List of punk artists and styles

This is a list of punk styles/artists.

Classic era of Punk 1970s-1980s

For a more comprehensive list, see List of punk rock bands, 0–K and List of punk rock bands, L–Z.

American punk

• The Ramones
• Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers
• Richard Hell
• Television
• Patti Smith
• The Misfits
• The Dead Boys
• Social Distortion
• Bad Religion
• Joan Jett
• The Cramps
• The Adolescents
• Black Flag
• Circle Jerks
• Dead Kennedys
• X
• Anti-Flag
• Fear
• Mourning Noise
• Sand in the Face
• The Vandals
• Grave 45

C.B.G.B./New York punk

• The Ramones
• Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers
• Richard Hell
• Television
• Patti Smith
• Talking Heads
• Blondie
• The Dead Boys
• Agnostic Front
• Kraut
• Cro-Mags
• The Beastie Boys
• Reagan Youth

British punk

• Sex Pistols
• The Clash
• The Damned
• The Buzzcocks
• 999
• Stiff Little Fingers (Northern Ireland)
• Sham 69
• The Jam
• The Pogues
• Siouxsie and the Banshees
• Blitz
• Killing Joke
• Vice Squad
• GBH
• Action Pact
• Discharge
• Stranglers
• The Business
• Chelsea
• Generation X (band)
• The Adicts
• Bauhaus
• Wire
• Joy Division
• Billy Idol

Psychobilly

Main article: List of psychobilly bands

• Reverend Horton Heat
• The Meteors
• The Cramps
• Horrorpops
• The Peacocks
• The Tigers
• The Young Werewolves
• Levi and the Rockats
• 7 Shot Screamers
• Volbeat
• Nekromantix
• Elvis Hitler
• The Living End

Cowpunk

Main article: List of cowpunk bands

• The Gun Club
• Jason and the Scorchers
• The Blasters
• The Knitters
• The Beat Farmers
• Los Lobos
• Texas Tornados
• Legendary Shack Shakers

Oi!

Main article: List of Oi bands

• Sham 69
• The Business
• Cockney Rejects
• Cock Sparrer
• The Warriors
• The 4-Skins
• The Exploited
• Angelic Upstarts
• The Blood
• English Dogs
• The Adicts
• Attak
• U.K. Subs
• The Oppressed

New wave and post-punk

Main article: List of new wave artists

• The Stranglers
• The Pretenders
• Depeche Mode
• Talking Heads
• The Undertones

Modern punk and derivatives 1990-present

Pop punk

Main article: List of pop punk bands

• Green Day
• Less Than Jake
• Sum 41
• Prima Donna
• My Chemical Romance
• Jeff Rosenstock
• Blink 182
• Bomb The Music Industry!
• The Brave Little Abacus
• Weezer

Skate punk

Main article: List of skate punk bands

• NOFX
• Suicidal Tendencies
• Bad Religion
• The Offspring
• Pennywise
• Agent Orange
• The Faction
• JFA
• Strung Out

Grunge

Main article: List of grunge bands

• Stone Temple Pilots
• Nirvana
• Mudhoney
• Pearl Jam
• Alice In Chains

See also

• List of glam punk artists
• List of psychobilly bands
• List of American grunge bands
• List of new wave artists and bands