"Zed Bias - Neighbourhood" is actually regarded as one of the first dubstep songs, or at least a transition one.

Here are some other "true" dubstep tracks, in no particular order:

- Burial - Archangel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J1gvgwHblI

- Rusko - Jahova https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OE_jjJkkD8

- Coleco - Taostic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krGadL6Je6A

- Kode9 - 9 Samurai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rEAe4C8gk

- Skream - Mignight Request Line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJGXRQ9vBoU

I'd make a case for El-B, too:

Express: https://youtu.be/SLbXmPvtZXA

A lot of proto-wobble in this one.

Nice list. Added all to my Youtube playlist. Have also heard Sjream - Mignight Request Line mentioned as the first dubstep tune.

I’d say Rusko is responsible for the whole brostep thing. You can see how it all grew from his tunes.

Yeah, Woo Boost was a divergence point for the genre for sure.

It's still very garage/2steppy. I think Anti War Dub by Digital Mystikz is generally considered the birth of dubstep. Of course, ask 10 people and you'll get 10 answers.

Midnight Request Line is the one I hear most frequently.

Midnight Request Line was the first dubstep song to go mainstream (IIRC Annie Mac picked it up), but the genre existed before that point. It's a great song though.

Annie Mac made dubstep go mainstream? TIL.

Side anecdote... My oldest bro was in a band with her brother Davey in school and my second oldest bro was in her class.

Oh I know, I’ve got the first few DMZ releases on vinyl but that seems like the first track that started to hit public consciousness.

El-B's "Ghost Rider" is often credited as the first dubstep track too.