Pour les amateurs de punk, cette liste peut être interessante. C'est un truc collectif des utilisateur de SputnikMusic, donc le résultat fait vraiment voler en éclat toute hierarchie des classiques historiques et des albums cultes, mais du coup on se retrouve avec un classement de disques qui maitrisent le genre et en sont au moins des jalons de qualité... Voyez comme c'est amusant de voir les Sex Pistols ainsi relégués à un rang lointain. Par contre il n'y a pas Blank Generation, et ça c'est mal.


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1. Minor Threat - Complete Discography
Collecting their previous material, Minor Threat’s Complete Discography encompasses the band’s short-lived, though influential, history. This album illustrates the impact that Minor Threat had in the Punk scene; pioneering the straight-edge movement, and setting the standard for Hardcore-Punk. Full of non-stop, in-your-face attitude and speed, Complete Discography goes through early classics such as “Filler” and “Minor Threat,” and then dives into the band’s later years where their song writing improved in the vein of “Look Back and Laugh” and “Salad Days.” This a definite must have for Hardcore-Punk fans.
-CorprateSnare

2. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Often inflammatory, usually funny, primarily pissed-off and always fantastic, that's the Dead Kennedys first album, in a nut-shell. Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is just over half an hour of great tunes and biting lyrics filled with Jello's sarcastic warble, Klaus Flouride's bouncy yet driving basslines and East Bay Ray's fun yet intimidating riffs and solos. Welding surf music and sharp politics onto a wilfully offensive hardcore-punk chassis, the Dead Kennedys created a truly landmark album filled with classics like Holiday in Cambodia, California Uber Alles, Chemical Warfare and Kill the Poor.
-sketchyjoe

3. Operation Ivy - Energy
This is one of the most inspirational and amazing ska-punk albums ever. Featuring two of Rancid's band members, Operation Ivy's time was short but sweet. This album, featuring over 25 songs it includes ska songs such as Freeze Up and Sound Sytem and punk songs such as Knowledge and The Crowd. This album is so full of memorable and catchy songs that is blows your mind. This is certainly an album that you will never forget, and is set to be a classic for years to come.
-Rancid Dan

4. The Clash - London Calling
You ask anyone about the clash and they automatically think of the album where Paul Simonon is smashing his fender bass onto a stage. That's London Calling for you. By the time this album was released many people debated if The Clash were even punk rock anymore, seeing as they played more of just about anything that wasn't punk. However, this lead to an amazingly original and powerful album. After all, what other album can you listen to and hear Punk, Reggae, a bit of Ska and some other things thrown in? That's probably the reason everyone likes this album so much, there's something in it for everybody.
-Scuba Steve

5. Gorilla Biscuits - Start Today
Beginning with the anticipatious trumpets of "New Direction", to the harmonica solo in "Start Today", and all the way through to "Cats and Dogs", this album is a classic among hardcore and punk fans. Released in 1989, Start Today is Gorilla Biscuits' second full length album, and while the band split soon after, it still managed to influence countless bands everywhere, and remains one of hardcores' classics.
-Mannik

6. Black Flag - Damaged
Damaged, released in 1981 is Black Flag's most well known album, and rightfully so. Arguably the most influential and flat out best 80's hardcore album ever released. Damaged is a half hour long blast of raw hardcore featuring Greg Ginn's driving guitar and Henry Rollin's signature vocals. Featuing very well known hardcore songs such as the anthemic "TV Party" and the raw "Rise Above" Damaged is straight up influential and awesome.
-Skrunnch

7. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
“Serious as a heart attack!” Not wanting to be bested by Hüsker Dü’s Zen Arcade, the Minutemen trio wrote the 2-LP classic, Double Nickels on the Dime. Creating a sound that is difficult to describe, this album mixes politically-charged Punk with the styles of Jazz, Funk, Folk, and many more, to form an album with (depending on what you have) 42-45 fast, groovy, and short songs. Calling this a masterpiece is easily an understatement as many of the songs feature skilled playing that are still as epic as when the album was first released more than 20 years. Double Nickels on the Dime is one of the best Punk albums to have ever come out, and an amazing album overall. “Take that, Hüskers!”
-CorprateSnare

8. Streetlight Manifesto - Everything Goes Numb
From the syncopated horns of the first few seconds to the fading chorus of "Na na na" the album maintains a strong and vibrant energy that can make anyone want to get up and dance. Well orchestrated horn parts add depth throughout the album and Kalnocky's often haunting lyrics juxtapose with the usually upbeat music in the twisted meld that characterizes many Ska bands. One cannot help but sing along "And when you wake up, everything is gonna be fine, guarantee that you'll wake in a better place, a better time" as one of many sing along portions of the album. This album contains everything that a great Ska album should have: catchy sing alongs, fabulous horn parts, upbeat dance pieces and more. It may very well be the most definitive Ska album released yet.
-Permanent Solution

9. Against Me! - Reinventing Axl Rose
Reinventing Axl Rose is an album that makes you want to dance like no one is watching with one fist in the air. It's a chord that cut like a knife through a staid and boring punk scene with its scream-a-long folk-punk anthems of basement shows and hidden heroes. It takes you on a road-trip in a GM van from the rolling beat and euphoric tragedy of Pints of Guinness Make You Strong to melancholy 8 Full Hours of Sleep stopping off at anger, disillusionment and hope along the way, sometimes all at the same time. Against Me! May have moved on to bigger things but this album will remain their defining moment.
-sketchyjoe

10. Choking Victim - No Gods/No Managers
Coming together after the demise of No Commercial Value, a band started in 1990 by Stza and Alec while they were in school (formed because of a shared interest in politics and a hatred of white people), Choking Victim quickly became legends in their home, the lower east side of Manhattan. This partly because of their innovative blend of crust/ska/hardcore/metal and partly because of the controversy surrounding the band. Choking Victim were notoriously hard to work with, often turning up late to shows (or not turning up at all), sometimes without even bringing equipment. One such occasion in which equipment was forgotten resulted in sugar being put into Huasipungo's gas tank after they wouldn't lend their equipment to Choking V. This, in turn, resulted in a life time band from most New York venues for Choking V and its members, which still holds today. Choking V recorded several EPs and 7"s before being approached by Hellcat records, and seeing as it was their only opportunity at the time to record a full length album, took them up on their offer. However on the first day of recording, the unthinkable happened; Choking Victim broke up. Nevertheless, enough work had been done to put the tracks into production, and on the 30 th March 1999, No Gods/No Managers was released. 13 tracks of, raw, angry and passionate music flowing from upbeat ska, to fast paced punk and hardcore and to a brutal, death metal-esque close. All the while the social and political ideals of the band are expressed through Stza's gritty vocals.
-Microwave meals & ideals

11. The Clash - The Clash
The original version of this album came out in 1977 in the UK. The Clash record most of us know is probably the US version, which varied significantly, and came out in 1979. Although the Clash are known best for covering just about every genre known to man, this first album is almost entirely punk, although songs like (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais hint at the Clash’s later flirtations with Reggae and Dub, and I Fought the Law show their pop-rock awareness. While the Sex Pistols made music that was nihilistic and The Ramones sang up-beat punk, the Clash provided much more political insight, and a “call for change” mentality. The Clash shows a young punk band that later cited punk as more of an influence, while exploring other varieties of music.
-Weezerfan_returns

12. Leftöver Crack - **** World Trade
Opening in a manner similar to Mediocre Generica, and in fact relying on many of the same riffs, the album contains many subtle ties back to the band's earlier works. Nonetheless the album manages to remain fresh and incorporates many influences in each song. The addition of more piano in several of the songs adds a new and less explored outlet for the band that creates even more depth in their music, though at the same time detracting from the rawness of Mediocre Generica. Nonetheless the album remains another strong effort by the band, closing out with the soft, but well-composed, Operation M.O.V.E.
-Permanent Solution

13. Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
Refused are a Swedish hardcore band formed in 1992. Many say that Refused are one of the best hardcore bands ever, and many say that this album, The Shape of Punk to Come is one of the best hardcore albums ever released. From the awesome build up that is "Liberation Frequency" to the epic "Tannhauser/Derive" this album really delivers. Driven by the intelligent and political lyrics and unique musicianship, The Shape of Punk to Come really shows that hardcore can be brought to different levels. People who aren't fans of hardcore can appreciate the innovation that Refused brought to it's genre of music with this album. Also, Dennis Lyxzén has a huge **** and Kiwi Sam touched it.
-Skrunnch

14. NOFX - Punk in Drublic
In 1994, punk and pop-punk bands received skyrocketing popularity. Bands like The Offspring, Green Day, Rancid, and Bad Religion were getting lots of attention from major labels. Green Day jumped to a major label, and with Dookie, were one of MTV’s biggest acts. Bands like Rancid and the Offspring proved that you could sell records on an independent label. Rancid’s 1995
album title And Out Come the Wolves hinted at the sudden boom of punk bands. One band destined to get swept into this was NOFX. Although their early work showed little promise, with Ribbed (1990), The Longest Line (1991), and White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean (1992), NOFX showed they could have success in mainstream music. But, like Rancid, NOFX opted to stick with Epitaph, the indie label that got them off the ground. Punk In Drublic shows the same sound that previous albums had, but with a little more polish. The songwriting is more consistent, and the album feels tighter. Linoleum opens the record with NOFX’s fast paced, signature sound. Songs like Don’t Call Me White, Perfect Government, and Leave It Alone keep things chugging along, and The Brews provides the ultimate punk rock sing along. With Punk In Drublic, NOFX enjoyed the success of 90’s punk, without being “Soul Doubt”.
-Weezerfan_returns

15. Rise Against - Revolutions Per Minute
Revolutions per minute was Rise Against's second release and it saw a major step up from their dubut. Mixing punk and hardcore with emotion and melodys, Revolutions per minute was a huge success. It's driving anthems were very popular within the punk community. Featuring songs such as the harder,"The Core" and the more melodic and poppy "Like the Angel" it's an album for evryone.
-Rancid Dan

16. A Wilhelm Scream - Ruiner
"We wouldn't attempt another record if we didn't think it could blow the last one away." - Trevor Reilly
Easier said that done considering the massive success of previous album 'Mute Print', an album well received by fans and critics alike. Touring proved a further problem, and resulted in most of the album being written on the road. However despite this, Reilly and co kept their word and delivered an album of epic proportions. 14 solid tracks consisting of some the most unorthodox arrangements of punk, hardcore and metal. A Wilhelm Scream put so much into this record, and yet at the same time show a tremendous amount of restraint. With tracks like 'Congratulations' clocking in at less around 90 seconds, it leaves you repeatedly skipping back to listen again. On the other end of the spectrum, relentlessly intense songs such as 'Killing It' or 'The King Is Dead' (perhaps the best introduction an album could have) show the bands versatility; keeping tracks so heavy, and yet so melodic. Why call this album Ruiner then after all the effort put into making it the best yet? You'll have to ask the Scream.
-Microwave meals & ideals

17. Subhumans - The Day the Country Died
As Subhuman’s first full-length album, The Day the Country Died has become a much respected Anarcho-Punk classic. The album never lets up; “All Gone Dead” sets up a fast-paced and edgy atmosphere filled with smart politics that are carried until the last closing shouts of “Black and White.” Some of the more well-known Subhumans tracks are here, including “Mickey Mouse is Dead,” “Subvert City,” and “No.” The Day the Country Died is has not lost any of its charm as it is still a favorite to many.
-CorprateSnare

18. Bad Religion - No Control
Bad Religion has always been known for using melodic vocals with their Hardcore-Punk influences, and it’s no different on No Control. Containing searing guitar riffs, clever lyrics, and very fast playing, it’s not hard to see why the album is a favorite to many. “Change of Ideas” showcases Bad Religion’s style that many are accustomed to, while “No Control” and “You” take it a all the way by using great songwriting by the band, and especially pleasant vocals from Greg Graffin. Although it’s not stylistically different from Suffer and some other Bad Religion albums, No Control is a strong contender and an enjoyable listen.
-CorprateSnare

19. Ramones - Ramones
Hey Ho Let’s Go. The opening line of Blitzkrieg Bop kicks off the whole album, and sets the tone of songs to come. 3cords, no guitar solos and each song lasting about 2:00 minutes, Total time 26 minutes. The Ramones debut album set the groundwork for punk music to come. Almost every band after them credited this album as a major influence. Dee Dee on bass, Johnny on guitar, Tommy on drums and Joey singing the Ramones wrote about what they knew Songs about, Sniffing Glue selling you’re self on 53rd & 3rd, beating up rich kids and just wanting to be your boyfriend. This album truly captured what it was like to live in New York. Every song is catchy, fast and full of pure energy and before you know what hit you it’s all over. Anyone remotely interested in punk music needs buy this album; after all you wouldn’t want to be a Pinhead would you?
-Misfits_Fiend

20. Bad Brains - Bad Brains
In the late 70s, the once vibrant punk scene was becoming stagnant, but out of all the possible saviours, probably four Rastafarians from DC in a jazz-funk fusion band were the least likely candidates but Bad Brains changed their sound and formed the craziest, fastest, hardest punk band around. Their self-titled debut is full of blisteringly fast songs that still sound raw and angry 25 years on. HR's distinctive voice combined with string-breakingly fast solos and a pneumatic drill rhythm (and the occasional reggae interlude) created one of greatest landmark punk albums of all time and gave birth to hardcore.
-sketchyjoe

21. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
Recorded and mixed in 85 hours and requiring only two second takes, Husker Du redefined what a punk album meant by creating the vast sprawling classic that is Zen Arcade. Interpreted by some as a concept album and by others and just an amazing recorded it broke boundaries with it's fuzz-laden, catchy yet raw, emotional hardcore punk taking you on a chartered trip from the pure-punk Something I Learned Today to the 14 minute free-jazz/punk jam Reoccurring Dreams covering rock anthems (Turn on the News), acoustic pieces (Never Talking to You Again), trippy instrumentals (Hare Krsna) and more.
-sketchyjoe

22. A Wilhelm Scream - Mute Print
Hailed as one of the must hear albums of 2004, Mute Print easily lives up to the hype. From their beginnings, A Wilhelm Scream (formally Smackin' Isaiah, a tasteful masturbation reference) began their existence as a bunch of guys playing as loud and as fast (and as alcohol fuelled?) as possible. Over the years their sound improved and they began to make it more their own. Mute Print is a testimony to how far they have really come. Riff and licks of great technicality delivered at break neck speed, coupled with a rhythm section tighter than almost anything you'll find create a sound so heavy, and yet so melodic and always in control. The dual vocals of Reilly and Pereira complement each other, and the music perfectly. The individual songs could not be arranged any better, each one flows together so well making the best way to listen to the album all at once. From short, explosive opening title track to the slightly slower, more reflective closer, there is not a bad song on the album. Or indeed one that could possibly be improved in anyway. A Wilhelm Scream deserve to be bigger than they are, their musical skill and song writing ability is unmatched. This album is monument to that, and is, in short, perfect.
-Microwave meals & ideals

23. The Bouncing Souls - How I Spent My Summer Vacation
The musicianship isn't completely polished, the lyrics are simple, and there aren't any political statements made here, but The Bouncing Souls make up what the lack in proficiency with pure emotion. That Song gets the record moving, singing about how music can affect one’s life. “We laughed we cried the music shaped our lives so tell me why our movement's out of time?” On How I Spent My Summer Vacation, the Souls sing about growing up, relationships, and friends while delivering larger-than-life melodic punk.
-Weezerfan_returns

24. Propagandhi - How to Clean Everything
Starting our with a strong, Punk-driven intro the band quickly jumps into a ska feel and then into the song proper, all within a minute. It sets the pace for the entire album which hails in many cases to a style similar to NOFX. Typical angry Punk lyrics generally characterize the album although fun songs like "Ska Sucks" break the mold and keep the casual listener having fun. Slower Reggae-feel "Hallie Sallass, Up Your ***" also breaks the actual feel of the album up, breaking from the traditional fast paced Pnk style to give listners a welcome pitstop before heading off to the completion of the album. The closing cover of "I Want You to Want Me" is also a well done cover song that closes out the album.
-Permanent Solution

25. Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves
Rancid's 1995 release set them off on their ride to semi-fame. It includes the hit Ruby Soho. It also features classics such as Roots Radicals, Time Bomb and Journey to the end of the east bay. This album was a huge leap from "Let's Go", as they fused ska, punk and pop-punk. ... And Out Come the Wolves is much poppier but probably Rancid's most loved release. They used the perfect blend of raw buzzing guitars, fast simple drum beats, Matt Freemans amazing bass lines and Tim and Lars' aggressive vocals. A classic.
-Rancid Dan

26. Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material
The 1979 debut from Belfast's classic punk band, featuring the singles "Suspect Device", "Alternative Ulster" and a cover of Bob Marley's "Johnny Was", this record is often considered a perfect release among fans. While brilliantly capturing Jake Burns' raspy voice, it even hit the mainstream, being the first independently released album in UK history to reach the top 20, peaking at #14. More importantly, the record is a d0cument of the band's frustration of the youths' isolation in Northern Ireland, and an inspiration to kids living in the area.
-Mannik

27. **** Sparrer - Shock Troops
If you think punk is about anthems, then look no further than the classic Shock Troops from **** Sparrer. It's a masterclass in how to write a simple yet brilliant song with virtually every one containing a chorus that makes you want to shout along at the top of your voice. Angry and yet filled with dry-humour, Shock Troops addresses working class disillusionment with the punk scene and politics yet sets out it's own agenda of both unity and individuality with it's 2-3 minute working class anthems that can make the most-hardened cynic want to shout Oi! and join in.
-sketchyjoe

28. Reagan Youth - A Collection of Pop Classics
This is the definitive Reagan Youth collection. Combining both Reagan Youth: Volume 1 and 2, this album chronicles the band’s history. From the early, bratty-sounding hardcore punk days, to the more laid back, and instrumentally-capable days where they blended psychedelic sounds with good old punk. Having been around the years President Reagan was in office, the album is full of witty, political lyrics that will get you thinking. It’s only a shame that the band broke up when they did, and that the singer faced a tragic end.
-CorprateSnare

29. Propagandhi - Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes
On Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes, progressive-thrash pranksters gained a new bassist and a harder sound but retained their committed political stance. Covering topics from immigration to middle class hypocrisy to working prisoners to Indonesian oppression, Winnipeg's finest didn't rest on their laurels and created a modern punk masterpiece of insightful lyrics, melodic vocals, thrashy riffs and a ****-off attitude for every life lived in the margins, locked in prison or lost on the gallows.
-sketchyjoe

30. Strike Anywhere - To Live in Discontent
Released in January 2005, this album is a collection of rare and unreleased material from the awesome melodic hardcore band, Strike Anywhere. The first two tracks originally appeared on a 7” entitled Bread Or Revolution, and right off the bat, it is apparent that this album will be fast-paced and intense. Tracks 3 through 8, originally released on the Chorus Of One EP, continue to show the intensity, as well as clear instrumental talent. The use of gang vocals, as well as catchy melodic parts, adds a layer of depth to this album, and helps keep it from becoming too repetitive. Track 9, an outtake from Exit English, and track 10, a 1999 demo, remain similar to the previous tracks, but are both very enjoyable. Tracks 11, 12, and 13 are covers of songs originally done by Gorilla Biscuits, Dag Nasty, and **** Sparrer respectively. It ends up being a really cool way to end the album, as all three covers are very well done.
-Mute Print

31. Bad Religion - Suffer
After Bad Religion recorded the disaster that was Into the Unknown, their future seemed uncertain. The EP Back to the Known showed a little hope, but did not promise a full reunion. It wasn’t until four years later, when they would reunite, and create what many consider their best album. Suffer starts with You Are the Government, and is filled with fast paced tracks such as Give You Nothing, Forbidden Beat, Suffer, or fan favorite Do What You Want. Graffin and Gurewitz’s unique songwriting, and the band’s fast, tight playing are what make Bad Religion one of the best punk bands of all time. Suffer is an album that shows them at their best.
-Weezerfan_returns

32. Bad Brains - I Against I
I Against I is definitely Bad Brains’s most diverse album. It was the first album that moved them into a new direction, away from their original Hardcore-Punk sound and into a more Funk-Metal style that many fans did not appreciate. Still, this album contains some great tracks. “Intro” sets up an almost Metal-influenced opening to the fast-paced, Brains classic, “I Against I.” “Re-Ignition” and “Secret 77” are the first songs to show the band’s new style. That is not to say, however, that they are not great instrumentally-driven songs that are accented by HR’s extreme vocals. The closing song, “Return to Heaven,” is a calm Rock song, spiced up with some Punk flavor. Overall, a good listen, but others would agree that their prime talent was with their Hardcore-Punk days.
-CorprateSnare

33. Against Me! - As the Eternal Cowboy
For the casual punk fan, this album may not sound like anything they have heard before, but the punk influence is very apparent from the start. Many of the songs relay a message without becoming preachy or boring. The album transitions between electric and acoustic, and is never overridden with distortion or harsh-sounding instrumentals. It does not necessarily have as much of a ‘folk’ sound to it as some of Against Me!’s earlier releases, but the folk influence is still clear, especially on some of the acoustic tracks. The entire album is catchy, and provides many opportunities to sing along. Emotion and dedication to the punk scene, as well as clear musical talent, is shown track after track, and the album never fails to grab your full attention.
-Mute Print

34. Descendents - Milo Goes to College
A true classic; this album paved the way for future Pop-Punk bands by combining a Hardcore-Punk style with more melodic sounds and humorous lyrics about teenage troubles. There are 15 amazing tracks that are all packed into about 23 minutes of pure entertainment. “I’m Not a Loser” pokes fun at rich, snobby guys that you wish you could beat up, “Kabuki Girl” and “Marriage” deal with girls, while “Hope” is as close to a formal love/breakup song as the Descendents could get. It’s fun, it’s fast, it’s catchy, and it’s loud. What more could you want?
-CorprateSnare

35. NOFX - Ribbed
Before this album came out, NOFX had released material that was less than desirable. Most would agree that Liberal Animation and S&M Airlines were not NOFX's best. This 1991 Brett Gurewitz produced album showed high speed drumming, guitar solos that NOFX would tone down later in their career, and Fat Mike's humorous lyrical content. This can be clearly seen in New Boobs, Showerdays, or the Together On the Sand. All in all, with Ribbed, NOFX released an album that hinted towards the good things that were to come.
-Weezerfan_returns

36. Misfits - Walk Among Us
The nightmarishly costumed Misfits released Walk among Us in 1982. Containing songs with cheesy horror lyrics, fast melodies, and catchy vocals that seem to “ahhh,” “ohhh,” or “wooo” at about every chorus, Walk among Us makes for a very memorable listen. This seems to backfire, however, as the album gets played out rather quickly. “I Turned Into a Martian” and “Skulls” are fun songs to listen to, the live version of “Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill tonight?” is high-speed and entertaining, and the closing track “Braineaters” has catchy shouting from the entire band. It’s a good place to start with the Misfits or for a catchy Punk album, but don’t set your standards high for this one.
-CorprateSnare

37. Rancid - Let's Go
One of the most notable of all the 90s punk bands, Rancid's Lets Go! doesn't dissapoint. This a classic punk/pop-punk album. It is extremely catchy with great bass work. If you are into the 90s punk sound, this is a must have. This is the first album by Rancid with Lars Frederiksen on guitar and vocals. Every song has its own sound, and with 23 tracks on the album, you can't go wrong. Track suggestions: Nihilism, Radio, St. Mary and International Cover-up.
-FloggingMurphy

38. Fugazi - 13 Songs
Fugazi’s 13 Songs combines the band’s Fugazi and Margin Walker EPs for one amazing album. Full of great tracks that progressed the Post-Hardcore and Alternative styles, 13 Songs leaves a deep impact upon the listener. “Waiting Room” opens up the album with mellow verses that burst with some Hardcore influences in the choruses and ending. “Suggestion” contains great playing and lyrical work about women being objectified and “Promises” is an astounding closing to the album. 13 Songs is a remarkable Fugazi album, and a legend among many listeners.
-CorprateSnare

39. X - Los Angeles
X's premier Album, Los Angeles, quickly propelled them into the limelight of the Los Angeles punk scene. The album itself was an interesting blend of many influences. The album was produced by Ray Manzarek of the Doors (who even played keyboards for a few tracks), and was noted for its blend of punk, rock-a-billy, and blues, as well as flirting with artiness, all played with more skill then found in most punk bands of the era, but still possessing a roughness on the edges. Even though they went on to release a long list of well received albums, Los Angeles remained X's masterpiece, well liked by both underground and mainstream, and even managing spot 286 on Rolling Stones list of the greatest 500 albums.
-Das Übermensch

40. The Stooges - Raw Power
The legends of proto-punk, the band credited many times for inventing the real punk sound and attitude. This third album from the band was a chance taken by David Bowie's management to help his pupil, Iggy Pop have one more hit album with his band. Although it was missing some key members the band still out an album true to its name, Raw Power. With a songs like Search and Destroy and Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, the Stooges pull off a powerful final album, to go down in punk history.
-Brain Toad

41. The Stooges - Fun House
Who started the punk music trend? Many say it was the Sex Pistols, others the Ramones, some say Velvet Underground, and some trace it all the way back to The Who or The Doors, but no matter who you thought actually started punk, you will reconize the impact this band played in the whole thing. With their second album, Iggy Pop and his boys refine their sound closer and closer to the raw minimalist punk sound that would be played for years after this album's release. The guitar is still as simple as ever, but Asheton had adopted a style that made every punk artist want to be him, backed by his brother's drumming and Alexander's bass work, the three created the perfect punk backing to who many say is the perfect punk frontman, who by this time had devloped his signature snarl and growl vocal style that was more like an animal than a human. These boys were legends, and this album is one of the most important in punk history.
-Brain Toad

42. Misfits - Static Age
The Misfits' abortive debut full-length recording wouldn't see the light of day as a (slightly altered and remixed) package for almost twenty years. Recorded in 1978 on borrowed studio time, the album was a mix of Ramones-style repetitive guitar-driven tracks and Danzig's early rock-influenced vocals and, though most tracks would be issued in some form during the band's lifetime (including their saving grace 'Last Caress'), bears only a passing resemblance to the proto-hardcore band they'd become. The album is both scorned by many fans for its somewhat generic punk sound and celebrated by others for its relative accessability.
-Spat Out Plath

43. Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies
This is Suicidal Tendencies first and best album. Obvious by the name, the album takes on a dark approach to life and was quite controversial. This album goes from songs such as "Suicidal Failure" to funny ones such "I Saw Your Mommy (And Your Mommy's Dead)". This is a really good album, at least compared to most of their other albums. I would only recommend this album if you were to get one of their albums. It's very good and worth a listen.
-Biscuit_box

44. 7Seconds - The Crew
After being together since 1979 and their first show in 1980, the quickly rising youth crew straight edge hardcore band finally releases their first full length album in 1984. The Crew is the premier example of the Youth Crew hardcore scene of the 1980s, with every song being an anthem for those young people who felt that being young wasn't about living fast and dieing, but it was about just living, having fun, and staying positive the entire time. Violence, drugs, and alcohol weren't a pert of hardcore for these kids, and 7 Seconds was their marching music. This album has some of 7 Seconds best songs including the classic Young 'Till I Die to the anti-racist anthem Colorblind and the anti-working force anthem Boss. The 18 song album is over in 20 minutes, but all 20 of those minute is pure Positive Hardcore.
=Brain Toad

45. Catch 22 - Keasbey Nights
Keasby Nights is ska-punk. The debut album by Catch 22, Keasby Nights is Catch 22's best work and often seen as a defining album in the ska-punk genre. Fronted by punk rock superman Tomas Kalnoky, Keasby Nights is a highly influential and entertaining ska-punk classic. With the ska-punk anthem "Keasby Nights" which has unarguably spawned thousands of sing alongs to the musical prowess shown in "1234 1234" Keasby Nights ain't nuthin to **** with.
-Skrunnch

46. Discharge - Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing
How many bands can claim that their sound inspired a whole new genre dedicated to playing music just like them? Not many, and even fewer have had the genre actually named after them. But Discharge has had this honor and rightfully so. They did something completely new with the hardcore punk genre, when they took influence from metal and incorporated it into their sound. They were outcasts in the punk scene for their metal sound and not accepted by the metalheads for their punk past. Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing is one of the most influential albums in punk rock history. It helped created the D-beat genre, influence an entire new set of thrash bands in the LA punk scene, and help influence some of the most famous thrash metal bands in the history of metal. Discharge are legends, plain and simple.
-Brain Toad

47. Leftöver Crack - Mediocre Generica
Characterized by raw production and scratchy vocals, this album has a DIY feel many modern, over-produced Punk bands lack. Ranging in influences from Ska to Hardcore and even some Metal, Leftover Crack creates an interesting blend of sounds across the entire album that keeps it fresh and original. Sound clips also pervade the tracks adding an interesting depth. Jumping from Ska feels, to breakdown feels, to straight up racing Punk effortlessly, the album keeps the listener interested from the early sound clip, through the organ interlude, and into the closing ska jam.
-Permanent Solution

48. Crass - The Feeding of the 5000
By joining radical lyrics with punk abrasiveness, Crass’s full-length debut The Feeding of the 5000 influenced the Anarcho-Punk style. The album was originally released on Small Wonder Records, but conflicts with censorship encouraged Crass to form their own label, hence the album was re-released as originally intended on Crass Records. The Feeding contains a lot of early Hardcore-Punk sounds accented by intelligent lyrics. The album opener “Asylum” is a frightful, spoken-word attack on Christianity, the witty “Do They Owe Us a Living?” sets up the album with the band’s style, while “They’ve Got a Bomb” and “Securicor” take it a step further. The Feeding of the 5000 is harsh, but a classic that influenced many bands.
-CorprateSnare

49. Defiance, Ohio - Share What Ya Got
When folk-punk took off with the popularity of Against Me!, people wanted more, more, more and they got it. This Bike is a Pipe Bomb and Defiance, Ohio were the bands that any aspiring folk-punk listener had to check out. Arguably both bands are better than Against Me! and kept their folk-punk sound a lot longer than the boys from Gainesville did. With this debut album, Defiance, Ohio set out to make some amazing folk filled, high energy punk music that will capture anyone's attention and love. With classics songs like "I Don't Want Solidarity If It Means Holding Hands With You", how could anyone deny this bands high status in the folk-punk genre?
-Brain Toad

50. Fear - The Record
With their first full-length album, The Record, Fear took it as their goal to offend as many people as they could. The Record is loud, obnoxious, fast, funny, and still manages to be a Hardcore-Punk album that has skilled playing and great song writing. Poking fun at gays and New Yorkers in “New York’s Alright If You Like Saxophones,” women on “Beef Bologna,” and war on “Let’s Have a War,” the band is sure to keep your attention through the entire album. Fear is certainly one of the better bands of the first wave of Hardcore-Punk acts, with an astounding album introduction to boot.
-CorprateSnare

51. Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies
If you took the clash, a pint of Guiness, a blank record and irish folk instruments and put them into a blender, you would get Flogging Molly. This album is feuled by punk anthems and irish punk/folk psalms. It is an enjoyable record even if you don't like punk or irish music, it's just fun to listen to. This is their second album, and thought by most to be their best. Suggestion tracks: Drunken Lullabies, What's Left of the Flag, Rebels of the Sacred Heart and Swagger
-FloggingMurphy

52. Circle Jerks - Group Sex
When Keith Morris, former Black Flag frontman left and joined the circle jerks it seemed an impossible task for them to even be compared to Black Flag, but in my opinion and lot's of others too, they managed to better them, especially with their debut release, Group Sex. 14 songs full of bratty, obnoxious, fast and aggresive punk songs. This is hardcore punk at it's best. The album is under 16 mins, but in this time, this album has such an impact on you which you'll never forget. Highlights are Live Fast Die Young, Back Up Against the Wall and World up my ***. This is such an amazing and influential hardcore album.
-Rancid Dan

53. The Suicide Machines - Destruction by Definition
This is the Suicide Machines first release and it doesn't disapoint. It is a great blend of punk, ska and even a little hardcore. This is album is most notably know for its first track, New Girl, which is in the first Tony Hawk game. They have now since lost a lot of their ska influences, but still play good punk, with only a little ska. This album also reeks 90s punk. Track suggestions: New Girl, Our Time, The Real You and Face Values.
-FloggingMurphy

54. The Specials - The Specials
One of the original ska bands, the specials played traditional ska. Way before ska brought up images of skateboarding and jock rock it was music to unite people. Drawing heavily from anti-racist and other socially conscious lyrics, this album pairs an important message with music that is easy to listen to and is even more fun to dance along to with a couple friends. Everything from "Do The Dog" and "Doesn't Make It Alright", the two main racial unity songs on this album there is also another message that many punk bands don't go anywhere near, teenage pregnancies. "Too Much Too Young" shows the downsides of getting jiggy with it too soon, and instead of many sources using marriage as the reason why sex is bad The Specials bring out the real reasons. You can't be socially active if you have a baby. And that also means that you can't go out and have fun, or dance to this very fine album.
-Scuba Steve

55. Gang of Four - Entertainment!
Gang of Four have received a somewhat undeserved black mark as of late, as popular indie rags have unfortunately hailed them as the divine inspirators of the likes of Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party etc. Similarly, they've found a new lease of life in the last couple of years, releasing a collection of their own re-recorded tracks last year. 'Entertainment!', released in 1978, is almost universally acknowledged as their crowning achievement- a post-punk masterpiece whose influence, while perhaps overstated and misascribed, is nonetheless immense, their manic stop-start energy inspiring groups from the Police and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers to Nirvana and the Manic Street Preachers. It also gets points for one of the funniest cover/inlay combos in history.
-Spat Out Plath

56. Television - Marquee Moon
Marquee Moon is a revolutionary album, but it's a subtle, understated revolution. Without question, it is a guitar rock album -- it's astonishing to hear the interplay between Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd -- but it is a guitar rock album unlike any other. Where their predecessors in the New York punk scene, most notably the Velvet Underground, had fused blues structures with avant-garde flourishes, Television completely strip away any sense of swing or groove, even when they are playing standard three-chord changes. Marquee Moon is comprised entirely of tense garage rockers that spiral into heady intellectual territory, which is achieved through the group's long, interweaving instrumental sections, not through Verlaine's words. That alone made Marquee Moon a trailblazing album -- it's impossible to imagine post-punk soundscapes without it. Of course, it wouldn't have had such an impact if Verlaine hadn't written an excellent set of songs that conveyed a fractured urban mythology unlike any of his contemporaries. From the nervy opener, "See No Evil," to the majestic title track, there is simply not a bad song on the entire record. And what has kept Marquee Moon fresh over the years is how Television flesh out Verlaine's poetry into sweeping sonic epics.
-allmusic.com

58. GBH - City Baby Attacked By Rats
This band's debut is also considered their magnum opus. It is a classic album among the hundreds of British street punk bands. GBH shows perfectly in this album what happened after the punk revolution and the subsequent post-punk movement had already happened. They had heavy, fuzzy, distorted guitar lines that were blazingly fast with catchy lyrics and vocals. If there is one street punk album that is essential to own, this is it.
-Brain Toad

58. Nausea - Extinction
By combining the sounds of Punk and Metal, Nausea’s only full-length, Extinction, was a big influence on the development of Crust. Filled with heavy guitar riffs, fast beats, growls and shouts, as wells as extreme lyrics dealing with politics and religion, Extinction sets an intense atmosphere for its entire duration. The opener, “Tech-No-Logic-Kill,” introduces the album with slow dark playing until it explodes into a Thrash-styled song. “Johnny Got His Gun” showcases Amy Miret’s great vocals as she warns of the destruction of war, while “Extinction” displays the band’s Heavy Metal mastery. Extinction is good example of “Punk-Metal” as it does not come off as cheesy.
-CorprateSnare

59. Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks
In 1977 The Sex pistols released their first and last (yes their last) album "Nevermind the Bollocks". In the same year the album reached the number 1 spot in the UK. For many it was the first time they had ever heard punk rock music. Released to a hail of controversy the album caused a stir throughout the world. The bands blunt political and social stance on the album has helped to make tracks such as "God Save The Queen" and "Anarchy in the UK" famous nationwide. The long lasting effects of this record on the music industry and on future musicians cannot be understated. The album made punk rock a house hold name. To many it was new terrifying form of music that not soon be forgotten.
-Lexluthor

60. The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash
The Pogues' second full-length release, produced by Elvis Costello, is considered by most to be their best work, rivalled only by the more polished and worldly 'If I Should Fall From Grace With God'. The band here show the two main counterpoints of Irish folk music: the wild, frenetic, fiercely melodic party music ('Sally MacLennane' 'Jesse James'); and the more sober and sombre stripped-down balladry ('Dirty Old Town' 'A Pair of Brown Eyes'); while other times showing the masterful ability to combine them both ('The Sickbed of Cúchulainn'). Some may be turned off by Shane's drunken, toothless slur (this is, in fact, probably his clearest performance- which is saying something) and the extensive use of borrowed material (roughly half the tracks are traditional arrangements or covers), but 'Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash' is modern Irish folk at its most extreme: brilliantly crafted, utterly carefree with the power to move even the coldest soul.
-Spat Out Plath

61. NoMeansNo - Wrong
“The beast has arisen!” As their fourth full-length, considered their best and claimed as an influential “jazzcore” album, NoMeansNo’s Wrong creates a unique sound filled with skilled playing throughout the entire album. Each member of the band brings in his own specialty into the blend; John Wright keeps it fast and steady, Rob Wright keeps it grooving, and Andy Kerr gives it a kick in the pants with pure punk energy. With songs like the comical “Big Dick” and the Blues-influenced “Rags and Bones,” it’s hard not to enjoy it.
-CorprateSnare

62. Aus-Rotten - ...And Now Back To Our Programming
The perfect blend of crusty music and anarchist lyrics are in this album. Anarcho has long been a genre of punk not defined by its musical ability, but its lyrical sense. Aus-Rotten holds to this. With a sound not everybody could enjoy, but those who do can't get enough of it, they balence it out with intelligent hard heating lyrics about sexism, fear of immigration, world economics, and general anarchism. The music of each song is similar but that doesn't take away from the fact that the lyrics are in your face and intelligent.
-Brain Toad

63. Lifetime - Jersey's Best Dancers
Although no song exceeds 2:30, this 1997 Jade Tree release has become one of the most influential albums in recent memory. Considered by many to be Lifetime’s greatest release, Jersey’s Best Dancers starts out with a bang, and never looks back. “Turnpike Gates” is an awesome opening tack, as it lays the groundwork for an album that is guaranteed to be fast and intense, yet very catchy. Each song continues to follow the example set right from the beginning. Not once in just under 24 minutes does this album become boring or repetitive. It offers a perfect blend of catchy vocals and powerful instrumental work to please almost any fan of punk music.
-Mute Print

64. Sham 69 - Hersham Boys
These boys from Hersham, Surrey, England were the grandfathers of the working class punk and oi movements along with contempories Cockney Rejects and **** Sparrer. While most British punk bands were singing about working class ideals, a great deal of them didn't actually have working class backgrounds. But these boys did, straight from working class families, they knew exactly what the life was like they were singing about. This classic oi album is filled with the working class anthem we have come to know, such as "Borstal Breakout", "Hersham Boys" and the ever popular "If the Kids are United." If one wishes to explore the oi and working class roots of punk and music in general, this is a fantastic place to begin.
-Brain Toad

65. Dropkick Murphys - Do or Die
The first full length of this now, very popular band. On this album, the original singer Mike McColgan does vocals. This is before they went towards the direction of the iish-folk sound. It's straight up punk. There are some Oi! parts to the album, with the whole album being a working class anthem. For many people, this is where they stop listening to DKM, since they changed their vocalist and sound. This is definently a good pick-up if you're into punk anthems with working class pride. Track suggestions: Barroom Hereo, 3rd Man In, Finnegan's Wake and Boys On the Docks.
-FloggingMurphy

66. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
Emering with their debut album in 1973, and effectively collapsing within two years, the New York Dolls wouldn't survive to see mass success like their soundalikes, but they have been described as a 'petri dish' of sorts, a band who inspired a scene without ever rising above it, igniting a NY scene which nurtured the likes of the Ramones and Television. Lead singer David Johansen laughed off their supposed influence, however, labelling them simply a 'stupid R&B-based rock & roll band'. Their music was equal parts glam rock, new blues and post-pschadelic rock and would provide a blue-print for both the rising punk scene and the '80s hard rock scene it would so vigorously oppose.
-Spat Out Plath

67. AFI - Very Proud of Ya
Formed in 1991 when the members were still in college, AFI released several EPs before finally being signed to Nitro Records. Very Proud of Ya was the second full length from the band (the first being 'Answer That and Stay Fashionable', released on their own Wingnut records, and then rereleased later on Nitro) the first on Nitro and the last to include bassist Geoff Kresge. This album is about as punk as AFI ever got. Its 22 tracks are fast, hard, and catchy, with sing-a-long chorus' that stick with you for ages. This, and its follow up 'Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes' are hailed by many AFI fans to be their best ever works.
-Microwave meals & ideals

68. Wire - Pink Flag
Wire's first album Pink Flag was released in 1977 just as punk was beginning to make its mark on the British music scene. This album is very different, however, from anything being released by their punk contemporaries. Wire displayed a much more creative, yet minimal side to their music, and short songs are the order of the day on Pink Flag. The vast majority of songs never reach two minutes, something very rare at the time this was released. Wire knew when a song had exhumed its potential, and there's never a dull moment on here. It is full of short catchy songs which show the band's pop tendancies and makes for a really fresh listen. Pink Flag was a groundbreaking album, and its influence can be heard throughout post-punk, hardcore punk, alternative and indie music ever since its release.
-Bukowski

69. Latterman - No Matter Where We Go...!
POSI! POSI! POSI! is the name of the game for Latterman, a Long Island based posthardcore/pop-punk band. No Matter Where We Go! keeps the posi level high and shows that pop-punk isn't a boring genre and has very much variation. From the insanely catchy opening track "My Bedroom is Like for Artists" to the insanely posi "Video Games and Fantasy Movies are ****ing Awesome!" Latterman's catchyness combined with their personal and passionate lyrics makes No Matter Where We Go! A must have.
-Skrunnch

70. Kid Dynamite - Shorter, Faster, Louder
If there was ever an album that you judge just by it's title and still be correct, this is it. This album is shorter, faster and louder than a lot of punk most people listen to these days. Clocking in at just over 24 minutes for 18 songs this album could cause some epileptic seizures if you aren't careful, it's THAT fast. However it suffers a bit of the same fate as Gorilla Biscuits did. That's right the singer sounds like a kid in his early teens. Luckily there also happens to be no crackly singing on this album, so I guess this guy made it through puberty. This doesn't make his voice mad though, in fact it makes it pretty cool. Especially considering you can understand what he's saying. And another highlight of this album is that even though the longest song is only 2:34, they are all written like they were meant to be that length, when a lot of other bands try to take 3 minute plus songs and squeeze them into the under 2 minute times
-Scuba Steve

71. No Cash - Run Your Pockets
No Cash, a group of high school dropouts and some Wu-Tang albums and LoC LPs in their stereos, managed to put out an amazing album. Unpredictable from start to finish, beginning with a bludgeoning death metal-esque instrumental, and leaving off with an epic hardcore
rocker, ending with a piano outro. In between, they throw everything at you, from ska punk to the hip hop inflected "Homelife is a Drag," Run Your Pockets is a masterpiece.
-Flagjacket

73. Agent Orange - Living in Darkness
Agent Orange’s Living in Darkness mixes Punk with memorable Surf sounds. It was first released in 1981 with only nine songs, but later lengthened with more work and an interview with the band. Easily identifiable and influential for the band’s tight playing and catchy tunes, this album goes through many great songs. “Bloodstains” and “America” are amusing songs, “Everything Turns Grey” is a classic, and the cover of Dick Dale’s “Miserlou” is very well done. Overall, it’s an amazing album that deserves a listen.
-CorprateSnare

73. Dystopia - Human = Garbage
Dystopia, a highly influential crust punk band from Orange County, California formed in 1992. Starting as a side project of Mindrot, Dystopia play sludgy crust punk without the d-beat influence that most crust punk bands have. Many think Dystopia have pioneered their own form of crust punk, and this is shown in their most well known work Human = Garbage. From the haunting bassline intro and first heavy guitar stroke in "Stress Builds Character" to the tri-vocaled br00tal attack about suicide and hate that is "Sanctity", Dystopia's Human = Garbage will leave you feeling crust as fux and wanting more.
-Skrunnch

74. The World/Inferno Friendship Society - East Coast Supersound Punk of Today
On East Coast Supersound Punk of Today, World/Inferno Friendship Society embrace more genres than most bands do in an entire career, and excel in all of them. The album starts in chaos and feedback from which rises the stomping piano of Tattoo's Fade. The band then bounces through every style under the sun held together by the distinctive bellow of Jack Terricloth and his ever-catchy tales of movie stars, crashed cars, pumpkins, Weimar Germany and 13th century Italian poets standing for election as president of the united states. Completely mad yet utterly brilliant.
-sketchyjoe

75. Dead Boys - Young, Loud, & Snotty
Cleveland early punkers who escaltaed the level of violence, nihilism, and ugliness of the punk movement to an extreame new level. The band was perfect for the budding New York CBGB scene with influences from such greats as The Stooges, Alice Cooper, the New York Dolls with Stiv being the ultimate punk frontman. Young, Loud, and Snotty wasn't just an album title it was a title for the band itself. Even after years of being around, this album still packs a punch to anyone who listens to it.
-Brain Toad

76. Social Distortion - Mommy's Little Monster
The 80’s Orange County punk scene can’t be represented much better than Social Distortion. Like The Adolescents, Social D was a high energy Orange County band who received much praise. Mommy’s Little Monster is a great example of Social D’s blending of Punk with old-fashioned “rock and roll”. The title track Mommy’s Little Monster is a perfect example of this, and Chuck Berry styled guitar solos litter the entire album. Mike Ness’ snarling vocals deliver stories about broken homes, hardships, and the punk scene. This album shows an early Social D, in their grittiest period. Their unique blending of styles would fully emerge later in their career.
-Weezerfan_returns

77. doa - Hardcore 81
D.O.A. one of Canada’s most loved punk bands released Hardcore 81 in early 1981. Many people believe that D.O.A. coined the term “Hardcore” but in actuality they got it from a zine they saw in California. Hardcore 81 is composed of pure raw aggression and thrown into the mix is Joey ****head’s raspy aggressive vocals, Randy Rampage pounding out heavy bass riffs, Dave Gregg on lead guitar and Chuck Biscuits with his speed drumming. With songs like D.O.A., I don’t give a ****, ****ed up baby and 001 Loser’s club Hardcore 81 is fully of the up your punk attitude. After the release of Hardcore 81 D.O.A. organized the first hardcore festival in Vancouver. It lasted for two nights. Black Flag, Bludgeoned Pigs and 7 Seconds were just some of the bands that attended. According to D.O.A. The term Hardcore means: Think for yourself, don't back down, change your world, and be free and all of these factors are very apparent on Hardcore 81.
-Misfit_Fiend

78. Bear vs. Shark - Right Now You're In the Best of Hands
This short lived lived Michigan band released only two full length albums in their 4 year span from 2001-2005. This is their first and widely considered their best. This albums superbly mixes post hardcore and indie aspects in their music with alternating screaming and soft vocals. They have a fairly unique sounds and blend the genres of punk, post-hardcore and indie seemlessly on this 11 track album. The albums opens with a heavy hitting all-instrument intro, shortly followed by an upbeat verse. This transition between heavy, mellow and upbeat is present through out the album. Stand Out tracks include: Kylie, Ma Jolie, MPS, Second and Michigan.
-obese_breasts

79. Mischief Brew - Smash the Windows
Mischief Brew is Erik Petersen and Erik Petersen is here to change your world. Combining the gruff outsider mentality of Tom Waits with the rabble-rousing genius of Shane McGowan to create a truly unique album that twists and turns with folk/gypsy/swing/punk tales of old crooked men in old crooked houses, rebels settling down and downtrodden drinkers. This album can be quiet and wistful and solitary and it can be loud and angry and unifying but it remains compelling throughout and in Roll Me Through the Gates of Hell it has a punk anthem to rival any other.
-sketchyjoe

80. Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II
As the second album by the Meat Puppets, Meat Puppets II combined the band’s early Punk styling with a Country sound. The album caused the band to be a pioneer of the otherwise unrecognized “Cowpunk” style. Genre technicalities aside, II is a very strong and unique album that contains a mix of fast and mellow tunes with exceptional instrumentals. “Magic Toy Missing” carries some great guitar work over a Honky-Tonk-like backbeat, “Split Myself In Two” and “New Gods” keep it fast for the Hardcore-Punk fans, while “Lost” and “Plateau” are two remarkable songs overall. II is an important listen that is enjoyed by many.
-CorprateSnare

81. Mission of Burma - Vs
Mission of Burma's first full length album is an awesome experience. Punk and hardcore was thriving in the US underground at the time of this release, and Mission of Burma mixed the intensity and aggression of those genres with more experimental, intelligent songwriting displayed by bands such as Pere Ubu and Gang of Four, both big influences on 'Burma. Throw in influence from the guitar-noise explorations of proto punk bands like The Stooges and Velvet Underground, and you have an intriguing and very original album. Mission of Burma pull it off immaculately though - there are no songs on this album that aren't great. Each song has its own sound, its own feel. Unusual structures, incredible dynamics, passionate vocals - this album it all. It takes a while to truly sink in, but boy is it worth your time. It's scary to think what this band might have achieved if they hadn't been forced to call it a day because one of the members got Tinnitus.
-Bukowski

82. The Toy Dolls - Absurd Ditties
This album was released half way through their career as a band, and in most peoples eyes is their greatest. Their winning formula includes amazing gutar work, extremley recognisable vocals and stupidly funny lyrics. You will understand and appreciate the humor more so if you are English, with songs such as "When your Jimmy Saville". I find myself laughing out loud just by listening to this album. It features many classics and will be a hugely appreciated album for a long time coming
-Rancid Dan

83. Morning Glory - This is No Time Ta Sleep
From the ashes of Choking Victim came two bands; Leftover Crack and INDK with Ezra Kire sharing duties between the two. Around the time INDK broke up, Ezra started to produce solo material, but with input and help from other friends and musicians of his. 'This is no time ta sleep' is that solo project. Written and produced by Ezra with only a guitar, drum machine and 8-track, this album is a tribute to his song writing ability. Keeping with 'Crack Rock Steady' style of his other bands, Morning Glory's sound can loosely be described as ska-punk, however musically it is much more than that. 'This is no time ta sleep' displays a wider range of influences, from the ska-punk sound of Choking Victim, the straight-ahead punk of INDK, to acoustic rock ('The War is Over'), a more technical hardcore ('Circle N') and even hip hop ('So you wanna be a cop?' and 'Return tha bomb'). Although the sound quality could be better, the songs on this album could not be. Morning Glory are considered by many to be the best of all the Crack Rock Steady bands, and from this album it is clear to see why.
-Microwave meals & ideals

85. Rudimentary Peni - Death Church
Debut album from anarcho-punk turned gothic-punk rockers. This album was their last foray into the anarcho genre and subsequent albums would explore darkers genres.
-Brain Toad

85. T.S.O.L. - Dance With Me
TSOL mixed two things into their hardcore punk sound that were very rare in the American Hardcore scene, poppier music and gothic lyrics. They frequently mixed in themes of death into their lyrics. Often in a humorous way. This is exemptified in their most popular song "Code Blue" which proclaims the narrators desire to **** the dead. The album made TSOL a staple in their LA Punk scene and they became pioneers along with the Misfits in the gothic side of punk. But unlike the Misfits, the band still plays today with original members, even after lead singer Jack Grisham ran for governor of California in 2001.
-Brain Toad

86. Screeching Weasel - BoogadaBoogadaBoogada
These Ramones lovers return with their second album where they ditch the "let's play as fast as we can" attitude in favor of a more personaility filled adolescence fueled sound. This album is really the stepping stone for the evolution of the ever popular Screeching Weasel sound that they continued to develop throughout their career. There is plenty of wit and humor in this album as well as plenty of Ramones influence, mostly notable found in the song "I Wanna Be Naked", which borrows the melody from a certain famous Ramones song. This is a party album, first and foremost and one cannot help but having fun while listening.
Brain Toad

87. Adolescents - Adolescents
In the early late 70’s and early 80’s, the Orange County punk scene was thriving. Bands like Social Distortion, TSOL, Agent Orange, and the Adolescents were making a name for themselves. The Adolescent’s first album was their only one to gain acclaim, and the only one that would feature their original lineup (when the Adolescents reunited in 2001to tour, most of the original lineup had returned). Rikk and Frank Agnew supply aggressive guitar work, while Tony Cadena’s vocals capture the Adolescent’s signature bratty style. Songs range from scene attacking rants (L.A. Girl) to political tunes (Democracy) to the chanting shout choruses of Amoeba. The Adolescents contribution to punk cannot be underestimated.
-Weezerfan_returns

88. The Vandals - Hitler Bad, Vandals Good
When a punk band tries to be funny, they usually have a hard time keeping up the humor with good musical ability. The Vandals are an exception to this rule. They mix perfectly catchy pop-punk songs with silly, cartoonish lyrics. With this album they perfect that sound with tracks like "My Girlfriend's Dead" and "I've Got an Ape Drape". This album is the must have in pop-punk and the best Vandals album out there.
-Brain Toad

89. Sick of It All - Sick Of It All
Sick of it All were the seminal New York Hardcore band, and with the help of a few other bands from New York, DC, and LA, they helped spawn thousands of new bands that are touring today. This self-titled album gathers together past EPs that lead to the recording of their debut album. Sick of it All's influence is one of the farthest reaching in hardcore music and can be seen in most of the bands that came out of the New York scene.
-Brain Toad

90. The Weakerthans - Left and Leaving
Weakerthans, formed in 1997 by former Propagandhi member John K. Samson are a very successful, talented and catchy indie-rock band based out of Canada. John K. Samson's second full length titled Left and Leaving display the Weakerthans, and specifically Samson's talent. Samson's witty lyrics and catchy guitar work show that the Weakerthans are a talented and unique indie-rock band. From "Everything Must Go!"'s catchy drums and lyrics that make you feel like crap to the 5 minute "Pamphl