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The greatest hardcore punk artists of all time

24 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

AFI

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · rock
8.279
Why this number?
The full board
2 Bad Religion United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · punk 7.129
3 Black Flag United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976– · hardcore punk 4.735
4 Refused Sweden flagSweden · 1992–2025 · hardcore punk 3.000
5 Converge United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · mathcore 2.327
6 Dead Kennedys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1978–1986 · punk 1.997
7 Rise Against United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · punk 1.922
8 Knocked Loose United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2013– · metalcore 1.200
9 Beastie Boys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–2014 · hip hop 1.044
10 IDLES United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2009– · post-punk 0.960
11 Minutemen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980–1985 · post-punk 0.920
12 Turnstile United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2010– · rock 0.891
13 Descendents United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1978– · punk rock 0.733
14 Unwound United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · post-hardcore 0.711
15 Orchid United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997– · emoviolence 0.700
16 blink‐182 United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · pop punk 0.606
17 Nirvana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987–1994 · grunge 0.495
18 NOFX United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983–2024 · punk 0.490
19 Neurosis United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · post-metal 0.425
20 Suicidal Tendencies United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · crossover thrash 0.307
21 Slayer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 0.303
22 The Dillinger Escape Plan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997–2017 · mathcore 0.299
23 Enter Shikari United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · rock 0.268
24 Green Day United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · punk rock 0.243