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Essential punk albums

Fifteen albums of punk's history — from proto-punk and '77 to hardcore and the 90s revival, in chronological order.

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  1. 1Fun House coverFun HouseThe Stooges · 19701970 · proto-punk at maximum heat
  2. 2Ramones coverRamonesRamones · 19761976 · the template: fast, short, perfect
  3. 3Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols coverNever Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex PistolsSex Pistols · 19771977 · the provocation that stuck
  4. 4Pink Flag coverPink FlagWire · 19771977 · punk's art-school edit
  5. 5Singles Going Steady coverSingles Going SteadyBuzzcocks · 19791979 · pop-punk's founding singles run
  6. 6London Calling coverLondon CallingThe Clash · 19791979 · punk annexes the whole map
  7. 7Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables coverFresh Fruit for Rotting VegetablesDead Kennedys · 19801980 · satire at hardcore speed
  8. 8Damaged coverDamagedBlack Flag · 19811981 · American hardcore's cornerstone
  9. 9Milo Goes to College coverMilo Goes to CollegeDescendents · 19821982 · caffeinated, lovelorn, fast
  10. 10Walk Among Us coverWalk Among UsMisfits · 19821982 · horror-punk's b-movie classic
  11. 11Bad Brains coverBad BrainsBad Brains · 19821982 · hardcore's fastest, most musical band
  12. 12Out of Step coverOut of StepMinor Threat · 19831983 · straight edge's defining EP-length blast
  13. 13Repeater coverRepeaterFugazi · 19901990 · post-hardcore with principles
  14. 14Dookie coverDookieGreen Day · 19941994 · punk's biggest mainstream moment
  15. 15...and Out Come the Wolves cover...and Out Come the WolvesRancid · 19951995 · the 90s revival's street-level peak