Kylie Minogue的个人首张专辑《Kylie》在英国专辑榜首周便排名亚军，随后升至冠军并在榜单上呆了一年多的时间。这张专辑在世界范围卖出了700多万张，尤其在欧洲和亚洲，成绩显著。这张专辑也造就了6首成功的单曲。虽然专辑在美国和加拿大的销量一般，但是再版单曲《The Loco-Motion》在美国Billboard Hot 100单曲榜上排到了第3名，在加拿大单曲榜上则荣获冠军。1989年，专辑在美国的独发单曲《It's No Secret》取得了Billboard Hot 100单曲榜第37名的成绩。1988年末Kylie离开《Neighbours》剧组而全身心投入到音乐事业。Jason Donovan为此评论道：“当观众们看着Kylie扮演的汽车维修工Charlene渐渐离开时，他们将要迎来的是一位全新的流行歌手。” by Chris True While the production values on Kylie's debut are dated at best and the tunes are nothing but standard late-'80s Stock-Aitken-Waterman bubblegum, there are some rather endearing qualities to it. Firstly, she shows a lot more personality than the other Stock, et al. frontperson, Rick Astley. Secondly, her cuteness makes these rather vapid tracks bearable. Her cover of "Loco-Motion" made only small waves in the U.S., but this was the album that launched her career as both pop star and icon in Europe.