The Top 100 Punk Albums

[marquee moon]

http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view?list_id=31699&show=50&start=0

 

[leftcoastdeac]

Good find...There are quite a few albums on here I don't know, but then again I don't listen to nearly as much punk as I used to. I'm glad to see that they included some ska - the Specials (amongst a few others) definitely deserve their place.

All in all, this is a solid list.

 

[Wuffey]

I don't know about so many Ska albums in the top 20. I'm also not sure that Dropkick Murphy's fit the genre. I was a huge Ska fan back in the day and also worked the door at a ton of punk shows around Raleigh in the mid 80s. They are not the same genre to me. I saw some of the late 70 to mid 80s punk bands like Circle Jerks, Black flag, Suicidal Tendencies, Bad Brains, Johnny Quest, Corrosion of Conformity, etc. It was a ton of fun. When we produced those shows some of them were all ages show with no alcohol served at the venue. I was amazed at the parents dropping off their 13 year olds to see these bands. It was fun though. The Butthole Surfer show is still the craziest show I have ever seen. I worked that one and those guys were borderline insane.

Can't argue with number 1 though Dead Kennedys were awesome. The Sex Pistols should be in the top 5.

 

[RattlerDeac]

I own 12% of that top 100

 

[KickballDeac]

LA Weekly's Top 20 Punk Albums in History

20. Bad Brains - Self-Titled (1982)
19. Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (1995)
18. Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation (1977)
17. X - Los Angeles (1980)
16. Fugazi - Repeater (1990)
15. Husker Du - New Day Rising (1985)
14. Discharge - Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing (1982)
13. Green Day - Dookie (1994)
12. Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come (1998)
11. MC5 - Kick Out the Jams (1969)
10. Descendents - Milo Goes to College (1982)
09. Misfits - Walk Among Us (1982)
08. The Clash - Self-Titled (1977)
07. Iggy and The Stooges - Raw Power (1973)
06. Bad Religion - Suffer (1987)
05. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks (1977)
04. Minor Threat - Complete Discography (1989)
03. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)
02. Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
01. Ramones - Self-Titled (1976)

http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2013/07/top_20_punk_albums.php

 

[BobStackFan4Life]

Yikes, The Specials at 14 and The Ramones at 19? WTF are The Specials even doing on this list. Also, no mention of The Vibrators.

 

[KickballDeac]

I get why Suffer is always the token Bad Religion representative on these punk lists, but they were just getting (re-) started then.