Question: WOW is the debut solo studio album by American singer Wendy O. Williams, released in 1984 by Passport Records, it is her first album appearance, to be credited to her after the success with The Plasmatics, an American punk rock and heavy metal band formed by Rod Swenson and Wendy O. Williams, in which year?

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Deffest! and Baddest!: Deffest!  and Baddest!  is the third solo studio album released by Wendy O. Williams and the last album she ever recorded.  The album is unique in that it is a departure from the punk rock and heavy metal that brought her to fame.  Williams experimented with rock based rap and hip hop on the album.  The album was credited to "Wendy O. Williams' Ultrafly and the Hometown Girls" but it is recognized as a solo album (Williams had creative control over the album and performs lead vocals.  The "Hometown Girls" refers to the backup singers on the album, Katrina Astrin and La Donna Sullivan).

Maggots: The Record: Maggots: The Record is the fourth studio album by American rock singer Wendy O. Williams and her band Plasmatics.  It was released on February 18, 1987 by Profile Records.  Labeled as a special "9th Anniversary Album", it was the last album released by the band.  Despite being labeled a "Plasmatics" album, it is often regarded as another Wendy O. Williams solo album, largely in part because her name is over that of the band, the merchandise for the tour has the WOW logo from her solo career, and the only other original member is Wes Beech on rhythm guitar.

Wendy O. Williams: Wendy Orlean Williams (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998), better known as Wendy O. Williams, was an American singer, songwriter and actress.  Born in Webster, New York, she first came to prominence as the lead singer of the punk rock band Plasmatics.  Her famous stage theatrics included near-nudity, blowing up equipment, and chain-sawing guitars.

Plasmatics: Plasmatics were an American punk rock and heavy metal band formed by Rod Swenson and Wendy O. Williams in New York City, New York, in 1977.  The band was a controversial group known for wild live shows that broke countless taboos.  In addition to chainsawing guitars, blowing up speaker cabinets and sledgehammering television sets, Williams and the Plasmatics blew up automobiles live on stage.  Williams was arrested in Milwaukee by the Milwaukee police before being charged with public indecency.

Kommander of Kaos: Kommander of Kaos is the second solo studio album released by Wendy O. Williams after her group, the Plasmatics, went on hiatus.  The album was recorded in 1984 but not released until 1986.  A live version of the Gene Simmons-penned "Ain't None of Your Business" appears on this album (the song previously appeared on her debut album).

WOW (Wendy O. Williams album): WOW is the debut solo studio album by American singer Wendy O. Williams, released in 1984 by Passport Records.  It is her first album appearance, to be credited to her after the success with The Plasmatics, which had gone on a hiatus during that time.  After the release of the album, "Coup d'État" (1982) with The Plasmatics, the band opened for KISS on tour.  By the end of the tour, The Plasmatics' recording contract with Capitol Records wasn't renewed and Gene Simmons approached Williams and Rod Swenson about producing an album.  As to avoid legal issues with Capitol, they decided not to use The Plasmatics' name on the record in any way.  Simmons also felt it would give more freedom to add additional musicians to the album.  "WOW" is a hard rock album influenced by heavy metal, which marked a musical departure from Williams' previous material with The Plasmatics.  Williams was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the album in 1985.

Reform School Girls (soundtrack): Reform School Girls is the soundtrack album for the 1986 film of the same name.  It was released in 1986 by Rhino Records.  The soundtrack features mostly hard rock and heavy metal songs.  Wendy O. Williams contributed four songs to the soundtrack; "It's My Life" from her debut studio album "WOW" (1984), "Bad Girl" and "Goin' Wild" from her second album "Kommander of Kaos" (1986), and the title song "Reform School Girls" recorded for the film.  Williams herself appears in the film as a reform school bully Charlie Chamblis.  Other artists on the album, consisting only of female singers and bands, include Etta James, Girlschool, Screamin' Sirens and Girl's Night Out.

The Nameless One (song): "The Nameless One" is the debut solo single from former Transvision Vamp lead singer Wendy James.  It was released in the first quarter of 1993 as the lead single from James' debut solo album "Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears".  Written by Elvis Costello, the song marked a more alternative direction in sound, slightly different from the pop/rock stylings of Transvision Vamp.  The single met with limited success, only peaking at number thirty-four on the UK Singles Chart and spending just three weeks in the top one-hundred.

New Horizon (Tak Matsumoto album): New Horizon is the fifteenth solo studio album by Japanese guitarist Tak Matsumoto, of B'z fame.  It is an instrumental album (except for "Feel Like a Woman Tonite", with guest vocals by American singer Wendy Moten) and it was released by Vermillion Records on April 30, 2014 in Japan.  The album debuted at number 3 on both the Japanese Oricon weekly album chart and the "Billboard Japan" album chart.

Rock the American Way: Rock the American Way is the first album by heavy metal band Jack Starr's Burning Starr.  Released in 1985 by Passport Records.

Supporting paragraphs: WOW (Wendy O. Williams album) Plasmatics
Answer: 1977