Took a while but finally a shortlist of 25. #5DebutAlbumsSF2

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Number 1 I've been searching for the young soul rebels I've been searching everywhere and I'm finally getting to see them live in November. Arguably the best debut album ever. I never tire of it. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Number 2 When I bought this many years ago it changed everything for me. I can still remember that feeling hearing Sunday Morning for the first time. Timeless record. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Number 3 Iggy, David and Tony. This was the predecessor to Low and in my opinion should be included in the Berlin trilogy. Iggys finest. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

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Number 4 Hip Hop, jazz ,easy listening and a bit of film noir all blended together to make this incredible unique musical cocktail. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Have to do this early so here goes. Number 5 Arguably the most innovative record of the 90s. This soundtracked so many dawns for me. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Number 6 Gram and Emmylou's debut..even though it doesn't feel like a debut. Not a million miles away from the Burritos. Very hard to leave this one out. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Number 7 While it's not a completely perfect album some of the songs here represent her best work...in particular Jerusalem and Troy... Really enjoyed listening to this again over the last few weeks. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

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Number 7 I don't think Roxy Music really reached their peak until album 3 but they were doing stuff on this record that nobody else was doing. Seriously considered this for my top 5. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Number 9 I'm not a huge fan of any Beatles solo stuff but this is the only one that comes anywhere near to the greatness they achieved as a band...and it has one or two dodgy songs on it so it's not perfect. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Time to cut 10 down to the final 5. Number 10 He probably went on to make better records but as a debut this is stunning. Especially the ballads which always suited that incredible voice. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Two albums that pointed the way to the future of electronic music at the time while simultaneously nodding to the past...particularly to the reggae sound systems. Both great records but just missing out on my final 10. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Has to be one of the most underrated and possibly influential debuts ever. Years ahead of its time. Hard to believe this was released in 1973. However it'll go no further than my final 15. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

I'm going to gradually cut this shortlist down from 15 to 10 and it'll be difficult. I'll start with these 2. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Another one that's really hard to leave out. One of my first ever live gigs. I've never seen anyone play quite like The Blockheads. Can't fit it in unfortunately. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Some of the early punk albums had great cover versions. Johnny Was is one of the best ones. Album is spectacular as well but it won't make my final 5. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

I'm going to cut my shortlist from 20 to 15 so I'm reluctantly letting these go. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Going to let two more go to bring the shortlist down. Very hard to cut down even at this stage but I'll go with these 2. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Ok it's time to cut the shortlist from 25 to 20 and I'll start with these 3. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

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Finally managed to cut everything down to a shortlist of 25. #5DebutAlbumsSF1

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Number 1 There was only ever going to be 1 winner here. An album created entirely from beats and samples, an album like no other. This deserves to be spoken about in the same sentence as What's Going On, Bitches Brew Kind Of Blue...it's at that level. #5debutalbums9599

Number 2 This actually blew me away when it came out...especially the instrumental tracks. So many different styles and influences in there. Still sounds incredible. #5debutalbums9599

Number 3 At times this sounds more like a Lalo Schiffrin record from the late 60s than a 90s record and I mean that in the best way possible. Didn't even expect this to make my 5 but there you go. #5debutalbums9599

Number 4 A serious melting pot courtesy of Masters At Work. It's all in there funk,soul,jazz,hip hop,salsoul,latino,house and whatever else. One of the finest of the decade. #5debutalbums9599

Ok here goes Number 5 A brilliant mixture of electronica,jazz and deep house complete with a Betty Blue sample thrown in for good measure. Their first and their finest. #5debutalbums9599

Number 6 I didn't like the production on this at all when it came out. Listening back now 30 years or so on it sounds absolutely spectacular. Just misses out on my final 5 #5debutalbums9599

Number 7 Leftfield threw everything into the pot for their debut. Punk,Dub,Reggae,Hip Hop, Techno..it was all there. Release The Pressure is on of the greatest album openers. #5debutalbums9599

Number 8 While I wasn't a huge fan of drum & bass some artists and albums stood out. This still sounds incredible. Love the way he uses the vocals. #5debutalbums9599

Number 9 This was when he was a fledgling dj ,before he really got into making soundtracks..but you can see the roots of that in this excellent and underrated record. #5debutalbums9599

Ok time to cut 10 to 5. Number 10 I remember when this came out people were trying to say it was a new genre,nu soul I think they called it,when it was basically a really good modern soul record. #5debutalbums9599

Composer and Massive Attack collaborator this stunning debut almost makes my final 10 but not quite. #5debutalbums9599

The first defector from Massive Attack he left to find his own sound. While the debut is really good he didn't really find it till album 2. I'm leaving this one out. #5debutalbums9599

It's getting really difficult now but I need to cut the 15 down to 10. I'll reluctantly start with these 3. #5debutalbums9599

2 very different albums that I haven't listened to in years. Both brilliant but neither will dent my final 5. #5debutalbums9599

Going to chop the shortlist down from 20 to 15 today so I'll go with these 3 for now. #5debutalbums9599

Wasn't listening to a lot of stuff like this in the 90s but the Garbage debut had some good tunes on it. It won't get near my top 5 though. #5debutalbums9599

I think this will be one of the hardest shortlists to cut down so I'll start with these 4. #5debutalbums9599

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Shortlist of 30 #5debutalbums9599

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Number 1 Imagine what it must have been like hearing this in 1975. So different from anything else that was around. Love the mixture of rawness and naivety in her voice and music. Listening to this feels like being at a gig #5debutalbums7579

Number 2 It was neck and neck between this and another album for the top spot. Not sure if I made the right choice. This is probably the first proper post punk album and the first of that incredible trilogy. #5debutalbums7579