Top 8 Starter Pack Albums for the Very Beginner

New turntable for Christmas and looking for your first album to start off your collection? You got it.

Here are the Top 8 Albums from our starter pack collection.

1. The Beatles: Abbey Road

It’s a classic for a reason! This iconic album art doen’t need writing ont he front. You know who it is. You know the songs. Now, your newbie can enjoy them for the first time on vinyl. 

2. Fleetwood Mac: Rumours

If they know Dreams from TikTok, that’s ok! It’s a good start. We all start somewhere! This breakup record is one of the best selling albums of all time. Stevie Nicks was only about 25 years old when she wrote Landslide. A beautiful song that’s perfect for a young person pondering life. 

3. Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

March 1973, Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon. Music hasn’t been the same since. 4th best selling album of all time and is the first album to spend 950 Weeks on the Billboard 200.

Trying to branch from Classic Rock? No problem!

4. Prince: Purple Rain

If you’re looking for 80s, this is it. Haven’t seen the movie? No worries. Purple Rain stands on it’s own as an album.

5. Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

You like Jazz? Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue is the best selling Jazz album of all time. Looking back, Kind of Blue changed jazz forever. After your favorite newbie listens, they’ll understand why

6. Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

This album is in every indie movie protagonist’s collection. If you don’t feel like the main character, you will when you spin this. 

7. Vince Guaraldi: A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Christmas album that never gets old. These piano pieces are unmistakable. Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas is a perfect choice if you’re looking for a festive pick.  

8. Michael Jackson: Thriller

And it’s time for the best selling album of all time! He needs no introduction, Michael Jackon’s Thriller. 

If this list has wet your appetite, you can check out the full starter pack. Which ones would you add to the list?