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Best debut

The first album, and often the hungriest. The best debut albums in the collection.

All 34Rock 11Pop 1Soul, funk and R&B 2Hip hop 7Electronic 4Folk, country and song 3Hard rock and metal 6
  1. 1 Nas Illmatic 1994 · Hip hop Nas was twenty and wrote like a veteran. Ten tracks without a single weak moment. Timeless classic
  2. 2 The Notorious B.I.G. Ready to Die 1994 · Hip hop Biggie’s life from the street to the top, told with humour, darkness and perfect flow. Timeless classic
  3. 3 Wu-Tang Clan Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 1993 · Hip hop Nine rappers, kung fu films and grimy beats from Staten Island. Nobody had heard anything like it. Timeless classic
  4. 4 Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 1998 · Hip hop Lauryn Hill’s only studio album as a solo artist, and it was enough: soul, hip hop and reggae in perfect balance. Timeless classic
  5. 5 Eric B. & Rakim Paid in Full 1987 · Hip hop Rakim changed how people rap: calmer, more advanced, with rhymes inside the lines. Timeless classic
  6. 6 Missy Elliott Supa Dupa Fly 1997 · Hip hop Missy Elliott and Timbaland sounded like the future in 1997. They still do. Timeless classic
  7. 7 Petter Mitt sjätte sinne 1998 · Hip hop Swedish hip hop went from oddity to national favourite. Petter rapped in Swedish about everyday life and ambition. Timeless classic

34 artists in the list.