Kerrang's "50 Greatest Punk Albums"

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The list was voted by readers of Kerrang! and published in a special called "Noise Pollution."

(From Wikipedia:) Kerrang! is a British music magazine. The magazine’s title is onomatopoeic and derives from the noise made by playing a power chord on an electric guitar. Kerrang! began life in June 1981 initially as a one off supplement in Sounds magazine devoted to the burgeoning New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene and the rise of other hard rock acts such as AC/DC (who adorned Kerrang!’s first cover). During the 1980s the readers of Kerrang! were privy to the first UK interviews with Guns N’ Roses and Metallica, and during the 1990s Kerrang! introduced its readers to Nirvana, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot. Green Day, Korn and System Of A Down. However Kerrang!’s most successful period came at the turn of the millennium with the advent of nu-metal.

  1. 1.
    Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols
    by The Sex Pistols

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  2. 2.
    Dookie
    by Green Day

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  4. 4.
    Nevermind
    by Nirvana

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  5. 5.
    Smash
    by Offspring

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  6. 6.
    ...And Out Come The Wolves
    by Rancid

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  7. 7.
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    Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing
    by Discharge

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  8. 8.
    The Clash
    by The Clash

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  9. 9.
    Machine Gun Etiquette
    by The Damned

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  10. 10.
    Ramones
    by The Ramones

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  11. 11.
    Punk in Drublic
    by NOFX

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  12. 12.
    Repeater + 3 Songs
    by Fugazi

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  13. 13.
    London Calling
    by The Clash

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  14. 14.
    Enema Of The State
    by blink-182

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  15. 15.
    Fun House
    by The Stooges

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  16. 16.
    Damaged
    by Black Flag

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  17. 17.
    Complete Discography
    by Minor Threat

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  18. 18.
    Raw Power
    by Iggy & the Stooges

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  19. 19.
    The Undertones
    by The Undertones

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  20. 20.
    Americana
    by The Offspring

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  21. 21.
    Rock for Light
    by Bad Brains

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  22. 22.
    Love Bites
    by Buzzcocks

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  23. 23.
    So Long & Thanks for All the Shoes
    by NOFX

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  24. 24.
    The Feeding of the 5000
    by Crass

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  25. 25.
    The Crack
    by The Ruts

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  26. 26.
    Hitler Bad, Vandals Good
    by The Vandals

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  27. 27.
    Operation Ivy (Energy)
    by Operation Ivy

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  28. 29.
    Scream, Dracula, Scream!
    by Rocket from the Crypt

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  29. 30.
    Punks Not Dead
    by The Exploited

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  30. 31.
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    The Age of Quarrel
    by Cro-Mags

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  31. 32.
    Manic Compression
    by Quicksand

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  32. 33.
    Milo Goes to College
    by Descendents

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  33. 34.
    Sublime
    by Sublime

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  34. 35.
    Static Age
    by The Misfits

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  35. 36.
    Let's Face It
    by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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  36. 37.
    Hello Rockview
    by Less Than Jake

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  37. 38.
    Suffer
    by Bad Religion

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  38. 39.
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    The Dwarves Are Young and Good Looking
    by Dwarves

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  39. 40.
    Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll
    by Supersuckers

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  40. 41.
    White Light, White Heat, White Trash
    by Social Distortion

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  41. 42.
    Something to Write Home About
    by The Get Up Kids

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  42. 43.
    Nimrod
    by Green Day

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  43. 44.
    El Diablo
    by Will Haven

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  44. 45.
    Inflammable Material
    by Stiff Little Fingers

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  45. 46.
    Scum
    by Napalm Death

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  46. 47.
    Black Sails in the Sunset
    by AFI

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  47. 48.
    Feel the Darkness
    by Poison Idea

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  48. 49.
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    Leather Bristles Studs & Acne
    by Gbh

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  49. 50.
    Killing Joke
    by Killing Joke

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Comments

RiotRix
Sierra Vista

Why this list sucks. — 20 weeks ago

This list is written as though the author has only ever heard 75 albums that are even vaguely connected to punk. The problem with these lists (ones published in major magazines and such), is that their written by people who don’t know jack-all about 80% of the punk scene, which is the stuff that never made any billboard countdown.
Seriously, Nirvana? What the fuck, man.


Chaincoker — 30 weeks ago

THE SAINTS!!!
Only one of the most influential punk rock bands. Their third album “Eternally Yours” is way fuckin’ better than alot of that shit up there. And THE BRONX! Probably the best punk rock out of California since Bad Religion. (No Control?) And since when does extreme/grind metal qualify as punk? anyone? Anyhow, the editors should have specified it as “the-best-punk-rock,-not-including-postpunk.”


grrrr — 31 weeks ago

GOD DAMN IT!!!!!!!! why is nirvana in a punk’s best? why is napalm death hear too? it’s grind core/death metal!! god its so far fromo being punk!!!!!!!!


headapollo
Gateshead

The missing one — 1 year ago

appears to be Nirvana “Nevermind” at number four.

http://www.messandnoise.com/discussions/428309


lockedinthedark
St. Paul

50? — 1 year ago

Where is number 50?


llull
Shambhala

howabout — 2 years ago

minutemen, double nickels on the dime?


kaffeine
Montreal

also... — 2 years ago

If Sublime are punk, then I’m a ninja.


artists unlisted — 2 years ago

fresh fruit for rotting vegetables is by the dead kennedys and the age of quarrels is by the cro-mags. just so you know.