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The top-rated post-punk album on Riffiter is Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division, rated 4.9/5 by 4 listeners.

160 post-punk albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 5 of 160 post-punk albums, averaging 4.5/5, spanning 1978 to 2024.

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  1. Unknown Pleasures cover01Unknown PleasuresJoy Division · 1979★ 4.9 · 4
  2. Romance cover

    02 Romance

    Fontaines D.C. · 2024

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  3. Closer cover

    03 Closer

    Joy Division · 1980

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  4. Bright Green Field cover

    04 Bright Green Field

    Squid · 2021

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  5. Joy as an Act of Resistance. cover

    05 Joy as an Act of Resistance.

    IDLES · 2018

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  6. Warpaint cover

    06 Warpaint

    Warpaint · 2014

  7. Substance cover

    07 Substance

    Joy Division · 1988

  8. Songs of Praise cover

    08 Songs of Praise

    shame · 2018

  9. The Fool cover

    09 The Fool

    Warpaint · 2010

  10. Entertainment! cover

    10 Entertainment!

    Gang of Four · 1979

  11. Billy Idol cover

    11 Billy Idol

    Billy Idol · 1982

  12. Heads Up cover

    12 Heads Up

    Warpaint · 2016

  13. Script of the Bridge cover

    13 Script of the Bridge

    The Chameleons · 1983

  14. Le Tigre cover

    14 Le Tigre

    Le Tigre · 1999

  15. In Rolling Waves cover

    15 In Rolling Waves

    The Naked and Famous · 2013

  16. Love Will Tear Us Apart cover

    16 Love Will Tear Us Apart

    Joy Division · 1980

  17. Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 cover

    17 Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979

    Joy Division · 2001

  18. Five cover

    18 Five

    White Lies · 2019

  19. A Hero's Death cover

    19 A Hero's Death

    Fontaines D.C. · 2020

  20. Relatives in Descent cover

    20 Relatives in Descent

    ProtoMartyr · 2017

  21. Metal Box cover

    21 Metal Box

    Public Image Ltd. · 1979

  22. Vital Idol: Revitalized cover

    22 Vital Idol: Revitalized

    Billy Idol · 2018

  23. Whiplash Smile cover

    23 Whiplash Smile

    Billy Idol · 1986

  24. Chairs Missing cover

    24 Chairs Missing

    Wire · 1978

  25. Dogrel cover

    25 Dogrel

    Fontaines D.C. · 2019

  26. Ultimate Success Today cover

    26 Ultimate Success Today

    ProtoMartyr · 2020

  27. The Greatest Hits, So Far cover

    27 The Greatest Hits, So Far

    Public Image Ltd. · 1990

  28. Is This Real? cover

    28 Is This Real?

    Wipers · 1979

  29. Charmed Life cover

    29 Charmed Life

    Billy Idol · 1990

  30. Town Centre cover

    30 Town Centre

    Squid · 2019

  31. Cyberpunk cover

    31 Cyberpunk

    Billy Idol · 1993

  32. Drunk Tank Pink cover

    32 Drunk Tank Pink

    shame · 2021

  33. This is PiL cover

    33 This is PiL

    Public Image Ltd. · 2012

  34. Over the Edge cover

    34 Over the Edge

    Wipers · 1983

  35. Solid Gold cover

    35 Solid Gold

    Gang of Four · 1981

  36. Album cover

    36 Album

    Public Image Ltd. · 1985

  37. The Agent Intellect cover

    37 The Agent Intellect

    ProtoMartyr · 2015

  38. What the World Needs Now… cover

    38 What the World Needs Now…

    Public Image Ltd. · 2015

  39. Change Becomes Us cover

    39 Change Becomes Us

    Wire · 2013

  40. This Is Not the World cover

    40 This Is Not the World

    The Futureheads · 2008

  41. No Passion All Technique cover

    41 No Passion All Technique

    ProtoMartyr · 2012

  42. Bend Sinister cover

    42 Bend Sinister

    The Fall · 1986

  43. Second Edition cover

    43 Second Edition

    Public Image Ltd. · 1986

  44. Mind Hive cover

    44 Mind Hive

    Wire · 2020

  45. Greatest Hits cover

    45 Greatest Hits

    Billy Idol · 2001

  46. Rant cover

    46 Rant

    The Futureheads · 2012

  47. Echoes cover

    47 Echoes

    The Rapture · 2003

  48. I Am Kurious Oranj cover

    48 I Am Kurious Oranj

    The Fall · 1988

  49. Red Barked Tree cover

    49 Red Barked Tree

    Wire · 2011

  50. Rebel Yell cover

    50 Rebel Yell

    Billy Idol · 1983

  51. Under Color of Official Right cover

    51 Under Color of Official Right

    ProtoMartyr · 2014

  52. Songs of the Free cover

    52 Songs of the Free

    Gang of Four · 1982

  53. Happy? cover

    53 Happy?

    Public Image Ltd. · 1987

  54. Why Call It Anything cover

    54 Why Call It Anything

    The Chameleons · 2001

  55. Plastic Box cover

    55 Plastic Box

    Public Image Ltd. · 1999

  56. Shift-Work cover

    56 Shift-Work

    The Fall · 1991

  57. Extricate cover

    57 Extricate

    The Fall · 1990

  58. Hard cover

    58 Hard

    Gang of Four · 1983

  59. The Chaos cover

    59 The Chaos

    The Futureheads · 2010

  60. This Never Ending Now cover

    60 This Never Ending Now

    The Chameleons · 2002

  61. Simple Forms cover

    61 Simple Forms

    The Naked and Famous · 2016

  62. That What Is Not cover

    62 That What Is Not

    Public Image Ltd. · 1992

  63. Pieces of the People We Love cover

    63 Pieces of the People We Love

    The Rapture · 2006

  64. Object 47 cover

    64 Object 47

    Wire · 2008

  65. Code: Selfish cover

    65 Code: Selfish

    The Fall · 1992

  66. Send cover

    66 Send

    Wire · 2003

  67. Vital Idol cover

    67 Vital Idol

    Billy Idol · 1985

  68. Passive Me, Aggressive You cover

    68 Passive Me, Aggressive You

    The Naked and Famous · 2010

  69. The Infotainment Scan cover

    69 The Infotainment Scan

    The Fall · 1993

  70. Reggie Song / Out of the Woods cover

    70 Reggie Song / Out of the Woods

    Public Image Ltd. · 2012

  71. Silver Sail cover

    71 Silver Sail

    Wipers · 1993

  72. The Herd cover

    72 The Herd

    Wipers · 1996

  73. Devil Between My Toes cover

    73 Devil Between My Toes

    Guided by Voices · 1987

  74. As I Try Not To Fall Apart cover

    74 As I Try Not To Fall Apart

    White Lies · 2022

  75. The Frenz Experiment cover

    75 The Frenz Experiment

    The Fall · 1988

  76. Middle Class Revolt cover

    76 Middle Class Revolt

    The Fall · 1994

  77. The Power in One cover

    77 The Power in One

    Wipers · 1999

  78. Ritual cover

    78 Ritual

    White Lies · 2011

  79. Levitate cover

    79 Levitate

    The Fall · 1997

  80. Cerebral Caustic cover

    80 Cerebral Caustic

    The Fall · 1995

  81. Reformation Post TLC cover

    81 Reformation Post TLC

    The Fall · 2007

  82. Devil's Playground cover

    82 Devil's Playground

    Billy Idol · 2005

  83. Mall cover

    83 Mall

    Gang of Four · 1991

  84. Made of Rain cover

    84 Made of Rain

    The Psychedelic Furs · 2020

  85. In the Grace of Your Love cover

    85 In the Grace of Your Love

    The Rapture · 2011

  86. Skinty Fia cover

    86 Skinty Fia

    Fontaines D.C. · 2022

  87. The Unutterable cover

    87 The Unutterable

    The Fall · 2000

  88. Land of the Lost cover

    88 Land of the Lost

    Wipers · 1986

  89. Are You Are Missing Winner cover

    89 Are You Are Missing Winner

    The Fall · 2001

  90. Youth of America cover

    90 Youth of America

    Wipers · 1981

  91. The Ideal Copy cover

    91 The Ideal Copy

    Wire · 1987

  92. Follow Blind cover

    92 Follow Blind

    Wipers · 1987

  93. A Bell Is a Cup Until It Is Struck cover

    93 A Bell Is a Cup Until It Is Struck

    Wire · 1988

  94. The Circle cover

    94 The Circle

    Wipers · 1988

  95. To Lose My Life... cover

    95 To Lose My Life...

    White Lies · 2009

  96. It's Beginning to and Back Again cover

    96 It's Beginning to and Back Again

    Wire · 1989

  97. Manscape cover

    97 Manscape

    Wire · 1990

  98. The Drill cover

    98 The Drill

    Wire · 1991

  99. All of This and Nothing cover

    99 All of This and Nothing

    The Psychedelic Furs · 1988

  100. Book of Days cover

    100 Book of Days

    The Psychedelic Furs · 1989

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