From The Strokes to Olivia Rodrigo to Frank Ocean, here are our picks for the greatest debut albums since the dawn of the new ...

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Focus was one of the best prog metal debut albums ever and one of the best prog metal albums of the ‘90s. So, it inevitably ...

If the 1970s was the decade that rock came of age, then the 1980s was the era when it truly spread its wings. Those 10 insanely fertile years saw the emergence of countless brilliant bands who would ...

An exceptional debut album from the young duo. Though it's still incredibly early in the year, we've already seen some killer releases. Undoubtedly, the biggest drop so far was Zach Bryan's mammoth ...

In 1976, rock and roll was showing early signs of aging, allowing newer influences and genres to emerge, as represented in ...

When these 1960s debut albums first came out, they weren't the biggest of deals, but decades and decades later, that has changed entirely.

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When listing some of the greatest debut albums of all time, folks often mention Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Ramones, Jimi Hendrix, and The Who. What is the common denominator of all those ...

The album, the band's debut, is one of a handful of 1976 releases from female-led bands, but unlike the debut albums of ...

Dad rock for Gen X takes on many different forms, meaning a variety in classic albums. It could mean a holdover act from the 1970s that finally found its groove in the early 1980s. It could be a hard ...

As we head towards the finale of 2025, I’ve been thinking a lot about all of the great new artists I’ve discovered since January. While I think this year has been a particularly great one for ...