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77 punk captures the raw, incendiary spirit of punk rock's formative explosion between 1976 and 1977, when the movement simultaneously detonated in London, New York, and scattered cities worldwide. Defined by stripped-down three-chord urgency, snarling vocals, and a deliberate rejection of progressive rock's bloat, this was punk at its most primitive and confrontational—bands like The Damned, Ramones, and The Adverts hammering out two-minute manifestos with more fury than finesse. The production values were intentionally lo-fi, the leather and safety pins were fresh statements rather than costume clichés, and the DIY ethos meant anyone with anger and a pawn-shop guitar could start a revolution in their garage. Unlike the broader punk rock umbrella that would later absorb hardcore, post-punk, and pop-punk mutations, 77 punk freezes the genre at its year-zero purity—before goth's shadows crept in, before garage rock revivalists romanticized it, before the Clash's politics or the Sex Pistols' implosion rewrote the narrative.

This is punk as cultural Molotov cocktail: Generation X's glam-tinged rebellion, Richard Hell's existential snarl, Dead Boys' Cleveland nihilism, and UK street anthems from Sham 69 converging into a transatlantic shockwave that made rock dangerous again. Listen for the sound of a world tearing down stadium rock's dinosaurs and building something brutally, brilliantly unpretentious in its place.

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#98
Three
ByJackie LomaxReleased:1972
#6
Life on the Line
ByEddie & The Hot RodsReleased:1977-01-01
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Damned Damned Damned
ByThe DamnedReleased:1977-02-18
#14
Ultravox!
ByUltravoxReleased:1977-02-25
#22
Punk
By999Released:1977-08
#53
Punk: The Early Years
ByThe VibratorsReleased:1977-08
#12
Billy Idol
ByGeneration XReleased:1977-09-01
#7
Young Loud and Snotty
ByDead BoysReleased:1977-10-01
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#5
Blank Generation
ByRichard Hell and the VoidoidsReleased:1977-10-21
#17
Don't Push Me Around
ByThe ZerosReleased:1977
#93
Safety-Pin Stuck in My Heart
ByPatrik FitzgeraldReleased:1977
#19
V2
ByThe VibratorsReleased:1978-01-01
#61
Please Don't Hit Me
ByThe CortinasReleased:1978-01-01
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#2
999
By999Released:1978-03-01
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#13
Fulham Fallout
ByThe LurkersReleased:1978-06-01
#56
Pure Mania +V2
ByThe VibratorsReleased:1978-06
#37
Waikiki Beach Refugees
ByThe FlysReleased:1978-10-17
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#78
Plonter
ByRami FortisReleased:1978-12-20
#91
Daddy Is My Pusher / We're So Glad Elvis Is Dead
ByTitsReleased:1978
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#95
Decadent Jew / Savage
ByThe NunsReleased:1978
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#75
Venus D'Vinyl
ByCherry VanillaReleased:1979-01-01
#32
Coming Up for Air
ByPenetrationReleased:1979-09-21
#63
The Adventures of the Hersham Boys
BySham 69Released:1979-09
#33
No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion
ByVarious ArtistsReleased:1980
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#71
Under en sort sol
BySodsReleased:1980
#8
Pleasant Dreams
ByRamonesReleased:1981-07-20
#88
This Generation's on Vacation
ByShockReleased:1981
#57
Untitled Album
By999Released:1982-06-28
#23
...Eikä mikään muuttunut
ByLamaReleased:1983
#27
Takaisin todellisuuteen
By013Released:1983
#30
This is your life
ByThe AdictsReleased:1984
#47
Perfect Hits
ByGeneration XReleased:1985-01-01
#31
Sweet Suburbia: The Best of The Skids
ByThe SkidsReleased:1987
#60
Kings And Queens
BySham 69Released:1987
#68
Live and Loud
BySham 69Released:1988-01-01
#89
Complete Punk Singles Collection
ByThe BoysReleased:1991-08-19
#96
The Power Of Money (Best Of Compilation)
ByThe VibratorsReleased:1991-12-01
#4
Mondo Bizarro
ByRamonesReleased:1992-09-24
#29
Twenty-Seven
ByThe AdictsReleased:1993
#81
Knockin' Me Dead
ByThe ZerosReleased:1994-09-09
#3
L.A.M.F. - The Lost '77 Mixes
ByJohnny Thunders & The HeartbreakersReleased:1994
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#50
The Complete Adicts Singles Collection
ByThe AdictsReleased:1994
#28
Killer Blanks
ByBlanks 77Released:1995-07-01
#70
Don't Dictate - The Best Of Penetration
ByPenetrationReleased:1995
#10
Greatest Hits Live
ByRamonesReleased:1996-06-18
#25
The Very Best of the Adicts
ByThe AdictsReleased:1996
#55
Wschod Jest Pelen Slonca
ByKarcerReleased:1997
#83
The Wonders Don't Care (The Complete Radio Recordings)
ByThe AdvertsReleased:1997
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1-2-3-4 Punk & New Wave 1976-1979
ByVarious ArtistsReleased:1997
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#9
Borstal Breakout
BySham 69Released:1998-02-06
#58
Homicide: The Best of 999
By999Released:1998
#99
Best Of The Vibrators
ByThe VibratorsReleased:1999-01-01
#67
Demos and Rarities
ByThe VibratorsReleased:1999-04
#77
The Punk Collection
ByThe StiffsReleased:1999
#43
Joker in the Pack
ByThe AdictsReleased:2000-03-28
#39
Listen
ByBankruptReleased:2000
#100
Bad Girl/Venus d'Vinyl
ByCherry VanillaReleased:2000
#79
The Best Of : 25 Years Of Pure Mania
ByThe VibratorsReleased:2001-02-01
#80
Punk Rock Rarities
ByThe VibratorsReleased:2001
#62
A Tribute To Cliches
ByThe RevolversReleased:2002-03-05
#92
Live At CBGB's 1988
BySham 69Released:2002-06-20
#26
Off The Charts
ByThe BriefsReleased:2002-07-04
#49
The Punk Singles Collection
ByThe LurkersReleased:2002
#82
Indie Punk Classics
ByThe AdictsReleased:2002
#15
The Drug Is Football
ByVanilla MuffinsReleased:2003-01-01
#18
Anthology
ByGeneration XReleased:2003-02-28
#16
Anthology
ByThe AdvertsReleased:2003-03-24
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#87
Live At Winterland 1978
ByAvengersReleased:2003-08-07
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#76
quadraphonic
ByEaterReleased:2003-09-25
#44
Live Near The Seedy Mill Golf Club
ByThe VibratorsReleased:2003
#40
The American in Me
ByAvengersReleased:2004-04-20
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#38
San Francisco's Still Doomed
ByCrimeReleased:2004-08
#54
Live At Barbarellas 1977
ByEaterReleased:2004-10-11
#36
Rollercoaster
ByThe AdictsReleased:2004
#65
Bad Hair Day
ByBankruptReleased:2004
#46
The Carpettes
ByThe CarpettesReleased:2006-06-01
#41
Bops, Babes, Booze & Bovver
ByThe NipsReleased:2006-11-27
#51
Tranzmitors
ByTranzmitorsReleased:2007-01-01
#24
Punk & Nasty
ByVarious ArtistsReleased:2008-01-15
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#20
Rocket to Riot City
ByBankruptReleased:2008-05-01
#73
Think I'm Gonna
ByThe PowerchordsReleased:2008-07-30
#52
Blue Album
ByPagansReleased:2008
#66
For Fucks Sake Plymouth
ByThe CortinasReleased:2008
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#69
Garage Punk
ByThe VibratorsReleased:2009-04-01
#35
Razor Wires And Neon Lights
ByBankruptReleased:2009
#94
DIY: The Modern World - UK Punk II (1977-78)
ByVarious ArtistsReleased:2009
#11
Noise Addiction
ByPure HellReleased:2010-11-01
#59
Busy Singles
ByTranzmitorsReleased:2011-05-24
#48
Rewound
ByBankruptReleased:2011
#85
The Fuckwits
ByThe FuckwitsReleased:2011
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#86
Goodbye Blue Monday
ByBankruptReleased:2013-11-01
#84
The Legend Of Lee Marvin
ByBankruptReleased:2015-01-07
#72
SPAM
BySexbombaReleased:2016-03-11
#64
End Of Apathy
ByThe RevolversReleased:2017-07-21
#74
Triple B-Sides
ByThe AdictsReleased:2022-05
#42
Made in England
ByThe AdictsReleased:2023
#90
Punk
ByThe AdictsReleased:2023
#34
Concrete
By999Released:2024-02-28
#21
The Album
ByEaterReleased:2024-05-30
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#45
The Punk Singles Collection: 1977-1980
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