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Best post-punk albums

Post-punk took punk's energy somewhere artier after 1977: angular guitars, dub-influenced bass, cold atmospheres, and conceptual ambition. Joy Division, Wire, and Gang of Four wrote a vocabulary that the 2000s and 2020s revivals still speak.

The top 50 post-punk albums on Riffiter, ranked by popularity — community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. 1Substance coverSubstanceJoy Division · 1988
  2. 2Entertainment! coverEntertainment!Gang of Four · 1979
  3. 3Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 coverLes Bains Douches 18 December 1979Joy Division · 2001
  4. 4Metal Box coverMetal BoxPublic Image Ltd. · 1979
  5. 5Relatives in Descent coverRelatives in DescentProtoMartyr · 2017
  6. 6A Hero's Death coverA Hero's DeathFontaines D.C. · 2020
  7. 7Chairs Missing coverChairs MissingWire · 1978
  8. 8Romance coverRomanceFontaines D.C. · 2024
  9. 9Ultimate Success Today coverUltimate Success TodayProtoMartyr · 2020
  10. 10The Greatest Hits, So Far coverThe Greatest Hits, So FarPublic Image Ltd. · 1990
  11. 11Dogrel coverDogrelFontaines D.C. · 2019
  12. 12Joy as an Act of Resistance. coverJoy as an Act of Resistance.IDLES · 2018
  13. 13This is PiL coverThis is PiLPublic Image Ltd. · 2012
  14. 14Solid Gold coverSolid GoldGang of Four · 1981
  15. 15Album coverAlbumPublic Image Ltd. · 1985
  16. 16The Agent Intellect coverThe Agent IntellectProtoMartyr · 2015
  17. 17What the World Needs Now… coverWhat the World Needs Now…Public Image Ltd. · 2015
  18. 18Change Becomes Us coverChange Becomes UsWire · 2013
  19. 19Mind Hive coverMind HiveWire · 2020
  20. 20No Passion All Technique coverNo Passion All TechniqueProtoMartyr · 2012
  21. 21Second Edition coverSecond EditionPublic Image Ltd. · 1986
  22. 22Bend Sinister coverBend SinisterThe Fall · 1986
  23. 23Red Barked Tree coverRed Barked TreeWire · 2011
  24. 24I Am Kurious Oranj coverI Am Kurious OranjThe Fall · 1988
  25. 25Under Color of Official Right coverUnder Color of Official RightProtoMartyr · 2014
  26. 26Happy? coverHappy?Public Image Ltd. · 1987
  27. 27Songs of the Free coverSongs of the FreeGang of Four · 1982
  28. 28Plastic Box coverPlastic BoxPublic Image Ltd. · 1999
  29. 29Extricate coverExtricateThe Fall · 1990
  30. 30Hard coverHardGang of Four · 1983
  31. 31Shift-Work coverShift-WorkThe Fall · 1991
  32. 32That What Is Not coverThat What Is NotPublic Image Ltd. · 1992
  33. 33Object 47 coverObject 47Wire · 2008
  34. 34Code: Selfish coverCode: SelfishThe Fall · 1992
  35. 35Send coverSendWire · 2003
  36. 36The Infotainment Scan coverThe Infotainment ScanThe Fall · 1993
  37. 37Reggie Song / Out of the Woods coverReggie Song / Out of the WoodsPublic Image Ltd. · 2012
  38. 38The Frenz Experiment coverThe Frenz ExperimentThe Fall · 1988
  39. 39Middle Class Revolt coverMiddle Class RevoltThe Fall · 1994
  40. 40Levitate coverLevitateThe Fall · 1997
  41. 41Cerebral Caustic coverCerebral CausticThe Fall · 1995
  42. 42Reformation Post TLC coverReformation Post TLCThe Fall · 2007
  43. 43Mall coverMallGang of Four · 1991
  44. 44The Unutterable coverThe UnutterableThe Fall · 2000
  45. 45Are You Are Missing Winner coverAre You Are Missing WinnerThe Fall · 2001
  46. 46The Ideal Copy coverThe Ideal CopyWire · 1987
  47. 47A Bell Is a Cup Until It Is Struck coverA Bell Is a Cup Until It Is StruckWire · 1988
  48. 48It's Beginning to and Back Again coverIt's Beginning to and Back AgainWire · 1989
  49. 49Manscape coverManscapeWire · 1990
  50. 50The Drill coverThe DrillWire · 1991