Top 10 Important Albums in Punk Music History

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  • @BasedGarlicMan
    @BasedGarlicMan Před 8 lety +233

    green day was the death of punk.

    • @marcusthomas7067
      @marcusthomas7067 Před 8 lety +30

      no.

    • @danw-m2974
      @danw-m2974 Před 8 lety +50

      +MrTurdinater You're the death of my brain cells

    • @jayrodm643
      @jayrodm643 Před 8 lety +2

      +Dan W-M Bro? name a famous punk band that came after greenday

    • @marcusthomas7067
      @marcusthomas7067 Před 8 lety +2

      Jarryd Mahabir panic! At the disco.

    • @danw-m2974
      @danw-m2974 Před 8 lety +8

      That doesn't mean Green Day killed punk XD

  • @TacoFlako
    @TacoFlako Před 7 lety +52

    I love how you played "Bullet" for Walk Among Us, despite it not being on that album, and you showed footage of the Misfits performing with Graves on vocals, even though he joined the band over a decade after that album.

  • @CircusRhapsody
    @CircusRhapsody Před 6 lety +149

    What a faux pas to show Michale Graves on stage with the Misfits and not Danzig

    • @onesickpuppy84
      @onesickpuppy84 Před 5 lety +6

      I was thinking the same thing. I did actually like Graves though. Nostalgia

    • @acornbrew
      @acornbrew Před 5 lety +1

      @@onesickpuppy84 Famous monsters and static age are my favorite albums.

    • @Peppers19781978
      @Peppers19781978 Před 5 lety +3

      They did show footage with Danzig before the Graves footage but I agree...makes no sense to show Graves when they are discussing an album he wasn't on. Would be like showing Danzig footage for Famous Monsters. Of course lets also not forget that there isn't a ton of Danzig-era Misfits footage out there

    • @danablue5019
      @danablue5019 Před 5 lety

      Famous Monsters is my fav after Walk Among Us.. There I admitted it. Now we can move on 🖕😁

    • @cjc311
      @cjc311 Před 4 lety

      onesickpuppy84 kinda late reply but I feel like as graves came along the style changed

  • @bradenstackhouse1335
    @bradenstackhouse1335 Před 6 lety +70

    Agent orange living in darkness

    • @floydkelley3
      @floydkelley3 Před 5 lety +3

      Fantastic album (and the first proper punk album I had ever heard at the ripe age of 13) but not influential enough in my opinion. Keep in mind that they seriously changed direction by Living In Darkness which even flirted with a more New Wave/Surf sound. That being said, they're in my top 10.

    • @s.a.l.1974
      @s.a.l.1974 Před 4 lety

      Blatant localism

    • @bradenstackhouse1335
      @bradenstackhouse1335 Před 4 lety

      Mike Hunt 🤘🏼

    • @insane_monkey
      @insane_monkey Před 4 lety

      @@floydkelley3 13? I started 9

    • @floydkelley3
      @floydkelley3 Před 4 lety

      @@insane_monkey I started listening to Punk when I began skateboarding and hanging out with older kids.

  • @Johncornwell103
    @Johncornwell103 Před 8 lety +562

    How is Minor Threat not on this list?

    • @Neckhel
      @Neckhel Před 8 lety +1

      +john cornwell It is.

    • @Johncornwell103
      @Johncornwell103 Před 8 lety +2

      +Patrick Mass As an honorable mention.

    • @Neckhel
      @Neckhel Před 8 lety +15

      john cornwell yeah, wm Sucks
      I mean
      GREENDAY ?
      s
      Seriously ?

    • @josecamara1100
      @josecamara1100 Před 8 lety +2

      +kevin willems hell yeah..crass should be on here.

    • @bouncingsoul818
      @bouncingsoul818 Před 8 lety +3

      ya. they were more influential than a majority on the list.

  • @Jethrofinger
    @Jethrofinger Před 8 lety +100

    A few missing...
    X- Los Angeles
    New York Dolls- New York Dolls
    Television- Marquee Moon

    • @TheBeefCentral
      @TheBeefCentral Před 8 lety +6

      the germs?

    • @ardanzaasier
      @ardanzaasier Před 8 lety +8

      I love Marquee Moon, but I didn't know television was considered a Punk band.

    • @omfug7148
      @omfug7148 Před 8 lety +2

      +Asier Ardanza they weren't and Patti Smith wasn't punk either (as much as I love her work)

    • @Parallel_LCD
      @Parallel_LCD Před 8 lety +4

      Television was post punk, though

    • @Jethrofinger
      @Jethrofinger Před 8 lety +3

      Yeah I hesitated and had to think about Television before putting them there. They are more post punk or new wave.

  • @greetingsmars
    @greetingsmars Před 6 lety +91

    "The Misfits: Walk Among Us, we might have featured Static Age if not for Walk Among Us"
    *Plays Bullet*

    • @chickrepelant
      @chickrepelant Před 3 lety +9

      also, they SHOW graves? lolz

    • @putmadre
      @putmadre Před 3 lety

      bruh xdxd

    • @moshwithjosh8
      @moshwithjosh8 Před 3 lety

      Static Age wasn't released until 1997

    • @Scarface13
      @Scarface13 Před 3 lety +1

      @@moshwithjosh8 statoc age was is from 1978 but misfits released it in 1997

    • @Fuckbro100
      @Fuckbro100 Před 2 lety

      sussy baka imposter among us 😳 dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun

  • @Crusher99a
    @Crusher99a Před 4 lety +32

    “Walk among us” proceeds to play a song not on the album and shows Michale Graves

  • @brittanybutlermusic
    @brittanybutlermusic Před 8 lety +55

    Honestly, "Punk" can be defined as and mean something different to each generation. Obviously, the originators and pioneers deserve to be on this list. But, some later bands (like Green Day) deserve to be on here, too. Like most things in life-- Punk expanded and became more vast, less straight ahead, and somewhat of an umbrella term with many sub-genres: including Pop-Punk. The Ramones and The Clash had some poppy as hell melodies... Yet I constantly see people preaching how bands like them are "true punk." What exactly constitutes as "true punk"? Attitude? Lyrical content? A "heavy/fast-paced/raw" sound? Playing hole-in-the-wall venues for no pay and being anti-establishment? Or is it just a lifestyle and a mindset? A place of belonging? Everyones definition varies, therefore many different bands could technically fall under the genre. These arguments are a waste of time.
    As for me, Green Day spoke for their generation.. and ANOTHER generation after that. They were so many peoples first exposure to the genre. Whether or not they're "punk" to you doesn't matter. They're punk to someone else. Not to mention they've already been around for nearly 30 years. They've made their mark. Aside from GD, you people whining about how "______ is NOT punk!1!! Any band after 1990 aren't punk!!!1!! LOL shitty sell outs!!!!!!!" about literally any band that falls between 1990-2005 seriously have to get over it. You sound like bitter and immature elitists - It's predictable, exhausting, and way past getting old.

    • @omgvague
      @omgvague Před 8 lety

      +Brittany Butler Well said. Epitaph's website lists bands like Bad Religion, Descendents, Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, etc in their artists list as well as Green Day. So we have a major record label (a big punk no-no) with a bunch of popular bands (popularity is another big punk no-no to these elitists) however Green Day is the only one that gets shit for it.

    • @princeofpanair5030
      @princeofpanair5030 Před 8 lety

      Brittany you are awesome

    • @kevincannon2847
      @kevincannon2847 Před 8 lety

      +Brittany Butler NO THEY DONT--YOUR YOUNG....PUNK IS A MOMENT IN TIME THAT IS DEAD AND CANNON BE LIVED TWICE-EITHER YOU WERE THERE OR YOUR JUST ACTING LIKE WHAT YOU THINK A PUNK IS OR WAS......SOCIETY IS DIFFERENT TODAY.IT WAS A FEELING IN TIME JUST AS THE HIPPIES WERE A FEELING IN THE 60'S...SORRY TO BURST PEOPLES BUBBLES BUT IF YOU ARE POST 1988,YOU MISSED PUNK

    • @brittanybutlermusic
      @brittanybutlermusic Před 8 lety +4

      +Kevin Cannon The initial movement and the actual music genre are now two different things. Clearly, if you didn't live when Punk was first happening... Yeah, "you missed punk." But, that doesn't mean the feeling and spirit wasn't reignited in a way that related to kids of a later generation through Pop-Punk.
      Let me tell you, that music has made just as much of an impact on us. And as a generation of young adults today, we're forever hooked on what it made us feel. It never leaves you. It was our place of belonging. That is one thing we have in common. That sense of community is something so unique to the genre. The Late 90s/Early 2000s was it's own thing. There are already kids from this current generation saying they wished they lived through it. For those of us who were there for it and related - it can't be relived either, my friend. It was magic for us. Just because you didn't experience it like we did or understand what it was like.. Doesn't mean you have the right to look down upon later manifestations of the genre. As you said, society is different. But, it's all linked back to the beginnings.

    • @schjonicus
      @schjonicus Před 8 lety

      +Kevin Cannon Lighten up, Francis

  • @Neckhel
    @Neckhel Před 8 lety +101

    GREENDAY ? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME ?
    HAHAHAHAHAHAA

    • @TomHat92
      @TomHat92 Před 8 lety +6

      Mind as well put blink 182 while you're at it.

    • @epl2463
      @epl2463 Před 8 lety +4

      +TomHat92 Yeah or the New Kids on the Block

    • @turtledave3183
      @turtledave3183 Před 8 lety +3

      +Patrick Mass What are you... like 16? What do you know about punk music?

    • @epl2463
      @epl2463 Před 8 lety +9

      +David Briley Apparently knows more than you if you think Green Day is punk.

    • @hunterlanglois5500
      @hunterlanglois5500 Před 8 lety +4

      Green day is pop PUNK which is still punk

  • @AnToNyxD-xd2xk
    @AnToNyxD-xd2xk Před 5 lety +103

    Where is Suicidal Tendencies?
    Postscript: I love Black Flag xd

    • @skullsouljah2836
      @skullsouljah2836 Před 5 lety +3

      They were more metal later on

    • @screamingtrees9619
      @screamingtrees9619 Před 5 lety +4

      All I wanted was a Pepsi!

    • @jorgesequera8876
      @jorgesequera8876 Před 4 lety +1

      Suicidal Tendencies is Thrash Metal

    • @shyboy9992
      @shyboy9992 Před 3 lety

      @@jorgesequera8876 like most metal bands, they started out punk. Check out their debut album Suicidal Tendencies

    • @maevemaiden
      @maevemaiden Před 3 lety

      Agree wtf definitely Suicidal Tendencies

  • @mrgeorge621
    @mrgeorge621 Před 4 lety +34

    Minor Threat - Complete Discography Not Green Day!

  • @riversutcliffe9520
    @riversutcliffe9520 Před 6 lety +147

    No Circle Jerks??? Wtf

    • @brucetucker4847
      @brucetucker4847 Před 6 lety +3

      Great band, but would you really say they were influential the way Bad Brains or Black Flag were?

    • @Soundeagle3456
      @Soundeagle3456 Před 6 lety +3

      black flag became metal or heavy rock in massive crowds so it lost its punk, Bad brains did the same and played in the famous CBGBs which was for new wave and only adopted the sound and distorted it. Circle Jerks kept their cool but they were only influential in LA

    • @mikemike8142
      @mikemike8142 Před 6 lety +3

      Wild in the streets
      That is a classic

    • @tash5540
      @tash5540 Před 5 lety

      No bleach by nirvana?

    • @mikemike8142
      @mikemike8142 Před 5 lety

      I went to school w Chad he listened to Die Kruezen and I listened to Kraut

  • @RiseReligion
    @RiseReligion Před 8 lety +925

    Lol Green Day and no Bad Religion

    • @Neckhel
      @Neckhel Před 8 lety +21

      +Liam Smith After Greenday i was waiting for ''The Offspringshit''
      hahahaha

    • @-AK-
      @-AK- Před 8 lety +3

      Ikr

    • @TomHat92
      @TomHat92 Před 8 lety +3

      Exactly what I was thinking.

    • @A_Bowl_Cut
      @A_Bowl_Cut Před 8 lety +16

      i was waiting for crass

    • @AaronRpsychology
      @AaronRpsychology Před 8 lety +21

      BR would be at the top of my list

  • @MikeP2055
    @MikeP2055 Před 5 lety +28

    Bad Religion "Suffer."

    • @tpags7398
      @tpags7398 Před 3 lety

      @Aidan Evans how about both

    • @tpags7398
      @tpags7398 Před 3 lety +1

      I honestly think any bad Religion album up to 96 and excluding into the unknown could be on this list

  • @chilip7386
    @chilip7386 Před 5 lety +24

    I find it hilarious that WATCHMOJO the least punk cooperation ever makes a video like this!

  • @rapidmc1521
    @rapidmc1521 Před 6 lety +126

    Suicidal Tendencies doesn't make the list? Not even a mention?

  • @Huskers_fan99
    @Huskers_fan99 Před 7 lety +13

    I love London Calling, but when you talk about an IMPORTANT album by The Clash, that honor should go to their self-titled debut. So much raw power and energy behind every song

  • @TearsofaGhost
    @TearsofaGhost Před 5 lety +69

    I like Green Day, but I don't think they should be on the list. Replace their spot with Minor Threat instead of throwing them in the honorable mentions

  • @josephancion2190
    @josephancion2190 Před 4 lety +13

    Milo Goes to College is magic. It's hard to explain why it's good, but it's so good that you can't just name "highlights" from the album. You just wanna say "EVERY FUCKING SONG !" and at the same time, you can't really pinpoint why they're so good.
    Fucking magic.

  • @jairomartinez-ortiz2553
    @jairomartinez-ortiz2553 Před 8 lety +234

    Wow I can't believe The Germs' (GI) isn't here

    • @josephrumbaugh671
      @josephrumbaugh671 Před 7 lety +3

      DarkPulll Why put Bad Religion on the list, when you can put Green Day on the list?

    • @guitarwhores753
      @guitarwhores753 Před 7 lety +5

      That's what I just commented before seeing yours. The Germs were horrible musically, but their influence was huge. The LA scene, hardcore, they influenced Nirvana, Black Flag. If they want to list influential albums, they failed right there.

    • @peppinodicorrado407
      @peppinodicorrado407 Před 7 lety +2

      Jairo Martinez-Ortiz germs???bunch uneducated stupid low life

    • @Interzone79
      @Interzone79 Před 6 lety +4

      That album basically stared hardcore punk (well it made it popular anyway)

    • @jonathanoneill8011
      @jonathanoneill8011 Před 6 lety

      Great album! Glaring omission. Got to be honest, though, didn’t expect much going into it from Mojo.

  • @Gr33nDayJunki3
    @Gr33nDayJunki3 Před 8 lety +43

    bullet is not on walk among us.

    • @paullap88
      @paullap88 Před 8 lety

      +Richard James I noticed that too. Great song but newp not on walk among us.

    • @satanicaleve
      @satanicaleve Před 8 lety

      +Richard James I just posted about that. Should have read the comments. It was supposed to be a part of the album Static Age that never came to fruition while the original band was together

    • @lukekoehler4087
      @lukekoehler4087 Před 8 lety +10

      they also showed footage of michael graves who obviously was not the singer on that album

    • @PsychoSickBoy13
      @PsychoSickBoy13 Před 6 lety +3

      Luke Koehler I literally stopped watching this video at the point I saw Michael Graves, just to make a comment on it.

    • @ragesquad3221
      @ragesquad3221 Před 6 lety

      Ik it’s fucking hilarious

  • @erikd5275
    @erikd5275 Před 5 lety +22

    WatchMojo: we’re counting down our top ten best punk albums
    Me, an insufferable elitist old punk: this is gunnna fucken suck lol

    • @acetckfan3279
      @acetckfan3279 Před 2 lety

      Yeah bro is Green Day really even punk😂

    • @tvnorminstudio3080
      @tvnorminstudio3080 Před 2 lety

      @@acetckfan3279 In my opinion, Insomniac goes hard. Great Green Day album.

    • @punkypete1074
      @punkypete1074 Před 2 lety

      American punk is so different to UK punk. UK will always be the best. No thrash, no bubblegum punk ala Green Day, good that band sucks. Best band to come from America is The Ramones, the rest are just pale imitations, and that's stretching it

  • @demoanddestroy
    @demoanddestroy Před 5 lety +35

    Circle jerks should have gotten Green Day’s spot. London calling was second to their self titled record The Clash that came out in 1977. I can live with that lineup. Minor threat belongs on here higher than honorable mention.

    • @kerplunk9292
      @kerplunk9292 Před 4 lety +2

      demoanddestroy Circle jerks is better, but Green Day more important

    • @natesteven5826
      @natesteven5826 Před 3 lety +1

      London calling was definitely a better album but since a lot of the songs on there aren’t really punk I’d say their debut would be more relevant to the video

    • @pinehawk9600
      @pinehawk9600 Před 3 lety

      @@natesteven5826 the debut was flawless

  • @aveytare2185
    @aveytare2185 Před 6 lety +60

    No adolescents blue album?

    • @davidtaylor6452
      @davidtaylor6452 Před 5 lety +1

      Joe WERE JUST THE WRECKING CREW, BORED BOYS WITH NOTHING TO DO!

  • @MoniqueTx
    @MoniqueTx Před 8 lety +540

    Descendents should be higher on the list imo

    • @ninjalemurdude
      @ninjalemurdude Před 8 lety +4

      I agree.

    • @Gammera2000
      @Gammera2000 Před 8 lety +2

      I agree it deserved a higher place.

    • @edgarbanuelos6472
      @edgarbanuelos6472 Před 8 lety +4

      They are underrated.

    • @86Kechu
      @86Kechu Před 8 lety +4

      Maybe it's better that way, less stupid people listening.

    • @Ellthom
      @Ellthom Před 8 lety +8

      +Monique T. I am surprised they got a mention at all so I'd take what they got. Descendants never usually get much recognition when people think Punk :(

  • @josephancion2190
    @josephancion2190 Před 4 lety +45

    Okay, BUT crucial additions would be :
    1. GI - Germs
    2. The Feeding of 5000 - Crass
    3. Punk In Drublic - NOFX
    4. Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies

    • @chesspunk489
      @chesspunk489 Před 4 lety +2

      The germs suck.

    • @xericscrub4795
      @xericscrub4795 Před 4 lety +5

      What about agent orange living in darkness

    • @mnms5534
      @mnms5534 Před 4 lety

      Los Angeles by X?

    • @mnms5534
      @mnms5534 Před 4 lety

      @@xericscrub4795 this is the voice is better

    • @skramhop6943
      @skramhop6943 Před 3 lety

      @@chesspunk489 damn, guess a random person's opinion makes it bad 😔

  • @d.a.thorndike8772
    @d.a.thorndike8772 Před 5 lety +5

    Sex Pistols at #3??? Should be #1

  • @matthewaguila9080
    @matthewaguila9080 Před 7 lety +148

    no operation ivy?

    • @notewan2935
      @notewan2935 Před 6 lety +3

      Matthew Aguila imo rancid better

    • @nofx5695
      @nofx5695 Před 6 lety +6

      I know.... Operation Ivy were among the first to fuse punk w/ ska, & reggae to some degree. Some of my all time favorite songs are off “Energy.” Hoboken, Take Warning, Freeze Up, etc. Not to mention how much Tim learned from them & carried that over to Rancid. Op Ivy always gets overlooked

    • @matthewdaniels2839
      @matthewdaniels2839 Před 6 lety +1

      Punk has always had ties to Reggae music.

    • @grahamNC83
      @grahamNC83 Před 5 lety +3

      With out op Ivy you don't have green day.

    • @skullsouljah2836
      @skullsouljah2836 Před 5 lety

      @@matthewdaniels2839 yeah because many jamaican immigrants in london in 70s

  • @DrewMarino1995
    @DrewMarino1995 Před 8 lety +71

    Suicidal Tendencies debut album should be on the list

  • @gianninaruiz7436
    @gianninaruiz7436 Před 4 lety +9

    The studio version of Hope from descendents is one of my favourite songs period.

  • @shaywalters7807
    @shaywalters7807 Před 6 lety +65

    MISFITS (original members) AND THE RAMONES FOREVER!!!!!
    the misfits just are not the same without Glenn and Doyle

    • @pennydreadful4939
      @pennydreadful4939 Před 5 lety

      Truer words have never been spoken.

    • @kennethbonura1
      @kennethbonura1 Před 5 lety +2

      Bobby Steele knows how to play guitar you know the guitarist before Doyle where Doyle replacing Bobby led to Glenn leaving to form Samhain

    • @raredinosaurXD
      @raredinosaurXD Před 5 lety

      Shay138 I know everybody thinks graves is better

    • @mattkess3156
      @mattkess3156 Před 4 lety

      @@kennethbonura1 Very true, Bobby Steele’s guitar tone was incredible

  • @Kevin64599
    @Kevin64599 Před 8 lety +15

    Why is everyone trying to police what's punk and what's not punk? Personally I don't like green day much, and would've rather liked to see Bad Religion or Death, but who cares? Everyone has a personal definition of punk and that's what makes it great. Who's to say what can be called punk and what can't?

    • @Kevin64599
      @Kevin64599 Před 8 lety

      P.s. Death is an old band from the 60's I think? Not the metal band one but the other one, they're pretty cool if you haven't heard them check them out.

    • @Kayayayaya
      @Kayayayaya Před 8 lety

      +Kevin I was sad to see Bad Religion not even mentioned other than before the video started, but other than being one of the oldest punk bands I don't know if they ever did anything especially notable for the genre. Same goes for Green Day, except maybe they made it a little more mainstream?

  • @celticwarrior1365
    @celticwarrior1365 Před 6 lety +8

    I think Steve Jones' opening riff on "Pretty Vacant" is the best clarion call to punks worldwide! It resonates deep within!

  • @nedd.8479
    @nedd.8479 Před 6 lety +47

    The Saints - I'm Stranded
    The Damned - Damned Damned Damned
    Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material
    And Raw Power should be number one.

    • @floydkelley3
      @floydkelley3 Před 5 lety

      Damned Damned Damned was superior to the debuts of the Pistols, Ramones, or The Clash. I'd even go out on a limb and say that Siouxsie and the Banshees had a more impressive debut. Inflammable Material was a damn masterpiece that sailed right over the heads of most people but [unfortunately] the Irish bands didn't gain any traction until U2 played Live Aid.

    • @c.s.4428
      @c.s.4428 Před 5 lety

      Good choices but I think that it goes without saying that this was intended to be a U.S. only list. Yes?

    • @chocolategatto8616
      @chocolategatto8616 Před 4 lety

      @@c.s.4428 The Sex Pistols were on the list.

  • @jamesdan6895
    @jamesdan6895 Před 6 lety +80

    London Calling is one of the best albums ever made

    • @c.s.4428
      @c.s.4428 Před 5 lety +1

      I reckon that this is supposed to be U.S.-only list. BTW, London calling is a punk album but it is NOT a "punk rock" album!

    • @thewhoman3182
      @thewhoman3182 Před 4 lety +4

      @@c.s.4428 its core genre is punk bit it includes alot of subgenres

    • @gnarrcan108
      @gnarrcan108 Před 3 lety

      Yeah Probably my favorite album of the 80s but it really was the clash moving away from traditional punk sounds

  • @corpsedesecrator2612
    @corpsedesecrator2612 Před 8 lety +13

    Where the hell is GBH- Leather, Bristles, Studs And Acne or The Exploited- Punks Not Dead, Discharge- Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing, Subhumans- The Day The Country Died?!?!

    • @atarijawa462
      @atarijawa462 Před 6 lety +1

      Because those are all interchangeable paint by numbers bands,with no real importance?

    • @atarijawa462
      @atarijawa462 Před 6 lety

      They are a total paint by numbers band-wagon band. file under Chron-Gen, Bekki-Bondage, Chelsea. The exploited, GBH etc, etc etc...england 77-79 is full of wanker hanger on band of no importance. Look every scene is full of 3rd and 4th scene bands. It's a way of life.

    • @loganoioioi3702
      @loganoioioi3702 Před 6 lety

      atarijawa462 I mean you can say that over and over again all you want, still wrong

    • @jean-pierrebarbisan1502
      @jean-pierrebarbisan1502 Před 5 lety +1

      RIGHT:GBH one of the best.
      and don't listen punk through the médias and their recognition.
      Punk was against the rules

  • @marcopervo
    @marcopervo Před 7 lety +14

    Misfits are a great band, but "Walk Among us" is important is because it was out of print longer than the rest of their catalog, creating a demand for something that was unavailable for the masses until 1988.

  • @WeFoundAMap
    @WeFoundAMap Před 5 lety

    This video is pretty on point... for whoever made it.. Thanks!

  • @plasticplanetdiscgolf
    @plasticplanetdiscgolf Před 6 lety +2

    Big props for at least mentioning Refused! Went to Coachella just because of their reunion (and At the Drive In) and sounded like they never broke up! "The Shape of Punk to Come " is an amazing record!

  • @Fender94
    @Fender94 Před 8 lety +10

    The fact that NOFX was only shown and not mentioned is a farce.

  • @jonomalley8401
    @jonomalley8401 Před 8 lety +9

    Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables has got to be my all time favorite punk album, I know it seems mainstream and general, but that album helped me fall in love with punk

  • @echopryme
    @echopryme Před 5 lety +3

    The fact that you didn't put Living in Darkness by Agent Orange (1981) on that list, which is, by all accounts, a fucking masterpiece of surf/skate punk that completely reignited the entire west coast to the scene and created bands like Green Day, The Offspring, etc...
    Means you guys know all about punk from fucking wikipedia.

  • @brockjms1
    @brockjms1 Před 6 lety +8

    BAD BRAINS "ROCK FOR LIGHT"... one of the best..

  • @drdgraham93
    @drdgraham93 Před 7 lety +63

    No Stiff Little Fingers or DeadBoys? 😭

    • @brucetucker4847
      @brucetucker4847 Před 6 lety +1

      Not quite up there in terms of cultural impact, especially in terms of albums. The Dolls were a lot more influential, particularly Thunders' guitar style, but calling them punk is just too much a stretch, they were a glam band that foreshadowed punk.

    • @geneeverett7855
      @geneeverett7855 Před 5 lety

      No
      Not in top 10
      Hell no

    • @drdesdare
      @drdesdare Před 5 lety +1

      Yea the fingers definitely should be there.

  • @vinlans1
    @vinlans1 Před 8 lety +13

    The fact That Hüsker Dü wasn't even mentioned in This video is a complete travesty.

    • @tylerrochelle6548
      @tylerrochelle6548 Před 8 lety

      The fact green day is on here and not Hüsker Dü is a travesty

    • @timk7508
      @timk7508 Před 8 lety +1

      +Vincent L Yes...without Hüsker Dü most of the Grunge scene wouldn't have happened. So they were more than important to the music history...

    • @MacroVisionify
      @MacroVisionify Před 8 lety

      +Vincent L Zen Arcade changed even more than the punk scene and The Dream Syndicate did even more than the Misfits for the punk and it's not mentioned too. the world is fked up

    • @xdeadbeatboi6666x
      @xdeadbeatboi6666x Před 7 lety

      Vincent L Hüsker Dü went from a hardcore band to becoming a great influence on 90s alternative and beyond

  • @billbottomley8418
    @billbottomley8418 Před 4 lety +6

    How come FEAR is never in any of your "punk" list? They are one of the great bands to come out of L.A. in the 80's and now.

  • @jonasslim
    @jonasslim Před 6 lety +24

    X: Los Angeles should be up there.

  • @AraNalbandian
    @AraNalbandian Před 8 lety +58

    I dare someone to tell Henry Rollins he's on the same list as green day

    • @woodscoveproductions7277
      @woodscoveproductions7277 Před 6 lety

      Green Day rocks dude.

    • @iamwerdna
      @iamwerdna Před 6 lety +11

      While dookie was an excellent album, it’s foolish to say its more influential than some of the bands who didn’t make the cut. Bad religion, nofx, op ivy, to name a few.

    • @theo4007
      @theo4007 Před 6 lety +12

      He probably wouldn't give the slightest of a fuck to be honest

    • @amirmasjid2351
      @amirmasjid2351 Před 6 lety

      who's henry rollins? never heard of him

    • @followfornothing
      @followfornothing Před 6 lety +2

      The Idiot Guitar Guy He'd write an entire stand-up special about you.

  • @gjc2113
    @gjc2113 Před 8 lety +9

    I always felt the offspring, primarily their first 3 albums, were overlooked. They were punk genius and definitely deserve more recognition

  • @thefusions5086
    @thefusions5086 Před 5 lety +11

    Damned Damned Damned by the Damned should’ve gotten at least an honorable mention

    • @c.s.4428
      @c.s.4428 Před 5 lety

      I reckon this was intended to be a U.S.-only list

    • @brickboyzfilms1600
      @brickboyzfilms1600 Před 2 lety

      @@c.s.4428 no they put Sex Pistols and Clash in it

  • @sandman365TTi
    @sandman365TTi Před 5 lety +19

    #10- 15 Tracks on the opening album but used tracks from Black Spots
    #9 - Dookie came out 15 years after the original wave of punk
    #8 - should be higher on the list
    #7 - Bullet isn't on that album as you play image from Mommy
    #6 - Black Flag 'nough said \/
    #5 - should be before Black flag /\
    #4 - Proto Punk who cares about billboard
    #3 - #3 ??
    #2 - The Clash was anti establishment way before London Calling
    #1 - Well that was a no brainer
    In summery WatchMojo is a farce of a list builder and compiler. No mention of the New York Dolls , Husker Du, Minute Men, Circle Jerks etal. There honourable mentions are mostly no where near as important (Less MC5) to the actual importance of punk.

    • @wxlf.rxm00
      @wxlf.rxm00 Před 3 lety

      But dookie was massive and was leading punk even if it was turning into pop punk

    • @zackdunne8909
      @zackdunne8909 Před rokem

      Thank you

  • @TheFrozenOne777
    @TheFrozenOne777 Před 8 lety +49

    Its all about Suicidal Tendencies :D

    • @christystaude4395
      @christystaude4395 Před 8 lety

      for life. st army

    • @MichaelKerr71
      @MichaelKerr71 Před 8 lety +4

      +MURRxOEx951 Evidently they thought Green Day was more punk than Suicidal Tendencies......

    • @Gottacacheemalll
      @Gottacacheemalll Před 8 lety +1

      Ther weren't punk

    • @THESLASHGANG
      @THESLASHGANG Před 8 lety +6

      +MURRxOEx951 just get mike his pepsi

    • @tvvvha384
      @tvvvha384 Před 8 lety +2

      +edstah77 more thrash than punk after their first album imo.

  • @D34DxChevy
    @D34DxChevy Před 8 lety +92

    Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables Better Be on here.

    • @D34DxChevy
      @D34DxChevy Před 8 lety +11

      Good

    • @lucythelucy4130
      @lucythelucy4130 Před 8 lety +2

      +Xeron I was thinking the exact thing then I saw it and though the exact same thing

    • @thatoneperson3113
      @thatoneperson3113 Před 6 lety +1

      i feel like they should have just put all of the dks albums in hear

  • @vaughnmild4467
    @vaughnmild4467 Před 6 lety +9

    Green day higher than Bad Brains?

  • @samudrakashyapdadhara181

    This video is very helpful to me, because I got some interesting albums and tracks...... I don't care about the accuracy above the video.
    Thank you watchmojo❤

  • @jamiek5131
    @jamiek5131 Před 8 lety +56

    top 10 Jewish mushrooms ?

  • @Rekko82
    @Rekko82 Před 8 lety +26

    My favorite punk album will always be Mariah Carey's self-titled debut. You know it kicked ass with the songs like "Vision of Love" and "Love Takes Time"!!!
    But of course, Mojo's number one will be Ramones with their tear-dropping song "I Wanna Have Your Boyfriend".

  • @pukess6990
    @pukess6990 Před 5 lety +5

    Wtf. You forgot one of the Most influential punk bands in time. DISCHARGE!?
    They inspired not only a hole world of punk, also metal. Thrash and death metal is born out of Discharge partly. Plus they created D-beat.

  • @Mr345mike
    @Mr345mike Před 6 lety +1

    nice work on the "walk among us" with micheal graves footage. ding dong.

  • @derflachwitzking8685
    @derflachwitzking8685 Před 6 lety +11

    Hands down London Calling is the best music album of all times

  • @josephhampton5284
    @josephhampton5284 Před 7 lety +77

    What happened with first Suicidal Tendencies LP, man...that's one of the best Punk band in Los Angeles, California. And still going strong today.

    • @metalmoshingmad777
      @metalmoshingmad777 Před 5 lety

      Joseph Hampton pure punk, not crossover.

    • @jgzero18
      @jgzero18 Před 5 lety +8

      That first suicidal tendencies album was punk as fuck

    • @jetsaleet
      @jetsaleet Před 5 lety +2

      metalmoshingmad777 The first ST record was pure punk

    • @FirebirdCamaro1220
      @FirebirdCamaro1220 Před 5 lety +1

      Join the army was still pretty hardcore as well, love Suicidal Maniac

  • @JulieDodgshon
    @JulieDodgshon Před 4 lety +2

    The first Punk band to put out a single is The Damned and if you,haven’t checked them out, you are missing out! Dave Vanian and co invented Goth Punk but don’t hold that against them, they are more funny than gloomy and they put out My favorite punk album of all time Machine Gun Ettiquette! Featuring songs: Anti Pope, Smash It Up, cover of MC5s Looking At You! You will LOVE this record!

  • @Wolf-zk4mi
    @Wolf-zk4mi Před 5 lety +5

    There was so much missing, and I can easily choose any album to replace Dookie in this list...
    ...And Out Come The Wolves(Rancid)
    Punk In Drublic(NOFX)
    Suffer(Bad Religion)
    Wild In The Streets(Circle Jerks)
    Machine Gun Etiquette(The Damned)
    Suicidal Tendencies self titled

  • @Goatchild90
    @Goatchild90 Před 8 lety +10

    Los Angeles by X should be here one of the best albums ever

    • @brucetucker4847
      @brucetucker4847 Před 6 lety +2

      It is influential, though, not best. Do you think bands sound different today because of Los Angeles the way they do because of Never Mind the Bollocks?

  • @willempiekip
    @willempiekip Před 8 lety +8

    "Looked at ALL punk albums"

  • @blacknwhitecookie8967
    @blacknwhitecookie8967 Před 6 lety +13

    TSOL "Change Today?"

    • @floydkelley3
      @floydkelley3 Před 5 lety +3

      Bloody brilliant album, not a bad track to be heard on that release. I don't think it gained any traction due to it being released on Enigma which sunk, tossing a masterpiece of an album into obscurity. Red Shadows and Flowers By The Door? Can I get a Amen??

    • @jeremyreiff6562
      @jeremyreiff6562 Před 3 lety +1

      Fantastic album and top 3 TSOL albums but not really in the top 10 punk albums.

    • @callum1495
      @callum1495 Před 3 lety

      Weathered statues too

  • @MouseHuntExtendedDirectorsCut

    Ain't no way Dookie is more important than Bad Brain's debut. Thats just ridiculous

  • @calvinem
    @calvinem Před 8 lety +14

    Bullet was not on Walk Among Us!!!

  • @bertschwood
    @bertschwood Před 8 lety +15

    bikini kill is too rad for watchmojo anyway

  • @DoctorRobertBobby
    @DoctorRobertBobby Před 6 lety +17

    wow, no Discharge. unforgivable.

  • @caelidhg6261
    @caelidhg6261 Před 3 lety +3

    The Damned!!!!!!??? Seriously. They were one of the first bands to tour too!!

  • @eatshitdie555
    @eatshitdie555 Před 7 lety +63

    Ah yes putting green day on the list and only mentioning Minor Threat who not only Started the Straight Edge Movement but also made a huge impact on punk itself. Okay

  • @alex7512
    @alex7512 Před 7 lety +146

    I listened to milo goes to college about 20 times and I still love every song

    • @andrewvallee5738
      @andrewvallee5738 Před 7 lety +9

      alex thoms I've listened to it probably 1000 times

    • @alex7512
      @alex7512 Před 7 lety +1

      over the past week I listened to it like 9999 milli times

    • @andrewvallee5738
      @andrewvallee5738 Před 7 lety +1

      alex thoms It's over
      9000!!!

    • @BlackMaria
      @BlackMaria Před 7 lety +9

      Am I the only one who prefers Everything Sucks?

    • @andrewvallee5738
      @andrewvallee5738 Před 7 lety +2

      Reda Lhioui That's their 2nd best album

  • @antacidchain3022
    @antacidchain3022 Před 3 lety +6

    Even though it’s technically “proto-punk” White Light/White Heat deserves a mention

  • @marlaamarino3903
    @marlaamarino3903 Před 6 lety

    When I heard the green Day songs which I’ve heard And like but I consider them pop.before I turned off the video. is X on the list?

  • @robertpotter-irwin7842
    @robertpotter-irwin7842 Před 7 lety +23

    Never mind the bollocks should be #1

    • @donniedarkko422
      @donniedarkko422 Před 3 lety

      Garbage

    • @elang7961
      @elang7961 Před 3 lety +1

      If sex pistols invented punk rock maybe the album would be no #1
      (I love all sex pistols song but i hate all the member)

    • @askewintherjakobsen6946
      @askewintherjakobsen6946 Před 3 lety +1

      Blitzkrieg bop, is one of the first punk records, depends if you're calling stooges and mc5 punk, or protopunk. But never mind the bullocks, should probably be number 2, cuz it really sat a lot of punk in.

  • @hahaveggie
    @hahaveggie Před 8 lety +12

    I agree with their #1 pick, but I am pretty disappointed that Bikini Kill didn't make it on here. I think they should have gotten an honorable mention

  • @57drdlk
    @57drdlk Před 5 lety +9

    Who made this list? You are FIRED!!

    • @c.s.4428
      @c.s.4428 Před 5 lety

      This list is utter dogshit. There is nothing wrong with a "Best U.S. punk albums" list but you would have to do 3 (possibly 4) different lists: i) Best U.S. pre-punk albums (of which there are many) ii) Best U.S. 70's punk albums iii) Best U.S. hardcore punk albums and then iv) Best U.S. commercial/radio-friendly punk albums (:) )

  • @jeffdowning4877
    @jeffdowning4877 Před 6 lety +22

    The problem with lists like this is that it is never possible to truly nail down where a genre label like 'punk' begins and ends , and what is best or most important is totally subjective by nature . One thing for certain though is that the way this is presented is about as un-punk as could be. It sounds like Entertanment! Tonight.

    • @dennisjr77
      @dennisjr77 Před 6 lety

      Jeff Downing.... EXACTLY, your comment make be the best summing up of this list and how awful it is!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

    • @KazimirMajorinc
      @KazimirMajorinc Před 5 lety

      Yip. But it is just motive for discussing and learning. It is not bad.

    • @c.s.4428
      @c.s.4428 Před 5 lety

      This list is utter dogshit. There is nothing wrong with a "Best U.S. punk albums" list but you would have to do 3 (possibly 4) different lists: i) Best U.S. pre-punk albums (of which there are many) ii) Best U.S. 70's punk albums iii) Best U.S. hardcore punk albums and then iv) Best U.S. commercial/radio-friendly punk albums (:) )

  • @TheBeefCentral
    @TheBeefCentral Před 8 lety +5

    WHY THE FUCK ISNT CRASS ON HERE BUT YOU HAVE GREEN DAY

  • @stevenhaas9622
    @stevenhaas9622 Před 6 lety +22

    Hello. Bad Religion. Suffer and How Could Hell be Any Worse are two of the greatest albums of all time, punk or otherwise.

  • @fandeadenrmorire4831
    @fandeadenrmorire4831 Před 4 lety +5

    This list would have been surprisingly good without Green Day (OMG!) and Suicidal instead ...

  • @dashiel87
    @dashiel87 Před 5 lety

    i was worried about what you'd pick for #1, but you NAILED IT

  • @epl2463
    @epl2463 Před 8 lety +8

    If Punk in Drublic, Recipe for Hate, Energy, or ...And Out Come the Wolves aren't on here I will singlehandedly kill WatchMojo

    • @epl2463
      @epl2463 Před 8 lety

      London Calling

    • @epl2463
      @epl2463 Před 8 lety

      You fucks. You only got London Calling. Offspring!? Green Day!? You've never listened to punk you fuckheads

    • @epl2463
      @epl2463 Před 8 lety

      ***** Its ridiculous! I might unsub

    • @schjonicus
      @schjonicus Před 8 lety

      +EPL I like The Decline best

    • @schjonicus
      @schjonicus Před 8 lety

      +EPL I like The Decline best

  • @YanksCelticsPatsFan
    @YanksCelticsPatsFan Před 8 lety +3

    Dookie definitely deserves to be on the list. It's probably the most influential pop punk album to date. Other than that I'd say this is a well assembled list. I would have liked to have seen Hüsker Dü's Zen Arcade on there but to each their own I guess.

  • @andyemparan4689
    @andyemparan4689 Před 5 lety +2

    DOA -War on 45
    Record Label never really released this LP, went Bankrupt, a must to listen too !!!

  • @Breadking100
    @Breadking100 Před 6 lety +14

    Not even a mention of Nofx? Lagwagon? Strung Out? Googled "classic punk" and put it on your list did you?

    • @MarsOG310
      @MarsOG310 Před 5 lety +1

      They played a tiny snippet on linoleum at the end.

    • @jakeworld4023
      @jakeworld4023 Před 5 lety +3

      perhaps because they aren't punk

  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  Před 8 lety +10

    In case you were wondering how the Mojoholics voted in our poll, see the votes and entries here: watchmojo.com/suggest/Top+10+Important+Albums+in+Punk
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    Note that Viewer votes are just one of the hundreds of data points and variables that we look at when we create our lists, however.

  • @JammieJohnny1
    @JammieJohnny1 Před 8 lety +25

    Do they not understand that popularity doesn't equate to importance. Green day shouldn't be on there. Love them but they wernt important to expansion of the genre.

    • @ThrashinGames
      @ThrashinGames Před 8 lety +6

      94s Dookie and Smash had no importance in the expansion of punk??? Sorry to all you hardcores whether you don't like Greenday or the Offspring 94 was a big year that made a resurgence.

    • @clashcitycretin10
      @clashcitycretin10 Před 8 lety +1

      +UFConVHS out cone the wolves had a bigger impact than both of those.

    • @enasal-qawamshe374
      @enasal-qawamshe374 Před 8 lety +1

      +clashcitycretin10 😂😂it's "out come the wolves"

    • @samlfb
      @samlfb Před 8 lety +1

      +UFConVHS But that resurgence did not start with Greenday or the Offspring, it started with Bad Religion and Dead Kennedys. Even though they had both been around since the early 80s they both released albums in the late 80s that reinvigorated the punk scene. There would be no Greenday without Bad Religion, which is why I think that people are pissed. Greenday may have made a punk-esk music mainstream, but for punk audiences it is Bad Religion that started the come-back of punk.

    • @JammieJohnny1
      @JammieJohnny1 Před 8 lety +2

      samlfb what do you mean resurgence? there where massive scenes all through the 80s, just underground and unheard of. i love both these bands but the idea that they had an impact on punk is silly. your right imo about bad religion, but that just proves my point. any way Nirvana broke punk back to the mainstream in the 90s, you wouldn't call them punk though would you and put them on this list. really the only reason green day and the offspring got big in the 90s, was because of Nirvana.

  • @followfornothing
    @followfornothing Před 6 lety +1

    How did Rancid and NOFX wind up in the "Honorable Mentions Section" ?

  • @nealgoldman4397
    @nealgoldman4397 Před 6 lety

    how can enema of the state not be on here? or any mention of blink?

  • @Gothic3174
    @Gothic3174 Před 6 lety +5

    Wire - Pink Flag

  • @riseofthesugars5312
    @riseofthesugars5312 Před 8 lety +6

    Only a matter of time before you do prog albums so I will beat you to it.1.Dark Side of the Moon-Pink Floyd 2.In the Court of the Krimson King-King Krimson 3.2112- Rush 4.Serving England by the Pound-Genesis 5.Thick as a Brick-Jethro Tull 6.Closer to the Edge-Yes 7.Images and Words-Dream Theater 8.Deloused in the Comatorium-Mars Volta 9.Mirage-Camel 10.Tarkus-Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

    • @TracyD2
      @TracyD2 Před 8 lety

      Yep

    • @MacroVisionify
      @MacroVisionify Před 8 lety

      +Rise of the sugars DSOTM is elevator music compared to In the Court of the Crimson King or Third by Soft Machine

    • @De_La_Soto
      @De_La_Soto Před 8 lety

      I'd add "Death Walks Behind You" by Atomic Rooster. Very underrated band/album

  • @mitchellbaker9434
    @mitchellbaker9434 Před 5 lety +1

    Television has to be on there somewhere. The band that started the punk scene at CBGB. Richard Hell was in that band, and he is who Malcolm McLaren went back to England to try to replicate with Johnny Rotten and the Pistols. NY Dolls should be there too.

  • @Travis-tg3pk
    @Travis-tg3pk Před 7 měsíci

    What were the reggae bands that influenced punk in the beginning. I never hear much about any specific reggae bands that helped influence the hole punk sound?

  • @luckycatmatt2193
    @luckycatmatt2193 Před 7 lety +65

    CRASS
    the feeding of 5000

  • @KPutt-xu5ix
    @KPutt-xu5ix Před 5 lety +5

    No G.B.H and Exploited? Their logos were literally on EVERY punk rocker's leather jacket in the 80's...

    • @goatpunk
      @goatpunk Před 3 lety

      Exploited is shit

    • @KPutt-xu5ix
      @KPutt-xu5ix Před 3 lety

      @@goatpunk but Green Day is Punk... [btw Exploited is not shit]

    • @goatpunk
      @goatpunk Před 3 lety

      @@KPutt-xu5ix yes and they suck too

  • @lukaskucera9043
    @lukaskucera9043 Před 5 lety +1

    1:12 damn this guy is a ninja, he had a bottle tossed at him and he dodged it like a boss

  • @kevinadamson7571
    @kevinadamson7571 Před 6 lety +4

    To not have damned damned damned in top 10 is sacrilege . It knocks the spots off all of these and maybe because this list has been compiled by an American they have been forgotten about, but these guys started it all off in the uk and are still going strong.

    • @floydkelley3
      @floydkelley3 Před 5 lety +1

      First punk single. PERIOD. End of story. Captain Sensible ran circles around Steve Jones, Mick Jones, and Johnny Ramone. Brian James also was a superior musician to the "Big 3" punk bands. In 100% agreement.