CHVRCHES - The Bones Of What You Believe: Tipped by the BBC Sound of 2013 poll, this Scottish synth-pop trio well and truly delivered - following up a string of flawlessly infectious singles with a consistent debut LP, packed with hooks, imagination and the promise of much bigger things to come.

Jagwar Ma - Howlin: From the Beach Boys-esque 1960's peace & love of 'Come And Save Me' to the psych-robot punch of 'Four', Jagwar Ma's Howlin paints the walls with a wide and varied pallette of pop. They've got the tight-knit syncopated pummel of The Longcut met with the cross-generational wild child spirit of The Vines and The Stone Roses' free and danceable baggy vibe. All in all, it makes for one of the most accomplished debut of the year - without doubt.

Asgeir - In The Silence: When Iceland gets it right with its musicians, it gets it SO right (see Bjork, Sigur Ros, Of Monsters And Men). Add Asgeir to the list, a melancholy male singer songwriter who brings real emotion to such a tired and over Sheeran-ed genre. His debut album In The Silence is a haunting collection of glacial folk that could have come from nowhere else on the planet.

Icona Pop - This Is...: Icona Pop may be existing under the shadow of 'I Love It' for some time to come, but cracking out the one-hit-wonder tag at this point is a little premature on hearing their debut album. Sure, nothing comes close totheir international mega-hit on This Is... but in the pop world, there's something that feels raw and real about this Swedish duo. In a genre where the biggest female pop stars are suger coated (Katy Perry, Britney Spears) or completely barking (Lady Gaga), we need the likes of Icona Pop to keep doing their shouty-pop-rave thing.

Juveniles - Juveniles: It must have been tough in 2013 to be a French duo who DIDN'T wear helmets and collaborate with Nile Rodgers. Someone had to do it though, and that someone was Juveniles. Their debut album was an explostion of subtle synths, packed with eighties-influenced gems such as 'Strangers', 'Fantasy' and the brief but brilliant 'Washed Away'. Needless to say, all anyone talked about was Daft Punk, but the Juveniles' album was one of the year's finest debut records.

St Lucia - When The Night: A future pop superstar, the St Lucia debut album is a dazzling collection of near-perfect tunes, from the pounding beats of 'September' and 'Too Close' to the uplifting summer vibes of 'The Way You Remember Me'. In a year where Chvrches brought a little indie credibility back to the electronic pop world, St Lucia were close behind with their first full length.

Flume - Flume: 2013 has been a brilliant year for electronic music, and Flume has been one of the front-runners in the new generation of ground-breaking producers. His self-titled, debut album works on two levels - both chilled out enough for home listening, but turn it up in a club and tracks like 'Holdin' On' and 'Insane' take on a whole new life. A recent re-release saw the album's instrumental tracks get a thorough makeover with additional vocals from a selection of hip-hop's finest. Make sure this is in your collection.

The 1975 - The 1975: One of the true success stories of the last 12 months, Matt Healy and co have fought off all heady preconceptions to deliver a record packed with sold-gold guitar pop, done properly.

London Grammar - If You Wait: After seemingly coming from nowhere before being dogged by lazy comparisons, London Grammar came out the other side of a class of their own. The hypnotic crescendo of 'Metal & Dust' begs that the band should explore their more dramatically danceable elements in the future, while the utterly gorgeous 'Flickers' and toweringly tender 'Strong' raise the heart the back of the throat. Rather than blow their load like many debuts do, If You Wait sees LG lay an ambitious foundation, with the promise of much bigger things to come.

Public Service Broadcasting - Inform, Educate, Entertain: A quintessentially British debut, Inform, Educate, Entertain sees PBS take soundbites from old public information films, archive footage and propaganda material and set it to soaring and scorching post-rock backing to "teach the lessons of the past through the music of the future". And how. The future is here, the future is PBS.

The Weeknd - Kiss Land: After amassing a ridiculous amount of hype thanks to his trilogy of free mixtapes, Abel Tesfaye had a lot to live up with the release of a full length studio debut. Luckily, Kiss Land met all our expectations and more. From the enchanting 'Professional' to the dark, Portishead sampling 'Belong to the World', it's an album that gets better and offers more with every listen.

A$AP Rocky - Long. Live. A$AP: The Harlem rapper first made waves when tracks 'Bass' and 'Purple Swag' made their way onto the internet, quickly garthering a strong following and drip-feeding words like "trill" into the public consciousness. His full length debut built on the swaggering electronic/hip hop merging foundations of those tracks - and then some - and his trademark sound is now being emulated by every other rapper breaking through.

Disclosure - Settle: There's not much more one can write about this album, it's been done to death - but quite rightly. We couldn't not include this record in the best debuts of 2013. Six months on from its release, it's now surprising to think it IS a debut - it's such an accomplished and confident collection of tracks, it feels like they've been doing it for years. What on earth will the follow up be like?

Charli XCX - True Romance: She stormed into our ears incredibly quickly this year with her synth-pop neo-goth sound. Her album played true homage to her tender teen years, with True Romance feeling like a real throwback to the synth filled moody pop of the 80s and then some, bringing it right to where it should be in 2013, standing out from anything else produced this year.

Pusha T - My Name Is My Name: When you confidently announce your album is going to be the hip hop record of the year, you've got a lot to live up to. Whilst MNIMN probably isn't the best hip hop album we heard this year, it's a tightly produced, excitingly varied record that shows off Pusha's impressive lyrical and technical abilities. The colossal 'King Push' and gritty 'Nosetalgia' are just two excellent highlights.

Ryan Hemsworth - Guilt Trips: Whilst most of the current crop of in-demand producers and DJs are publicly beating their chests and crowing about their prowess, Hemsworth has been quietly, modestly carving out his own sound - and Guilt Trips is the culmination of that, an endearing, bubbly compilation of tracks that shies away from the hiphop/trap/electro bubble that's so on trend these days.

Rudimental - Home: Of course they had to be on here. Rudimental really set the bar high for dance composers with their jazz-house infused tapestry of sound. Their success with Home gave us hope that mainstream music would actually be worth listening to and it was with artists like Disclosure and Naughty Boy following suit. The Rudimental boys fill their songs with such energy and great composition its impossible to find fault.

Bastille - Bad Blood: It may not have been at the top with reviewers, but this was the album that placed Bastille on the map as new artists with something to really give. Everyone still fell in a little bit in love with Dan Smith's soft yet powerful vocals and the catchy anthemics that lay underneath them.

Naughty Boy - Hotel Cabana: Another dance/house producer that came out of nowhere and made an incredibly strong album with a tonne of impressive collaborations, Naughty Boy invited everyone from Emile Sande and Tinie Tempah to Ella Eyre and Sam Smith to deliver a barrage of chart-ready anthems.

Imagine Dragons - Night Visions: The album brought something entirely new to the table with their driving synth-rock and heaving drums. Single 'Radioactive' is the most potent of the tracks, but the entire album has an incredibly humble feel with a mix of feel-good high-energy tracks and much softer compositions that grab hold of your emotions and don't let go.

Drenge - Drenge: Thanks to one mouthy Labour MP, all of the buzz around this album was centred around Mr Tom Watson - when we should have been paying attention to the fine calibre of brutally filthy grunge blues on display. It should also have been nominated for a Mercury too. Either way - awesome debut.

Haim - Days Are Gone: Topping the BBC's Sound of 2013 poll, the sisters Haim were only ever going to be one of the most dominant forces in music this year. With slick r n' b beats and massive open-road Americana anthemics, their promise was fulfilled.

Lorde - Pure Heroine: In a world obsessed by material possessions, it took a 16-year-old girl from New Zealand to say 'no more'. 'Royals' made everyone think, and sound great to boot. Few debuts have carried as much weight or influence as this in 2013.