RS Blog: List of Best First Songs on First Albums

Came across this post from the Rolling Stone Blog on Monday. They put together an unofficial, unscientific list of the 10 best debut album openers. Never hesitating from a challenge, InMyTree and I recorded a similar, unscientific, list awhile back - only these are album openers irrespective of debut. This is restricted to the Gen Y, X, etc. generation...

JK:

1. You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar - QOTSA
2. Once - PJ
3. Club Foot - Kasabian
4. Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins
5. Packed Like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box - Radiohead
6. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
7. Rusty Cage - Soundgarden
8. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) - Arcade Fire
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
10. Untitled - Interpol

InMyTree:

1. Rage Against the Machine - Testify
2. Queens of the Stone Age - You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar...
3. Interpol - Next Exit
4. John Frusciante - Carvel
5. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
6. The Bravery - An Honest Mistake
7. Ben Harper - Faded
8. Beck - E-Pro
9. Audioslave - Cochise
10. Pearl Jam - Last Exit

Rolling Stone Blog:

1. The Beatles: “I Saw Her Standing There” on Please Please Me
2. Joy Division: “Disorder” on Unknown Pleasures
3. Van Halen: “Runnin’ With the Devil” on Van Halen
4. The Clash: “Janie Jones” on The Clash
5. The Ramones: “Blitzkrieg Bop” on Ramones
6. Jimi Hendrix: “Purple Haze” on Are You Experienced
7. The Stone Roses: “I Wanna Be Adored” on The Stone Roses.
8. Blondie: “X-Offender” on Blondie
9. Run-DMC: “Hard Times” on Run-DMC
10. X: “Your Phone’s Off The Hook But You’re Not” on Los Angeles.