Album · 1982
Combat Rock
by The Clash
Combat Rock is a 1982 new wave album by The Clash. It runs 12 tracks across 46 minutes on CBS. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.6/5 from 17 ratings.
#8 in Best albums of 1982 · #13 in Best new wave albums
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- 3.6 /5
- 17 ratings
- 77 /100
- 9 critics
- 12
- Tracks
- 46 min
- Runtime
- 124 bpm
- Tempo
- A major
- Key
Ratings
17 ratings · avg 3.6
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Critics
9 publications
- The Village VoiceB+
- Pitchfork8.4/10
- Rolling Stone4/5
- Blender4/5
- Select4/5
- Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
- AllMusic3.5/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5
- Alternative Press3/5
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Combat Rock album cover

The Combat Rock cover was designed by Julies and photographed by Pennie Smith.
- Design
- Julies
- Photography
- Pennie Smith
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Tracklist
12 tracks · 46 min
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"Combat Rock" is the fifth studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash and recorded during September 1981 at Ear Studios in London; during November 1981 through January 1982 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City; during April 1982 at Wessex Studios in London. It was released on 14 May 1982 through CBS Records. The album is engineered by Glyn Johns.
In brief
- Is Combat Rock good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Combat Rock 3.6/5 from 17 ratings.
- When was Combat Rock released?
- Combat Rock was released in 1982 on CBS.
- How many tracks are on Combat Rock?
- Combat Rock has 12 tracks, with a runtime of 46 minutes.
- What genre is Combat Rock?
- Combat Rock is catalogued under New Wave, Punk Rock, Dub.
- What BPM is Combat Rock?
- Combat Rock runs at a median tempo of 124 BPM across its tracks, most often in A major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Combat Rock?
- Listeners of Combat Rock also rate Now Then… by Stiff Little Fingers, Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols, Disintegration by The Cure.
Combat Rock at a glance
- Labels
- Columbia Records, Epic Records
- Produced by
- The Clash, Glyn Johns
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