A revista alemã Kerrang resolveu eleger por sua conta e risco os 50 melhores álbuns de punk de todos os tempos. E, evidentemente, há controvérsias: Green Day com dois álbuns e um deles ocupando o segundo lugar, a inclusão do Blink-182, Offspring em quinto… Isso sem contar a mistura de gêneros. Mighty Mighty Bosstones?
Confira a lista:
1. Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977)
2. Green Day – Dookie (1994)
3. Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)
4. Nirvana – Nevermind (1991)
5. The Offspring – Smash (1994)
6. Rancid – …And Out Come the Wolves (1995)
7. Discharge – Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing (1982)
8. The Clash – The Clash (1977)
9. The Damned – Machine Gun Etiquette (1979)
10. Ramones – Ramones (1976)
11. NOFX – Punk in Drublic (1994)
12. Fugazi – Repeater (1990)
13. The Clash – London Calling (1979)
14. Blink-182 – Enema of the State (1999)
15. The Stooges – Fun House (1970)
16. Black Flag – Damaged (1981)
17. Minor Threat – Complete Discography (1989)
18. The Stooges – Raw Power (1973)
19. The Undertones – The Undertones (1979)
20. The Offspring – Americana (1998)
21. Bad Brains – Rock for Light (1983)
22. Buzzcocks – Love Bites (1978)
23. NOFX – So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes (1997)
24. The Ruts – The Crack (1979)
25. Crass – Feeding of the 5000 (1978)
26. The Vandals – Hitler Bad, Vandals Good (1998)
27. Operation Ivy – Energy (1989)
28. Refused – The Shape of Punk To Come (1998)
29. Rocket From the Crypt – Scream Dracula, Scream! (1995)
30. The Exploited – Punks Not Dead (1981)
31. Cro-Mags – Age of Quarrel (1986)
32. Quicksand – Manic Compression (1995)
33. The Descendents – Milo Goes to College (1982)
34. Sublime – Sublime (1996)
35. The Misfits – Static Age [1978] (1997)
36. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Let’s Face It (1997)
37. Bad Religion – Suffer (1988)
38. Less Than Jake – Hello Rockview (1998)
39. Dwarves – Are Young and Good Looking (1997)
40. Supersuckers – The Evil Powers of Rock ’N’ Roll (1999)
41. Social Distortion – White Light White Heat White Trash (1996)
42. The Get Up Kids – Something to Write Home About (1999)
43. Green Day – Nimrod (1997)
44. Will Haven – El Diablo (1997)
45. Stiff Little Fingers – Inflammable Material (1979)
46. Napalm Death – Scum (1987)
47. A.F.I. – Black Sails in the Sunset (1999)
48. Poison Idea – Feel the Darkness (1990)
49. G.B.H. – Leather, Bristles, Studs and Acne (1981) [EP]
50. Killing Joke – Killing Joke (1980)
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