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Paste Magazine's Greatest Debut Albums of the 1980s

The greatest debut albums of the 1980s, according to Paste Magazine. This list is ordered starting with the "On the Outside Looking In" (the honorable mentions list) and then from #40 to #1.
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Yo! Bum Rush the Show - Public Enemy
Yo! Bum Rush the Show - Public Enemy
1
The Party's Over - Talk Talk
The Party's Over - Talk Talk
2
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret - Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret - Soft Cell
3
Crocodiles - Echo and the Bunnymen
Crocodiles - Echo and the Bunnymen
4
Too Fast for Love (Motley Crue, 1981)
Too Fast for Love (Motley Crue, 1981)
5
The Hurting - Tears for Fears
The Hurting - Tears for Fears
6
Heaven 17 - Penthouse and Pavement (1981)
Heaven 17 - Penthouse and Pavement (1981)
7
Blizzard of Ozz (Ozzy Osbourne, 1980)
Blizzard of Ozz (Ozzy Osbourne, 1980)
8
Boy (U2, 1980)
Boy (U2, 1980)
9
Hunting High and Low - A-Ha
Hunting High and Low - A-Ha
10
Sugarhill Gang- Sugarhill Gang
Sugarhill Gang- Sugarhill Gang
11
Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (The Replacements, 1981)
Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (The Replacements, 1981)
12
Movement (New Order, 1981)
Movement (New Order, 1981)
13
Upstairs at Eric's (Yazoo)
Upstairs at Eric's (Yazoo)
14
Metallica -- "Kill 'em All"
Metallica -- "Kill 'em All"
15
Pretty Hate Machine (Nine Inch Nails, 1989)
Pretty Hate Machine (Nine Inch Nails, 1989)
16
She's So Unusual-Cyndi Lauper
She's So Unusual-Cyndi Lauper
17
Isn't Anything (My Bloody Valentine, 1988)
Isn't Anything (My Bloody Valentine, 1988)
18
David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees
David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees
19
Speak & Spell (Depeche Mode, 1981)
Speak & Spell (Depeche Mode, 1981)
20
Bleach (Nirvana)
Bleach (Nirvana)
21
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
22
The Lexicon of Love - ABC
The Lexicon of Love - ABC
23
Pylon - Gyrate
Pylon - Gyrate
24
Please (Pet Shop Boys, 1986)
Please (Pet Shop Boys, 1986)
25
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels - Dexys Midnight Runners
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels - Dexys Midnight Runners
26
Run DMC- Run DMC
Run DMC- Run DMC
27
Surfer Rosa (Pixies, 1988)
Surfer Rosa (Pixies, 1988)
28
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
29
Daniel Johnston - Songs of Pain
Daniel Johnston - Songs of Pain
30
Beauty and the Beat- The Go Go's
Beauty and the Beat- The Go Go's
31
Licensed to Ill (Beastie Boys, 1986)
Licensed to Ill (Beastie Boys, 1986)
32
Los Angeles X
Los Angeles X
33
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
34
Faith - George Michael
Faith - George Michael
35
Bad Brains ‎– Bad Brains
Bad Brains ‎– Bad Brains
36
Paid in Full (1987) - Eric B. & Rakim
Paid in Full (1987) - Eric B. & Rakim
37
Straight Outta Compton (N.W.A, 1988)
Straight Outta Compton (N.W.A, 1988)
38
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
39
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
40
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