Post-Punk
Post-punk took punk's energy somewhere artier after 1977: angular guitars, dub-influenced bass, cold atmospheres, and conceptual ambition. Joy Division, Wire, and Gang of Four wrote a vocabulary that the 2000s and 2020s revivals still speak.
Post-Punk on Riffiter: 5,353 albums, 197 rated by the community, averaging 3.9/5, spanning 1959 to 2026, from 249 artists including The Smiths, Joy Division, Fontaines D.C..
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Albums
Disintegration
The Cure · 1989
★ 4.3 · 142
Pirouette
Model/Actriz · 2025
★ 4.3 · 22
Romance
Fontaines D.C. · 2024
★ 4.3 · 20
The Best Of
Joy Division · 2008
★ 3.6 · 19
The Demise of Planet X
Sleaford Mods · 2026
★ 3.7 · 19
Secret Love
Dry Cleaning · 2026
★ 4.1 · 16
This Could Be Texas
English Teacher · 2024
★ 4.1 · 16
Pain to Power
Maruja · 2025
★ 3.5 · 16
The Twits
Bar Italia · 2023
★ 4.1 · 16
Never Exhale
DITZ · 2025
★ 2.8 · 16
Ensoulment
The The · 2024
★ 4.2 · 16
TANGK
IDLES · 2024
★ 3.4 · 15
FAQ
- Who is the most popular post-punk artist?
- The most popular post-punk artist on Riffiter is The Smiths, rated by 605 listeners.
- What is the best post-punk album?
- Ranked by community ratings, the best post-punk album on Riffiter is Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order (4.8/5 from 5 ratings). See the full best post-punk albums ranking.
- How many post-punk albums are on Riffiter?
- Riffiter has 5,353 albums, 197 rated by the community, averaging 3.9/5. Browse them all on the post-punk albums page.
- When was post-punk's most active era?
- By community ratings, the most active era for post-punk on Riffiter is the 2020s. Its catalogue here spans 1959 to 2026.
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