Top 10 Punk Bands

Top 10 Most Influential Punk Bands
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Developed in the mid-1970s, punk rock is a genre of music rooted in garage rock that also rejected the mainstream 1970s rock sound. WatchMojo picks the ten greatest Punk bands of all time.
List Entries and Rank:
#10. Misfits
#9. Social Distortion
#8. Bad Religion
#7. Bad Brains
#6. Dead Kennedys
#5. Black Flag
#4. Iggy and the Stooges
#3. ??

[@weirdkidfromspace]

WatchMojo... They're like a person, who doesn't know shit, but still wants to talk about things it doesn't know

[@bentramer682]

They are middle school "Emo" kids, obviously

[@ianloeb1672]

@shadrock99 and I've seen the murder junkies live if you don't know who they are your just a poser wannabe

[@lordmoldybutt6361]

Well said. That list was literal bags of shit.

[@ianloeb1672]

Josh Weaver oh yes the fuck it is punk is all about giving the finger to society

[@jscud311]

Yeah like this is a terrible top 10 punk bands LIKE WHERE TF IS NOFX HELLOOOO and sooooo much more like wtf just delete the video the need to re do this shiz

[@AnthoBantho]

Where the FUCK are the Misfits, Social Distortion, Bad Religion, Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, the Clash, the Sex Pistols, and the Ramones?!?

[@WilliamMcCarthyIII]

You literally named off (and in order) the list for the redux version of this video.

[@jessicataylor9016]

did you even watch the video?

[@dipshitmcirishpants62]

+Coda 20097 cool

[@HoboTango]

Those are pop punk you named, to the exeption of a few.

[@raven1508]

This are the Pioniers of Punk. And The Ramones the Gods of all them.

[@sylveemusic9739]

Instead of “influential” I would call these the most popular and commonly referenced punk bands.

[@allhandsondik7803]

Making them influnetial

[@mykalmason2926]

Right

[@jerrysmith8814]

Which kinda makes them influential

[@christiantuttle544]

@@allhandsondik7803 i mean you dont see many people talking about richard hell and the voidoids and they were hugely influential

[@madpuppy54]

yea thats more accurate. Household names over influential

[@bobo-ov9os]

Growing up during the "punk" scene, this list is way off.

[@realevilcorgi]

A soulless, capitalist youtube channel makes a video about it's favorite punk bands. What a time to be alive.

[@realevilcorgi]

***** Yeah because that's what I said.

[@batidopinguino]

+realevilcorgi huy si..me cago en el medio capitalista..pero me busco las 10 bandas..q anarco

[@Dyvens]

+Ingrate Alot of European group was as red as Lenins political views, either extreme left or anarchy. And what the Americans view as punk, I would rather class as Punk-rock, not punk. Big difference. This list feels the same like you would throw Marilyn Manson and Sabaton under the same category just because they are both "metal".

[@kylelockhart5804]

+realevilcorgi That's what you implied, yeah.

[@santiagok.garcia4723]

+Ingrate Maybe if you knew some bands like Crass, DIRT, Discharge, Sore Throat, Zounds, etc you would realize that not all punk is ramones and sex pistols (iggy isn't punk...)

[@jphuffinstuff4661]

Watchmojo is one of least punk things ever.

[@mikoajgrabowski2194]

Couldn't agree more

[@_3Three3_]

JP Huffinstuff WatchMojo is just corporate greed, rich old men suits realising they can make money out of KZbin

[@wolfsden4576]

I agree

[@wolfsden4576]

Btw I love the clash,the misfits,nirvana,green day,sex pistols,G.B.H,ska,back flag,the ramones,the Beatles, and many more I am 11 love all of these bands

[@marc8828]

It's a KZbin video dude, relax. How can you even take a fucking video SO seriously? lmfao

[@GT0wned1]

I like how youve mentioned Minor Threat being influences for like 3 of these bands yet they arnt even on here. I as many others in the comments dimiss the Misfits being at number 10. top 5 easily.

[@vanillamcgothic1026]

I left when dead Kennedys was placed at six,

[@abdo19code]

They said "Minor Threat" more than any other band name and yet they didn't make the list... The fuck?

[@fullofcool]

Top kek!

[@shawnconnell8047]

Monarch agreed this is retarded

[@Kennethlally124]

agreed

[@terrybo8]

I asked the same exact ? 6 months before you did...and u got 45 likes to my 0... The fuck? such is the luck of a harD.C.ore Punk ;)

[@stevenhaas9622]

well when you are not even the most important band to come out of your own local scene it's hard to make this kind of list.

[@GranTruismo4head]

Dead Kennedys should have been in the top 5

[@jakekirk9847]

Definitely

[@leighbraisby9655]

Agreed.

[@facemanva6021]

they should be number 1

[@gaborfeher5598]

+jack e Well, they should be number 3. The Clash is number 2 and the Sex Pistols is the best. Ramones should 4th

[@sergioromero9329]

+GranTruismo4head number one man... they were just great

[@rocknroll_jezus9233]

I saw this video on June 9th, 2018. I wanted to learn more about rock and roll and Black Flag caught my eye. A year later upon graduating high school I would hear Damaged in its entirety in June 2019. Its raw power blew you apart with an intensity I hadn't heard before, not even in metal. The album was punctuated with witty lyrics of satire as well as deep emotional ones of the human condition. Henry snarled like a caged animal. I was hooked and got My War in its entirety sometime later as well as the work of the first three singers. By late July, I had heard and loved Slip It In and by the end of the year I had heard the entire catalog. I don't know what changed that summer, it just made sense

[@rattlehead_dude]

I love how damaged has the 2 sides of punk, it has the us vs everything songs like rise above and the desendants like fun songs with TV party

[@maxh9579]

Black Flag helped me get through high school

[@MyRChannel]

I am Indonesian, my top 3 favorite. 1.Ramones 2.Rancid 3.Sex Pistols

[@thewhoman3182]

You sir, have great taste :)

[@lauras3612]

Rancid, one of the best

[@swiv03]

The Dead Kennedy's court case was over a poster not an album cover

[@jaecrowther7869]

Yep the poster was called penis land slide out of the album Franken christ

[@toddswasey1671]

I thought it was over the album ludachrist question mark where Jesus has his own head up his ass

[@christophervaldez8746]

Jae Crowther Penis Landscape by the artist H.R. Giger

[@derManeken]

OK, If it was WatchMojo UK the list would be so different.

[@naturalthoughts9975]

@Cero Z okay wow, you just owned that dude 😂

[@mfladdy]

Cero Z You know tons of artists that are popular in America were made in the uk, yeah? Does Pink Floyd ring a bell?

[@tonyme7426]

@Cero Z Oh look,, the brain cell was let out on holiday.

[@raypingeau3416]

Cero Z punk rock was created in Detroit with acts like the stooges, death and the dogs.

[@zuzannanils]

@Cero Z Punk was created in the UK

[@fabiohyppolito7681]

Dead kennedys 6° ????? It's crazy

[@TheBlueyedmonster]

Stiff little fingers? Massively underrated

[@slavic_bog_warlock]

The most unpunk video I’ve ever seen

[@vicenteceron1381]

Yes

[@vanillamcgothic1026]

it was so unpunk, I forgot this was a video about punk

[@ramona6729]

What about Sex Pistols,The Clash,Dead Kennedys and Ramones? XD

[@Dorisasaurus1133]

Misfits are #10 on this list and definitely should be a tip top 5 and Where is GWAR on the list damnit

[@zzyzx0788]

It's honestly better than I expected it to be I expected to see Green Day and shit like that and only super poppy mainstream bands to be on here. But they did manage to get DK, Bad Religion, Black Flag and Bad Brains

[@NPC-xi5ki]

Why in the fuck is social distortion above The Misfits

[@jerome1194]

Man I love them both!

[@texshelters]

+Epicness01sgr It's "most influential", not best. PTS

[@johnconti1329]

+texshelters Every thrash band from the early '80s through the mid '90s were in some way influenced by the Misfits.

[@prehistoricwatergun0136]

I know it's bullshit

[@guadalupejuarez1453]

Ikr

[@tomiii_2372]

One day watchmojo will upload a video and it says: "Why Nickelback is the best metal band ever"

[@rebels42wynn83]

The Clash, The Ramones, and The Sex Pistols are my all time favourite 3 bands of punk. They're the true warriors of the punk era!!!!

[@matthewwarren9697]

Where’s the Germs or Minor Threat on this list?! Not even an honorable mention for these guys wtf!!

[@musicman2719]

Exactly

[@tedesco7219]

Ian McKaye should get his own entry. The dude literally fronted so many bands and ones more influential than the other.

[@arzufbkz6099]

@@tedesco7219 STRAIGHT EDGE!

[@brooklyn5495]

At least they mentioned minor threat a couple times :/

[@spaceyiam4534]

Thank you

[@nimblefred2932]

No Circle Jerks?!?!?

[@drzin6252]

That’s just what I was thinking . . .

[@ncrtrooper1782]

Damn it.

[@90sgrunge1]

Agree top 10

[@Leo0o5]

Yeah, where the fuck are the circle jerks

[@buttface7848]

No Cro-mags

[@leonriccio1737]

No matter what you think of watchmojo, this is the video that introduced 13 year old me into punk at all. I thank them for that

[@AwesomeMetalBands]

Absolutely brilliant everyone mentioned deserves to be on this list

[@idkwhattocallthisshiz5875]

i respectfully disagree about the misfits placement they should be in at least the top 5

[@ziggy88stardst]

100%. But Danzig era. They lumped the Jerryfits and graves era in and called it #10.

[@ziggy88stardst]

BrainEatPenguin well compared to the jerryfits I can’t argue. Graves wasn’t bad for what It was. They put out better music than the jerryfits, but totally different than the Danzig misfits. All they had the do was change the name and do their own thing and not cash in on the misfits name, or rather the fiend skull logo.

[@ziggy88stardst]

BrainEatPenguin not hating on graves. Just not my misfits

[@janina.ate.the.microphone7179]

I guess you could say they misfit their placement👉👉

[@robertoarreola1566]

Facts

[@belajadevotchka2]

The Buzzcocks??? The Damned??? Maybe I'm just too old. I remember life before MTV.

[@Darrylizer1]

Thank you, exactly. Crass, Husker Du, The Minutemen also.

[@unlvrebelx]

belajadevotchka2 +++++1,00,000 The Damned, Buzzcocks, THE DEAD BOYS, Richard Hell and Voidoids, The NY Dolls....the list definitely lacked.

[@godiebigcity]

blah who cares?

[@ijuarez4829]

I was expecting the NY dolls as well !

[@hmpz36911]

GBH

[@Cash_Lovell]

I love how when they bring up black flag, one of the heaviest punk bands they play TV party.

[@TheSledgehammer2024]

I say Killing Joke should have had an honorable mention (from their early days before they switched to Industrial Metal).

[@Skdkkd7]

Killing joke as post punk and new Wave.

[@julianpaz6822]

I left when the misfits was placed at 10

[@awoofer]

@Christina Azarian I'm a pretty big misfits fan ,Danzig being my favorite vocalist ofc with albums like they walk among us and static age, but I think even with graves misfits should have been at least in the top 6 imo American psycho and famous monsters are some of the best albums in the misfits discography.

[@dillonbija9592]

I dont care how influential the sex pistols are, they're shit. Honestly, hot garbage.

[@alexandergeodakyan1988]

@@3sjstill438 Danzig has more credibility than that whole fucking band put together.

[@justinboisvert3231]

They fucked up bad but the ramones has to be number 1

[@anastasijablazic6759]

@@dillonbija9592 same with me and RAMONES, but I actually like Pistols....

[@frogsnott5284]

now HOW the FUCK is the Misfits number ten?

[@mikedoty2249]

I KNOW, IM GONNA KILL A BABY TODAY

[@KazimirMajorinc]

They had lots of musical talent, but dominant emotions in punk is anger, and Misfits are some safe escapist entertainment. Like heavy metal.

[@sally-td1tc]

I know right?!

[@sigillum.diabolii1031]

^

[@crustyboogers]

No clue.

[@magicsteve5523]

Nausea, Misfits, Black Flag, Ramones and Sex Pistols are my favourite punk bands

[@channel99productions21]

My personal favorite punk bands Ramones Sex Pistols The Misfits Bad Religion Dead Milkmen Frankenstein Dragqueens from Planet 13

[@shaq721]

I love the dead milkmen

[@ahnaftahmid872]

Green day: am I a joke to u?

[@channel99productions21]

@@ahnaftahmid872 I'm not a big fan of Green Day

[@rippeleffect1683]

Let me guess your number punk genre, Horror/hardcore?

[@pheonix9846]

The Clash is my fav Punk Band, my fav song by them isnt Punk tho, its Train in Vain but if im pickin a Punk song then its gotta be, Complete Control

[@essejay7952]

British Punk: Actual verses more Anarchistic political thoughts East Coast/L.A. Punk: Not many verses, phrases used a lot West Coast punk minus L.A.: British punk but American

[@HD9S]

That is 100% accurate

[@johnfurman5946]

Bro LA is west coast😂

[@markporter1901]

He’s saying LA does not follow the rest of the West Coast sound, it’s it’s own scene.

[@TheFaustianAlchemist]

As a punk, I'm fuckin dying

[@DeezN1892]

Crass should be on this list

[@jazzfan5000]

I'm so glad Green Day IS NOT on this list!!!!!!!!!!!

[@packersfan1905]

yes thank you. even though they put them on top 10 punk albums. they just gotten to where you wouldn't notice them as the same band from 1990.

[@natashashle]

There pop punk so of course they wouldn't but they are some what good

[@mariesimpson1537]

natashashle sex.pistols x

[@haydenbedell3749]

Fuck you

[@jazzfan5000]

***** And we're all simply dying to read your comments.

[@johncady9780]

Honorable mention: Death, the protopunk band from Detroit. Their 1976 album showcased a fusion of punk and some progressive rock.

[@klfrostmediallc334]

You’re absolutely correct!

[@sawyer_Benton]

Booooooooooo they aren’t that good and didn’t influence anyone, give it up. Chuck Is Death

[@krxahfb]

I loved the documentary about them

[@davidwinson2319]

You missed a load stranglers /the damned / uk subs /x ray specs /Tom Robinson trb / Elvis Costello / and public image.

[@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129]

Elvis Costello is not punk. Post-punk maybe, but that doesn't really apply to this list

[@davidwinson2319]

Ok if you say so but you are right. Costello don’apply to that list.

[@brodyking1444]

"punk" fans be like: "wheres Blink 182, Good Charlotte and Green Day."

[@rockieshaina4862]

+Brody King LMFAO!

[@brodyking1444]

***** thats the joke

[@atrociousjest511]

I hate when people say blink 182 is pure punk...I wanna sock them in the face and show them what true punk is.

[@jvoz6138]

+Brody King Remove Green Day and add Sum 41........

[@freemanmichael2686]

lol all the poser punks

[@tarou1949]

DAMNED?????????

[@mazza4190]

The Clash only has 1 album that could be considered punk. Way back when they were a garage band. In the early 80's there was a good chance I saw the bands10 through 7 in one night at one venue. Throw in MDC, T.S.O.L., Circle Jerks, Christian Death, the thrash punk scene was awesome in L.A..

[@svampen2774]

Yeah but they have a lot of other punk songs outside that album too. London calling, I fought the law, English civil war and more. You cant just count albums

[@felixftw4702]

they're new wave. like billy idol. i'm pretty sure new wave is a punk subgenre but it doesn't sound the same

[@mazza4190]

@@svampen2774 I Fought the Law was a rocked up rock n roll classic. Most of the Clash was rock n roll with reggae influence eventually joining in. Sounded punk because it was rocked up, does not make it punk.

[@mazza4190]

@@felixftw4702 Billy Idol was a product. He jumped out of Generation X and became a rock n roll star.

[@oliverscholl4108]

Green Day should have been somewhere in this list

[@tg4018]

Stfu men greenday is not punk they are posters

[@atvena]

Bad religion did it first

[@lizardpunk1942]

misfits should be above 10 they are so influential they not only inspired punk bands but also metal bands

[@meshuge]

J Spellman METALLICA!

[@lizardpunk1942]

oh yeah they covered misfits on garage inc

[@thechew3812]

I agree with you and want to say one thing... FUCK YES, SLAYER!!! P.S I think Danzig has one of the best voices in punk and metal history!

[@lizardpunk1942]

The Chew i actually saw him at knotfest 2014 in san bernidino also the misfits was in one of my favorite movies big money hustlas its like one of the gwar movies but made by icp and other cool juggalo artists

[@le7508]

J Spellman misfits are good but they are sold out

[@zakstorey5409]

Sex Pistols only made one good record in my opinion.

[@hubblebublumbubwub5215]

is that a joke?

[@zakstorey5409]

Yes XD I'm mocking the morons who actually believe such

[@loganwilamowski]

.....they only made one record.....that's the joke

[@charlesjurgus]

zak storey For so few songs, huge impact. Personally, I never get tired of them. Never really got into the Ramones, but I think this list is probably pretty on. I have to say, my favorite 3 albumns would have to be: Crass, Penis Envy: Bad Brains, Banned in DC; and either DK's Frankenchrist or The Exploited's, Let's Start a War, Said Maggie One Day. Gang of Four is pretty great too.

[@unclemort1960]

zak storey Do you mean `Bollocks` or one of their singles or an album track !

[@freddyagain3843]

I am inspired to rate my top 10 all time punk bands. Love to hear your reactions. 10 Black Flag 09 The Damned 08 The Ex 07 Gang of Four 06 The Stranglers 05 Dead Kennedys 04 Anti-Flag 03 Los Saicos 02 Poison Girls 01 Crass

[@mimicmimic5931]

I"ll go with Crass and the Kennedys....And a thumbs up.....

[@freddyagain3843]

@@mimicmimic5931 Thanks for your reaction. Please check also Poison Girls: PERSONS UNKNOWN or DIRTY WORK.

[@QueenCeleste2]

No X?

[@freddyagain3843]

@@QueenCeleste2 I did not know them that well but also no Sex Pistols, Subhumans so they are in good company. I just took 10 bands and my criteria were to choose for raw pure punk and or underrated punk. Check Crass - Bloody Revolutions or Poison Girls - Persons Unknown.

[@masterroshi2779]

No bad brains?

[@PBoyB2010]

What Death? They were doing proto-punk years before just about anyone else.

[@ethanbowers338]

How are the misfits at number ten, and bands like minor threat and nofx not on here.

[@olan5653]

they are prob number 10 cuz a lot of their stuff can be considered industrial metal

[@WeZte]

I love NOFX!!!

[@demianmoreloscantero7355]

imo the top 3 should have been 1sex pistols 2the mifits (the old ones) 3 the ramones

[@scdahaka]

o

[@undergroundpowerviolence543]

Ethan Bowers l

[@whoremongeringass-wipe5733]

Misfits belong at least in the top 5. 10?! Wtf

[@lorastevens313]

I know. They influenced g&r, Metallica and countless others

[@fiendymisfits1734]

so fucking true

[@MrSystemagic]

Indeed

[@whoremongeringass-wipe5733]

@@lorastevens313 yeah even Metallica has used some of their songs

[@pneumagaia9859]

I wholeheartedly agree.

[@badgermacleod2037]

I'm partial to Death Sentence, Forgotten Rebels & The Anti-Nowhere League. I like pretty much all band's mentioned in the video.

[@sugarspun4216]

The Sex Pistols are the most influential punk band! Nevermind the Bollocks is the greatest punk album ever made and one of the greatest of any genre. That album and that band has influenced more bands than anyone else on this list. I also know the Pistols were the reason most of the bands I listen too, were formed in the first place. Love The Clash and The Ramones but they ain't The Sex Pistols.

[@zodiac6968]

Totally agree, Pistols are not my No.1 but they are the most important.

[@trentonguess1687]

Minor Threat?

[@carloscastillo7995]

maybe it´s in pop punk hahaha

[@madi6332]

Trenton Guess I KNOW

[@rich_t]

Whoever compiled this list needs to "Think Again."

[@gpuppy1234]

They are a hardcore band

[@tulipsniper4906]

gpuppy1234 Why? Because his voice was mildly more loud?

[@lexihunter5617]

All these pop punk kids showing up thinking green day and blink-182 should be on the list. Don't get me wrong, I love both of those bands but the fans have to know their place. There's a difference between pop punk and punk. Also, misfits and dead kennedys should've been higher up on the list

[@idonthaveanysubscribers5284]

This is top 10 Punk band, not Hardcore Punk bands. Give me a valid reason why classic punk rock sound revivers (Green Day) and Skate Punk pioneers/ Pop punk inventors (Blink 182) can't be here. I agree about the difference between pop punk and punk. But early Green Day were as punk rock as the Ramones ever were

[@idonthaveanysubscribers5284]

Conor Elmes DK and Misfits are hardcore? Not really, maybe DK was, but old Misifts was just Ramonesque pop-punk with shocking lyrics, and now they are a bunch of screamo try-hards (I apologize if you are a Misfits fan). Western Addiction is my definition of hardcore. Anyways, I didn't even mention them in my comment, I just said pop punk has all the right to be included in this list if the music is good enough. And my ears tell me, it is. Don't go ahead and presume what I didn't say.

[@rayman1220]

Lexi Hunter

[@lexihunter5617]

Rayman Yes?

[@rayman1220]

Lexi Hunter Oh lol... I uh didn't mean to send that. I think it was about that I like the way you think.

[@kanjo7132]

probably the best list you've had.

[@epicmeade]

It’s weird that every time these lists are compiled the Damned are always overlooked. They were the first British punk band to release an album. And they were the first to tour the United States. They were also far faster and louder then most of their contemporaries. And most of the early West Coast punk bands describe going to see the Damned as a pivotal moment in their decision to start their own bands.

[@Lynn-jj9ez]

why the fuck is Misfits 10? they should of been top 5

[@skullsandcottoncandy9155]

I agree

[@cconorTV]

I feel like they shouldn't've been on the list at all, they're over rated

[@MisterMoto138]

They should be 1 or at least 2

[@cconorTV]

Misfits are way over rated

[@emiliosandin3626]

they will always be my number1

[@wurst4466]

Misfits and Dead Kennedy's are my favorite punk bands.

[@Matt-fy3gl]

how old are you 14? go listen to gbh, discharge,nmillions of dead cops, t.s.o.l

[@wurst4466]

Matt Maybe just let me have my own opinion, thanks for the suggestions though.

[@SouthernR0cker4Life]

Not to mention the various Action Sports Games that had Punk as part of their Soundtracks - THPS Series/Mat Hoffman BMX 2/Dave Mirra BMX/ Aggressive Inline.

[@JackSparrow-rv3cc]

Here's my Top 10 best punk bands. 10) Dropkick Murphys 9) The Offspring 8) Dead Kennedys 7) The Damned 6) Bad Brains 5) Black Flag 4) Iggy Pop and the Stooges 3) Misfits 2) Sex Pistols 1) The Ramones

[@herbertjenkins6134]

I think that the misfits should be higher on the list

[@chargedpine0923]

YES, DEFINATLY

[@bradonak420]

I think the misfits are as punk as guns n roses lmfao

[@MrJediBraden]

RHCP Fan they shouldn’t be on the damn list. They’re all show! They’re the KISS of punk!

[@ekinacc343]

I am a rhcp fan too

[@fuckcops47]

they had one punk album before they became pop emo

[@mosesg.5359]

I clicked off when bad brains was at seven also dead Kennedys AT 6?? AND MISFITS AT 10 im mad

[@Leo0o5]

@@3sjstill438 misfits are punk

[@nothingbutdarknessresidesh9243]

Skinhead Oi! Misfits were one of the first, and best punk bands. Kennedy’s are shit. U.K can’t make good music compared to America

[@mosesg.5359]

@@nothingbutdarknessresidesh9243 but dead Kennedy's aren't from the UK, jello Biafra is from Colorado ._.

[@toddbrainsgaming1928]

Moses G. Or Social D at 9 I feel that Ramones, Misfits, Social D and dead Kennedy’s all need to be higher on the list

[@3sjstill438]

balladofthebroken theyre shit. fuck off

[@bridges4232]

In my opinion (not saying it’s objective at all). 1: the ramones 2: the misfits 3: the descendants 4: dead Kennedys 5: the clash 6: the damned 7: black flag 8: discharge 9: minor threat 10: the germs

[@Chrispydivine]

I am sorry but no mention of The Dead Boys, The Damned, Xray specs, The Slits? The list goes on and on. Don’t get me wrong all great bands. Just think Stiv and the boys needed a spot on this list especially.

[@jackiepaper6464]

THE CLASH!!!

[@mbsb1376]

Unpopular opinion: Dead Kennedys are better than any, tied with Ramones, Clash is right below, then Sex Pistols.

[@Butternut-sasquatch]

Agree. I would've put them as follows: 1. The Ramones/Dead Kennedys 2.The Clash 3. The Sex Pistols 4. Misfits 5. The Stooges 6. Black Flag 7. Bad Religion 8. Rancid 9. Social Distortion 10. Green Day

[@vampirascoffin870]

Israel Painting loll green day really?

[@j6154]

YellowStryper yes! I fully agree 100% top 2 DKs And ramones with DKs first

[@ivabeegan9363]

Ramon's are#1 as should be

[@sunfucker2213]

Hell no bro

[@ToXicNBK]

The fact that Crass isn't #1 or even on this list, tells you everything you need to know about this list

[@robertshaefer7760]

Dead Kennedy singer doing his best Iggy impersonation.

[@wallykaspars9700]

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made Fer Walkin. "I am the anti-christ..." is one of the best opening lines of punk.

[@guyincognito2851]

I used to live in a white bread, upper middle class tourist town and they had Sunday afternoon concerts at a pavilion downtown. Imagine my surprise when I saw flyers around town saying that the Misfits were playing downtown on Sunday. There was no picture of the band so I asked around town and everyone said "Yes, the Misfits are playing downtown on Sunday afternoon!" Well it turned out this band called "The Misfits" was a group of senior citizens that played ragtime music.

[@ozzy_fromhell]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@violetraven9440]

you got clickbaited by a flyer rip the homie

[@geneporreca3848]

1.Misfits 2.Dead Kennedys 3. Black Flag 4. Bad Brains 5.Minor Threat 6.The Cramps 7. The Exploited 8.The Ramones 9.The Accused/GBH 10.Dead Milkmen/Serial killers 2.

[@j7dharma]

Black Flag was probably the first real punk band I went to see. It was awesome. Masonic Temple Binghamton New York

[@hellionaire1209]

Leave it to watchmojo to play some of the worst songs by some of these bands. Should have played some Bad Brains off their self titled. And Misfits all the way at number 10? Some would argue they had a bigger impact than Black Flag even. And Social D are cool but I’d throw in Descendents, Minor Threat, Agnostic Front, or the Exploited over them.

[@MrJediBraden]

Santee Cruzer misfits sucked

[@stevencorsoe7512]

Santee Cruzer Should have NOT covered something they know nothing about stick to Watchmojo where the assholes go.These are words from a 53 year old gen xer that's from the old school and NO not those asshole sex pistols either.

[@johnacuna329]

I agree im a huge social distortion fan but the misfits had a bigger impact on the punk scene

[@ragingnica]

Pay to Cum

[@jessiefox3739]

Where's Agnostic Front, Suicidal Tendencies, X Ray Spex, The Slits, Suicide, New York Dolls, Generation X, The Damed, Patty Smith…So many punk bands that most people have never heard of.

[@sidsnot5704]

+Jessie Fox i agree completely and exploited and there still doing gigs and still sounding awesome

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

+Jessie Fox great stuff, but the less they are heard of, the less widespread the influence is, and (0:23) the premise is most influential. this is a well done list.

[@VibratorPoliceisgod]

+Jessie Fox Tendencies is more thrash now.

[@evanbenner788]

+Jessie Fox They are good, but I wouldn't call them pioneers in punk, although tendancies is more thrash now, but back at the start, definitely punk as hell.

[@emmetrigg71]

+Evan Benner The Jam??

[@JohnSmith-kd6ip]

The two "youngest" bands are Bad Religion and Social Distortion, who started in the 80s. I guess there haven't been many punk bands formed in the past 25-30 years that would hold up to the old bands. As a young person, I grew up with Deutschpunk, which is a universe in itself and doesn't get out of the German speaking countries. One of my all time favorite bands are Stiff Little Fingers from Northern Ireland.

[@Vaedh]

What about Green Day

[@dj-um7el]

They're Northern Irish

[@JohnSmith-kd6ip]

@@dj-um7el Northern Ireland is part of Great Britain, is it not? Or else I would have said England. I am very aware that they are from Northern Ireland.

[@dj-um7el]

@@JohnSmith-kd6ip yeah, but not British, they're a UK band, yes, but not British.

[@JohnSmith-kd6ip]

@@dj-um7el Alright, I'll correct it.

[@6linx9]

German punk "Toxoplasma" (I'm German), and internationally it's Sex Pistols, The Clash, Generation X, Social Distortion and The Ramones!

[@al_6229]

bad religion #8?!?! come on now

[@rickyh.341]

I didn't even think thwy were gonna be on here

[@squigin3380]

me _ they shouldn't even be on here neither should social distortion, the descendants should be on here instead

[@Cumdaemon]

me _ MISFITS #10 U KIDDING ME

[@Matt-fy3gl]

bad religion suck

[@Someone-wall]

Matt I don't agree

[@chrisnicholson379]

1.Dead Kennedys 2. Bad Religion 3. Black Flag 4. Misfits 5. Minor Threat 6.Youth of Today 7. Uniform Choice 8. Battalion Of Saints Lots of bands put out 1 great record. There are other good bands that are more on the Pop side. This is only my opinion of what I liked.

[@TheCiscoKid17]

At least you know what the fuck you're talking about to put together 8 bands that belong up there. And I'm glad you didn't say the exploited. That band is one-dimensional as fuck.

[@maxwellsmallwood3631]

1ramones 2tool 3 greenday 4offspring 5 the clash 6 rise against 7 sex pistols 8 beastie boys { early} 9 the clash 10 social distortion honorble mentions {they not quite punk but they're close} kiss the destroyers acdc? skrillex i know electronic metal thats why there in the honorable mentions pusa queen some songs?

[@maxwellsmallwood3631]

Maxwell Smallwood honorable mentions the destroyers = Jhonny thurgood and the destroyers

[@maxwellsmallwood3631]

Maxwell Smallwood maybe silent riot

[@richardlovell1741]

Dead Kennedys would be my #1 too. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables might be the best punk album

[@bartoszkliszewski8611]

The Adicts, Cock Sparrer,Angelic Upstarts, Major Accident, The Exploited, Oi Polloi, GBH, UK Subs, Cockney Rejects, The Business. This is punk rock.

[@swam4362]

1. The Ramones 2. The Clash 3. Sex Pistols 4. Misfits 5. Iggy & The Stooges 6. Black Flag 7. Minor Threat 8. Descendents 9. Dead Kennedys 10. Bad Brains

[@DeathMustard]

Where the fuck are minor threat, nofx, the offspring?

[@witchumacallit]

YES! OFFSPRING!

[@ZieSpiralOut]

Nofx and minor threat...but not offspring...granted I like them but greatest....I think not

[@tatemike80]

McKenzie Batastini I agree 100 percent

[@DeathMustard]

McKenzie Batastini yeah they aren't all that influential, but they're still awesome. (Maybe an honorable mention)

[@kaydiddle5945]

tatemike80 I agree, top 100

[@danielrios842]

So you're telling me Misfits is in 10, and there's no Exploited/Casualties, Descendents or Minor Thread(?

[@Mellow_Flow]

I would definitely consider dead kennedys to be top 3. Maybe 1st. Black flag should also definitely be higher. I will say that I might agree with the Sex Pistols’ placement

[@Mancada100]

WHERE.IS.THE.EXPLOITED? This puny list is the equivalent of that nerdy kid in high school trying desesperately to fit in ...

[@madpuppy54]

they are off the list where they belong...but, ion terms of perceived punk, they are iconic whereas some of the bands on this list I dont consider to be representative of punk as we now know it. They are definitely as punk as punk can be though, ill give you that one.

[@85jongo]

WatchMojo is a very credible source on this topic. They sure do know punk rock and how much punk is about ranking bands in order of top 10 influential punk band lists. Good job WatchMojo!

[@fuckthashiit]

Fuck em

[@drop0ut606]

10. Minor Threat 9. Minor Threat 8. Minor Threat 7. Minor Threat 6. Minor Threat 5. Minor Threat 4. Minor Threat 3. Fugazi 2. Minor Threat 1. Minor Threat

[@87CHUD]

You're out of step with the world

[@drop0ut606]

87CHUD True punk is always out of step with the world.

[@stapfen]

If I wouldn't watch this on my Phone you'd get a thumb up!

[@F3502000]

You forgot...GBH, Black Flag, The Exploited, Dead Kennedy's, Sex Pistols, Dead Boys, etc...etc...

[@F3502000]

You forgot The Dicks...Saturday Night at the Book Store...drop a quarter!

[@Klauspeach]

What if Iggy & the stooges didnt do music? No ramones no sex pistols no punk. Iggy created punk attitude and punk music in 1969 and he deserves to be at number one

[@leonardmullin2699]

I have been searching for hours, hoping watch mojo would show the Cro-Mags, Agnostic Front or even Ween for anything.

[@TreverHapless]

Attention everyone calling 5SOS punk rock. Please stop talking they are no were punk rock it offensive to call them punk please stop call them that

[@gabiholmes9946]

that's the joke in the fandom 😂 I find it funny how people think they're serious

[@klipshanger3717]

Don't worry dude, fangirls do not go to this part of youtube because you know, they can't handle what real punk rock is.

[@TreverHapless]

Lol true

[@VibratorPoliceisgod]

+Gabrielle Holmes I've seen people who legit think 5sos is punk. And the fandom joke is fucking stupid honestly.

[@therosey8015]

+Klips Hanger bruhhh ima a fangirl... yet LOVE punkrock, grunge, heavy metal, &&' even rock ! so... ya

[@hamidyousefzadegan5944]

Feels like they just googled punk bands and picked 10 random bands.

[@noothernamestothinkof5837]

instead of random number gen, they used random punk band generator

[@markstevenson7577]

Why because there's no Green Day?

[@kevinwayns9108]

Where's GG ALLIN

[@Tajstah]

Dead and unfortunately not forgotten.

[@ShadowOfNexxus]

LMAO

[@ulfricstormcloak8114]

RIP

[@gregorytimmons4777]

I doubt he achieved peace even in death.

[@TheRjb2010]

Somehow, I think that if this list was in England, The Sex Pistols and the Clash would be 1 and 2.

[@ohmybreadsticks]

GREEN FUCKING DAY?! DO THEY MEAN NOTHING TO THIS LIST???!

[@GoodGamerDude]

This is original punk bands. older than 1989.

[@michaelfrisby4661]

green day isn't punk

[@GoodGamerDude]

Their old stuff is punk.

[@michaelfrisby4661]

na

[@jonassetzer7256]

I agree where the hell is Green day

[@damson1250]

Descendents?????

[@hectormendoza2819]

I would swap social d for the descendants in a heartbeat

[@cuitlahuacantonioortizsand9060]

My favorite songs of this punk bands: Misfits: Attitute. Social Distortion: Story of my Life. Dead Kennedys: Holiday in Cambodia. Black Flag: My War and Drinking and Driving. The Ramones: Blitzkrieg Bop, I wanna be Sedated and I don't want to grow up.

[@shadeauGU]

Crass?..... Wait... I bet most of you reading these comments don't even know who Crass are🤔

[@andrewlacerenza667]

I'm sure anyone watching a video about punk knows who Crass are.

[@shadeauGU]

@@andrewlacerenza667 You'd be surprised...

[@Depressoclinical]

ok boomer

[@shadeauGU]

@@Depressoclinical I’m 28 😆

[@Depressoclinical]

@@shadeauGU ok boomerinacoupleofyears

[@jvoz6138]

Misfits being number 10 is a joke.

[@bananafishbones92]

+jvoz613 It's definitely a joke. I can't believe it.

[@nadiram2345]

agree

[@MrDavidDestiny]

exactly bro I'm not saying number one but they should be at least in the top five or top three

[@bambi-dl9nu]

yes :/

[@TheHatefulBuddhist]

Agreed. Misfits and Dead Kennedys should have both been in the top 5.

[@adamsilk7046]

Why is NOFX not on any of these lists?

[@packersfan1905]

its probably because these guys don't know what they are talking when it comes to punk. i mean come on they do videos on top celbritys

[@keyos506]

+Adam Silk totally agree...the most successful independent band of all time! The biggest band to not turn into sellouts!

[@alexbowen8284]

nofx is the greatest band of all time

[@santiagok.garcia4723]

Alex Bowen I don't know if you are being sarcastic but... there are several bands better than nofx.. and actually several better artist. bands, singers, toasters, call whatever you want better than bob marley

[@stretch8978]

ikr!! 😭

[@steved1387]

Not so horrible a list, really. But I'd have left off Social Distortion and Bad Religion and replaced them with Discharge and The Damned. Both bands were enormously influential -- the criteria WatchMojo used. Discharge is the hardcore punk band that launched a thousand speedmetal bands, and The Damned had the first punk single in the UK. Aside from that, both bands were awesome.

[@ZaWarubro]

This is so funny to me lmao. Watchmojo making a video about punk music.

[@planetzero2990]

Me *sees misfits at number ten* flips table and walks away

[@arick15372]

planet zero shut the fuck up you morrissey loving bitch

[@bigcock11]

@@arick15372 Morrissey is God

[@MrJediBraden]

Malayna Robinson me sees them NEAR this list flips table and walks away

[@lil_pemsiofficial9268]

They deserve to be atleast in the top 5

[@greyzone1996]

Their music isn't overrated but I'd say their little character is (Fiend guy). Literally everyone wears their shirts but have no clue who the fuck they are :/

[@zhongxina2793]

i cant believe no ones said anything about nofx, theyve been a band longer than any of these bands, and theyre still going strong, own their own record label and tour the world whenever they want. at least they dont sellout like half of these bands did

[@zhongxina2793]

plus their songs are highly original, all their albums have a new spin, and pretty much every song is gold.

[@zhongxina2793]

Jerry Maguire i dont know why i give a shit, fuck mojo and their top 10 especially on punk music

[@johnanderson4132]

yeah except for the fact that the Stooges were around a full generation before them

[@bradyscott5919]

They’re all my favorite punk band. I love punk

[@johnmchugh8049]

#1 = whatever kids are in their garage figuring it out right now

[@demiph_ltd]

Dude, I want to give you a beer. Truer words have not yet been spoken.