Roxy Music - s/t
Andy Warhol introduces the Velvet Underground and Nico
Jimi Hendrix - "Are You Experienced?"
Faust - the transparent one
Pink Floyd - "Piper At The Gates of Dawn"
King Crimson - "In the Court of the Crimson King"
Brian Eno - "Here Come The Warm Jets"
Magazine - "Real Life"
Nick Drake - "5 leaves left"
Amon Duul II - "Phallus Dei"

and I prefer their glam albums (see also Obscure Alternatives) to the later stuff. I dun think AS would qualify as being 'best ever' good...but

I always think of this one reviewer (twat!) who claimed Japan were one of the worst bands ever... I think it was Robert Hilburn, the old LA Times music guy. Hilburn also said Modern Love was one of Bowie's best songs...it was then I canceled my subscription.

Marquee Moon

there isn't a better one.

The Strokes, Is This It.

But, yeah, Marquee Moon is pretty unbeatable.

Yourcodenameis:milo - Ignoto
Battle Of Land And Sea - S/T
65daysofstatic - Fall Of Math
Idiot Pilot - Strange We Should Meet Here

The Fall - Live At The Witch Trials
Mystery Jets - Making Dens
The Victorian English Gentlemens Club - s/t
Pink Floyd - Piper At the Gates Of Dawn
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True

lol only kidding

Stone Roses

Turn On The Bright Lights

The Decline of BSP

fooooooooootball.

Beulah
Archers of Loaf
The Thermals
Pixies
Wolf Parade
Weezer
Etc.

"see this through and leave" is quite possibly my all time favorite record.

and also

a song to ruin

I'm actually not a great fan of Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. Its dated terribly. They got a lot better after Syd left.

Some good debuts are;

Nas - Illmatic
The Velvet Underground & Nico
Portishead - Dummy
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang

and a good recent one being the Fleet Foxes, not including the EP.

and dummy

Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity
DEVO - Q: Are we not men? A: We are DEVO
Hella - Hold Your Horse Is
Weezer - Weezer

The Blue Album (Weezer)
Dry (PJ Harvey)
The Velvet Underground and Nico (The Velvet Underground)

There are lots of good un's...

dubnobass... simply sublime. Possible disqualification for only being their debut in the sense that it was their debut album as a 3 piece, once Emerson had joined.

Weezer

Totally with you on 'Adolescent Sex' - storming album, full of great hooks and melodies. Why does no one ever talk about it?!

Mansun - Attack Of The Grey Lantern
Magazine - Real Life
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
King Crimson - Return Of The Crimson King
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
DJ Shadow - Entroducing
Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists
The Mars Volta - Deloused In The Comatorium
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Suede - Suede
Bjork - Debut
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Doors - The Doors
Six By Seven - The Things We Make
Muse - Showbiz
The Verve - A Storm In Heaven
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
Howling Bells - Howling Bells

Especially when u hear their planned debut 'Sad Sappy Sucker' the amount of growth and increased song writing ability in 2 years is remarkable.. they wrote these songs at like 18 or 19 years old and the are some stone cold killers on it... bit long though

Hefner "Breaking God's Heart"
British Sea Power "The Decline of..."
Elastica "Elastica"
The Moldy Peaches "The Moldy Peaches"
The Smiths "The Smiths"

Tigermilk - the greatest debut ever

The VU: VU & Nic
The J&MC: Psychocandy
The Stooges: The Stooges
TVP's: And Don't The Kids Just Love It
Art Brut: Bang, Bang...
Black Flag: Damaged
Roxy Music: Roxy Music
Pavement: Slanted and Enchanted
The Fall: Witch Trials
Can: Monster Movie
Bad Brains: Bad Brains
Minor Threat: Out of Step
King Crimson: Court of...
Monks: Black Monk Time
Napalm Death: Scum
Television: Marquee Moon
Hefner: Breaking God's Heart
and despite not being as good as loveless I really like Isn't anything.

Youth & young manhood or whatever it was called

Giant Panda - Fly School Reunion
Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Cradle of Filth - The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
Godspeed - F#A#oo

At the club - Kenickie
First And Last And Always - Sisters Of Mercy
Tindersticks 1
New Transister Heroes - BIS

Alfie - If You Happy WIth You Need Do Nothing
Gomez - Bring It On
Midlake - Bamnan & Slivercork
Grandaddy - Under The Western Freeway
Badly Drawn Boy - Hour of Bewilderbeast (probably get some crticism for this one)
Elliott Smith - Roman Candle

plus many that have been previously stated.

You all wanted to say it but didnt have the coconuts.

I love their later stuff though, as well as a lot of Sylvian's solo stuff.

Anyway, back on topic -

Marquee Moon is untouchable, but apart from that, I'd go for;
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
The Walkmen - Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone.
The Strokes - Is This It
Talking Heads - 77
Nas - Illmatic
Scritti Politti - Songs To Remember
and I really like The Futureheads s/t

The Clash - s/t
The Libertines - Up the Bracket
Lupen Crook - Accidents Occur Whilst Sleeping
The Distillers - s/t

Comity - The Deus Ex Machina As A Forgotten Genius
Boards of Canada - Music has the Right To Children
Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Vol 1
Psyopus - Ideas of Reference

Has to be REM- MURMUR. no other album so weird or difficult to understand, yet totally relevant in terms of style and peter bucks understated guitar playing. paved the way for many bands in the 90's

their debut is amazing as well ^^

this album absolutely shit on most indie bands out at the time and has been copied so many times by the nu-rave kids. i wish id came up with their idea, but MSTRKRFT carry it on i suppose. never a band put such a stamp on their sound. so glad they never did a second....

Metallica. hands down.

Sunshine Underground.

I doubt its my favourite debut ever, but its the best in recent memory.

arcade fire- funeral

This is Disastercore by Down I Go

Why hasn't this been mentioned? Are you all weird?

You can't hide your love forever - Orange Juice
High Land Hard Rain - Aztec Camera
The Days of Wine & Roses - Dream Syndicate
The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain) - Blue Orchids
The Blue Nile - A walk across the rooftops
Gun Club – Fire of Love