#5debutalbums9599 So many gems if I hadn't seen this already posted I may have forgotten it. Even better than I remembered too. This really could pass as a lost XTC classic, right down to the style of the song titles. open.spotify.com/album/37Q3Yq...

Superb indie folk by Lullaby For The Working Class. One of lots of underappreciated gems eligible for #5debutalbums9599. Too many big hitters though for this to be in contention for my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/1qlchZ...

#5debutalbums9599 Arnold are a criminally overlooked band. To the extent they are known it's because of the follow up Hillside. This though, initially intended as a debut, has an overlap of songs and is great too. I can't pass up the chance to give them a mention. open.spotify.com/album/0M9Vtg...

#5debutalbums9599 Another album I played loads in 1995. Ambient techno meets progressive house. Truly superb but that's no guarantee of making my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/4XCqLi...

#5debutalbums9599 I was listening to a lot of intelligent drum 'n' bass albums in the mid 90s and this is possibly the pick of them. Not a genre I play much these days so it will be interesting this week to revisit a few of them. open.spotify.com/album/6hSin2...

#5debutalbums9599 Probably the pinnacle of progressive house. Played this loads at the time and it still sounds fantastic now. That may not be enough though to make my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/275RXZ...

#5debutalbums9599 A change of pace with some psych rock. Unlikely to make my top 5 but played it loads at the time and an absolute pleasure to revisit it. open.spotify.com/album/1B4itm...

#5debutalbums9599 One of my favourite bands of the 90s and everything I love about them was right there from the start. Do college projects get any better. Can't see this not making my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/3lgjPY...

This was always going to be my starting point for #5debutalbums9599. Sounds like nothing else, well, certainly nothing else by young lads from northern England. An absolute certainty for my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/2F4x4k...

#5debutalbums7579 Final album on my audition list. Incredible album, particularly side 1, which is truly fantastic. If this doesn't make my top 5 it will be because other albums need my help more. open.spotify.com/album/5Dgqy4...

#5debutalbums7579 Penultimate album on my audition list and one of two strong contenders from 1979. I'd forgotten just how consistent this is, it really is all killer from start to finish. open.spotify.com/album/1UMvR1...

#5debutalbums7579 Another from 1979. Not as extreme a shift as The Bee Gees but another band who's early sound is nothing like the one that made them famous. Not making my top 5 but a really charming album. open.spotify.com/album/5KGjp9...

#5debutalbums7579 My pick of the Gary Numan albums. An album I never fail to enjoy, such a richness to his synth sound. Deserves to make my top 5 but there are already well over 5 albums in that category. open.spotify.com/album/5xFlkq...

#5debutalbums7579 Moving onto 1979. Robyn Hitchcock is one of my favourite artists so his first album is definitely worth a spin. Not an album I play very often so enjoyable to revisit it. Not one of his very best albums though so not a contender for my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/0SO2MZ...

#5debutalbums7579 Another from 1978. Won't make my top 5 but I always find it a fascinating listen. Japan themselves moved in a different direction but this set the template for the sound that other bands used to dominate the early 80s charts. open.spotify.com/album/2k8fOU...

#5debutalbums7579 Another one from 1978. One of my favourite post-punk albums but such is the competition this will likely fall short of my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/57l34n...

#5debutalbums7579 One of the last hurrahs from the Canterbury scene and one of my favourite bands from the genre. Not sure if it was a punk influence but there is definiely a tighter focus to this compared to earlier albums from the scene. open.spotify.com/album/2FNJJ4...

#5debutalbums7579 Fantastic anyway but for a debut album truly incredible. Such a singular album and such invention, and all at such a young age. Songs that endure too almost 50 years later, and not just with music obsessives like us. Definitely making my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/5NKTuB...

My final one from 1977. Going into #5debutalbums7579 this was my only certainty. Listening to it side by side with other 1977 debuts though actually makes it sound even more remarkable. open.spotify.com/album/630o1r...

#5debutalbums7579 With so many groundbreaking albums this grizzled veteran (although incredibly only 32 at the time) shouldn't be in contention. Something undefinably special about it though so it definitely is. open.spotify.com/album/08CyNp...

#5debutalbums7579 Definitely the most culturally significant album in the running but for some reason I needed to be reminded just how great it is musically too. open.spotify.com/album/6ggO3Y...

#5debutalbums7579 My final one from 1976 (apologies to Ramones and Modern Lovers). One of my favourite albums of the genre, not sure it will ever match Neu! 75 in my appreciation but the gap between them has definitely narrowed over the years. open.spotify.com/album/4GYlqA...

#5debutalbums7579 Still on 1976 with a band left stranded between art rock and punk. Their debut though is truly brilliant. Too bonkers to get wide acclaim but an upgrade to lost classic status is overdue and more than deserved. open.spotify.com/album/0N8hDr...

#5debutalbums7579 Another fantastic jazz debut from 1976. By self taught Japanese pianist Ryo Fukui it is very much a traditional piano trio but somehow has a freshness and charm all of its own. open.spotify.com/album/5Uny0m...

#5debutalbums7579 Moving to 1976 with one of my favourite jazz albums of the decade. With some incendiary playing and a unique 70s update to the classic jazz sound it's a genuine contender for my top 5. Worth 31 mins of anyone's time. open.spotify.com/album/2vIQM8...

#5debutalbums7579 The last of my 1975 albums (later years will take longer). Won't make my top 5 but another superb album. For all his classic rock credentials there is definitely a power pop vibe with this. open.spotify.com/album/0EyKmy...

#5debutalbums7579 Another from 1975 and one of prime prog's greater later albums. Won't make my top 5 but hugely enjoyable. The bass playing is of course great and it's incredibly restrained too by the standards of the genre. open.spotify.com/album/7busGz...

#5debutalbums7579 Hard to know where to start so I'll begin with 1975. An album being so inventive and ahead of its time has got to carry extra weight in a debut album poll, which makes this a serious contender for my top 5. A truly remarkable album. open.spotify.com/album/7xg7u9...

#5debutalbums1519 First play of this but like The Pinks, Reds and Purples albums I have already heard I like it a lot. Reminds me of The Go-Betweens but more lo-fi, and I'm more than happy with that. open.spotify.com/album/7FIere...

#5debutalbums1519 Listening to The Beths for the first time and enjoying this album a lot. Like Weezer in skirts but I genuinely mean that as a compliment. open.spotify.com/album/0MtxiW...

#5debutalbums1519 There seems to have been a jazz resurgence over the last 10 years and this is one of my favourites. A great blend of traditional jazz with a modern vibe, and Theon Cross being a tuba player also helps it stand out. open.spotify.com/album/0hoEpW...

Starting #5debutalbums1519 with the late great Jaimie Branch. For me contemporary jazz doesn't get any better than the Fly Or Die trilogy. Possibly the weakest and most traditional of the 3 but still fantastic stuff and a strong contender for my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/3UhxAI...

#5debutalbums8589 A truly lovely album but may fall just short of my top 5. I'd love to see the parallel universe where he stays with Duran Duran. open.spotify.com/album/4xg4Ys...

#5debutalbums8589 Definitely their best album and Christine is such a great opening statement of intent. Doesn't quite do enough to become a certainty for my top 5 but still in the mix as a contender. open.spotify.com/album/6iFHLn...

#5debutalbums8589 Totally outgunned by their follow up but this has a quiet lo-fi charm all of its own. An outside contender for my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/5vNKHu...

#5debutalbums8589 It's Phish so not surprising that they started with a meandering double. An acquired taste maybe but for me it's a great album and the start of a great career. open.spotify.com/album/11I9VP...

#5debutalbums8589 Such a great debut and sadly the only only album by the classic lineup. Goth's defining album, I loved it at the time and it still sounds fantastic now. Pretty much nailed on for my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/2wOuYE...

First album that springs to my mind for #5debutalbums8589. Truly remarkable by any standards, let alone for a debut album. open.spotify.com/album/7EorEa...

Some Saturday night jazz. Superb stuff with Gil Evans' unique sound. open.spotify.com/album/3dmkH0...

#5debutalbums0509 Moving onto 2008. Absolutely loved this at the time but haven't played it in years. Possibly best known now because of the Pitchfork review row. Still sounds great to me though, even if a little overwrought. open.spotify.com/album/6mMhAS...

#5debutalbums0509 Last of my 2007 auditions. Too patchy to make my top 5 but great when it's great and lots of fun throughout. Wouldn't work any near as well with any other accent. open.spotify.com/album/12yQO4...

#5debutalbums0509 She perfected her style a few albums later but the inventiveness was there right from the off. A very impressive debut and much better than I had remembered. open.spotify.com/album/48Zupr...

#5debutalbums0509 Moving onto 2007 albums. I always found this a distinctive and fun take on US indie. Still holds up very well but maybe too inconsistent to be a serious contender for my top 5 in this stacked field. open.spotify.com/track/4dLqYJ...

#5debutalbums0509 Another 2006 album. By the standards of the day its sophisti-pop stylings made it seem a bit "easy listening" but playing it again now I'm finding it very enjoyable. open.spotify.com/album/3orfgy...

#5debutalbums0509 Another 2006 album (and this time I'm certain it's the debut). Played it loads at the time and still my favourite by her. Incredibly accomplished for a debut album. open.spotify.com/album/0mGrA0...

#5debutalbums0509 Finally got to 2006 albums. Sunset Rubdown are part of the superb mid-noughties Canadian indie / art rock scene. Excellent album but probably not making my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/0gCDLm...

#5debutalbums0509 Last but not least of my 2005 album auditions. My pick of the albums that came from that mid noughties angular pop UK scene. A very strong contender for my top 5. open.spotify.com/album/6QXQkk...

#5debutalbums0509 Still working through 2005 albums. This topped NME's 2010 list of 'the 100 greatest albums you've never heard'. A very enjoyable album and an interesting mix of styles but doesn't live up to NME's rating. open.spotify.com/album/6qWpkq...

#5debutalbums0509 Another 2005 album and another incredible statement of intent. open.spotify.com/album/7CzEkn...

#5debutalbums0509 Still quite a few 2005 albums to work through. I actually prefer the follow up but that doesn't stop this being an incredible statement of intent. open.spotify.com/album/6aSk2v...