Joe Strummer

220,895 plays (31,564 listeners)

Joe Strummer [1952 - 2002] achieved fame as lead singer of The Clash who went onto have success as the leader of The Mescaleros.

Ramones

20,148,357 plays (656,274 listeners)

Formed in 1974, the Ramones were one of the first punk rock bands. The influence of their straightforward, stripped–down sound has been immeasurable. They formed in Queens, New York, United States and from there on they slogged & toured through an often unwelcoming rock music industry for 22 years, playing 2263 gigs before hanging up their trademark leather jackets.

Stiff Little Fingers

1,188,899 plays (94,635 listeners)

Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band, originally based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star, doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years and four albums, although they reformed five years later, in 1987.

Sex Pistols

6,248,770 plays (400,907 listeners)

Sex Pistols are an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. They are the first punk rock band to take the music down an anarchic, nihilistic path, thus influencing the shape of punk for several generations after.

Buzzcocks

3,572,253 plays (248,862 listeners)

Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Manchester, UK in 1975, led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Pete Shelley for nearly their entire existence.

The Jam

3,849,206 plays (256,911 listeners)

The Jam was a mod revival group formed in Woking, England in 1972 consisting of Paul Weller (vocals, guitar), Bruce Foxton (bass, vocals) and drummer Rick Buckler (drums). The band split in 1982 and had four UK #1 singles ("Going Underground", "Start!", "Town Called Malice" and "Beat Surrender").

The Specials

3,149,982 plays (219,811 listeners)

The Specials are a British band formed in 1977 in Coventry, UK. Their founder, Jerry Dammers, based on his knowledge of 60's mod and ska cultures, formed the label "Two Tone", releasing a number of seminal singles by seminal bands with the same passion, outlook and style.

The Damned

1,679,464 plays (132,599 listeners)

The Damned are a punk rock group originally from Croydon, England, a suburban town outside London, who were formed in 1976. Despite being one of the definitive early punk bands they were also one of the most ambitious; with their later albums moving away from the breakneck garage sound of their debut and taking in elements from goth and psychedelia to prog and metal.