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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Well, that’s wrap! A huge thank you to everyone who took part in #5DebutAlbumsFinal Around 500 voted, fittingly making it one of the best supported polls for some time. The final top three were:- 1) The Stone Roses - S/T 2) Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 3) The Velvet Underground & Nico - S/T..

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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hi folks, for the last time (apart from the year end poll 😉) it’s time to vote, it’s the big one, #5DebutAlbumsFinal We’ve whittled the albums down to a final 100 (see list to follow), a veritable treat to the eardrums each and every one. Your task, pick your top 5 in order of preference, mine are..

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Will McAlpine @willmcalpine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On this momentous date in history 25 years ago, I packed my Nissan Bluebird with most of my worldly possessions (records) and set out from Corby to begin what turned out to be a new life in Hull. It's certainly been eventful. #5DebutAlbumsFinal

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Wiz Ball @wizball50.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal Pod—Breeders I may be wrong, but it looks like Kim is the only artist to appear on two albums from this illustrious list. If so, it's an honour well deserved. Pod is an album closer to SR than Doolittle; equal parts divine and profane. It's glorious #musicsky #vinyl #nowplaying

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Britpop Carrie White @2006dvdrip.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#nowplaying #5debutalbumsFinal Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures.’ (1979) This cornerstone of post-punk is an influential classic that’s sure to place at the highest level , blending punk with the rich atmospheres of prog and the bleak guitars of heavy metal under Curtis’s brooding baritone vocals

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Will McAlpine @willmcalpine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal Soul Mining - The The

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Adrian Brown @adrianbrown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

One of the great joys of these polls has been finding new music, so it seems fitting for at least one such discovery to make my #5DebutAlbumsFinal list - this is probably my top contender amongst these - the gradual, subtle shifts and interplays are hypnotic - an album to truly immerse oneself in

Boards Of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children

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Will McAlpine @willmcalpine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal George Best - The Wedding Present Would definitely have been in my top five when I was 18.

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James Cornelius @jcd823.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill (1995) #5DebutAlbumsFinal Another huge record, if I was doing these rankings by how often I played them upon release this would easily be top three.

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Will McAlpine @willmcalpine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan

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Will McAlpine @willmcalpine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal The Stooges - The Stooges Pity there's only two songs on the first side...

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Wiz Ball @wizball50.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Welcome to the working week! Costello's debut is such a barnstormer, such an announcement to the music world that he was there and to come get him, that it's a shoo-in for my top 10. Whether it makes top 5 I'm not sure. Though I do have some sneaky feelings… #5DebutAlbumsFinal #musicsky #vinyl

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John Logsdon @johnlogsdon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

My final ‘83 entrant for #5debutalbumsFINAL (I have 6 of the 8 finalists in #johnsvinyl). It won’t contend for my top 5 vote, but I still love playing this record! #nowplaying.

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. Big Country (1983) s/t

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AnEarful @anearful.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I've narrowed things down by about half for the #5DebutAlbumsFinal. Interestingly, 31 of the 46 come from the 1963-1983 sheet, when more people seemed to agree that I was right about the best music! 🤣 open.spotify.com/playlist/66M...

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Missing: Ride - Nowhere

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Mark's Music @marksmusic1977.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols More than likely in my 5.

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John Logsdon @johnlogsdon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Still in my early 80s sweet spot for #5debutalbumsFINAL. But this is a band that I somehow completely missed in the day. Discovered them here, thanks to the polls #SirRichardShaw Better late than never, though. Great record and terrific band! #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. The Chameleons (1983) “Script of the Bridge”

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John Logsdon @johnlogsdon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

More of my 80s soundtrack. As great as it is, it won’t compete for my top 5 in #5debutalbumsFINAL. Mainly because it’s not my fave #REM (Reckoning). And then there’s the previous Chronic Town EP which I adore. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. R.E.M. (1983) “Murmur”

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John Logsdon @johnlogsdon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yet another significant contender for my top 5 in #5debutalbumsFINAL. I have three copies in #johnsvinyl. Two OPs (different sleeves) and this remaster. It continues to draw me in after all these years. #nowplaying #TFF

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. Tears For Fears (1983) “The Hurting”

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John Logsdon @johnlogsdon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Aaaaand yet another serious contender for #5debutalbumsFINAL. Still hits hard and beautiful at the same time. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. The The (1983) “Soul Mining”

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John Logsdon @johnlogsdon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Next up is another serious contender for my top 5 in #5debutalbumsFINAL. A big part of my 80s undergrad soundtrack. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. Violent Femmes (1983) s/t

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Indigogirl24 @indigogirl24.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#MusicChallenge #5DebutAlbumsFinal #Last4Albums Been listening to this 2nd batch of rather fantastic debut albums on my voting shortlist❤️.... guarded by a Funko Pop Duff McKagen 🤘😎 Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette Definitely Maybe by Oasis Ten by Pearl Jam Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Photo of some albums on my voting shortlist guarded by a Funko Pop Duff McKagen
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Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Ten by Pearl Jam
Surfer Rosa by Pixies

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Gary Rocks @rockorocks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's Sunday and I'm feeling supersonic..(double espresso imbibed) 😂 #5debutalbumsfinal

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Middle-aged Dan @danteece.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal Match 22 Portishead - Dummy Vs Massive Attack - Blue Lines I swear I didn't plan this one! One defined Trip-Hop, the other took it to amazing new heights. A question of innovation vs evolution. #Vinyl #VinylCommunity #MusicSky #NowSpinning

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Graham H @grahamh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#5debutslbumsFinal #NowPlaying The only recent album to make the final. Absolutely deserves its place. It’s slightly lost its lustre for me due to over spinning, but it remains their best album. A phenomenon.

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Mark @monkeystrawhat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal The Doors Some great songs on this. I only ever bought the live album. Never pulled the trigger on the others.

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John Logsdon @johnlogsdon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Next up for #5debutalbumsFINAL. A lovely record introduced to me here by these polls—thanks to #SirRichardShaw. I’ve only listened ti it twice, but more spins are in its future. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. The Blue Nile (1984) “A Walk Across the Rooftops”

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John Logsdon @johnlogsdon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This one is going to difficult to keep out of my top 5 for #5debutalbumsFINAL. It was so important to me at the time. The latter day Morrissey antics have put me off a bit. But every time I spin it of late, I’m transported back to 1984 and reminded of my 18 yo angst & passion #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. The Smiths (1984) s/t

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Graham H @grahamh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#5debutalbumsFinal #NowPlaying Increasingly believing I won’t be able to leave this out.

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Richard Watterson @richardwatterson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal Such an incredible debut, oblivious to the trends of 1978 it's an album with a singular idiosyncratic vision but one that could still achieve commercial success. And then there's her age too. The second absolute certainty for my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/5NKTuB...

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The Kick Inside - Album by Kate Bush | Spotify

Kate Bush · album · 1978 · 13 songs

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Richard Watterson @richardwatterson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal Truly fantastic, but when it comes to groundbreaking debuts by female artists I'm giving Kate the slight edge and I'm not sure I can fit both into my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/0OeuSe...

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Horses - Album by Patti Smith | Spotify

Patti Smith · album · 1975 · 8 songs

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John Logsdon @johnlogsdon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A serious contender for my top 5 in #5debutalbumsFINAL. Spinning my OP that I purchased in Swansea at/near release date. Still sounds great! Actually better than in the day, because I can afford a good stereo! #LOUD #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. Jesus and Mary Chain (1985) “Psychocandy”

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Jason Finch @jasonpfinch.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#5debutalbumsfinal Just an incredibly good album. I heard this on the radio -- a year later, having got a music centre with turntable for Christmas aged 14, I got hold of the album. m.youtube.com/watch?v=2q5C... The Blue Nile, 'Tinseltown in the Rain' from A Walk Across the Rooftops' (1984)

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The Blue Nile - Tinseltown in the Rain (Official Audio)

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Adrian Brown @adrianbrown.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My favourite album of all time, never mind favourite debut, and the most revelatory of my formative years - unhinged, brutal, beautiful, seemingly untethered from anything I’d heard before #5DebutAlbumsFinal

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Mick Sweeney @micksweeney.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Noughtie debuts #5DebutAlbumsFinal Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) vs The Strokes - Is This It (2001)

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Mick Sweeney @micksweeney.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Today's play-off #5DebutAlbumsFinal The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers (1976) vs The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)

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Graham H @grahamh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#5debutalbumsFinal #NowPlaying Unthinkable at the beginning of this poll, but this masterpiece is currently just outside of my five.

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Richard Watterson @richardwatterson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal One that I didn't need to consider before the final. A seminal debut and hugely significant to my personal music journey. Objectively it should easily make my top 5 but for some reason I don't have a big emotional connection to it. open.spotify.com/album/4xwx0x...

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary - Album by The Velvet Underground | Spotify

The Velvet Underground · album · 1967 · 11 songs

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Richard Watterson @richardwatterson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal One of two important albums from my formative years appearing in this final. Won't be easy but I've got an emotional urge to find a place in my top 5 for at least one of them. open.spotify.com/album/6cI1Xo...

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The Smiths - Album by The Smiths | Spotify

The Smiths · album · 1984 · 11 songs

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