The Best Punk Rock Songs (for Ultimate Classic Rock)

The American publication Ultimate Classic Rock has compiled another of its usual rankings. This time he looked at punk rock by listing the best thirty songs attributable to that musical genre. The magazine’s editorial team has, in their words, ‘sifted through decades of material’, to finally come up with the final list. We therefore propose the magnificent ten punk rock songs according to Ultimate Classic Rock.

10 – Stooges, “Search and Destroy” (from the album “Raw Power” (read the review here), 1973)

9 – New York Dolls, “Personality Crisis” (from the album “New York Dolls”, 1973)

8 – Iggy Pop, “Lust for Life” (from the album “Lust for Life”, 1977)

7 – Ramones, “I Wanna Be Sedated” (from the album “Road to Ruin”, 1978)

6 – Stooges, “I Wanna Be Your Dog” (from the album “The Stooges”, 1969)

5 – Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen” (from the album “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols” (read the review here), 1977)

4 – MC5, “Kick Out the Jams” (from the album “Kick Out the Jams”, 1969)

3 – Clash, “London Calling” (from the album “London Calling” (read the review here), 1979)

2 – Ramones, “Blitzkrieg Bop” (from the album “Ramones” (read the review here), 1976)

1 – Sex Pistols, “Anarchy in the UK” (from the album “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols” (read the review here), 1977)