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Best proto-punk albums

According to Riffiter listeners, the best proto-punk album is Marquee Moon by Television, rated 4.3/5 by 12 listeners.

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  1. Marquee Moon cover№ 1Marquee MoonTelevision · 19774.2Weighted score4.3 avg · 12 ratings
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  1. 2Fun House coverFun HouseThe Stooges · 19702 ratings
  2. 3New York Dolls coverNew York DollsNew York Dolls · 19731 rating
  3. 4Raw Power coverRaw PowerThe Stooges · 1973
  4. 5Adventure coverAdventureTelevision · 1978
  5. 6Television coverTelevisionTelevision · 1992
  6. 7The Stooges coverThe StoogesThe Stooges · 1969
  7. 8One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This coverOne Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even ThisNew York Dolls · 2006
  8. 9The Weirdness coverThe WeirdnessThe Stooges · 2007
  9. 10'Cause I Sez So cover'Cause I Sez SoNew York Dolls · 2009
  10. 11Dancing Backward in High Heels coverDancing Backward in High HeelsNew York Dolls · 2011
  11. 12You Don't Want My Name, You Want My Action: The Missing Link (Live 1971) coverYou Don't Want My Name, You Want My Action: The Missing Link (Live 1971)The Stooges · 1971
  12. 13A Thousand Lights (Live 1970) coverA Thousand Lights (Live 1970)The Stooges · 1970
  13. 14Heavy Liquid (Complete Raw Power Outtakes & More) coverHeavy Liquid (Complete Raw Power Outtakes & More)The Stooges · 1973
  14. 15Sadistic Summer Live 2011 (Isle of Wight Festival: June 11, 2011) coverSadistic Summer Live 2011 (Isle of Wight Festival: June 11, 2011)The Stooges · 2011
  15. 16Have Some Fun (Live at Ungano's, New York City 8/17/1970) coverHave Some Fun (Live at Ungano's, New York City 8/17/1970)The Stooges · 1970
  16. 17Gimme Some Skin coverGimme Some SkinThe Stooges · 2009
  17. 18Move Ass Baby (Session & Rehearsal Tapes '72-'73) coverMove Ass Baby (Session & Rehearsal Tapes '72-'73)The Stooges · 2010
  18. 19Escaped Maniacs (Live at the Lokerse Feesten, Belgium: August 6th 2005) coverEscaped Maniacs (Live at the Lokerse Feesten, Belgium: August 6th 2005)The Stooges · 2007
  19. 20Heavy Liquid 'The Album' (Raw Power Outtakes) coverHeavy Liquid 'The Album' (Raw Power Outtakes)The Stooges · 1973
  20. 21Open Up and Bleed! (The Great Lost Stooges Album?) [1973 Rehearsal & Live Tracks] coverOpen Up and Bleed! (The Great Lost Stooges Album?) [1973 Rehearsal & Live Tracks]The Stooges · 1973
  21. 22Back to the Noise (Studio Tracks & Live at the Whiskey A Go-Go 1973) coverBack to the Noise (Studio Tracks & Live at the Whiskey A Go-Go 1973)The Stooges · 2003
  22. 23My Girl Hates My Heroin (1973 Tour Rehearsals) coverMy Girl Hates My Heroin (1973 Tour Rehearsals)The Stooges · 1973
  23. 24Metallic K.O. (Live in Detroit 1974 & 1973) [Deluxe Edition] coverMetallic K.O. (Live in Detroit 1974 & 1973) [Deluxe Edition]The Stooges · 1974
  24. 25I'm Sick of You! (Original EP + Live Tracks) coverI'm Sick of You! (Original EP + Live Tracks)The Stooges · 1977
  25. 26Telluric Chaos (Live in Tokyo 3/22/2004) coverTelluric Chaos (Live in Tokyo 3/22/2004)The Stooges · 2005
  26. 27I Wanna Be Your Dog (Outtakes) coverI Wanna Be Your Dog (Outtakes)The Stooges · 2011
  27. 28Metallic K.O. (Live in Detroit: October 6, 1973) coverMetallic K.O. (Live in Detroit: October 6, 1973)The Stooges · 1973
  28. 29Jesus Loves The Stooges (Raw Power Outtakes) coverJesus Loves The Stooges (Raw Power Outtakes)The Stooges · 1973
  29. 30More Power (1973 Tour Rehearsals) coverMore Power (1973 Tour Rehearsals)The Stooges · 1973
  30. 31Paris' Burning coverParis' BurningNew York Dolls · 1993
  31. 32Dawn Of The Dolls (2023 Re-Mastered) coverDawn Of The Dolls (2023 Re-Mastered)New York Dolls · 2023
  32. 33French Kiss '74 (Live at Radio Luxembourg Studios) coverFrench Kiss '74 (Live at Radio Luxembourg Studios)New York Dolls · 1974
  33. 34French Kiss '74 + Actress - Birth of the New York Dolls (Deluxe Edition) coverFrench Kiss '74 + Actress - Birth of the New York Dolls (Deluxe Edition)New York Dolls · 1974
  34. 35New York Tapes 72-73 coverNew York Tapes 72-73New York Dolls · 2000
  35. 36Manhattan Mayhem (A History of the Dolls) [Demos, Live & Solo Work] coverManhattan Mayhem (A History of the Dolls) [Demos, Live & Solo Work]New York Dolls · 2003
  36. 37Lipstick Killers: The Mercer St. Sessions 1972 (Demos) coverLipstick Killers: The Mercer St. Sessions 1972 (Demos)New York Dolls · 1972
  37. 38New York Dolls Live At the Fillmore East 2007 coverNew York Dolls Live At the Fillmore East 2007New York Dolls · 2008
  38. 39A Hard Night's Day (Planet Studios Demos) coverA Hard Night's Day (Planet Studios Demos)New York Dolls · 1973
  39. 4020th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the New York Dolls cover20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the New York DollsNew York Dolls · 2003
  40. 41L.A.M.F. - The Lost '77 Tapes coverL.A.M.F. - The Lost '77 TapesJohnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers · 2003
  41. 42L.A.M.F. - The Lost '77 Mixes coverL.A.M.F. - The Lost '77 MixesJohnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers · 2003
  42. 43L.A.M.F. Live at the Village Gate 1977 coverL.A.M.F. Live at the Village Gate 1977Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers · 2015
  43. 44Yonkers Demo + Live 1975/1976 coverYonkers Demo + Live 1975/1976Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers · 2019
  44. 45In Too Much Too Soon coverIn Too Much Too SoonNew York Dolls · 1974
  45. 46Lipstick Killers coverLipstick KillersNew York Dolls · 2013
  46. 47Rock 'N Roll coverRock 'N RollNew York Dolls · 2008
  47. 48The Return of the New York Dolls - Live From Royal Festival Hall, 2004 coverThe Return of the New York Dolls - Live From Royal Festival Hall, 2004New York Dolls · 2008
  48. 49Morrissey Presents the Return of The New York Dolls (Live from Royal Festival Hall 2004) coverMorrissey Presents the Return of The New York Dolls (Live from Royal Festival Hall 2004)New York Dolls · 2008
  49. 50Punk Power - Vol. 1 coverPunk Power - Vol. 1New York Dolls · 2007

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