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Black Flag

6,585,632 plays (263,306 listeners)

Black Flag was an American hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in Los Angeles, California, United States, largely the brainchild of Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes.

Minor Threat

5,432,559 plays (151,646 listeners)

Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band from Washington DC. Short-lived but very influential, critics have called the band and their work "iconic," and have noted that their "groundbreaking" music "has held up better than most of their contemporaries." Minor Threat is credited with unintentionally starting the 'straight edge movement.'

Reagan Youth

602,504 plays (43,158 listeners)

Reagan Youth is an American punk band started by singer Dave Rubinstein (Dave Insurgent) and his friend and guitarist Paul Bakija in Queens, New York City in early 1980.

7Seconds

2,005,102 plays (75,837 listeners)

7Seconds is a classic hardcore punk band from Reno, Nevada. Formed in 1980 by brothers Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth and playing their first show on March 2, 1980. 7Seconds is well known for bringing positive ideals into hardcore punk. They helped form the straight edge youth crew movement in the '80s hardcore scene.

The Germs

1,050,602 plays (65,066 listeners)

The Germs were a classic American punk rock band formed in 1977, disbanded in 1980. Their fast spit-and-blood hardcore punk sound mixed with singer Darby Crash's (real name Jan Paul Beahm) highly literate and dark poetic lyrics made them, to many, one of the most distinctive bands in the entire punk scene.

MDC

521,380 plays (33,690 listeners)

MDC (Millions of Dead Cops) is an American hardcore punk band formed in Austin, Texas in 1979. MDC found their widest audience after relocating to the squats of San Francisco in the early 80s, where their Socialist politics, vegetarianism and Dictor's homosexuality was better accepted.

Angry Samoans

623,415 plays (41,860 listeners)

Angry Samoans are an early Los Angeles, CA, USA hardcore punk band, formed by rock critics "Metal" Mike Saunders and Gregg Turner after the demise of Vom, with fellow critic Richard Meltzer in 1978.

Bad Brains

5,385,787 plays (222,920 listeners)

Bad Brains are a Rastafarian American hardcore punk band, originally formed in Washington DC in 1977, though the band's members objected to the term "hardcore" to describe their music. They are considered pioneers of hardcore punk, and their self-titled debut is considered by many to be the finest hardcore punk album ever.