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The greatest punk artists of all time

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

No. 1

The Clash

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–1986 · punk rock
16.368
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2 The Offspring United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · punk rock 11.753
3 Ramones United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1996 · punk rock 10.398
4 Bad Religion United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · punk 9.954
5 Green Day United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · punk rock 8.838
6 NOFX United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983–2024 · punk 8.670
7 face to face United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · punk 7.533
8 AFI United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · rock 7.401
9 Sex Pistols United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–1978 · punk 5.797
10 Rise Against United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · punk 5.471
11 Die Ärzte Germany flagGermany · 1982– · punk 4.924
12 blink‐182 United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · pop punk 4.636
13 My Chemical Romance United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · rock 4.485
14 Dead Kennedys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1978–1986 · punk 2.995
15 +44 United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004–2009 · punk 2.177
16 Gogol Bordello United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · folk rock 2.048
17 Nina Hagen Band Germany flagGermany · 1977–1979 · punk 2.000
18 Millencolin Sweden flagSweden · 1992– · punk 1.900
19 Avril Lavigne Canada flagCanada · 1984– · alternative rock 1.801
20 The Stooges United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · garage rock 1.781
21 Fall Out Boy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · rock 1.609
22 Paramore United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · alternative rock 1.592
23 Brand New United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · emo 1.586
24 Black Flag United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976– · hardcore punk 1.579