Those rare albums that are great on first listen.

Closer to center field

Harry Nilsson- Nilsson Schmilsson

Eric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur - Sisters & Brothers

Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

Pieta Brown - Freeway

Fairly recent releases of TheThird Mind and The Third Mind 2.  Psycho guitar just mesmerizing.

Also any of David Lindley’s solo El Rayo X offerings

Scott Hamilton Trio - Live @ Pyatt Hall

Holly Cole - Don’t Smoke In Bed

Eva Cassidy - Nightbird

Acoustic Alchemy - Against the Grain

Gordon Lightfoot - Gord’s Gold

Melody Gardot - My One and Only Thrill

Peter Gabriel - So

Not sure how you are defining "great", but if a CD doesn't make a strong positive impression the first time I hear it, I pass. If I were a person who often changed their opinion of music after initially disliking it, that could warrant a different approach. However, I'm not that type of person -- it's extremely rare that I change my assessment.based upon further listening. Therefore, 99.9 % of CDs in my  collection are music I liked immediately at first exposure. Why spend money on music that doesn't completely satisfy?