Hi folks, thanks to everyone who took the time to vote in #5DebutAlbumsSF4 where The Stone Roses came out on top and might well start the final as favourites for the title. Please find to the follow the full chart, where the top 25 albums will be heading to the final in 3 weeks time.
September 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Hi folks, thanks to everyone who took the time to vote in #5DebutAlbumsSF4 where The Stone Roses came out on top and might well start the final as favourites for the title. Please find to the follow the full chart, where the top 25 albums will be heading to the final in 3 weeks time.
Didn’t spin this prior to voting in #5debutalbumsSF4. But I didn’t need to in order to to vote it #2 on my list. Truly stunning debut. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
September 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Didn’t spin this prior to voting in #5debutalbumsSF4. But I didn’t need to in order to to vote it #2 on my list. Truly stunning debut. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
The results are in
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only one of my top5 in the #5DebutAlbumsSF4 made it to the final
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only one of my top5 in the #5DebutAlbumsSF4 made it to the final
Here's my top5 for the #5DebutAlbumsSF4
Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
Coldplay - Parachutes
U2 - Boy
PSB - I - E - E
The Police - Outlanods d'Amour
Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
Coldplay - Parachutes
U2 - Boy
PSB - I - E - E
The Police - Outlanods d'Amour
Hi folks, hoping everyone is well, it’s time for #5DebutAlbumsSF4 the last of our semi finals to ultimately determine the greatest debut album of all time. 75 albums are through to the final, it’s now time to decide which 25 join them. Pick your top 5 in order from the list that follows, mine are…
September 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The results are in
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only one of my top5 in the #5DebutAlbumsSF4 made it to the final
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only one of my top5 in the #5DebutAlbumsSF4 made it to the final
#5debutalbumsSF4
10) Violent Femmes
9) Interpol
8) Stone Roses
7) Straight Outta Compton
6)Billie Eilish
5) Led Zeppelin (1 pt)
4) The byrds
3) Rage Agsinst the Machine
2) Neu!
1) Nas - Illmatic (5pts)
10) Violent Femmes
9) Interpol
8) Stone Roses
7) Straight Outta Compton
6)Billie Eilish
5) Led Zeppelin (1 pt)
4) The byrds
3) Rage Agsinst the Machine
2) Neu!
1) Nas - Illmatic (5pts)
September 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
#5debutalbumsSF4
10) Violent Femmes
9) Interpol
8) Stone Roses
7) Straight Outta Compton
6)Billie Eilish
5) Led Zeppelin (1 pt)
4) The byrds
3) Rage Agsinst the Machine
2) Neu!
1) Nas - Illmatic (5pts)
10) Violent Femmes
9) Interpol
8) Stone Roses
7) Straight Outta Compton
6)Billie Eilish
5) Led Zeppelin (1 pt)
4) The byrds
3) Rage Agsinst the Machine
2) Neu!
1) Nas - Illmatic (5pts)
#5DebutAlbumsSF4 results
58 1 Queen - eponymous
69 2 Neil Young - eponymous
14 3 The Cars - eponymous
75 4 The Traveling Wilburys - The Traveling Wilburys vol 1
07 5 Led Zeppelin - eponymous
wow, 2 in top 14, 3 in bottom 50 for street cred, thanks @richards7370.bsky.social for all of the hard work
58 1 Queen - eponymous
69 2 Neil Young - eponymous
14 3 The Cars - eponymous
75 4 The Traveling Wilburys - The Traveling Wilburys vol 1
07 5 Led Zeppelin - eponymous
wow, 2 in top 14, 3 in bottom 50 for street cred, thanks @richards7370.bsky.social for all of the hard work
Hi folks, thanks to everyone who took the time to vote in #5DebutAlbumsSF4 where The Stone Roses came out on top and might well start the final as favourites for the title. Please find to the follow the full chart, where the top 25 albums will be heading to the final in 3 weeks time.
September 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
#5DebutAlbumsSF4 results
58 1 Queen - eponymous
69 2 Neil Young - eponymous
14 3 The Cars - eponymous
75 4 The Traveling Wilburys - The Traveling Wilburys vol 1
07 5 Led Zeppelin - eponymous
wow, 2 in top 14, 3 in bottom 50 for street cred, thanks @richards7370.bsky.social for all of the hard work
58 1 Queen - eponymous
69 2 Neil Young - eponymous
14 3 The Cars - eponymous
75 4 The Traveling Wilburys - The Traveling Wilburys vol 1
07 5 Led Zeppelin - eponymous
wow, 2 in top 14, 3 in bottom 50 for street cred, thanks @richards7370.bsky.social for all of the hard work
Hello Rich, hope you enjoyed Victorious. Here are the points from the Fareham based jury for the last #5DebutAlbumsSF4
5- Stone Roses
4 - Buzzcocks
3 - Ramones
2 - Lloyd Cole
1 - Devo
👍
5- Stone Roses
4 - Buzzcocks
3 - Ramones
2 - Lloyd Cole
1 - Devo
👍
September 6, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Hello Rich, hope you enjoyed Victorious. Here are the points from the Fareham based jury for the last #5DebutAlbumsSF4
5- Stone Roses
4 - Buzzcocks
3 - Ramones
2 - Lloyd Cole
1 - Devo
👍
5- Stone Roses
4 - Buzzcocks
3 - Ramones
2 - Lloyd Cole
1 - Devo
👍
Thank Richard, my choices for #5DebutAlbumsSF4 are
1 Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
2 Crosby, Stills & Nash – same
3 Led Zeppelin – same
4 Travelling Wilburys – Vol 1
5 The Stone Roses - same
1 Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
2 Crosby, Stills & Nash – same
3 Led Zeppelin – same
4 Travelling Wilburys – Vol 1
5 The Stone Roses - same
September 6, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Thank Richard, my choices for #5DebutAlbumsSF4 are
1 Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
2 Crosby, Stills & Nash – same
3 Led Zeppelin – same
4 Travelling Wilburys – Vol 1
5 The Stone Roses - same
1 Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
2 Crosby, Stills & Nash – same
3 Led Zeppelin – same
4 Travelling Wilburys – Vol 1
5 The Stone Roses - same
Thanks for all your work on this Richard! 🙏
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
1. The Breeders - Pod
2. The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
3. Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour of Bewilderbeast
4. Morrissey - Viva Hate
5. Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
1. The Breeders - Pod
2. The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
3. Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour of Bewilderbeast
4. Morrissey - Viva Hate
5. Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
September 6, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Thanks for all your work on this Richard! 🙏
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
1. The Breeders - Pod
2. The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
3. Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour of Bewilderbeast
4. Morrissey - Viva Hate
5. Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
1. The Breeders - Pod
2. The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
3. Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour of Bewilderbeast
4. Morrissey - Viva Hate
5. Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
Delighted to see the Breeders make the cut, but sad that Tom Waits couldn't quite get over the hump. Neither would go terribly far in the final, but I think they both deserve to be on a top 100 list.
Thanks as always Richard for putting the hard yards in. Not long to go now!
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
Thanks as always Richard for putting the hard yards in. Not long to go now!
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
September 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Delighted to see the Breeders make the cut, but sad that Tom Waits couldn't quite get over the hump. Neither would go terribly far in the final, but I think they both deserve to be on a top 100 list.
Thanks as always Richard for putting the hard yards in. Not long to go now!
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
Thanks as always Richard for putting the hard yards in. Not long to go now!
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
Hi Rich,
Missed the deadline by 40 mins but just for the record, these are my picks😂💙
1, The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (5 pts)
2, N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
3, Rage Against The Machine - RATM
4, The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
5, The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
Missed the deadline by 40 mins but just for the record, these are my picks😂💙
1, The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (5 pts)
2, N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
3, Rage Against The Machine - RATM
4, The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
5, The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
September 6, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Hi Rich,
Missed the deadline by 40 mins but just for the record, these are my picks😂💙
1, The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (5 pts)
2, N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
3, Rage Against The Machine - RATM
4, The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
5, The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
Missed the deadline by 40 mins but just for the record, these are my picks😂💙
1, The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (5 pts)
2, N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
3, Rage Against The Machine - RATM
4, The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
5, The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
Me taking part is a first, put here is my pick.
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
5. Bloc Party: Silent alarm
4. The Sundays: Reading writing and arithmetic
3. Interpol: Turn on the bright lights
2. Maximo Park: A certain trigger
1. The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
5. Bloc Party: Silent alarm
4. The Sundays: Reading writing and arithmetic
3. Interpol: Turn on the bright lights
2. Maximo Park: A certain trigger
1. The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses
September 6, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Me taking part is a first, put here is my pick.
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
5. Bloc Party: Silent alarm
4. The Sundays: Reading writing and arithmetic
3. Interpol: Turn on the bright lights
2. Maximo Park: A certain trigger
1. The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
5. Bloc Party: Silent alarm
4. The Sundays: Reading writing and arithmetic
3. Interpol: Turn on the bright lights
2. Maximo Park: A certain trigger
1. The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses
Although I didn’t finish listening to all of my candidates for #5debutalbumsSF4 here’s my vote.
1. Violent Femmes (5 pts)
2. Fiona Apple
3. Television
4. Ramones
5. The Cars
Looking forward to the final round!
Thanks to @richards7370.bsky.social as always.
1. Violent Femmes (5 pts)
2. Fiona Apple
3. Television
4. Ramones
5. The Cars
Looking forward to the final round!
Thanks to @richards7370.bsky.social as always.
September 6, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Although I didn’t finish listening to all of my candidates for #5debutalbumsSF4 here’s my vote.
1. Violent Femmes (5 pts)
2. Fiona Apple
3. Television
4. Ramones
5. The Cars
Looking forward to the final round!
Thanks to @richards7370.bsky.social as always.
1. Violent Femmes (5 pts)
2. Fiona Apple
3. Television
4. Ramones
5. The Cars
Looking forward to the final round!
Thanks to @richards7370.bsky.social as always.
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
1)Marquee Moon-Television
2)The Cars
3)Neu!
4)Young Team-Mogwai
5)New Long Leg-Dry Cleaning
Sometimes I sit and wonder why I left Courtney off my 5,
MBV was really something, Tom Waits was close this time.
Cheers @richards7370.bsky.social
1)Marquee Moon-Television
2)The Cars
3)Neu!
4)Young Team-Mogwai
5)New Long Leg-Dry Cleaning
Sometimes I sit and wonder why I left Courtney off my 5,
MBV was really something, Tom Waits was close this time.
Cheers @richards7370.bsky.social
September 6, 2026 at 4:25 AM
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
1)Marquee Moon-Television
2)The Cars
3)Neu!
4)Young Team-Mogwai
5)New Long Leg-Dry Cleaning
Sometimes I sit and wonder why I left Courtney off my 5,
MBV was really something, Tom Waits was close this time.
Cheers @richards7370.bsky.social
1)Marquee Moon-Television
2)The Cars
3)Neu!
4)Young Team-Mogwai
5)New Long Leg-Dry Cleaning
Sometimes I sit and wonder why I left Courtney off my 5,
MBV was really something, Tom Waits was close this time.
Cheers @richards7370.bsky.social
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
1. The Cars - "The Cars"
2. Rage Against The Machine - "Rage Against The Machine"
3. Nas - "Illmatic"
4. Mazzy Star - "She Hangs Brightly"
5. Devo - "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!"
1. The Cars - "The Cars"
2. Rage Against The Machine - "Rage Against The Machine"
3. Nas - "Illmatic"
4. Mazzy Star - "She Hangs Brightly"
5. Devo - "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!"
September 5, 2026 at 11:33 PM
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
1. The Cars - "The Cars"
2. Rage Against The Machine - "Rage Against The Machine"
3. Nas - "Illmatic"
4. Mazzy Star - "She Hangs Brightly"
5. Devo - "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!"
1. The Cars - "The Cars"
2. Rage Against The Machine - "Rage Against The Machine"
3. Nas - "Illmatic"
4. Mazzy Star - "She Hangs Brightly"
5. Devo - "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!"
Hi Rich
1. Sugar - Copper Blue
2. Television - Marquee Moon
3. Pet Shop Boys - Please
4. RATM - RATM
5. Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
1. Sugar - Copper Blue
2. Television - Marquee Moon
3. Pet Shop Boys - Please
4. RATM - RATM
5. Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
September 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Hi Rich
1. Sugar - Copper Blue
2. Television - Marquee Moon
3. Pet Shop Boys - Please
4. RATM - RATM
5. Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
1. Sugar - Copper Blue
2. Television - Marquee Moon
3. Pet Shop Boys - Please
4. RATM - RATM
5. Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
Evening @richards7370.bsky.social
My #5DebutAlbumsSF4:
1. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (5pts)
2. MBV - Isn't Anything
3. Nas - Illmatic
4. Burial - Burial
5. Chemical Bros - Exit Planet Dust
Tough call, near misses, etc.
Television, Jackson C. Frank, Fever Ray..
My #5DebutAlbumsSF4:
1. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (5pts)
2. MBV - Isn't Anything
3. Nas - Illmatic
4. Burial - Burial
5. Chemical Bros - Exit Planet Dust
Tough call, near misses, etc.
Television, Jackson C. Frank, Fever Ray..
September 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Evening @richards7370.bsky.social
My #5DebutAlbumsSF4:
1. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (5pts)
2. MBV - Isn't Anything
3. Nas - Illmatic
4. Burial - Burial
5. Chemical Bros - Exit Planet Dust
Tough call, near misses, etc.
Television, Jackson C. Frank, Fever Ray..
My #5DebutAlbumsSF4:
1. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (5pts)
2. MBV - Isn't Anything
3. Nas - Illmatic
4. Burial - Burial
5. Chemical Bros - Exit Planet Dust
Tough call, near misses, etc.
Television, Jackson C. Frank, Fever Ray..
Good evening Richard, Here are my #5DebutAlbumsSF4.
Television 🇺🇸 Marquee Moon (5 pts)
Violent Femmes 🇺🇸 s/t
Ramones 🇺🇸 s/t
Sugar 🇺🇸 Copper Blue
U2 🇮🇪 Boy
HM : Boston 🇺🇸, The Police 🏴🇺🇸, Led Zeppelin 🏴, The Cure 🏴, The Cars 🇺🇸
Television 🇺🇸 Marquee Moon (5 pts)
Violent Femmes 🇺🇸 s/t
Ramones 🇺🇸 s/t
Sugar 🇺🇸 Copper Blue
U2 🇮🇪 Boy
HM : Boston 🇺🇸, The Police 🏴🇺🇸, Led Zeppelin 🏴, The Cure 🏴, The Cars 🇺🇸
September 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Good evening Richard, Here are my #5DebutAlbumsSF4.
Television 🇺🇸 Marquee Moon (5 pts)
Violent Femmes 🇺🇸 s/t
Ramones 🇺🇸 s/t
Sugar 🇺🇸 Copper Blue
U2 🇮🇪 Boy
HM : Boston 🇺🇸, The Police 🏴🇺🇸, Led Zeppelin 🏴, The Cure 🏴, The Cars 🇺🇸
Television 🇺🇸 Marquee Moon (5 pts)
Violent Femmes 🇺🇸 s/t
Ramones 🇺🇸 s/t
Sugar 🇺🇸 Copper Blue
U2 🇮🇪 Boy
HM : Boston 🇺🇸, The Police 🏴🇺🇸, Led Zeppelin 🏴, The Cure 🏴, The Cars 🇺🇸
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
Hard to put them in order but here goes…
1 Television
2 Buzzcocks
3 Orange Juice
4 Lloyd Cole
5 Tricky
Hard to put them in order but here goes…
1 Television
2 Buzzcocks
3 Orange Juice
4 Lloyd Cole
5 Tricky
September 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
Hard to put them in order but here goes…
1 Television
2 Buzzcocks
3 Orange Juice
4 Lloyd Cole
5 Tricky
Hard to put them in order but here goes…
1 Television
2 Buzzcocks
3 Orange Juice
4 Lloyd Cole
5 Tricky
Hi Richard, greetings from End of the Road festival! This is a tricky one, but I'll go for...
1. Fleet Foxes - s/t
2. BDB - Hour of Bewilderbeast
3. BSP - Decline Of
4. SFA - Fuzzy Logic
5. PSB - Inform Educate Entertain
Thanks!
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
1. Fleet Foxes - s/t
2. BDB - Hour of Bewilderbeast
3. BSP - Decline Of
4. SFA - Fuzzy Logic
5. PSB - Inform Educate Entertain
Thanks!
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
September 6, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Hi Richard, greetings from End of the Road festival! This is a tricky one, but I'll go for...
1. Fleet Foxes - s/t
2. BDB - Hour of Bewilderbeast
3. BSP - Decline Of
4. SFA - Fuzzy Logic
5. PSB - Inform Educate Entertain
Thanks!
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
1. Fleet Foxes - s/t
2. BDB - Hour of Bewilderbeast
3. BSP - Decline Of
4. SFA - Fuzzy Logic
5. PSB - Inform Educate Entertain
Thanks!
#5DebutAlbumsSF4
September 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Hi Richard my votes for #5DebutAlbumsSF4 are as follows:
Stone Roses
Super Furry Animals Fuzzy Logic
Housemartins London 0 Hull 4
New Order Movement
The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man
Stone Roses
Super Furry Animals Fuzzy Logic
Housemartins London 0 Hull 4
New Order Movement
The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man
September 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Hi Richard my votes for #5DebutAlbumsSF4 are as follows:
Stone Roses
Super Furry Animals Fuzzy Logic
Housemartins London 0 Hull 4
New Order Movement
The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man
Stone Roses
Super Furry Animals Fuzzy Logic
Housemartins London 0 Hull 4
New Order Movement
The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man
September 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
#nowplaying
#5debutalbumsSF4
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (2002)
One of the larger indie rock releases of the early 2000’s, taking influence from post-punk.
#5debutalbumsSF4
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (2002)
One of the larger indie rock releases of the early 2000’s, taking influence from post-punk.
September 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
#nowplaying
#5debutalbumsSF4
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (2002)
One of the larger indie rock releases of the early 2000’s, taking influence from post-punk.
#5debutalbumsSF4
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (2002)
One of the larger indie rock releases of the early 2000’s, taking influence from post-punk.
Thanks as ever Richard 🍻
#5debutalbumsSF4
1 Tricky Maxinquaye
2 My Bloody Valentine Isn’t Anything
3 The Breeders Pod
4 Broadcast Noise made by people
5 Lloyd Cole Rattlesnakes
#5debutalbumsSF4
1 Tricky Maxinquaye
2 My Bloody Valentine Isn’t Anything
3 The Breeders Pod
4 Broadcast Noise made by people
5 Lloyd Cole Rattlesnakes
September 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Thanks as ever Richard 🍻
#5debutalbumsSF4
1 Tricky Maxinquaye
2 My Bloody Valentine Isn’t Anything
3 The Breeders Pod
4 Broadcast Noise made by people
5 Lloyd Cole Rattlesnakes
#5debutalbumsSF4
1 Tricky Maxinquaye
2 My Bloody Valentine Isn’t Anything
3 The Breeders Pod
4 Broadcast Noise made by people
5 Lloyd Cole Rattlesnakes
Hi Richard. Here are my nominations for #5DebutAlbumsSF4
British Sea Power - The Decline of (5pts)
Billie Eilish - When We Fall Asleep
Eels - Beautiful Freak
Boygenius - The Record
Boston - Boston (1pt)
British Sea Power - The Decline of (5pts)
Billie Eilish - When We Fall Asleep
Eels - Beautiful Freak
Boygenius - The Record
Boston - Boston (1pt)
September 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Hi Richard. Here are my nominations for #5DebutAlbumsSF4
British Sea Power - The Decline of (5pts)
Billie Eilish - When We Fall Asleep
Eels - Beautiful Freak
Boygenius - The Record
Boston - Boston (1pt)
British Sea Power - The Decline of (5pts)
Billie Eilish - When We Fall Asleep
Eels - Beautiful Freak
Boygenius - The Record
Boston - Boston (1pt)