Sunday, November 2, 2014

My Top 100 Punk/New Wave Singles (1976-1980)


Here's a list of my Top 100 Punk/New Wave 45's from 1976-1980. I put this together while watching a boring football game. I'm sure I missed a few. They are not in any specific order. Here goes:

1. Sex Pistols-God Save The Queen (Virgin 1977)
2. The Damned-New Rose (Stiff 1976)
3. Subway Sect-Nobody's Scared (Braik 1978)
4. Desperate Bicycles-Smokescreen (Refill 1977)
5. The Clash-Complete Control (CBS 1978)
6. Stranglers-Peaches (UA 1977)
7. Chelsea-Right To Work (Step Forward 1977)
8. The Adverts-One Chord Wonders (Stiff 1977)
9. The Ramones-Swallow My Pride (Sire 1977)
10. Generation X-Your Generation (Chrysalis 1977)
11. Stiff Little Fingers-Alternative Ulster (Rigid Digits 1978)
12. Undertones-Teenage Kicks (Good Vibrations 1978)
13. Rich Kids-Ghosts Of Princes In Towers (EMI 1977)
14. Sham 69-Borstal Breakout (Polydor 1978)
15. Eater-Outside View (The Label 1977)
16. The Saints-I'm Stranded (Fatal 1976)
17. Pere Ubu-Final Solution (Hearthan 1976)
18. Sex Pistols-Anarchy In The UK (EMI 1976)
19. Tom Robinson Band-2-4-6-8 Motorway (EMI)
20. The Clash-White Riot (CBS 1977)
21. The Jam-In The City (Polydor 1977)
22. Alternative TV-Action Time Vision (Deptford Fun City 1978)
23. Subway Sect-Ambition (Rough Trade 1978)
24. The Pop Group-She Is Beyond Good & Evil (Radar 1978)
25. Chelsea-Urban Kids (Step Forward 1978)
26. The Damned-Neat Neat Neat (Stiff 1977)
27. Tom Robinson Band-Up Against The Wall (EMI 1978)
28. The Clash-White Man In Hammersmith Palais (CBS 1978)
29. Sham 69-If The Kids Are United (Polydor 1978)
30. Crime-Hot Wire My Heart (Crime 1976)
31. Bad Brains-Pay To Cum (Bad Brains 1980)
32. Alternative TV-How Much Longer? (Deptford Fun City 1977)
33. Television-Little Johnny Jewel (Ork 1975)
34. Flamin' Groovies-Shake Some Action (Sire 1976)
35. X-Ray Spex-Oh Bondage, Up Yours! (Virgin 1977)
36. The Adverts-No Time To Be 21 (Bright 1978)
37. Buzzcocks-I Don't Mind (UA 1978)
38. Crime-Frustration (Crime 1977)
39. Chelsea-Look At The Outside (Step Forward 1980)
40. The Cortinas-Fascist Dictator (Step Forward 1977)
41. Generation X-Ready Steady Go (Chrysalis 1978)
42. The Jerks-Get Your Woofing Dog Off Me (Underground 1977)
43. Alternative TV-Life After Life (Deptford Fun City 1977)
44. The Lurkers-Shadow (Beggars Banquet 1977)
45. Radio Birdman-Aloha Steve And Danno (Trafalgar 1978)
46. The Saints-Know Your Product (Harvest 1978)
47. Psycho Surgeons-Horizontal Action (Wallaby Beat 1978)
48. 999-Nasty Nasty (UA 1977)
49. Slaughter & The Dogs-Dame To Blame (Decca 1978)
50. Buzzcocks-Harmony In My Head (UA 1979)
51. The Damned-Smash It Up (Chiswick 1979)
52. The Fall-Totally Wired (Rough Trade 1980)
53. Wire-Mannequin (Harvest 1977)
54. Skids-Into The Valley (Virgin 1979)
55. The Jam-All Around The World (Polydor 1978)
56. Desperate Bicycles-The Medium Was Tedium (Refill 1978)
57. Public Image Ltd.-Public Image (Virgin 1978)
58. Magazine-Shot By Both Sides (Virgin 1978)
59. Siouxsie & The Banshees-Hong Kong Garden (Polydor 1978)
60. The Saints-This Perfect Day (Harvest 1978)
61. Wire-Dot Dash (Harvest 1978)
62. Alternative TV-The Force Is Blind (Deptford Fun City 1979)
63. The Sex Pistols-Pretty Vacant (Virgin 1977)
64. The Heartbreakers-Chinese Rocks (Track 1977)
65. Johnny Thunders-You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory (Real 1978)
66. Brian James-Ain't That A Shame (BJ 1979)
67. Sonic's Rendezvous Band-City Slang (Orchide 1978)
68. The Ruts-In A Rut (People Unite 1978)
69. The Jam-Down In The Tube Station At Midnight (Polydor 1978)
70. Eddie & The Hot Rods-Do Anything You Wanna Do (Island 1977)
71. The Pagans-Six And Change (Neck 1977)
72. Sex Pistols-Silly Thing (Virgin 1978)
73. Wire-Map Reference (Virgin 1979)
74. Stranglers-Something Better Change (UA 1977)
75. Eater-Thinking Of The USA (The Label 1977)
76. The Lurkers-Out In The Dark (Beggars Banquet 1978)
77. Buzzcocks-What Do You Know? (UA 1980)
78. The Damned-Love Song (Chiswick 1979)
79. The Jam-Going Underground (Polydor 1980)
80. Rich Kids-Rich Kids (EMI 1978)
81. The Pagans-Dead End America (Drome 1979)
82. The Ruts-West One-Shine On Me (Virgin 1980)
83. Tom Robinson Band-Don't Take No For An Answer (EMI 1978)
84. The Adverts-Safety In Numbers (Anchor 1977)
85. The Jam-When You're Young (Polydor 1979)
86. Generation X-Valley Of The dolls (Chrysalis 1979)
87. Dead Boys-Sonic Reducer (Sire 1977)
88. The Wanderers-Ready To Snap (Polydor 1980)
89. Doll By Doll-Palace Of Love (Automatic 1979)
90. Sex Pistols-Holidays In The Sun (Virgin 1977)
91. Buzzcocks-Spiral Scratch (New Hormones 1976)
92. Stranglers-Nice And Sleazy (UA 1978)
93. Public Image Ltd.-Death Disco (Virgin 1979)
94. Avengers-We Are The One (Dangerhouse 1977)
95. Sham 69-Hurry Up Harry (Polydor 1978)
96. The Ruts-Staring At The Rude Boys (Virgin 1980)
97. Stiff Little Fingers-Suspect Device (Rigid Digits 1978)
98. Desperate Bicycles-New Cross New Cross (Refill 1978)
99. Penetration-Life's A Gamble (Virgin 1978)
100. Buzzcocks-Everybody's Happy Nowadays (UA 1979)


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