Does a song have to belong to the punk rock genre to be punk rock? These are the songs that make profound and/or critical statements, giving special consideration to the time they were made and/or the people who made them. Like all lists of this nature, it’s a living thing that will change over time and I may have forgotten something, but, as of this moment, here are my top ten in reverse order.
Listen to my playlist of the same name on YouTube.
#10 — “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
#9 — “Orgasm Addict” by Buzzcocks
#8 — “Rock And Roll” by The Velvet Underground
#7 — “Oh Bondage! Up Yours!” by X-Ray Spex
#6 — “I’m Straight” by The Modern Lovers
#5 — “Man-Size” by PJ Harvey
#4 — “Rebel Rebel” by David Bowie
#3 — “Boys Don’t Cry” by The Cure
#2 — “Revolution” by The Beatles
#1 — “Rebel Girl” by Bikini Kill
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