Band↕ | Era↕ | Subgenre↕ | Country↕ | Iconic Album↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Ramones | 1970s | Punk Rock | USA | Ramones |
The Clash | 1970s–80s | Punk/Post-Punk | UK | London Calling |
Sex Pistols | 1970s | Punk Rock | UK | Never Mind the Bollocks |
Green Day | 1990s–present | Pop Punk | USA | American Idiot |
Blink-182 | 1990s–present | Pop Punk | USA | Enema of the State |
Dead Kennedys | 1980s | Hardcore Punk | USA | Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables |
Bad Religion | 1980s–present | Punk Rock | USA | Suffer |
The Offspring | 1990s–present | Punk Rock | USA | Smash |
Misfits | 1970s–present | Horror Punk | USA | Walk Among Us |
My Chemical Romance | 2000s–present | Post-Hardcore/Emo | USA | The Black Parade |
Paramore | 2000s–present | Pop Punk/Alternative | USA | Riot! |
Fall Out Boy | 2000s–present | Pop Punk/Emo | USA | From Under the Cork Tree |
Sum 41 | 2000s–present | Pop Punk/Punk Metal | Canada | All Killer No Filler |
Rise Against | 2000s–present | Melodic Hardcore | USA | The Sufferer & the Witness |
NOFX | 1980s–present | Punk Rock | USA | Punk in Drublic |
Social Distortion | 1980s–present | Punk Rock | USA | Social Distortion |
AFI | 1990s–present | Post-Hardcore | USA | Sing the Sorrow |
The Buzzcocks | 1970s–present | Punk Pop | UK | Singles Going Steady |
Jawbreaker | 1990s | Post-Hardcore/Emo | USA | Dear You |
Turnstile | 2010s–present | Hardcore Punk | USA | Glow On |
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