Community #5DebutAlbums7579 names Unknown Pleasures top debut
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Multiple submissions to the #5DebutAlbums7579 challenge rank Joy Division's 1979 debut Unknown Pleasures at number one. Contributing top-five lists also place Kate Bush's The Kick Inside, Television's Marquee Moon, Iggy Pop's The Idiot, Gary Numan's The Pleasure Principle, and Patti Smith's Horses among the standout debuts. Several entries single out Siouxsie and the Banshees' Scream, The Ramones, The Clash, and the Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks as essential late-1970s first albums. The repetition of Unknown Pleasures and these punk and post-punk debuts highlights their continuing influence and makes them a clear entry point for exploring late-1970s rock innovation.
