Debut albums where the very first song is an instant classic?

Suzanne

 

I Saw Her Standing There

 

1. The Beatles "I Saw Her Standing There" (Please Please Me)
2. Boston "More Than A Feeling" (Boston)
3. Asia "Heat Of The Moment" (Asia)

 

Break On Through (To the Other Side)

 

Track one: Welcome to the Jungle

 

Crosby, Stills and Nash: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes from Crosby, Stills and Nash
Duran Duran: Girls On Film from Duran Duran
Eels: Novocaine for the Soul from Beautiful Freak
King Crimson: 21st Century Schizoid Man from In the Court of the Crimson King
Pink Floyd: Astronomy Domine from Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Roxy Music: Re-make/Re-model from Roxy Music

Honorable mentions (since they're after considerable band success) to:
Phil Collins: In the Air Tonight from Face Value
Peter Gabriel: Moribund the Burgermeister from Peter Gabriel

 

Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine

 

we had a similar thread some days before

patti smith -gloria
violent femmes - blister in the sun

 

"Radio Free Europe" (REM) (Does the Chronic Town EP count as a debut album?)
"Blitzkrieg Bop" (Ramones)
"Foxy Lady" (Jimi Hendrix)
"Tears of Rage" (The Band)
"Twice As Hard" (Black Crowes)

 

Wouldn't, then, CSN qualify under the same criteria as the ex-Genesis guys.

 

Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath on Black Sabbath

nuf said

 

I Wanna Be Adored

 

Nick Drake - "Time Has Told Me" ( Five Leaves Left)

 

Hit the Lights - Metallica - Kill 'em All

 

I Don't Know - Ozzy - Blizzard of Ozz

 

and heartbreak hotel:

 

Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times
Steely Dan - Do It Again
The Band - Tears Of Rage
Tom Waits - Ol 55
Patti Smith - Gloria
Television - See No Evil
U2 - I Will Follow
Beastie Boys - Rhymin and Stealin
The Smiths - Reel Around The Fountain
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole
Counting Crows - Round Here
Pearl Jam - Once
Alice In Chains - We Die Young
Weezer - My Name Is Jonas
Jeff Buckley - Mojo Pin
Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack
Garbage - Supervixen
Ryan Adams - To Be Young

And of course...
Jimi Hendrix - Foxy Lady (Europe) or Purple Haze (America)
The Cure - 10:15 Saturday Night (Europe) or Boys Don't Cry (America)

 

Live Wire - Motley Crue - Too Fast for Love

 

Somebody beat me to Tears of Rage, an awesome song. But there's plenty left:

Good Times Bad Times - LZ of course.
Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
Let the Good Times Roll - The Cars
Surfin Safari - Beach Boys
Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix

 

Rock n Roll Star

 

Chicago Transit Authority - Introduction

 

Some jazz and jazz/rock examples:

Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man
Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Meeting Of The Spirits

 

Was going to say Bjork - Human Behaviour from 'Début'... but that actually isn't her début album!