupted, on the day it was released. It was an amazing year for music, unmatched by any other since.

[@samwardlaw4239]

R.E.M. Murmur Devo: Q: Are We Not Men A: We Are Devo Talking Heads: 77 Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures Arcade Fire: Funeral Television: Marquee Moon Jeff Buckley: Grace Patti Smith: Horses

[@andrewglazier8940]

Devo is so amazing! I absolutely love those guys!

[@SamHepworth]

Definitely Joy Division

[@robpoma3874]

Wow, how did R.E.M get overlooked?? Good call!

[@Jason_Quinn]

@@robpoma3874 It's a stretch to call it a "rock" album but it was considerably more influential (and more memorable, and..well...better) than "Temple of the Dog."

[@josephknight58]

@@Jason_Quinn Gotta have Boy by U2 if your gonna have Murmur. I thought it was quite perceptive of him to have Outlandos D'Amour by the Police on their.

[@Kylora2112]

Favorites that didn't make your list: Dire Straits - s/t Iron Maiden - s/t Metallica - Kill 'Em All Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations Black Sabbath - s/t W.A.S.P. = s/t Yngwie J Malmsteen - Rising Force Queensrÿche - The Warning

[@Zool21]

Yes! Dire straits!

[@danielalmeida7382]

I guess the title says rock albums and not Metal albums

[@gwaptiva]

@@danielalmeida7382 We are Motorhead, and we play Rock!!!! and Roll. Metal is rock

[@danielalmeida7382]

gwaptiva if metal is rock then rock is blues

[@prometheustv6558]

Daniel Almeida Then Grunge shouldn’t count either. And Hybrid Theory is metal.

[@pantone369c]

Black Sabbath - s/t Weezer - s/t Ramones - s/t Devo - "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are Devo" Metallica - "Kill 'em All" Foo Fighters - s/t Santana - s/t The Stooges - s/t Slipknot - s/t I was pretty surprised and happy to see Gish on your list.

[@shotakuervo]

The guitars on Gish are amazing. Layers upon layers of sound and feedback. Siamese Dream gets all the love, but Gish is my favorite.

[@thrashmetalaftermath6540]

Alex is right. Just listening to those lead guitars on "Crush" are mind blowing

[@drumdude40]

I was surprised about Santana as well...good call!!!!!!

[@macfilms9904]

We like a lot of similar music, many of yours are on my list above.

[@zippyphonic]

@@rykehuss3435 I'm pretty sure that thrash metal is a subset of rock.

[@luisbaltasar6238]

Interpol - turn in The bright lights The strokes - is this it Television - maquee moon And Many more, some of These are Really bad but i got The direction you were going with The video. Great one keep it up

[@anthonysclafani3963]

I love Temple of the Dog, but I wouldn’t have put it on this list. It deserves to be on the list, but not top 22, and not before Sabbath.

[@Driver8takeabreak]

Yeah, since it's their only album feels kind of weird to include it.

[@paulthegeek]

Same. Temple of the Dog is a desert-island disc for me, but I don't think you can count it as a "debut album". It was always meant to be a one-off.

[@TheBigwheels11]

Yeah, all star bands or bands that form to make an album dont qualify in my book Rick loves his Chris Cornell, has to pay homage.

[@sodoberman]

I gotta agree Anthony ...TOTD doesn't belong I'd rather see a nod to of the metal gods -Sabbath, Deep Purple?

[@leafbelly]

It's an amazing album. I have no problem with it being there. Also, I wouldn't discredit a debut album just because there was no follow-up. Just the opposite, I think. How many other bands/artists can you think of that only had 1 album and it was this good? Jeff Buckley is about the only one that comes to mind for me (and he really had 1 1/2 if you count "Sketches.")

[@parkerkenney6113]

How is Lynyrd Skynyrd’s debut not on here!? So many of their most famous songs are on that album, including Simple Man, Gimme Three Steps, Tuesday’s Gone, and Freebird.

[@rickwilliamson9248]

Totally agree with you.

[@tridentstacking]

Ditto

[@trentgoeslive]

Dude. Yep

[@216Numbskull]

Absolutely, I also mentioned that to Rick, it's quite silly really IMO anyway. I mean Gimme 3 Steps, Tuesday's Gone, & Simple Man, were huge for the band. But, "Freebird" stands by itself alone as one of the most iconic Southern, Classic Rock song's in music history, if not the most next to LZ's Stairway to Heaven, period! SMH

[@flexiblestrategist9922]

Because this is HIS list. I'm sure there are debut albums you'd have that he wouldn't agree with, either. Get over it.

[@triplehood]

I'm guessing "Black Sabbath", "Kill 'em All", "Iron Maiden", etc. aren't here because Rick is planning on making a top 20 debut metal albums of all time.

[@alexandrumircea]

Makes sense!

[@sandipbiswas766]

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath Black Sabbath If you know, you know😂

[@bmac4]

Iron Maiden and Kill Em All were not really those bands true coming out party though

[@richmay3390]

Good call!

[@robertsparling917]

He should do a top 20 debut metal albums of all time. Here's some examples: 1. Metallica-Kill 'Em All 2. Black Sabbath [self-titled debut] 3. W.A.S.P. [self-titled debut] 4. Iron Maiden [self-titled debut] 5. Tool-Undertow 6. Morbid Angel-Altars of Madness 7. Kiss [self-titled debut] 8. Korn [self-titled debut] 9. Motley Crue-Too Fast for Love

[@joshuabrowning8881]

Maybe more pop than rock but The Stone Roses 1989 debut record is quite a gem!

[@JamesKing-tk1uv]

+1, and it absolutely nails the three criteria Rick lays out at the start!

[@Liam-nn1bg]

Best album ever

[@vanishing_girl]

that's #1 for me

[@christophersheppard4487]

incredible record! Deserves a lot more praise than people think it should

[@marshac1479]

My fave album of that era. I saw them live twice.

[@sebastianoandreotti1242]

Toto: Toto (1978) Chicago: Chicago Transit Authority (1969) Pink Floyd: The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967) Iron Maiden: Iron Maiden (1980) Marillion: Script For A Jester's Tear (1983)

[@tda2806]

I am not sure about Marillion, a great album Fish in full flow but they had released an EP (12") Market Square Heroes and tracks on the EP didn't appear on a studio album.

[@bernardoconnor5512]

Thank God someone said TOTO 🙌 The Whole album was phenomenal, not just hold the line but Girl Goodbye and Takin it back

[@sebastianoandreotti1242]

@@tda2806 Also Jimi Hendrix released three singles before 'Are You Experieced'. It's debut album, not debut record.

[@sebastianoandreotti1242]

@@bernardoconnor5512 Child's Anthem, I'll Supply The Love, Georgy Porgy.

[@rflash13]

@@tda2806 Script for a Jester's Tear, ABSOLUTELY!!!

[@axelschruhl6877]

Hi Rick, This might be old news to you, but there are a lot of blind folks around who might be listening to your videos. In listings like the one in this video it really would be a good idea for you to at least announce The interpret and the name of the album rather than just showing the album cover.That would really make things easier for us blind musicians to understand what you are actually talking about. Thanks!

[@richardcramer1604]

Axel, forget my earlier inquiry, just figured out you are probably using a voice activated program of some sort.

[@sanfords]

Deaf too. (Really?)

[@smitsonavane6278]

Axel you legend

[@boxingandbulldogs6341]

Pronounced, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, Things Going' On, Gimme Three Steps, Freebird

[@trevorezell5884]

Certainly surprised more people haven’t said Skynyrd

[@wendyc7730]

Rick doesn't mention Lynyrd and a few bands because they're blockers.

[@Cook9698]

yep this was the first one i was thinking that should have been in top 3 for sure

[@boxingandbulldogs6341]

@Dave N Incredible. Every track is awesome. Things Going On is so G damn good. And any of the three major slower hits would be the best ballad of most bands.

[@mikeziggirelli7224]

Second Helping was better.

[@gooddaysahead1]

Chicago Transit Authority - by Chicago. It was pretty brave to come out with a double album for your first album. Three lead singers. One of the best lead guitarists in Rock history. Nobody sounded like them. They played psychedelic, hard rock, love ballads, jazz.

[@bigfootproductions749]

Jimi Hendrix said they were too good to have on his tour I believe

[@karenobrien82756]

Yes!!

[@MarkKramKarmVI]

Only the Beginning 🥁🎸👌

[@joannemoyer5525]

Still one of my favorites!

[@CHodgy]

YES MAN!! Scary good band, so underrated and tragically forgotten by many. Im going to spin my copy now..

[@cubegleamer2155]

Dire Straits: Self-titled Elvis Costello: My Aim is True Television: Marquee Moon The Smiths: Self-titled Pavement: Slanted and Enchanted Fugazi: 13 Songs Talking Heads: 77' Daft Punk: Homework Roxy Music: Self-titled The Jesus & Mary Chain: Psycho Candy R.E.M.: Murmur Weezer: Blue Album

[@23rbarrett]

Elvis for sure. Where the heck did all of that come from!?!? And it just kept coming, in three minute blasts.

[@garethallen4191]

The Smiths! R.E.M.!

[@cpwalsh6245]

Yes! I scrolled through two hundred comments looking for either Fugazi or The Smiths! Like your taste!

[@jimfarrow4635]

Elvis Costello - My Aim is True Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville The Strokes - Is This It

[@AndrewsArchives]

Is This It is one of the best rock albums of the last 30 years

[@patlatorres7000]

Elvis, the master of the three minute monster hit!

[@rome8180]

Great list. Here are some I would have considered: Weezer - Blue Album Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville Arcade Fire - Funeral The Strokes - Is This It Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn Metallica - Kill 'Em All Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes Fugazi - 13 Songs Alice in Chains - Facelift

[@ericdaniel323]

Solid list

[@Tenmitsudou]

Liz Phair and Fugazi, seconded

[@srdjr6760]

Exile in Guyville got so much great press when it came out, so I bought it. I didn't like it at all and just didn't get the hype. I know it's a matter of taste, maybe I just don't have any 😁

[@justinnewberry3900]

Weezer Blue Album, for sure. Can’t believe that was omitted, and probably just an oversight. That album was amazing.

[@andocobo]

I’d definitely include Weezer blue album in my top debut albums list and violent femmes, I’d also include Surfer Rosa by the pixies

[@ChadBest-ug8uo]

Just What I Needed, Moving in Stereo, Best Friend's Girl, Good Times Roll, ......The Cars debut is insane!

[@Jpeterson7]

Led Zep and Boston just blew everybody away with their first albums. They hit the ground running like seasoned pro's. Guns N Roses also.

[@davidleeroth784]

Agree, but to not mention VH??? Come on. That brought the disco era to its knees ushering in the 80s. True. Music got watered down with posers, but they changed the game and really the whole album from start to finish os amazing

[@SnowWalker1]

@@davidleeroth784 David you can't come on here and vouch for your own band. It doesn't look right.

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

@@SnowWalker1 😆 🤣

[@hiseverest9074]

Bon Jovi one of the best sellers of all time.

[@qualitymachine220]

@@davidleeroth784 Dave, you ruined every live show. Your studio VH albums are great but you sucked live, maybe should have stayed away from the alcohol. Sammy kicks ass and kicks yours !

[@ShaunHustlerCarter]

Talking about “creating a new genre” and then Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath is left out. I found it a bit disturbing...

[@lukebradford]

The album that invented metal. It does deserve to be on there.

[@scottbyrne4965]

Agree - thought that was on the list for sure!

[@Shincism]

Well... There's metal, and there's rock. This was a rock list.

[@prometheustv6558]

Shincism Metal is a sub genre of rock

[@ShaunHustlerCarter]

Shincism well there wasn’t even metal back then. I guess we could consider this a rock album since the “metal” term came up AFTER Black Sabbath debut album was recorded...

[@JakeTerch]

My picks: Metallica - Kill ‘Em All Van Halen - Van Halen Led Zeppelin I Pearl Jam - Ten Alice In Chains - Facelift Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-Nerd Ski-Nerd Kiss - Kiss Guns N’ Roses - Appetite For Destruction Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

[@nnelg6332]

Facelift by the Alice In Chains is missing for me, it really pushed the grunge scene to the mainstream and has so many amazing songs on it!!!

[@jenh9221]

Absolutely

[@fabioag206]

Finally i found someone in a same page 😊

[@lukemanify]

I was waiting for it

[@legomrrevies]

The Strokes debut "Is This It" influenced almost every rock band that emerged in the 2000s and is one of the tightest most perfect albums out there. The Ramones debut "Ramones", came out months before the Sex Pistols released their first record and released the first truly Punk Album. Both of these are grave omissions from this list.

[@rickc2102]

Maybe he didn't like Julian's mic? 🤷‍♂️

[@lin2thez341]

Agreed on both. How could you not have the Ramones? They changed music.

[@argetect2847]

Yes, but do they stand amongst the pantheon that is the 60s and 70s rock God's? In my opinion, no, because they borrowed so much from the bands that are in the top 10. Which is dangerous rhetoric, because "well Zeppelin ripped off black music" so on and so forth. What I'm saying is, if the strokes deserve to be in it, then so does almost every band from the 60s and 70s, eventually pushing the strokes out. So.... I agree that it's a great record, even though at the time of its release I would have called it watered down radio rock. I didn't take to bands like the strokes until much later when actual radio rock became absolute garbage. Queens of the stone age come to mind for similar reasons.

[@lin2thez341]

bongo155 well said. The whole SubPop catalogue, at that time, was “grunge.” I thought it was a great time for music.

[@lin2thez341]

bongo155 also, I hate the “riding the coattails” comment. It was a scene, All these bands were coming up together, Nirvana just struck a cord with the masses with Nevermind.

[@raulbric]

My all time favourites , among others are : The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses Velvet Underground - VU & NIco Suede - Suede Oasis - Definitive Maybe Ride - Nowhere

[@mikewood9514]

Great list.

[@Fatherted-od3tf]

I would also put Blur on that list as well

[@joelknutson2540]

Swervedriver - Raise

[@Whatabozo9]

My pfp

[@bungobear5733]

Great list. I would add The Music by The Music to that

[@nappdogg8]

I can get down with this whole list, but the fact that Black Sabbath "Black Sabbath" wasnt on it is a bit disappointing....It created a genre, IMO

[@playmoreguitar5393]

If you say the word Black Sabbath in a youtube video the entire video will get taken down... So no...

[@johnfrenette]

WHATS THIS LIST THAT STANDS BEFORE ME?

[@derikkrueger3905]

I was actually insensed when I saw Black Sabbath wasnt on this list!!!!

[@challism]

100% I was surprised BS was on the list.

[@danielohear2211]

Big facts

[@ethanhill4877]

I am so happy you included the cars self titled album. That whole album was just pure music gold. Especially moving in stero/all mixed up

[@gmill7911]

Great list! Some others to consider... Bad Company - "Bad Company" Devo - "Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" Tesla - "Mechanical Resonance" Toto - "Toto"

[@ascean]

Yes Bad Company!!

[@rontoigo1650]

Definitely Bad Co.

[@marcoylinen9543]

"Did the album inspire new genre, or multiple new genres?" Well , Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath fits that criteria big time, I would say, definitely enough to make it to top five. Has every single album on this top22-list really inspired new genres? Anyway, thanks for amazing work Rick!!

[@fmbbeachbum8163]

Yup

[@MaxPower-zi7on]

Yessir. The number of bands in the 22 who would list Sabbath as a big influence would be an interesting ratio. \m/ \m/

[@danjm5]

Couldn’t agree more.

[@djn48]

Hell yes! I first heard it 20 years after it was released (1990). Opening with the title song... those bells and THAT riff... hooked on metal for life from that moment, forever trying to find something else as dark and majestic as that. There's no way that album should be excluded. Rick could have easily done the same thing as he did for Led Zep where he played the songs on his guitar to get around the 'blocking' issue.

[@josemelero6230]

Tom Cass b

[@PeterWetzel]

Living Colour's Vivid; similar to your list, memories of earlier days and hearing my older brother playing it and running downstairs to find out what it was. That opening guitar for "Cult of Personality" is insane and just an overall great album.

[@tomhill9066]

That's what I just said.

[@thewaldfe9763]

Was about to say the same thing

[@MrJett1971]

It’s an absolute classic, for sure!

[@tkubat1997]

Great debut album.

[@NeoDrave]

ASIA by Asia was a HUGE album (albeit by a supergroup). It was 4th on Billboard only behind MASSIVE albums like Michael Jackson's Thriller, The Police's Synchronicty, and Def Leppard's Pyromania. You listed King Crimson, but I thought Emerson, Lake & Palmer's debut also deserved a shout-out.

[@paulmadryga]

My humble recommendation: Dire Straits self-titled. This was a band that didn't need an album or two to suss out who they were - they had their whole vibe locked in from the get-go.

[@ChrisTian-rm7zm]

Dire Straits, The Police and Van Halen released their debut albums in the same year. And I think all three of them should be in this list!

[@jamiepacemizzi2822]

Yeah man. Apart from the huge hit that was Sultans of Swing, that album had a bunch of songs that were awesome, with a clean, cool, vibe. I completely agree that it should have been on the list.

[@jamiepacemizzi2822]

I mean, who doesnt like Down to the Waterline? 😂

[@paulmadryga]

@@jamiepacemizzi2822 - I know, right...? Such a great tune!

[@RichardWestberg]

I specifically watched this whole video to see if Dire Straights was on the list ✌️😎

[@SoundlabStudios63]

I like Chicago’s 1969 debut “The Chicago Transit Authority”. Peter Cetera’s Bass, Robert Lamm’s piano, Terry Katy’s guitar..... and those horns!

[@jabbahursty]

yeah, that's another one that definitely would have made my list. maybe a little too much filler but still

[@brianmyers6706]

Agreed. Great album.

[@rhsilverberg]

That's the one I would've added. One of my all-time desert island discs. Actually, two discs. The other I'd have added is Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues. For all practical purposes, this was their real debut album.

[@napynap]

I started thinking of that, but is Chicago Rock? They play everything.

[@darinrugg176]

Yeah, Chicago!!! So many to choose from. I like Ricks picks. what are ya gonna do? ;-)

[@ChrisBurket-yn6xo]

What about Foreigner's first album? "Feels Life the First TIme", "Cold as Ice", "Long, Long Way From Home" and "Headknocker".

[@andys7937]

Great list Rick. Some of my debuts would be The Stooges, Dire Straits, Roxy music, Tom Petty, The Clash, Talking Heads, The Smiths, Murmur by REM, Stone Roses. I would also add Crocodiles by Echo and the bunnymen.. so many great debuts though, hard to choose just 22!

[@rogergregston6491]

The first Chicago album, Chicago Transit Authority (1969), perfectly matches your criteria for this list and is arguably FAR more significant than many listed.

[@drumlover1687]

Totally agree with you.

[@MusicLiberates]

Yes!! C.T.A.’s debut album HAS to be on this list. Like Chicago’s other first four records, it was a double album - and it established the horn band rock genre. Terry Kath was one of the greatest guitarists of all time. And 50 years later, this very important band is still going strong!!

[@stevemossholder]

I love Chicago, but album 2. I do not like at all Kath's guitar feedback on all of track 7, and feed back on a good chunk of either track 10 or 11. Plus, frankly, why sing the line from Come Together on it? I dont like that little sampling.

[@randeje]

Agree. Chicago Transit Authority is a fantastic rock album... debut.

[@movingforwardLDTH]

AGREED!

[@kimbruns2084]

Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago's first album is a classic, this album jams more than their following albums and still has a few hits on it. It didn't get much airplay until their popular 2nd album was released. ELP is another good one.

[@warrensurette1548]

Great choice, love that album.

[@PROWLERS1]

Chicago on my list

[@kuchomik]

Honorable Missing Mentions: - Mad Season - Above - Alice in Chains - Facelift - Audioslave - Audioslave - A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Yeah that APC record rocks brutally hard.

[@eskoriakiebraqeyo7942]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 i rly does

[@bryangirod6457]

Facelift for sure

[@larsetom1]

Audioslave's debut is incredible!

[@vannerdherd]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 yeah, what happened to their latest APC album? floppity flop! Was always a huge fan of them.

[@michaelmcintyre4690]

I can understand that this album doesn’t measure up on the “tons of hits scale”, but it absolutely blew me away when I heard it the summer after my first year in college - Talking Heads: 77. A sound that was completely fresh and new, heralding a decade of extraordinarily creative music by this band.

[@bazinko]

Black Sabbath is the one I was most expecting after you said “spawned multiple genres” in the intro. Good list tho! Many I need to check out.

[@seandog]

Surprised “Is This It” by The Strokes isn’t on here. Led Zeppelin at no.1 is perfect though, and The Doors is also great.🤙

[@Omriri123]

The year: 1970 The band: Black Sabbath The album: Black Sabbath The song: Black Sabbath First song, first album. That song, at that time was the greatest statement ever made in the history of rock music.

[@ancyber6876]

Paranoid was more influential and a much better album.

[@Omriri123]

@@ancyber6876 I didn't say it was their best album but we're talking about debuts here. Also, in my opinion it was the album that gave birth to metal.

[@jimhutchins2893]

Definitely a unique and incredible album

[@nivac5227]

@@ancyber6876 Black Sabbath (the song) sounds more metal than Paranoid.

[@patmctallica3522]

Godsmack, Evanescence... Audioslave Album... AND!!!!! If he suggested Ozzy the blizzard, what about Dio, Holy Diver? ...n Black Sabbath..Sorry at that time, it was Rock!

[@michellehabachi1863]

The first concert I ever attended was Pearl Jam at the Palladium in Hollywood in May of 1992. It was a month before I graduated from high school. It was their "Ten" tour and it blew my mind!! They are UNBELIEVABLE live!! When Even flow started, I got full body chills ( like electricity all through my body!)

[@happycommuter3523]

What a great memory!

[@evanmills7340]

Other great debut albums: "Black Sabbath" - "The Clash" - "The Ramones" - "Santana"

[@aedelus]

The Damned

[@land7776]

Who-My Generation Pretenders Greetings from Asbury Park

[@Symphonicrockfran]

I love those albums. I would add "Storia di un Minuto" by Premiata Forneria Marconi

[@οτρόποςπουείμαι]

@@Symphonicrockfran i guess "per un amico" came before storia di un minuto....other great debut album of an italian band was "arbeit macht frei" of Area....or "Ys" of Il balleto di bronzo....and i believe darwin was the debut album of Banco....other great debut albums are rocka-cola (judas), high voltage (ac/dc), camel debut album, magic brother (gong), Kobaïa (magma), legend (henry cow), Vincebus Eruptum (blue cheer), The great spectacular (dixie dregs), dire straits (dire straits), Stray Cats (stray cats), creedence clearwater revival (ccr), Samla Mammas Manna (SMM), Faust (faust), Birth control (birth control), freshy cream (cream) or safe as milk (captain beefheart.....among others....

[@dannops]

Yes, "Black Sabbath"!

[@kirk523]

R.E.M.’s “Murmur”. They were already fully themselves on this 1983 debut album, which contains some of the most enduring songs in their catalogue. And the influence this band would have on the next two decades of alternative music was massive.

[@claygilchrist632]

I would have included "Murmur" too. But so many good ones to choose from! I'm sure it's not easy coming up with a list like this.

[@pyenapple]

Their debut was Chronic Town, an EP.

[@kirk523]

pyenapple, I’m very aware of Chronic Town, but we do delineate between albums and EPs.

[@jamesburton8070]

I agree with Murmur. Such a beautiful and groundbreaking album.

[@brianmiller8508]

One would think Rolling Stone's album of the year in 1983 could crack the list. It definately created a sound that was distinctly their own.

[@masonb9788]

My personal favorite Debuts: Stone Roses - Stone Roses Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Black Flag - Damaged Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures Mercury Rev - Yerself is Steam Pixies - Surfer Rosa. Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops

[@robertdavis100]

are you a brit?

[@stockton22]

There's a bunch on your list I would definitely replace his picks with. Actually, all of yours, except for Mercury Rev, I hear it's great, I just haven't listened to it. actually I might check it out now.

[@ВладимирИгнашин-ф2м]

Yep, + Suicide first album

[@robertarisz8464]

I don't know you but I have the feeling we should be best friends. You pick up some drinks and I will be getting my stereo ready to go to 11.

[@zosmaee]

I totally agree with Joy Division and Pixies. And also I would add "Leisure" by Blur.

[@Braktooth]

Dire Straits self-titled debut, Living Colour's Vivid and Jeff Healey's See The Light. Phenomenal debut's all.

[@rakkerdata3155]

i really hoped Dire Straits was on the list with their Dire Straits Album from 1978

[@shockman8014]

I expected it too. I would expect it on a list of top 3.

[@Resgo]

I was expecting the same thing.. just with Sultans of Swing is enough to be on the list

[@stevekravcik609]

Good call!

[@howellj77]

That was indeed a great album. Should be on this somewhere in the top 15.

[@dillweed5347]

100%.

[@seldonsinq]

Rick, I will never ever ever get tired of you talking about the Beatles.

[@The_Obvious_Solution]

Same. I was obsessed with the Beatles when I was in college, during the time when the Anthology came out. If you dig trivia, search for a video called "The Making of Sgt. Pepper - 1992". Such a great analysis and interviews with all members except John. Some great segments with George Martin.

[@clovergannon]

In no particular order: The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man Ramones - Ramones Jeff Buckley - Grace The Strokes - Is This It Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures Little RIchard - Here's Little Richard Patti Smith - Horses Television - Marquee Moon And Never Mind the Bollocks should be on the list proper, not just the honorable mentions.

[@aedelus]

Solid list!

[@brianrogers7797]

Agree with the Zep album as the first song played indicated something new was coming. I immediately though the Police, Boston and the Cars would be on your list. Nice job.🙂🙂

[@davesage4931]

I was waiting for Lynyrd Skynyrd debut. Songs: Free bird. Tuesday’s gone. Ballad of Curtis leow. Gimme 3 steps.

[@JordanAllison89]

Agreed! Although Curtis Leow is on Second Helping. Simple Man is another great one from their debut.

[@leonaxhemi6414]

@@JordanAllison89 simple man i think is the best lynyrd skynyrd song, simple but deep

[@braydensaviation755]

Yes! Best band ever. My favorite song is free bird

[@robertzoch122]

Came here to leave the same comment.

[@craigkowald3055]

Yeppers.

[@chriswilcox6482]

I knew the top album had to be Zep. Such incredible music throughout the album.

[@SirManfly]

#3, #2, #1 have been part of my regular playlist since they came out ! 3 of my most favorite rock albums ever !!!

[@JimGramze]

Black Sabbath's first album belongs at least in the top ten if not the top 5. So many bands list them as a major influence. They are genre launching and at least 3 of the songs from this album are lifelong concert staples and have been covered numerous times.

[@terabytetim]

agreed wholeheartedly.

[@BrianFooten]

Yea. That's my comment. Criminal oversight.

[@gabrielpaiva9070]

Can't add them. They're blockers.

[@JimGramze]

@@gabrielpaiva9070 It seems strange that some long KZbin videos are devoted to listening to and analyzing entire album sides of Sabbath. It makes me wonder what hoops one must jump through in order to have such massive permissions while others can't show the tiniest bit.

[@gonedeep43]

Yeah, get rid of let's say, Oasis and add Black Sabbath.

[@LtAlex3945]

I am SO GLAD you used the 1994 MTV Supersonic Live version for Oasis's Definitely Maybe. Such a killer version. One of the greatest versions of the song.

[@joeysawdust]

Rick, I'm so glad that you included the Cars debut album. It's one of those albums that is best listened to as arranged instead of as a collection of singles - one song sets up the next and great transitions! Analog better than digital for sure! 1978 was a phenomenal year for music - I graduated high school then. When I saw the name of the list, I just knew that you'd have to include Boston's debut, especially after you discussed the criteria you used to make the selections. I was hoping for a Top 5 ranking and thrilled to see #2! Tears to my eyes every time it's appreciated by you! Thanks!

[@gsparkman]

That album was played incessantly during the summer of its release. Lot's of great parties that summer.

[@hab9609]

I agree.... I was a junior when their first album came out in the senior in their second album. I owned every one of their albums. The cars were so unique and amazing. Can’t believe we’ve lost Benjamin and Rick

[@Luca_Denhard]

Boston is my favorite band of all time

[@crazyfingers19]

Let The Good Times Roll was our class song in ‘82.

[@17Helton]

I was pulling for The Cars Greatest Hits (Cocky title for a debut album but they easily backed it up) glad to see it make it. In fact the album could have had only one good song (Moving in Stereo) and make any list once Fast Times came out due to Phoebe Cates and the color of Red. 🎯

[@johnmunson100]

Chicago Transit Authority! A sprawling, ambitious masterpiece of a debut. So unfortunate that they devolved into soft rock kings. Also, Mutemath's first album. Great creativity and virtuosity.

[@scifiwriter98]

That's one of the first ones I thought of. Pretty lame list, overall. Too many bands from the 90's and 00's.

[@jasonpoland5507]

Ditto x100000 - Terry Kath’a guitar playing especially on Free Form Guitar is killer - also - love the cover of I’m a Man originally by Spencer Davis Group

[@onyxpenguin4210]

Yes… I thought for sure that CTA would be in the top five. I was thinking Boston would be #1

[@johnmunson100]

@@onyxpenguin4210 Well, you weren't far off with Boston! :-) But, of course, his #1 pick was depressingly predictable. (Sorry, rest of the rock world, but I think Zeppelin is highly overrated.)

[@ronaldallen9216]

When they lost Terry,they lost their heart. A lot of bands can recover from the death of a band mate, but Terry was too big of a loss. Peter couldn't handle it.

[@periachi4961]

Black Sabbath literally invented Metal. I think it should've deserved a spot in the top 5 personally.

[@gabrielpaiva9070]

Yeah, why don't you take The Velvet Underground, for example and put Black Sabbath.

[@The_Rodney]

I was SHOCKED it didn't make this list. STUNNED

[@yellow8live235]

Black Sabbath isn’t a rock band presage but I still agree

[@davidrust7397]

Wasn't a big Sabbath fan in the day but have to agree, it defined a genre.

[@deepdivemusicreactions]

u said it yrself. it's metal not rock

[@sirrantstoomuch6237]

Muse's showbiz is a stellar album start to finish, they really made their unique style right from the beginning of their career

[@Muzacdom]

good call. caught them on the black holes tour in Irvine CA. Top 5 concert ever for me. UNREAL.

[@scndsky]

and they even left one of the best tracks as a Japanese bonus

[@Chiwawa666]

In recent decades : - Artic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not - The Strokes - Is This It - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to tell - Interpol - Turn on the bright lights Not as big a Rick's choices of course but still really good debuts

[@bwebb90]

^^^^ great comment, especially the monkeys and strokes, would be interested if Beato was a fan of them. Granted, arctic monkeys prowess is in genius lyric writing but the strokes have brilliant use of musicality for a garage band.

[@DJ.LakeSea]

You must be from the UK?

[@SolidPain6624]

Love the Strokes yes

[@Chiwawa666]

@@DJ.LakeSea Interpol and yeah yeah yeahs are straight from NYC my friend!

[@Chiwawa666]

Or were you responding to John Walker? if so ignore my comment...!

[@gothrers4552]

Nobody talking about Jeff Buckley's album, but I love it ! Sounds like no other album

[@bassdrummer9849]

Agreed! Stunning album; besides Jeff's magical voice the music itself was amazingly solid (mix of Alt rock and bits of folk an blues). Love it👌

[@efraimgrosse3451]

@@bassdrummer9849 Count my vote also: this album shaped my tastes.

[@StephGarrido]

I was about to say the same thing.. Without Jeff Buckley, no "Muse" or "Nothing but thieves".. Who incidentally had great first albums too..

[@achaarpickler]

Agreed. What a voice, what a loss...

[@Yarin4ever]

For me the only record I could be listening to forever

[@chrisburgess2398]

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses. Flawless from start to finish. It was the blue print for UK music in the 90s. Jimmy Page called John Squire the most intuitive guitarist he’d ever seen. The Who wanted Reni to replace Kieth Moon.

[@rvallenduuk]

Exactly. If the world's most overrated band makes the list then how come the Stone Roses are missing? (Yes, that's Oasis...)

[@tumy199]

@@rvallenduuk overrated hahahahaha ok boomer

[@kolumbijcan]

it s obviously only about music known in america, hence this guy dont know roses, weller or smiths , surprised pistols made it

[@kolumbijcan]

@@rvallenduuk oasis are underrated, but roses are missing cos this guy only speaks about music that made it to lakota

[@desiolle2874]

I know it's an unpopular opinion but I preferred Second Coming...Squires' work on the album is mind blowing...they deserved a mention either way

[@mikel522]

Rick I think you nailed this list and I agree on your 1 pick. Every song on Zeppelin 1 was great.

[@donkraemer50]

Van Halen sounded 80s 7 years before the 80s sound really took over. You'd swear the 78 album was made in 1985 if you didn't know better. Amazing.

[@AlessandroDiFederico]

They made that sound, the other bands had to catch up, and take 3 to five years for every guitar player in the guitar era to reach that level

[@MrBruinman86]

Rush - Rush Alice In Chains - Facelift Foreigner - Foreigner Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms Stone Temple Pilots - Core Cream - Fresh Cream Asia - Asia

[@lolalydon]

Absolutely Facelift!! Great adjunct list 🤘

[@DonnaMillar1982]

Definitely Rush

[@giovannigobbi4832]

Fresh Cream is marvelous for a debut

[@MrBruinman86]

@dread true Still great albums.

[@MrBruinman86]

@dread true Prog, rock and grunge. Compared to some of the other albums Rick listed, most i listed are more mainstream than some he listed and certainly with more radio plays/Chart placements than some of his entries. Lists are subjective, so one's taste heavily influences who makes the list or not.

[@ralphus555]

The Pretenders debut is amazing and was groundbreaking... The first Boston album still sounds so fresh. Blizzard of Ozz debut is epic.

[@metrakos]

Pretender 1st album is band charisma times 100

[@peterh1353]

Agreed. Every song is a winner!

[@BobLbrmn]

I was shocked Rick didn't include Pretenders!

[@tracifailla1172]

Ditto - was so impactful for those of us in the Midwest. Essentially gave us a taste of CBGB in middle America.

[@ralphus555]

@@tracifailla1172 Born and raised in NY and went to college in Ohio... I totally get where you are coming from.

[@richardrudar1268]

TOTO their Debut Album was outstanding! Steve Lukather was 18 when they started recording the Album.

[@DJmisterpeluca]

I also commented this, such a legendary album

[@melancholyhussar]

My first thought was "Where is Black Sabbath?" Their debut spawned an entire genre of music, remains timeless, influenced a multitude of players, and continues to do so, more than 50 years after it was released. Also missing: Iron Maiden, Foriegner, Bad Company, Yngwie Malmsteen. Nice to see you give a nod to The Cars! Well deserved.

[@josephknight58]

Here's the question: Obviously you would consider Black Sabbath to be a "Heavy Metal" band. But would you Consider Zeppelin to be one? If you do, then you have to realize that Zeppelin put out 2 albums BEFORE Black Sabbath was released on Friday, 2/13/70. Which if they are both "Heavy Metal" bands, would mean Zeppelin started it because they came first.

[@daggylmcgra9653]

@@josephknight58 : Good point. Like you say, it all comes down to whether you consider them metal, or are they just heavy rock? I've seen so many arguments on YT about categorising bands that it truly makes me sick and tired of some of the pretentious crap that people toss around. Even though a lot of it may be well argued and correct; it just turns me right off. So I'm not going there.

[@giannagiavelli5098]

youngwood moldstein ? wtf!

[@beethovensoup]

@@josephknight58 they are hard rock sabbath is metal

[@peterh1353]

Black Sabbath's problem is their image. Behind it is some fantastic music and players. They actually started as an "answer" to flowerpower!

[@eliasswift2921]

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago is my favorite debut rock album. The instrumentals are so complex, it sounds like the band had been playing together for ten years already.

[@I_Am_The_Pataphysicist]

says the guy with jimmy page and Robert plant in pp

[@eliasswift2921]

@@I_Am_The_Pataphysicist I mean I also love the Led Zeppelin debut of course, but it is derivative, unlike the Chicago debut.

[@SuperBrictson]

It's one of my favorite debut albums. I believe "Introduction" is at least 3rd place in Debut Rock Songs Of All Time!!!

[@ElDiabloLocoPoco]

I was nine when my brothers(one plays sax the other drums) put in together to buy a record player and CTA was the first thing they bought. Lost a bunch of music in the 80's and did not replace most. Bought CTA about three years back, and played it from start to finish a few times. Really glad I put that back into the collection.

[@MusicLiberates]

Absolutely agree! CTA was an incredibly important album, and it’s hard to believe this omission. And Terry Kath was a god among guitarists!

[@patriciaclements9457]

Glad of your placement of Led Zeppelin's first album. January of 1969, my brother, Jim, two friends, and I were honored to see Zeppelin play at the legendary Grande Ballroom in Detroit, MI (100 miles south from our home town, the village of Deckerville, MI) At the end of their set and many encores, as they were leaving the stage, Jimmy Page stopped at the edge of the stage to shake hands with members of the audience. We were sitting on the floor-- no chairs on the ballroom floor, just feet and butts -- right in front, first "row", between Page and Plant. I am only 5'2" in height so Jimmy and I could not complete a proper handshake, but our hands did meet. Zeppelin was new, and wonderful.

[@kennethlevy5303]

I totally agree with The Cars, Boston and Van Halen. I’d add the debut albums by Queen, X, Devo, Pretenders, the Go-Go’s and Yazoo (also known as Yaz in the U.S.). All of those albums are solid from beginning track to the last track and arguably hold up to anything later in the catalogue of any of those artists.

[@martinrosasdominguez9617]

I think Black Sabbath and Kiss debut albums should have been here, they both showed an inovative sound and had iconic songs from both bands

[@natgator]

Nailed #1. If you did a “greatest sophomore” albums, Zep would take that too. Love that you threw the Cars in as well. They are under appreciated in my opinion.

[@mikekroft86]

what about Foreigner's debut, and Toto

[@terryestepp2615]

I agree.

[@ammoalamo6485]

The Cars, and a few other bands, made the MTV era in the early 80s.

[@JDDavid]

Last comment about The Cars here made me think of another top twenty, which is "bands that made MTV worth watching" or "bands who put the M in MTV"! 😆 Oh those were the days!

[@mangoc22]

King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses Pixies - Surfer Rosa Mayhem - De Mysteriis dom Sathanas (though it's black metal, but still influential)

[@ggthewhale]

Really sad that he didn't include King Crimson. I'll die on the hill that Fripp is the greatest if not the most innovative guitarist of all time

[@himom5518]

@@ggthewhale it was 21 but it was edited out

[@marktaylor6491]

The Clash - The Clash

[@swinephrog6428]

The Strokes - Is This It

[@DrDodo-mi7if]

Mysteriis dom Sathanas is not mayhems debut album. Deathcrush is

[@jakubbielak7273]

I'd include: The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures The White Stripes Arctic Monkeys And for me The Velvet Underground is no. 1, Pearl Jam easily Top 5. Great picks by the way! It's nice to see STP in honourable mention.

[@jakubbielak7273]

@Luke One of my favourite albums of all time.

[@sambrockelsby522]

Great list Rick. Mine would most definitely include: Is This It (The Strokes), Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division), Nowhere (Ride), Turn on The Bright Lights (Interpol), The Stone Roses (The Stone Roses), The Gilded Palace of Sin (The Flying Burrito Brothers), Psychocandy (The Jesus and Mary Chain) and probably a few others I can't think of right now.

[@keithcampbell7820]

Great idea, if any one else knew who you were referring to. Just saying.

[@keithcampbell7820]

Biggest problem? You refer to a “Song” when defining an album. Albums were the defining moment of Rock. Glad you got number 1 correct.

[@sambrockelsby522]

@@keithcampbell7820 I think most rock music fans would recognize the albums I mentioned. They're not that obscure. Just saying.

[@jurajzembjak9721]

Facelift should have been there instead of Bleach, Tool's first album also kicks ass

[@lluewhyn]

Agree with Facelift over Bleach, but not as fond of Opiate/Undertow. I listen to them, and I think "This sounds all right, but their stuff from Aenima onward is much more interesting".

[@challism]

Agreed. Had Nevermind been Nirvana's debut, however... Bleach wasn't worthy of this list.

[@nutsandgum]

Yeah this is probably the most glaring omission. Bleach is alright but also kind of forgettable.. Facelift on the other hand is amazing tracks almost all the way through it.

[@stockton22]

Yeah, Bleach surprised me, it was more like a rough beginning than a great debut. I was doing a college radio show when it came out and there were only one or two songs from it I liked enough to play.

[@ReplayValueMusic]

Agreed, I feel Bleach, while a great album to 90s grunge/alt rock lovers, doesn't really fit the criteria of what Rick set. Not really any hits/or important tracks for them, not very transformative, Nevermind was really what influenced others when it came out, and althought I like most of the songs, I'd argue there are some filler tracks and no huge songs. Facelift on the other hand had AIC's biggest song Man In The Box while being I believe the first big "grunge" single to be on MTV paving the way for the other groups. Became a very influential album for the Alt Rock/borderline Metal genre. The dark content was very transformative and evolved even further in later releases. And although not as filled with mainstream hits as Dirt, songs like Man In The Box, We Die Young, Love Hate Love, It Ain't Like That, and Bleed The Freak, have stood the test of time for AIC while having decent popularity. I love both albums but my heart is with Facelift here

[@kirkkearney8758]

As a huge Led Zeppelin fan, I’m super stoked Once again they rise to the top

[@slammerf16]

You just can't go wrong with a bit of Led Zepp :)

[@CP-rg5mi]

Who the hell is responsible for blocking LZ songs on YT??? Is Peter Grant lurking around still, haunting us from his grave?

[@jimnewl]

R.E.M. was imho the greatest alternative band of the 80s, and their influence can be heard in the alt and grunge of the 90s. "Murmur," their first album, is a solid album that Rolling Stone magazine ranks at #18 in its Top 100 Debut Albums of All Time (take that, Beato).

[@alexbaker7517]

Totally agree Murmur was the type of album that other people who would go on to form bands and create music would listen to, it's an absolutely vital album in alternative rock

[@aaronjv]

Yup, defintely--Murmur should be on this list.

[@tripmiller13]

This also ^^

[@jingles7117]

Good list Rick. There’s so many albums that could be added and it’s impossible to please everyone. I would have thought that The Allman Brothers Band, and Crosby, Stills and Nash would get a mention.

[@nealmoseley1982]

Aerosmith self title: Dream on, Mama kin & Movin' out. Self titled Antemasque first and only album to date. The band consists of Cedric Bixler Zavala, Omar Rodriguez Lopez (Mars Volta) Flea and Dave Ellitch. Mars Volta deloused in the comatorium.

[@St99785]

Deloused was great, for sure. Given how bias this was towards the grunge era stuff, and even including Linkin' Park, I'm surprised the Mars Volta got no love here.

[@nealmoseley1982]

@@St99785 yeah, but it is Rick's list, so don't be too hard on him. I love the grunge bands, but I'm not so sure Nirvana Bleach would have made my list, but hey that's beauty of preference. Thanks for your message!

[@St99785]

@@nealmoseley1982 I agree with you on Bleach. School and Blew had some sweet ass solos on them, and About a Girl was a cool change of pace. Love Buzz is okay, but I'm surprised that was their first single, as the original is WAY better than Nirvana's cover, but that's just my stupid opinion. Big Cheese is highly underrated too. But still, I wouldn't have called the album groundbreaking; certainly not at that moment in time. Only in retrospect i'd say it's quite good, but there are certainly better choices for sure.

[@sometoastedcat]

I would definitely have Whatever the People Say I am, That's what I'm not by Arctic Monkeys on my list. Really good Album.

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

Black Sabbath - Self-Titled debut. THE ALBUM THAT STARTED IT ALL for the whole world of metal.

[@bobsyoruncle4583]

Led Zeppelin definitely #1 - they instantly became the 2nd biggest band in the world after the Beatles.

[@lukemanify]

Of course.

[@JennetPreston]

The Pixies SURFER ROSA? Innovative, wildly influential for the last 33 years, packed with great songs--where IS your mind?

[@stuminnis4050]

That album cover meant everything to me when I was 15.

[@patrickincharlestonsc4935]

Whooooooooo-oooooohhhhh. Never watched Trainspotters. Seems like it would make sense though.

[@chomskyhitchens]

1100%

[@BrokenGodEnt]

Personally I think Doolittle is more influential no?

[@JennetPreston]

@@BrokenGodEnt Tough call. I hear more echoes of Doolittle in other artists' work, but every time I hear an audience sing Kim Deal's part on "Where Is My Mind," I'm reminded how much fans love Surfer Rosa. At any rate, it's a great debut album, worthy to be on Mr. Beato's list--somewhere nearer the top than the bottom.

[@aservantofjesus7648]

Santana's first album? Double platinum with cuts like "Evil Ways", "Soul Sacrifice" (famous performance at Woodstock) and "Jingo".

[@johnrobertson586]

Absolutely

[@LicSergioJCastro]

Santana's debut at Woodstock is second to none....

[@rickmiller7884]

Yeah, Carlos was the Latino Hendrix, all the guitar nerds loved both of them no matter their heritage. They were inadvertently ambassadors for world peace.

[@rickmiller7884]

@@LicSergioJCastro, and he was on acid.

[@Gutch220]

Black Sabbath - "Black Sabbath" is pretty good.

[@jimhedberg1495]

They block

[@Dethmeister]

@@jimhedberg1495 , So does a lot of these on the list though.

[@garyrobert9085]

Pretty good? I'll see that and raise to amazingly good.

[@jimhedberg1495]

@@Dethmeister Watch his rant from a couple days ago.

[@Dethmeister]

@@jimhedberg1495 I saw him say he wasn't going to promote Black Sabbath but if so many others block too, it seems weird. Unless they block at the mere mention of their name.

[@Drummer8282]

Some of my favs: Oasis - definitely maybe Third eye blind - self titled The strokes - is this it? STP - core Lots of good bands on this list.

[@ryandonnelly6730]

Arctic Monkeys- what ever people say i am, that’s what i’m not, definitely deserves a place here, fastest selling debut UK album ever

[@robertJ14]

It should definitely be there but you can understand why Americans wouldn't have it on their lists

[@brandon7429]

who?

[@DR-cz9hp]

Definitely

[@Skeenz]

This albums had more influence then the arctic monkeys

[@ryandonnelly6730]

@@Skeenz disagreed

[@neveratinygoldilocks]

Thank you for including Heart on this list! They are absolutely incredible and don’t get nearly enough love.

[@PMO269]

Totally unknown in Europe, I will buy the album

[@mhsigrist]

Not even mentioned Black Sabbath's debut record. How is that even possible?

[@timm1356]

Exactly! But oasis made it??

[@davidstewart6485]

He can't or else they'd take down the video. He said he would in a recent live video.

[@Whydoyoureadme]

Yeah, for its inspiring a whole genre of metal it should ve on there alone

[@Cam23]

Timm 13 woah woah woah. Oasis deserves to be on there... can’t discredit them. They were one of the owners of 90s music.

[@mehdidn4301]

I think he didn't considered that a rock album

[@sniderjadam]

I'm really surprised The Knack's "Get The Knack" didn't make this list. The album is power pop perfection from start to finish, and the hit single starts off Side B (not Side A)!

[@powie9313]

Dire Straits debut album revealed a distinguishable playing style and beautiful tone of Stratocaster and you can easily listen to the entire album in one pass.

[@jamesrasmussen6392]

Yeah I like Dire Straits but they're kind of there own thing. Can't really think of another band like them

[@tommythevenot7617]

@@jamesrasmussen6392 I feel the same way about U2. I don’t even care for them that much as a band, and I like Dire Straits much better. But when U2 came out, they had a distinct sound that was all their own, and I didn’t hear any influences in their music. I could not have compared their to another band.

[@williamberry2351]

Is This It by the Strokes is the perfect album for me

[@TheKennyboy92]

superb debut album

[@zachrizzo6525]

Saturate by Breaking Benjamin

[@muhammadtantowijauhari8415]

@@mrjamesgrimes and followed by arctic monkeys' 2006 album

[@robtyman4281]

What about the debut album by Kings of Leon? ....the less said about some of their more recent albums the better!

[@baconlatte]

Good call... Strokes 1st album is brilliant

[@andrewglazier8940]

Black Sabbath's debut practically created heavy metal. Blue Oyster Cult's debut is killer too, albeit more underground.

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

BOC's debut is excellent. My personal favorite album of theirs is Secret Treaties, it's one of the most underrated albums of all time, imo.

[@jimhutchins2893]

Buck....so underrated.

[@Zederok]

Well you kinda can't not include Led Zeppelin in that category of creation. Both were instrumental in the rise of Metal.

[@andrewglazier8940]

@@AbbeyRoadkill1 Their whole catalog is criminally underappreciated. They are one of my all time favorite bands.

[@andrewglazier8940]

@@jimhutchins2893 He's so damn good!

[@kennethbenson2931]

I would include the debuts REM Murmur, Joe Jackson Look Sharp, Elvis Costello My Aim Is True and later, The Stone Roses first album. All classics of their genre.

[@MikeBaglivi]

Murmur! How could I forget that!

[@treff9226]

MURMUR!