Genre

Punk

Punk on LoudQuietLoud: more than 3500 artists, including Green Day, The Offspring and The Clash. It runs alongside celtic punk, non-music and skate punk.

Album art: Nirvana, Nevermind

Nirvana

grunge · rock · alternative rock

Nirvana

grunge · rock · alternative rock

Cover of Return of the Dream Canteen by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

rock · alternative rock · funk rock

Cover of Father of All Motherfuckers by Green Day

Green Day

punk rock · rock · punk

Paramore

rock · pop punk · alternative

Cover of Love Sux by Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne

pop rock · pop · rock

Cover of M A N I A by Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy

pop punk · rock · alternative

Cover of Conventional Weapons by My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance

rock · alternative · punk rock

The Offspring

punk rock · punk · rock

Cover of Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg by The Clash

The Clash

punk · punk rock · british

Cover of Cool It Down by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

indie · indie rock · female vocalists

Album art: Blondie, Parallel Lines

Blondie

new wave · 80s · rock

Cover of Hot Sauce Committee, Part Two by Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

hip-hop · rap · alternative

Sum 41

punk rock · pop punk · punk

Cover of Neon Pill by Cage the Elephant

Cage the Elephant

indie rock · alternative · rock

Album art: Joy Division, Eternal (Live)

Joy Division

post-punk · new wave · 80s

Cover of Surviving by Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Cover of Dream Into It by Billy Idol

Billy Idol

rock · new wave · 80s

Sublime

ska · reggae · punk

Cover of Push Pull by Hoobastank

Hoobastank

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Cover of Ricochet by Rise Against

Rise Against

punk rock · melodic hardcore · punk

Simple Plan

pop punk · punk rock · rock

Cover of ¡Adios Amigos! by Ramones

Ramones

punk · punk rock · 70s

Cover of Motel Du Cap by Good Charlotte

Good Charlotte

punk rock · pop punk · rock

All Time Low

pop punk · powerpop · rock

Cover of EVERYONE’S A STAR! by 5 Seconds of Summer

5 Seconds of Summer

pop punk · pop rock · pop

Cover of Better Days by Yellowcard

Yellowcard

pop punk · punk rock · rock

Cover of Every Loser by Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

punk · punk rock · rock

Cover of Nobody’s Daughter by Hole

Hole

grunge · female vocalists · alternative rock

Cover of The Hives Forever Forever the Hives by The Hives

The Hives

garage rock · rock · indie

Bloodhound Gang

alternative rock · rock · alternative

AFI

punk rock · punk · alternative

Le Tigre

electronic · indie · riot grrrl

Cover of MEDZ by The Used

The Used

emo · screamo · alternative

Billy Talent

punk rock · rock · alternative rock

The Stranglers

new wave · post-punk · punk

Sex Pistols

punk · punk rock · british

The Libertines

indie rock · british · indie

Cover of The Rapture by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees

post-punk · new wave · gothic

Cover of Full Bloom by 311

311

alternative · alternative rock · reggae

Brand New

emo · alternative · rock

Alien Ant Farm

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Bowling for Soup

pop punk · punk rock · punk

Misfits

horror punk · punk · punk rock

Violent Femmes

alternative · alternative rock · indie

Mindless Self Indulgence

industrial · industrial jungle pussy punk · electronic

Bad Religion

punk rock · punk · political

Fugazi

post-hardcore · punk · hardcore

Lit

alternative rock · pop punk · rock

New Found Glory

pop punk · punk rock · punk

Dropkick Murphys

punk · punk rock · folk punk

NOFX

punk rock · punk · ska punk

Patti Smith

punk · rock · female vocalists

The Stooges

proto-punk · garage rock · punk

Dead Kennedys

punk · hardcore punk · punk rock

Album art: Devo, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

Devo

new wave · post-punk · 80s

The Presidents of the United States of America

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Album art: Elvis Costello, My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition)

Elvis Costello

new wave · rock · singer-songwriter

The Pogues

folk · irish · punk

Rancid

punk · punk rock · ska punk

Title Fight

melodic hardcore · pop punk · hardcore

Album art: Fontaines D.C., Dopamine Chamber

Fontaines D.C.

post-punk · crank wave · indie rock

The Jam

punk · new wave · mod

The Jam

punk · new wave · mod

Album art: Mayday Parade, Sugar

Mayday Parade

pop punk · alternative rock · rock

Motion City Soundtrack

pop punk · alternative · rock

Story Of The Year

post-hardcore · alternative · rock

The Dresden Dolls

punk cabaret · cabaret · alternative

Goldfinger

punk rock · punk · ska punk

Thrice

post-hardcore · rock · hardcore

The Subways

indie rock · indie · british

The Specials

ska · two-tone · reggae

Basement

melodic hardcore · hardcore · hardcore punk

Alkaline Trio

punk rock · punk · alternative

Basement

melodic hardcore · hardcore · hardcore punk

Buzzcocks

punk · punk rock · british

Sugarcult

punk rock · rock · alternative

Cover of Gravest Gravy by The Cramps

The Cramps

psychobilly · rockabilly · punk

Cover of ABCDEFG by Chumbawamba

Chumbawamba

alternative · punk · anarcho-punk

The Runaways

hard rock · female vocalists · rock

Flogging Molly

irish · punk · folk

Lustra

punk rock · pop punk · rock

Descendents

punk · punk rock · hardcore punk

The Replacements

alternative · punk · post-punk

Reel Big Fish

ska · ska punk · punk

Relient K

pop punk · rock · christian rock

Senses Fail

emo · post-hardcore · screamo

Album art: Turnstile, NEVER ENOUGH: VERSIONS

Turnstile

hardcore · hardcore punk · punk

Hawthorne Heights

emo · screamo · alternative

Cover of Lifeforms by Angels & Airwaves

Angels & Airwaves

alternative rock · alternative · rock

Cover of Holy Ghost by Modern Baseball

Modern Baseball

emo · pop punk · indie

Black Flag

hardcore punk · punk · hardcore

Butthole Surfers

noise rock · alternative · psychedelic

Gang of Four

post-punk · new wave · punk

The Ataris

pop punk · punk rock · punk

Cover of Otherness by Alexisonfire

Alexisonfire

post-hardcore · screamo · hardcore

Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Punk artists, last 30 days
Rank	Album	Stations	Days on chart	Spins
1	Dopamine Chamber Fontaines D.C. KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 27 days on chart	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	27	222 spins
2	Nevermind Nirvana KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, The Current, WXPN	1	9 spins
3	London Calling The Clash KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 2 days on chart	KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	2	6 spins
4	Parallel Lines Blondie KEXP, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	1	4 spins
5	Eat to the Beat Blondie KEXP, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	1	4 spins
6	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Devo KCRW, KRCL, The Current · 1 day on chart	KCRW, KRCL, The Current	1	3 spins

Press

Recently reviewed

LatestBeats Per MinuteOct 16, 2026

Album Review: Fontaines D.C. – Dopamine Chamber (opens in new tab)

The idea of cultural recurrence is very appealing to me.

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ClashOct 13, 2026
Fontaines D.C. – Dopamine Chamber (opens in new tab)
Fontaines D.C.’s last album, ‘Romance’, saw the Dublin quintet morph into Guitar Hero-style characters, remixing the unbuttoned shirts of post-punk past into something edgy, bold and cool.
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PitchforkOct 3, 2026
My Aim Is True (49th Anniversary Edition) (opens in new tab)
A 104-track box set fleshes out the seemingly out-of-nowhere brilliance of Elvis Costello’s debut: a portrait of the artist as a fidgety young man, trying on literal and figurative hats.
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PitchforkSep 26, 2026
Eternal (Live) (opens in new tab)
A 16-disc box set captures 14 months of live sets from the post-punk titans’ prime.
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PitchforkSep 1, 2026
NEVER ENOUGH: VERSIONS (opens in new tab)
With a features list that reads like a festival lineup, the sprawling remix edition of the Baltimore band’s 2025 album demonstrates there’s almost nowhere its songs can’t go.
Shop Turnstile
ClashAug 28, 2026
TURNSTILE – NEVER ENOUGH: VERSIONS (opens in new tab)
Emerging from Baltimore’s incredibly energetic hardcore scene, TURNSTILE have always displayed a penchant for eclecticism.
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PitchforkAug 22, 2026
Gravest Gravy (opens in new tab)
The songs may be familiar to diehards, but on a long-awaited collection of early Alex Chilton recordings they appear in their most primordial form, just sprouting legs and walking on land.
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New NoiseJul 27, 2026
Album Review: Mayday Parade – Sugar (opens in new tab)
There are several rites of passage for growing emo kids—and among my favorite lies the first time one hears “Jamie All Over” by Mayday Parade.
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Labels

Labels in this genre

Epitaph

Home to Green Day, The Offspring & Bad Religion

Org Music

Home to The Offspring, Buzzcocks & Descendents

Fat Wreck Chords

Home to Rise Against, NOFX & Rancid

Sire Records

Home to Ramones, Patti Smith & The Jam

I.R.S. Records

Home to The Stranglers, Dead Kennedys & Buzzcocks

Restless Records

Home to Sex Pistols, The Cramps & Descendents

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