Rolling Stone US's ranking of the 100 greatest punk albums of all time

Rolling Stone magazine has embarked on an ambitious undertaking: selecting the 100 greatest punk albums of all time. A ranking you can compare with OndaRock's own.
The American publication introduced its new ranking with these remarks: “Punk rock began in 1976 in New York, when four Queens goofballs invented a mutant strain of bubblegum blitzkrieg. The revolution they inspired split the history of rock & roll in two. But even though punk rock was born as a form of negation — a call back to stripped-down, brutal simplicity — its musical variety and transformative emotional force were immediate and remain striking. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the influential self-titled debut by Ramones, we've compiled a list of the 100 greatest punk albums of all time,” writes Rolling Stone US, noting that while “Ramones” was punk rock's year zero, it didn't arrive without precedent: “that's why we've included essential precursors like Stooges, New York Dolls and Patti Smith, artists who were punk in spirit before the style even had a name. When punk exploded, it was a detonation of ideas and possibilities. Alongside Sex Pistols and Clash, Black Flag and Descendents, Bad Brains and Minor Threat, you'll find Gang Of Four blending funk rhythms with Marxist slogans, the goth chill of Joy Division, the existential country visions of Mekons, radical riot grrrl acts like Bikini Kill and Sleater-Kinney, the ska-punk of Rancid and Operation Ivy, multiplatinum pop-punk acts Green Day and Blink-182, and the new forms of hardcore from bands like Turnstile and Soul Glo.”

So here is the chart of the 100 best punk albums of all time, according to Rolling Stone US (full feature here). You can also find our own chart of the best punk albums of all time on OndaRock.

100. D.R.I. - "Dealing With It!" (1985)
99. Paramore - "Brand New Eyes" (2009)
98. The Faith and Void - "Faith/Void" (1982)
97. Naked Raygun - "Jettison" (1988)
96. Refused - "The Shape Of Punk To Come" (1998)
95. Downtown Boys - "Full Communism" (2015)
94. Redd Kross - "Born Innocent" (1982)
93. IDLES - "Brutalism" (2017)
92. Sick Of It All - "Blood, Sweat, And No Tears" (1989)
91. L7 - "Smell The Magic" (1990)
90. The Damned - "Damned Damned Damned" (1977)
89. Angry Samoans - "Back From Samoa" (1982)
88. Social Distortion - "Mommy’s Little Monster" (1983)
87. Negative Approach - "Tied Down" (1983)
86. Jawbreaker - "24 Hour Revenge Therapy" (1993)
85. The MC5 - "Kick Out The Jams" (1969)
84. Frightwig - "Cat Farm Faboo" (1986)
83. Blink-182 - "Dude Ranch" (1997)
82. Priests - "Nothing Feels Natural" (2018)
81. Discharge - "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing" (1982)
80. NOFX - "Punk In Drublic" (1994)
79. Agnostic Front - "Victim In Pain" (1984)
78. Various Artists - "No New York" (1978)
77. Crass - "The Feeding Of The 5000" (1978)
76. Dead Boys - "Young Loud And Snotty" (1977)
75. Blondie - "Blondie" (1976)
74. Birthday Party - "Junkyard" (1982)
73. Meat Puppets - "II" (1984)
72. Various Artists - "Oi! The Album" (1980)
71. Soul Glo - "Diaspora Problems" (2022)
70. The Mekons - "Fear And Whiskey" (1985)
69. SS DeControl - "The Kids Will Have Their Say" (1982)
68. Dead Kennedys - "Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables" (1980)
67. Dropkick Murphys - "Do Or Die" (1998)
66. Suicide - "Suicide" (1977)
65. Le Tigre - "Le Tigre" (1999)
64. Stiff Little Fingers - "Inflammable Material" (1979)
63. Screaming Females - "Ugly" (2012)
62. Fear - "The Record" (1982)
61. Against Me! - "Transgender Dysphoria Blues" (2014)
60. Flipper - "Generic Flipper" (1982)
59. Iceage - "New Brigade" (2011)
58. Liliput/Kleenex - "Liliput" (1993)
57. Gun Club - "Fire Of Love" (1981)
56. Public Image Ltd - "Second Edition" (1980)
55. Operation Ivy - "Energy" (1995)
54. The Cramps - "Songs The Lord Taught Us" (1980)
53. Devo - "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo" (1977)
52. The Pogues - "Rum Sodomy & The Lash" (1985)
51. Rancid - "...And Out Come The Wolves" (1995)
50. Circle Jerks - "Group Sex!" (1980)
49. The Modern Lovers - "The Modern Lovers" (1976)
48. Team Dresch - "Personal Best" (1995)
47. The Fall - "Hex Enduction Hour" (1982)
46. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Fever To Tell" (2003)
45. Bad Religion - "Against The Grain" (1990)
44. The Slits - "Cut" (1979)
43. Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers - "L.A.M.F." (1977)
42. Mannequin Pussy - "Patience" (2019)
41. Rites Of Spring - "Rites Of Spring" (1985)
40. The Wipers - "Is This Real?" (1980)
39. Turnstile - "Glow On" (2021)
38. Richard Hell And The Voidoids - "Blank Generation" (1977)
37. The Jam - "All Mod Cons" (1978)
36. Bratmobile - "Pottymouth" (1993)
35. The Misfits - "Misfits" (1986)
34. Various Artists - "Wanna Buy A Bridge?" (1980)
33. Velvet Underground - "White Light/White Heat" (1968)
32. Big Black - "Atomizer" (1986)
31. Joy Division - "Unknown Pleasures" (1979)
30. Fugazi - "Repeater" (1990)
29. Replacements - "Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash" (1981)
28. The Germs - "(GI)" (1979)
27. Pere Ubu - "Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection" (1985)
26. Ramones - "Rocket To Russia" (1977)
25. The Raincoats - "The Raincoats" (1979)
24. Mission Of Burma - "Vs." (1982)
23. The Descendents - "Milo Goes To College" (1981)
22. Minor Threat - "Complete Discography" (1989)
21. Television - "Marquee Moon" (1977)
20. Green Day - "Dookie" (1994)
19. Bikini Kill - "Reject All American" (1996)
18. Buzzcocks - "Singles Going Steady" (1979)
17. Bad Brains - "Bad Brains" (1982)
16. Gang Of Four - "Entertainment!" (1980)
15. New York Dolls - "New York Dolls" (1973)
14. X - "Los Angeles" (1980)
13. Hüsker Dü - "Zen Arcade" (1984)
12. Patti Smith - "Horses" (1975)
11. Black Flag - "Damaged" (1981)
10. The Clash - "London Calling" (1980)
9. Nirvana - "Nevermind" (1991)
8. The Stooges - "Fun House" (1970)
7. The Sex Pistols - "Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols" (1977)
6. Wire - "Pink Flag" (1977)
5. Sleater-Kinney - "Dig Me Out" (1997)
4. The Clash - "The Clash" (1977)
3. The Minutemen - "Double Nickels On The Dime" (1984)
2. X-Ray Spex - "Germfree Adolescents" (1978)
1. Ramones - "Ramones" (1976)

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