The Groove

The greatest punk artists of all time

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

No. 1

blink‐182

United States of America · 1992– · pop punk

59.260

Why this number?

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25 Minutemen

United States of America · 1980–1985 · post-punk 5.520

26 Gang of Four

United Kingdom · 1977– · post-punk 5.400

27 Viagra Boys

Sweden · 2015– · post-punk 5.180

28 Public Image Ltd

United Kingdom · 1978– · post-punk 4.800

29 Magazine

United Kingdom · 1977– · post-punk 4.500

30 A Day to Remember

United States of America · 2003– · pop punk 4.400

31 Relient K

United States of America · 1998– · pop punk 4.400

32 The Bouncing Souls

United States of America · 1988– · pop punk 4.400

33 Nina Hagen Band

Germany · 1977–1979 · punk 4.000

34 Alkaline Trio

United States of America · 1996– · pop punk 3.800

35 Flogging Molly

United States of America · 1997– · punk 3.800

36 Millencolin

Sweden · 1992– · punk 3.800

37 5 Seconds of Summer

Australia · 2011– · pop punk 3.200

38 Amyl and the Sniffers

Australia · 2016– · garage punk 3.000