Greatest debut album

+1 on Can't Buy a Thrill-- great playing, virtually every song radio friendly, pretty timeless and decent sonics.
On Zep 1, I don't find any of the Zep albums to be particularly good recordings. (Yes, I have the grails, plums, RLs, Classic 45s in some cases). The best sounding Zep 1 among US East Coast, US West Coast firsts,  early UK Plum (not a turquoise), Classic 33, 45 that I have here is a Japanese 2nd pressing. It has a little more clarity and punch than the others. The other one that sounds better than most is the SHoffman Forum 'fav' Piros remaster, pressed at Monarch in the mid-'70s with certain deadwax that I can't remember off the top of my head. 

Tears for Fears The Hurting

Who would have thought an album about personal family psychological problems and dysfunctions could become a huge hit?

 

#1 Record- Big Star.

Here Are The Sonics- The Sonics.

Are You Experienced- Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Surfer Rosa- Pixies.

The Stooges- The Stooges.

Ramones- Ramones.

New York Dolls- New York Dolls.

The Undertones- The Undertones.

L.A.M.F.- Heartbreakers.

The Modern Lovers- The Modern Lovers.

Damned, Damned, Damned- The Damned.

Trace- Son Volt.

!!Destroy-Oh-Boy!!- The New Bomb Turks.

Kill City- Iggy Pop & James Williamson.

Roky Erickson & The Aliens- Roky Erickson & The Aliens.

I hate to judge before all the facts are in but it appears no good bands have debuted in the last forty years. Maybe I’m misreading the results of the poll. 

Surfer Rosa

The Undertones

Trace

!!Destroy-Oh-Boy!!

All released in last 40 years!