A Grammy-award winning debut, preceded by some excellent singles such as Don't Know Why and the title track. This album never interested me as a whole, to be honest. I found it a little same-y, but the tracks individually are quite good.

An underrated debut. Ashanti sounds best on darker material, such as Scared or Rescue, and many of the songs showcase her songwriting skills. However, the majority of the public could not get past her vocal limitations, albeit Ashanti generally knows how to stay within her limits.

The first solo debut from a member of Destiny's Child. I haven't listened to much of it, to be honest, as I don't like Gospel music. However, from what I have heard, it sounds like a solid album which plays to Michelle's strengths.

The most famous of the anti-Britney trend, and also the most underrated. This album stirred up some debate over how to classify Avril (ie. punk or bubblegum). However, when it comes down to the music itself, it's an enjoyable debut with several excellent songs.

The Japan-only release of Monica's third album, containing much of the same material as the worldwide release the following year. Personally, I would have liked some of the tracks available here (Just Another Girl, What My Heart Says). It's too bad this album was pirated before it was properly released, it was quite good.

The unnecessarily controversial sophomore album in which Christina attempted to shed her bubblegum image, although arguably she was never as "innocent" as some of her fellow stars (look at some of the lyrics to her debut). This album has quite a bit of Christina's best material, although it could do with one or two songs being removed.

An excellent album by TLC, although it came under the shadow of Lisa Lopes's death. It doesn't live up to some of their earlier work, but it remains a solid addition to a fan's collection.

Another rather underrated album, falling under the shadow of his excellent debut. It isn't quite as solid an album, but highlights such as Rise and Fall or What's Changed at least serve to remind us how good Craig can be. This is another album that has nothing particularly bad, but merely suffers from comparisons to earlier work.

As with Mariah, this was the first Whitney album to suggest that her voice had lost its power. While ballads like Tell Me No and Try It On My Own were good, they could not make up for weak attempts at addressing the public (Watchulookinat). Whitney is capable of so much more.

The controversial debut of Russian duo Tatu, which, in spite of all the personal criticism, remains an excellent pop album. The lyrics are quite deep, which shows that it is possible to make a good pop album without sacrificing meaningful lyrics.

Another extremely underrated debut, which starts out sounding a little same-y but grows quickly. Amerie has a beautiful voice that suits this kind of material well.