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Best hardcore punk artists of the 1980s

Cheap drum machines and the first affordable samplers changed who was allowed to make a record. Hip-hop moved from a party you had to be at to a 12-inch you could buy, and MTV made how a song looked part of the argument.

Everyone who released a hardcore punk album in the 1980s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Hüsker Dü№ 1Hüsker Dü4 albums here4.3Weighted score4.8 avg · 3 ratings
  1. 2Suicidal TendenciesSuicidal Tendencies2 albums here4.24.3 avg · 15 ratings
  2. 3Bad ReligionBad Religion4 albums here4.04.1 avg · 5 ratings
  3. 4Dead KennedysDead Kennedys6 albums here4.04.1 avg · 6 ratings
  4. 5NoMeansNoNoMeansNo2 albums here3.93.8 avg · 3 ratings
  5. 6The ReplacementsThe Replacements1 album here3.83.5 avg · 3 ratings
  6. 7Die Toten HosenDie Toten Hosen2 albums here3.73.5 avg · 11 ratings
  7. 8FlipperFlipper2 albums here3.23.0 avg · 16 ratings
  8. 9NOFXNOFX2 albums here2 ratings
  9. 10DescendentsDescendents5 albums here2 ratings
  10. 11NeurosisNeurosis1 album here2 ratings
  11. 12D.R.I.D.R.I.5 albums here2 ratings
  12. 13D.O.A.D.O.A.2 albums here2 ratings
  13. 14Bad BrainsBad Brains5 albums here1 rating
  14. 15Minor ThreatMinor Threat1 album here1 rating
  15. 16Butthole SurfersButthole Surfers4 albums here1 rating
  16. 17MisfitsMisfits5 albums here
  17. 18Black FlagBlack Flag9 albums here
  18. 19Agnostic FrontAgnostic Front4 albums here
  19. 20The ExploitedThe Exploited5 albums here
  20. 21DischargeDischarge3 albums here
  21. 22Circle JerksCircle Jerks5 albums here
  22. 23Cro-MagsCro-Mags2 albums here
  23. 24GBHGBH6 albums here
  24. 25Rollins BandRollins Band2 albums here
  25. 26SubhumansSubhumans6 albums here
  26. 27Poison IdeaPoison Idea3 albums here
  27. 28Dag NastyDag Nasty3 albums here
  28. 29FearFear2 albums here
  29. 30Gang GreenGang Green4 albums here
  30. 31MDCMDC4 albums here
  31. 32Negative ApproachNegative Approach1 album here
  32. 33Sheer TerrorSheer Terror1 album here
  33. 34JudgeJudge2 albums here
  34. 35M.O.D.M.O.D.1 album here
  35. 36Government IssueGovernment Issue2 albums here
  36. 37Hard‐OnsHard‐Ons4 albums here
  37. 38FoundationFoundation2 albums here
  38. 39Murphy's LawMurphy's Law2 albums here
  39. 40BoldBold1 album here
  40. 41VoidVoid1 album here

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