25 Debut Albums Everyone Should Own

The XX, ‘The XX’ (2009). Standout tracks: ‘VCR’, ‘Islands’ Like this? Also try: Alt-J, ‘An Awesome Wave’

Joy Division, ‘Unknown Pleasures’ (1979). Standout tracks: ‘Shadow Play’, ‘She’s Lost Control’. Like this? Also try: The Cure, ‘Three Imaginary Boys’. Have your say – vote in our greatest debuts reader poll.

Ramones, ‘Ramones’ (1976). Standout tracks: ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend’. Like this? Also try: The Stooges, ‘Raw Power’.

Suede, ‘Suede’ (1993). Standout tracks: ‘Metal Mickey’, ‘Animal Nitrate’. Like this? Also try: Pulp, ‘A Different Class’.

The Velvet Underground, ‘The Velvet Underground and Nico’ (1967). Standout tracks: ‘Heroin’, ‘Sunday Morning’. Like this? Also try: Lou Reed, ‘Transformer’.

Oasis, ‘Definitely Maybe’ (1994). Standout tracks: ‘Rock n’ Roll Star’, ‘Slide Away’. Like this? Also try: Blur, ‘Parklife’.

Arctic Monkeys, ‘Whatever People Say I Am…’ (2006). Standout tracks: ‘I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor’, ‘When The Sun Goes Down’. Like this? Also try: Kasabian, ‘Empire’.

REM, ‘Murmur’ (1983). Standout tracks: ‘Radio Free Europe’. Like this? Also try: U2, ‘War’. Have your say – vote in our greatest debuts reader poll.

Kanye West, ‘The College Dropout’ (2004). Standout tracks: ‘Through The Wire’, ‘All Falls Down’. Like this? Also try: Lupe Fiasco, ‘Food & Liquor’.

Guns N Roses, ‘Appetite For Destruction’ (1987). Standout tracks: ‘Paradise City’, ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’. Like this? Also try: AC/DC, ‘Highway To Hell’.

Super Furry Animals, ‘Fuzzy Logic’ (1996). Standout tracks: ‘Something 4 the Weekend’, ‘If You Don’t Want Me to Destroy You’. Like this? Also try: Supergrass, ‘I Should Coco’.

The Stone Roses, ‘The Stone Roses’ (1989). Standout tracks: ‘She Bangs The Drums’, ‘I Wanna Be Adored’. Like this? Also try: Primal Scream, ‘Screamadelica’.

Killing Joke, ‘Killing Joke’ (1980). Standout tracks: ‘Change’, ‘Requiem’. Like this? Also try: Siouxsie And The Banshees, ‘Kaleidoscope’.

The Beatles, ‘Please Please Me’ (1963). Standout tracks: ‘Twist And Shout’, ‘Love Me Do’. Like this? Also try: The Kinks, ‘Kinks’.

Sex Pistols, ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’ (1977). Standout tracks: ‘God Save The Queen’, ‘Anarchy In The UK’. Like this? Also try: Buzzcocks, ‘Love Bites’.

Patti Smith, ‘Horses’ (1975). Standout tracks: ‘Gloria’, ‘Land’. Like this? Also try: New York Dolls, ‘New York Dolls’.

The Smiths, ‘The Smiths’ (1984). Standout tracks: ‘What Difference Does It Make?’. Like this? Also try: Aztec Camera, ‘Knife’.

The Strokes, ‘Is This It’ (2001). Standout tracks: ‘Last Nite’, ‘Is This It’. Like this? Also try: White Stripes, ‘White Blood Cells’.

Devo, ‘Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!’ (1978). Standout tracks: ‘Satisfaction’, ‘Uncontrollable Urge’. Like this? Also try: Talking Heads, ‘Remain In Light’.

Eminem, ‘The Slim Shady LP’ (1999). Standout tracks: ‘My Name Is’, ‘Guilty Conscience’. Like this? Also try: Dr Dre, ‘2001’. Have your say – vote in our greatest debuts reader poll.

Neu!, ‘Neu!’ (1972). Standout tracks: ‘Hallogallo’, ‘I’m Gluck’. Like this? Also try: Can, ‘Future Days’.

My Bloody Valentine, ‘Isn’t Anything’ (1988). Standout tracks: ‘Feed Me With Your Kiss’. Like this? Also try: The Jesus & Mary Chain, ‘Psychocandy’.

The Stooges, ‘The Stooges’ (1969). Standout tracks: ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’, ‘No Fun’. Like this? Also try: Iggy Pop, ‘Lust For Life’.

The Who, ‘My Generation’ (1965). Standout tracks: ‘My Generation, ‘Can’t Explain’. Like this? Also try: The Small Faces, ‘Small Faces’.

Bob Dylan, ‘Bob Dylan’ (1962). Standout tracks: ‘See That My Grave is Kept Clean’, ‘Talkin’ New York’. Like this? Also try: Neil Young, ‘Neil Young’.