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Most Acclaimed Punk Albums of All Time Beta

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#1 London Calling (1979)

The Clash | 21 lists

#2 The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)

The Velvet Underground & Nico | 17 lists

#3 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)

David Bowie | 19 lists

#4 Nevermind (1991)

Nirvana | 28 lists

#5 The Queen Is Dead (1986)

The Smiths | 24 lists

#6 Remain in Light (1980)

Talking Heads | 19 lists

#7 Horses (1975)

Patti Smith | 17 lists

#8 Is This It (2001)

The Strokes | 28 lists

#9 Marquee Moon (1977)

Television | 15 lists

#10 Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)

Sex Pistols | 16 lists

#11 Disintegration (1989)

The Cure | 19 lists

#12 Ramones (1976)

Ramones | 15 lists

#13 Daydream Nation (1988)

Sonic Youth | 20 lists

#14 Closer (1980)

Joy Division | 16 lists

#15 The Joshua Tree (1987)

U2 | 19 lists

#16 In Utero (1993)

Nirvana | 21 lists

#17 Slanted and Enchanted (1992)

Pavement | 20 lists

#18 Surfer Rosa (1988)

Pixies | 17 lists

#19 Raw Power (1973)

The Stooges | 12 lists

#20 Unknown Pleasures (1979)

Joy Division | 11 lists

#21 Fun House (1970)

Iggy and the Stooges | 11 lists

#22 Murmur (1983)

R.E.M. | 12 lists

#23 The Clash (1977)

The Clash | 11 lists

#24 Let It Be (1984)

The Replacements | 13 lists

#25 For Your Pleasure (1973)

Roxy Music | 10 lists

#26 Suicide (1977)

Suicide | 11 lists

#27 Entertainment! (1979)

Gang of Four | 10 lists

#28 Parallel Lines (1978)

Blondie | 9 lists

#29 This Year's Model (1978)

Elvis Costello and the Attractions | 9 lists

#30 Psychocandy (1985)

The Jesus and Mary Chain | 13 lists

#31 Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971)

Serge Gainsbourg | 9 lists

#32 Trout Mask Replica (1969)

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band | 9 lists

#33 Metal Box / Second Edition (1979)

Public Image Ltd | 10 lists

#34 Rage Against the Machine (1992)

Rage Against the Machine | 13 lists

#35 Fear of Music (1979)

Talking Heads | 8 lists

#36 The Stooges (1969)

The Stooges | 8 lists

#37 Ill Communication (1994)

Beastie Boys | 13 lists

#38 The Smiths (1984)

The Smiths | 11 lists

#39 Loaded (1970)

The Velvet Underground | 9 lists

#40 Dig Me Out (1997)

Sleater-Kinney | 13 lists

#41 White Light/White Heat (1968)

The Velvet Underground | 8 lists

#42 New York Dolls (1973)

New York Dolls | 8 lists

#43 Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)

New Order | 10 lists

#44 Spiderland (1991)

Slint | 13 lists

#45 Zen Arcade (1984)

Hüsker Dü | 11 lists

#46 Kick Out the Jams (1969)

MC5 | 8 lists

#47 The Modern Lovers (1976)

The Modern Lovers | 7 lists

#48 Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)

Minutemen | 10 lists

#49 Dookie (1994)

Green Day | 12 lists

#50 This Nation's Saving Grace (1985)

The Fall | 12 lists

#51 The B-52's (1979)

The B-52s | 7 lists

#52 Fever to Tell (2003)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs | 15 lists

#53 Pretenders (1979)

Pretenders | 9 lists

#54 Treasure (1984)

Cocteau Twins | 9 lists

#55 Turn On the Bright Lights (2002)

Interpol | 15 lists

#56 Repeater (1990)

Fugazi | 10 lists

#57 Pink Flag (1977)

Wire | 7 lists

#58 Tim (1985)

The Replacements | 9 lists

#59 Sister (1987)

Sonic Youth | 10 lists

#60 Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980)

David Bowie | 8 lists

#61 American Idiot (2004)

Green Day | 13 lists

#62 Damaged (1981)

Black Flag | 7 lists

#63 Cut (1979)

The Slits | 6 lists

#64 Bossanova (1990)

Pixies | 10 lists

#65 Weezer ["The Blue Album"] (1994)

Weezer | 10 lists

#66 New Day Rising (1985)

Hüsker Dü | 8 lists

#67 Berlin (1973)

Lou Reed | 5 lists

#68 The Modern Dance (1978)

Pere Ubu | 6 lists

#69 Pinkerton (1996)

Weezer | 9 lists

#70 Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985)

The Pogues | 8 lists

#71 This Is Happening (2010)

LCD Soundsystem | 13 lists

#72 Singles Going Steady (1979)

Buzzcocks | 6 lists

#73 Up the Bracket (2002)

The Libertines | 12 lists

#74 Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)

Dead Kennedys | 6 lists

#75 Check Your Head (1992)

Beastie Boys | 9 lists

#76 Germfree Adolescents (1978)

X-Ray Spex | 5 lists

#77 Lust for Life (1977)

Iggy Pop | 5 lists

#78 Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)

Devo | 6 lists

#79 Document (1987)

R.E.M. | 8 lists

#80 The Head on the Door (1985)

The Cure | 7 lists

#81 The Suburbs (2010)

Arcade Fire | 13 lists

#82 Ocean Rain (1984)

Echo & the Bunnymen | 6 lists

#83 The Slider (1972)

T. Rex | 4 lists

#84 All Mod Cons (1978)

The Jam | 5 lists

#85 Pornography (1982)

The Cure | 5 lists

#86 Franz Ferdinand (2004)

Franz Ferdinand | 12 lists

#87 New Boots and Panties!! (1977)

Ian Dury | 4 lists

#88 The Idiot (1977)

Iggy Pop | 5 lists

#89 Boxer (2007)

The National | 8 lists

#90 Sandinista! (1980)

The Clash | 6 lists

#91 Los Angeles (1980)

X | 7 lists

#92 More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978)

Talking Heads | 4 lists

#93 Stop Making Sense (1984)

Talking Heads | 6 lists

#94 Hex Enduction Hour (1982)

The Fall | 4 lists

#95 Peter Gabriel 3: Melt (1980)

Peter Gabriel | 5 lists

#96 The Holy Bible (1994)

Manic Street Preachers | 5 lists

#97 LCD Soundsystem (2005)

LCD Soundsystem | 7 lists

#98 Relationship of Command (2000)

At the Drive-In | 8 lists

#99 The Moon & Antarctica (2000)

Modest Mouse | 7 lists

#100 Meat Is Murder (1985)

The Smiths | 4 lists

The Clash

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

21 lists

London Calling 1979

The Velvet Underground & Nico

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Garage Rock / Proto-Punk / Psychedelic Rock

17 lists

The Velvet Underground & Nico 1967

David Bowie

Rock / Punk / Glam Rock / Proto-Punk

19 lists

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 1972

#10

Nirvana

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Grunge

28 lists

Nevermind 1991

#21

The Smiths

Rock / Pop / Punk / Indie Pop / Indie Rock / Jangle Pop / Post-Punk

24 lists

The Queen Is Dead 1986

#23

Talking Heads

Rock / Electronic / Punk / Alternative Dance / Art Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

19 lists

Remain in Light 1980

#26

Patti Smith

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Garage Rock / Proto-Punk

17 lists

Horses 1975

#38

The Strokes

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Garage Rock / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

28 lists

Is This It 2001

#41

Television

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

15 lists

Marquee Moon 1977

#10

#42

Sex Pistols

Rock / Punk

16 lists

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols 1977

#11

#48

The Cure

Rock / Electronic / Punk / Alternative Rock / Dream Pop / Goth Rock / Post-Punk

19 lists

Disintegration 1989

#12

#49

Ramones

Rock / Punk / Pop Punk / Rock & Roll

15 lists

Ramones 1976

#13

#55

Sonic Youth

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock / Noise Rock / Post-Punk

20 lists

Daydream Nation 1988

#14

#61

Joy Division

Rock / Punk / Goth Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

16 lists

Closer 1980

#15

#74

Rock / Punk / Pop Rock / Post-Punk

19 lists

The Joshua Tree 1987

#16

#81

Nirvana

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Grunge / Post-Hardcore

21 lists

In Utero 1993

#17

#95

Pavement

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

20 lists

Slanted and Enchanted 1992

#18

#99

Pixies

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock / Noise Rock / Post-Hardcore

17 lists

Surfer Rosa 1988

#19

#100

The Stooges

Rock / Punk / Garage Rock / Hard Rock / Proto-Punk

12 lists

Raw Power 1973

#20

#102

Joy Division

Rock / Punk / Goth Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

11 lists

Unknown Pleasures 1979

#21

#109

Iggy and the Stooges

Rock / Punk / Garage Rock / Hard Rock / Proto-Punk

11 lists

Fun House 1970

#22

#114

R.E.M.

Rock / Folk / Punk / Alternative Rock / Folk Rock / Jangle Pop / Post-Punk

12 lists

Murmur 1983

#23

#127

The Clash

Rock / Punk

11 lists

The Clash 1977

#24

#137

The Replacements

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock / Post-Punk / Power Pop

13 lists

Let It Be 1984

#25

#138

Roxy Music

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Glam Rock / Proto-Punk

10 lists

For Your Pleasure 1973

#26

#140

Suicide

Rock / Electronic / Punk / No Wave / Techno

11 lists

Suicide 1977

#27

#153

Gang of Four

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

10 lists

Entertainment! 1979

#28

#157

Blondie

Rock / Funk / Punk / Disco / New Wave / Pop Rock / Post-Punk

9 lists

Parallel Lines 1978

#29

#161

Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Power Pop

9 lists

This Year's Model 1978

#30

#162

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Rock / Punk / Indie Rock / Noise Rock / Post-Punk / Shoegaze

13 lists

Psychocandy 1985

#31

#174

Serge Gainsbourg

Rock / Pop / Punk / Chanson / Proto-Punk / Psychedelic Rock

9 lists

Histoire de Melody Nelson 1971

#32

#178

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Blues Rock / Proto-Punk / Psychedelic Rock

9 lists

Trout Mask Replica 1969

#33

#180

Public Image Ltd

Rock / Punk / Reggae / Art Rock / Dub / Post-Punk

10 lists

Metal Box / Second Edition 1979

#34

#184

Rage Against the Machine

Rock / Punk / Metal / Alternative Metal / Alternative Rock / Hardcore Punk

13 lists

Rage Against the Machine 1992

#35

#190

Talking Heads

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

8 lists

Fear of Music 1979

#36

#193

The Stooges

Rock / Punk / Garage Rock / Proto-Punk

8 lists

The Stooges 1969

#37

#194

Beastie Boys

Rock / Hip Hop / Funk / Jazz / Punk / Metal / Alternative Hip Hop / Alternative Metal / Conscious Hip Hop / Hardcore Punk / Jazz-Funk / Turntablism

13 lists

Ill Communication 1994

#38

#196

The Smiths

Rock / Pop / Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie Pop / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

11 lists

The Smiths 1984

#39

#200

The Velvet Underground

Rock / Pop / Punk / Art Rock / Proto-Punk

9 lists

Loaded 1970

#40

#202

Sleater-Kinney

Rock / Punk / Indie Rock / Post-Hardcore

13 lists

Dig Me Out 1997

#41

#206

The Velvet Underground

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Noise Rock / Proto-Punk

8 lists

White Light/White Heat 1968

#42

#216

New York Dolls

Rock / Punk / Glam Rock / Hard Rock / Proto-Punk / Rock & Roll

8 lists

New York Dolls 1973

#43

#231

New Order

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk / Synth-pop

10 lists

Power, Corruption & Lies 1983

#44

#234

Slint

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Math Rock / Post-Hardcore / Post-Rock

13 lists

Spiderland 1991

#45

#235

Hüsker Dü

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Hardcore Punk / Post-Hardcore

11 lists

Zen Arcade 1984

#46

#239

MC5

Rock / Punk / Garage Rock / Hard Rock / Proto-Punk

8 lists

Kick Out the Jams 1969

#47

#240

The Modern Lovers

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Garage Rock / Indie Rock / Proto-Punk

7 lists

The Modern Lovers 1976

#48

#248

Minutemen

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Hardcore Punk / Post-Punk

10 lists

Double Nickels on the Dime 1984

#49

#249

Green Day

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Pop Punk

12 lists

Dookie 1994

#50

#252

The Fall

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

12 lists

This Nation's Saving Grace 1985

#51

#257

The B-52s

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

7 lists

The B-52's 1979

#52

#271

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Rock / Punk / Indie Rock

15 lists

Fever to Tell 2003

#53

#273

Pretenders

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / New Wave / Pop Rock / Post-Punk

9 lists

Pretenders 1979

#54

#275

Cocteau Twins

Rock / Punk / Dream Pop / New Wave / Post-Punk

9 lists

Treasure 1984

#55

#277

Interpol

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

15 lists

Turn On the Bright Lights 2002

#56

#290

Fugazi

Rock / Punk / Indie Rock / Post-Hardcore

10 lists

Repeater 1990

#57

#296

Wire

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

7 lists

Pink Flag 1977

#58

#297

The Replacements

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock

9 lists

Tim 1985

#59

#319

Sonic Youth

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Art Rock / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

10 lists

Sister 1987

#60

#321

David Bowie

Rock / Pop / Punk / Art Pop / Art Rock / New Wave / Pop Rock / Post-Punk

8 lists

Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) 1980

#61

#331

Green Day

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Pop Punk / Pop Rock

13 lists

American Idiot 2004

#62

#335

Black Flag

Rock / Punk / Hardcore Punk / Noise Rock

7 lists

Damaged 1981

#63

#339

The Slits

Rock / Punk / Reggae / Dub / New Wave / Post-Punk

6 lists

Cut 1979

#64

#347

Pixies

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

10 lists

Bossanova 1990

#65

#353

Weezer

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Grunge / Indie Rock / Pop Punk

10 lists

Weezer ["The Blue Album"] 1994

#66

#356

Hüsker Dü

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Hardcore Punk

8 lists

New Day Rising 1985

#67

#363

Lou Reed

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Proto-Punk

5 lists

Berlin 1973

#68

#367

Pere Ubu

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

6 lists

The Modern Dance 1978

#69

#378

Weezer

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Post-Hardcore

9 lists

Pinkerton 1996

#70

#386

The Pogues

Rock / Folk / Punk / Folk Rock / Traditional Folk

8 lists

Rum Sodomy & the Lash 1985

#71

#387

LCD Soundsystem

Rock / Electronic / Funk / Punk / Alternative Dance / Disco / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

13 lists

This Is Happening 2010

#72

#388

Buzzcocks

Rock / Punk

6 lists

Singles Going Steady 1979

#73

#396

The Libertines

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Garage Rock / Indie Rock / Pop Rock

12 lists

Up the Bracket 2002

#74

#407

Dead Kennedys

Rock / Punk / Hardcore Punk

6 lists

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables 1980

#75

#408

Beastie Boys

Rock / Hip Hop / Funk / Punk / Metal / Alternative Metal / Alternative Rock / Hardcore Hip Hop

9 lists

Check Your Head 1992

#76

#409

X-Ray Spex

Rock / Punk / New Wave

5 lists

Germfree Adolescents 1978

#77

#418

Iggy Pop

Rock / Punk / Garage Rock / Hard Rock

5 lists

Lust for Life 1977

#78

#424

Devo

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

6 lists

Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! 1978

#79

#425

R.E.M.

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Pop Rock / Post-Punk

8 lists

Document 1987

#80

#426

The Cure

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

7 lists

The Head on the Door 1985

#81

#441

Arcade Fire

Rock / Pop / Punk / Alternative Rock / Baroque Pop / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

13 lists

The Suburbs 2010

#82

#453

Echo & the Bunnymen

Rock / Punk / Indie Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

6 lists

Ocean Rain 1984

#83

#461

T. Rex

Rock / Punk / Glam Rock / Proto-Punk

4 lists

The Slider 1972

#84

#462

The Jam

Rock / Punk / Beat Music / New Wave / Power Pop

5 lists

All Mod Cons 1978

#85

#466

The Cure

Rock / Punk / Goth Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

5 lists

Pornography 1982

#86

#470

Franz Ferdinand

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

12 lists

Franz Ferdinand 2004

#87

#490

Ian Dury

Rock / Pop / Punk / New Wave / Pop Rock / Roots Rock / Traditional Pop

4 lists

New Boots and Panties!! 1977

#88

#493

Iggy Pop

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

5 lists

The Idiot 1977

#89

#494

The National

Rock / Punk / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

8 lists

Boxer 2007

#90

#511

The Clash

Rock / Punk / Reggae / Dub / Post-Punk / Rock & Roll

6 lists

Sandinista! 1980

#91

#513

Rock / Punk / Rock & Roll

7 lists

Los Angeles 1980

#92

#525

Talking Heads

Rock / Funk / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

4 lists

More Songs About Buildings and Food 1978

#93

#527

Talking Heads

Rock / Funk / Punk / Art Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

6 lists

Stop Making Sense 1984

#94

#558

The Fall

Rock / Punk / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

4 lists

Hex Enduction Hour 1982

#95

#561

Peter Gabriel

Rock / Pop / Punk / Alternative Rock / Art Pop / Art Rock / Pop Rock / Post-Punk / Prog Rock

5 lists

Peter Gabriel 3: Melt 1980

#96

#569

Manic Street Preachers

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Hard Rock / Post-Punk

5 lists

The Holy Bible 1994

#97

#572

LCD Soundsystem

Rock / Electronic / Funk / Punk / Alternative Dance / Disco / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

7 lists

LCD Soundsystem 2005

#98

#573

At the Drive-In

Rock / Punk / Indie Rock / Post-Hardcore

8 lists

Relationship of Command 2000

#99

#575

Modest Mouse

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock / Post-Hardcore

7 lists

The Moon & Antarctica 2000

#100

#583

The Smiths

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

4 lists

Meat Is Murder 1985

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