Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They created fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY (do it yourself) ethic, with many bands self-producing their recordings and distributing them through informal channels.

By late 1976, bands such as the Ramones, in New York City, and the Sex Pistols and The Clash, in London, were recognized as the vanguard of a new musical movement. The following year saw punk rock spreading around the world. Punk quickly, though briefly, became a major cultural phenomenon in the United Kingdom. For the most part, punk took root in local scenes that tended to reject association with the mainstream. An associated punk subculture emerged, expressing youthful rebellion and characterized by distinctive clothing styles and a variety of anti-authoritarian ideologies.

By the beginning of the 1980s, faster, more aggressive styles such as hardcore and Oi! had become the predominant mode of punk rock. Musicians identifying with or inspired by punk also pursued a broad range of other variations, giving rise to post-punk and the alternative rock movement. By the turn of the century, pop punk had been adopted by the mainstream, with bands such as Green Day and The Offspring bringing the genre widespread popularity.

This playlist is based upon Impact, influence and lasting popularity through the years.

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Bad Brains – Pay To Cum
Bad Brains – Sailin' On
Bad Brains – Banned In D.C.
Bad Brains – I Against I
Black Flag – Rise Above
Black Flag – TV Party
Blondie – X Offender
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)?
Buzzcocks – What Do I Get?
Buzzcocks – Orgasm Addict
Dead Kennedys – Police Truck
Dead Kennedys – California Uber Alles
Dead Kennedys – Holiday In Cambodia
Dead Kennedys – Pull My Strings
Dead Kennedys – Kill The Poor
Dead Kennedys – Nazi Punks Fuck Off
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Radio, Radio
Green Day – Longview
Green Day – Welcome To Paradise
Heartbreakers – Chinese Rocks - LP Version
Hüsker Dü – Celebrated Summer [Live Album Version]
MC5 – Kick Out the Jams
MC5 – Rocket Reducer No. 62 - Talk/ LP Version
MC5 – Motor City Is Burning - LP Version
Minutemen – Viet Nam
Minutemen – West Germany
Minutemen – This Ain't No Picnic
Minutemen – Corona
New York Dolls – Personality Crisis
Patti Smith Group – Gloria - Digitally Remastered 1996
Patti Smith Group – Free Money - Digitally Remastered 1996
Pere Ubu – Final Solution
Queen – God Save The Queen (Live In Montreal)
Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
Ramones – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (Live In Barcelona)
Ramones – Rock And Roll High School (Live)
Ramones – I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - LP Version
Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated (Live)
Ramones – Pinhead (Live)
Richard Hell & The Voidoids – Blank Generation - Remastered Album Version
Sex Pistols – Holidays In The Sun
Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The UK
Stiff Little Fingers – Doesn't Make It Alright
Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster
Suicidal Tendencies – Institutionalized
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer (Live)
Television – See No Evil - Remastered LP Version
Television – Venus - Remastered LP Version
The Clash – London Calling
The Clash – Clampdown
The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
The Clash – Death Or Glory
The Clash – White Riot - Single Version
The Clash – Complete Control
The Clash – Safe European Home
The Damned – Smash It Up
The Damned – New Rose - Live
The Dead Boys – Sonic Reducer - LP Version
The Dictators – Weekend
The Jam – In The City
The Misfits – Where Eagles Dare
The Misfits – Last Caress
The Misfits – Hybrid Moments
The Replacements – Color Me Impressed
The Replacements – Unsatisfied
The Replacements – Bastards Of Young
The Stooges – I Wanna Be Your Dog
The Stooges – Search And Destroy