Top 10 Punk Albums.
 

We have a top 10 Metal albums thread over at the Rock & Metal subforum, how about a punk one here? Anything that has to do with the punk genre is allowed.

10. Reagan Youth - Volume 1 (Or a collection of pop classics)
09. Bad Brains - Bad Brains
08. Dicks - Kill From The Heart
07. Choking Victim - No Gods/No Managers
06. Big Boys - Lullabies help the brain grow(Or Fat Elvis)
05. FEAR - The Record
04. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
03. Minor Threat - Minor Threat EP
02. Stiff Little Fingers -Inflammable Material
01. NoMeansNo- Wrong

Hmm...

10. Dystopia - Human=Garbage
9. Catch 22 - Keasbey Nights
8. Rites of Spring - End on End
7. Bad Religion - Suffer
6. Circle Takes The Square - As the Roots Undo
5. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
4. Operation Ivy - Energy
3. Morning Glory - Poets Were My Heroes
2. NoMeansNo - Sex Mad/Wrong, I can't choose
1. Ramshackle Glory - Live the Dream

Flipper - Gone Fishin' and Choking Victim - No Gods, No Managers <--- You were so close

Never heard of Dystopia, Circle Takes The Square and Ramshackle Glory(Which makes sense looking at their sub genres), but I really like your choices.. I'm loving the ska punk. I prefer Streetlight´s version of Keysbay Nights though, but it´s mostly because I´m more used to that one. I also have my fair shair of albums that were close :c.

I forgot, Subhumans- The Day The country Died, is also very close for me.

this is a damn near impossible question....so this is my list with trying to stick to what i consider just punk rock

10. Adolescents - Adolescents
09. Poison idea - Pick Your King
08. Angry Samoans - Back From Samoa
07. The Dwarves - How To Win Friends and Influence People
06. 7 Seconds - Walk Together, Rock Together
05. Naked Raygun - Throb Throb
04. Circle Jerks - Group Sex
03. Wipers - Is This Real?
02. Subhumans - The Day The Country Died
01. Rudimentary Peni - Death Church

These are probably the ten I've spent the most time listening to over the years. In no particular order...

The Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope
D.O.A. - The Dawning of a New Error
Wire - Pink Flag
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
X - Under the Big Black Sun
Fear - The Record
The Damned - Damned Damned Damned
Wipers - Youth of America

Oof

tuff 'un.

EHeh

Can't order um nice atm.

Jawbreaker- Bivouac
Fidlar- FIDLAR
Iggy Pop- Funhouse
Ramones- RAMONES
Misfits- Static Age
Television- Marque Moon
Squirrel Bait- Skag Heaven
Hickey- HICKEY
Minutemen- Double Nickles on the Dime
Bad Brains- Rock for Light

I know, it was reeeeally hard for me, so I just listed 80's punk rock and hardcore punk bands. Angry Samoans, 7 Seconds and Subhumans were examples of bands I wanted to put there as well. The only reason I made this is because we already had one for metal.

This is the second time in the past few days that I've seen Rudimentary Peni at the top of one of your lists and I have to admit, though I know the name, I don't think I've ever listened to them. Going to have to remedy that. :)

Welp, here's mine:

10. The Modern Lovers—The Modern Lovers
9. Social Distortion—Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
8. Dead Milkmen—Big Lizard in My Backyard
7. The Clash—The Clash
6. The Shods—Bamboozled, Jilted, Hornswoggled + Hoodwinked
5. The Distillers—Sing Sing Death House
4. The Misfits—Walk Among Us
3. Circle Jerks—Group Sex
2. Rocket from the Crypt—The State of the Art is on Fire
1. Subhumans—From the Cradle to the Grave

anybody who quotes that line from Braveheart is a friend of mine :)

and i have to say Rudimentary Peni is right up your alley man.....great punk rock with smart lyrics deal with social issues....and layered heavily with gothic tones....very dark stuff and a must for fans of good punk who also love and respect goth greats like Alien sex Fiend and Bauhaus


i just want to point out that my list....and this was only to make it easier for myself does not include bands that i would consider to be more than just a punk band....ie Jawbreaker and RFTC as well as any and all "post punk" acts

also Psy Fi....i'm glad to see more Wipers....uit was really hard for me to choose from their first three albums.....Is It Real? just rocks me a tad bit more that Youth of America :)

The Menzingers - On The Impossible Past
The Descendants - Milo Goes To College
Black Lips - Arabia Mountain
Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory/Here & Nowhere Else (tie)
Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine (Dance-punk)
Iceage - New Brigade (Post-punk)
The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
Titus Andronicus - Airing of Grievances
Andrew Jackson Jihad - Knife Man (Folk-punk)
The Gaslight Anthem - The 59' Sound

Hope I'm not limited to just straight up punk, cause all these records have elements of punk in them, even if they incorporate other sounds as well.

Anything that has to do with Punk. I just sticked to straight up punk in my list because it's easier.
btw, I'm in love with the Menzingers.

1. Wire - Pink Flag
2. Husker Du - Zen Arcade
3. Wipers - Is this Real
4. Misfits - Static Age
5. Black Flag - The First Four Years
6. Minuteman - Double Nickels On the Dime
7. The Clash - London Calling
8. The Fall - Live From the Witch Trials
9. The Stooges - Raw Power
10. Pere Ube - The Modern Dance

honorable mention.Ramones,Dead Kennedys,Death,Sex Pistols,Minor Threat,Descendents,Bad Brains.

^dude
great list

Misfits - Static Age *high five*

I find it to be much superior to Legacy and Walk among Us.In fact I couldn't believe that Static Age was recorded before Walk Among Us as some of the songs went beyond the standard Punk style and could be considered Post-Punk.

Is it just me or is Last Caress and Teenagers From Mars on Static sound less intense on here than on Collection/Beware?

Which songs? I've always felt that Static Age had a more garagey, proto-punk sound than their later stuff.

:beer: Menzingers all the way. Although I've only heard that record by them, but come on, that records a masterpiece.

Come Back,Tv Casualty.
I think you're right "garagey, proto-punk" is more accurate description of the sound.

So many people seem to love Static Age, it's usually the fan favourite, but I don't like it at all :/

Chamberlain's waiting is also really good, it's the second album.

Which would you prefer?

For seperate songs, I listened more to On The Impossible Past.
When listening to the whole album, I've listened more to Chamberlain Waits. In other words, I like more songs on Chamberlain Waits, So I actually think it's better as an album. It's just that On The Impossible past has some of their best songs.

My personal favourite songs on Chamberlain Waits are:
''I was Born'', ''Home Outgrown'', ''Tasker- Morris Station'', ''Rivalries'' and ''Chamberlain Waits''..

Came to this thread for the only purpose of find the person that would make the mistake of listing any Green Day album as a top ten Punk album. I wanted to laugh. Screw you all for having good taste.

...I don't have a list, sadly. But I approve of all the ones here so far.

Carry on.

In no particular order :

Adolescents - Adolescents
Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters
Poison Idea - Feel The Darkness
Minor Threat - Out Of Step
Bad Brains - Roir Sessions
Discharge - Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing
Gang Of Four - Entertainment
The Stooges - Funhouse
Black Flag - My War
Television - Marquee Moon

If it makes you feel any better, Dookie is in my top 20.

I've come up with this list so many times.

Bad Brains
Suicidal Tendencies
My War
Damaged
Double Nickels On The Dime
Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
Milo Goes To College
Damned Damned Damned
Static Age
Ramones

Never have been much of a fan for "Punk"

Poison Idea - Kings of Punk
FEAR - The Record
The Exploited - Beat the Bastards
Poison Idea - Feel the Darkness
Wolfbrigade - Prey to the World
Inepsy - City Weapons
Wasted Time - Futility
White Lung - Deep Fantasy
Post Regiment - Czarzły
Pisschrist - Victims of Faith

I haven't listened to Deep Fantasy yet. Top ten status?

I've never given much time to classics, so my top 10 lists across most genres always seem to be missing a lot of givens (in this case hey EPOCH6 where's the Bad Brains, Black Flag, Misfits, Adolescents etc). I've got a nasty thing for White Lung and it's likely clouding my judgement in the face of the obvious giants of punk, so no it's probably not universal top 10 material at all, but personally I loved it. If you enjoy their past work you'll enjoy the new LP, it's pretty much another improvement upon their already established sound, maybe a bit more visceral.

Is it awful to say I'm surprised to see the Adolescents mentioned a couple times?

Don't get me wrong, it's a good album. Rick Agnew's guitar playing is awesome and fits in surprisingly well during his stay with Christian Death. But top 10?

In no particular order

Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables.
Crass - Penis Envy
Bad Brains - Bad Brains
Nomeansno - Wrong
Nomeansno - Sex Mad
Ramshackle Glory - Live The Dream
Circle Jerks - Group Sex
Various - No New York
The Clash - The Clash

10.The Germs - (MIA)
9.Bad Brains - I Against I
8.The Modern Lovers - Self Titled
7.Black Flag - My War
6.The Adolescents - Self Titled
5.Dead Boys - Young, Loud, and Snotty
4.Bad Religion - All Ages
3.Bad Brains - Self Titled
2.The Clash - London Calling
1.Black Flag - Damaged

Choices not based on historical significance, only personal significance.

1. Wolfbrigade - Prey to the World
2. Poison Idea - Feel the Darkness
3. FEAR - The Record
4. Inepsy - Rock N' Roll Babylon
5. White Lung - Deep Fantasy
6. The Exploited - Beat the Bastards
7. Severed Head of State - Power Hazard E.P.
8. Post Regiment - Czarzły
9. Poison Idea - Kings of Punk
10. Pisschrist - Victims of Faith

I haven't heard of a couple of these albums which makes me happy. Time to start digging!

I'm not the biggest punk aficionado these days, but here's a quick top 10 that may or may not be entirely invalid, probably.

1. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
2. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
3. Mclusky - Mclusky Do Dallas
4. The Stooges - Raw Power
5. X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents
6. Crass - Penis Envy
7. The Queers - Beyond the Valley of the Ass****ers
8. Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike
9. Screeching Weasel - Anthem for a New Tomorrow
10. Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies

not a huge floggin molly fan but other wise great list dude

Thanks! Flogging Molly is mostly on there because they were my gateway drug back when I was a kid. They ended up also being my first punk show ever, too. Since then I find them a little hard to listen to (unless I'm drinking), but I felt they deserved a nod since they led me to exploring the genre.

I get it. I'd probably say the same thing about Dookie for myslef.

Flogging Molly is still a pretty good band though, imo.

oh man...this is gonna take me a few minutes, I've never actually assembled this list in my head. I'm gonna flip through my library and see what I can come up with. :)