There’s nothing like a list that will get the music-obsessed in a dark and stormy mood. However, this one doesn't look like it'll get our panties/skivvies in that much of a bunch, though the ordering will certainly and pointlessly be debated. The A.V. Club compiled this list of the top twenty rappers and rockers who peaked on their debut albums, and it's pretty much spot on. The most important questions raised here: Are there more artists that belong on this list? Could this list have been longer? Check out A.V. Club’s full explanation for each artist’s placing on the list here.
20. Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary
19. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
18. Supergrass - I Should Coco
17. The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good
16. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang
15. Boston - Boston
14. Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw
13. Black Flag - Damaged
12. The Sundays - Reading, Writing, And Arithmetic
11. Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends
10. Television - Marquee Moon
09. Kanye West - The College Dropout
08. John Prine - John Prine
07. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
06. Nas - Illmatic
05. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
04. The Strokes - Is This It
03. Richard Hell And The Voidoids - Blank Generation
02.50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
01. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
Pretty good list, although Sunny Day Real Estate's LP2 is fantastic.