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Top proto-punk albums

The top-rated proto-punk album on Riffiter is Marquee Moon by Television, rated 4.3/5 by 12 listeners.

100 proto-punk albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 3 of 100 proto-punk albums, averaging 4.0/5, spanning 1969 to 2025.

Best proto-punk albums — ranked by rating →

  1. Marquee Moon cover01Marquee MoonTelevision · 1977★ 4.3 · 12
  2. Fun House cover

    02 Fun House

    The Stooges · 1970

    ★ 2.5 · 2
  3. New York Dolls cover

    03 New York Dolls

    New York Dolls · 1973

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  4. Raw Power cover

    04 Raw Power

    The Stooges · 1973

  5. Adventure cover

    05 Adventure

    Television · 1978

  6. Television cover

    06 Television

    Television · 1992

  7. The Stooges cover

    07 The Stooges

    The Stooges · 1969

  8. One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This cover

    08 One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This

    New York Dolls · 2006

  9. The Weirdness cover

    09 The Weirdness

    The Stooges · 2007

  10. 'Cause I Sez So cover

    10 'Cause I Sez So

    New York Dolls · 2009

  11. Dancing Backward in High Heels cover

    11 Dancing Backward in High Heels

    New York Dolls · 2011

  12. C**k in My Pocket (2022 Mix) cover

    12 C**k in My Pocket (2022 Mix)

    The Stooges · 1973

  13. You Don't Want My Name, You Want My Action: The Missing Link (Live 1971) cover

    13 You Don't Want My Name, You Want My Action: The Missing Link (Live 1971)

    The Stooges · 1971

  14. A Thousand Lights (Live 1970) cover

    14 A Thousand Lights (Live 1970)

    The Stooges · 1970

  15. Heavy Liquid (Complete Raw Power Outtakes & More) cover

    15 Heavy Liquid (Complete Raw Power Outtakes & More)

    The Stooges · 1973

  16. Sadistic Summer Live 2011 (Isle of Wight Festival: June 11, 2011) cover

    16 Sadistic Summer Live 2011 (Isle of Wight Festival: June 11, 2011)

    The Stooges · 2011

  17. Have Some Fun (Live at Ungano's, New York City 8/17/1970) cover

    17 Have Some Fun (Live at Ungano's, New York City 8/17/1970)

    The Stooges · 1970

  18. Gimme Some Skin cover

    18 Gimme Some Skin

    The Stooges · 2009

  19. Move Ass Baby (Session & Rehearsal Tapes '72-'73) cover

    19 Move Ass Baby (Session & Rehearsal Tapes '72-'73)

    The Stooges · 2010

  20. Escaped Maniacs (Live at the Lokerse Feesten, Belgium: August 6th 2005) cover

    20 Escaped Maniacs (Live at the Lokerse Feesten, Belgium: August 6th 2005)

    The Stooges · 2007

  21. Heavy Liquid 'The Album' (Raw Power Outtakes) cover

    21 Heavy Liquid 'The Album' (Raw Power Outtakes)

    The Stooges · 1973

  22. Purple Haze cover

    22 Purple Haze

    The Stooges · 1973

  23. Open Up and Bleed! (The Great Lost Stooges Album?) [1973 Rehearsal & Live Tracks] cover

    23 Open Up and Bleed! (The Great Lost Stooges Album?) [1973 Rehearsal & Live Tracks]

    The Stooges · 1973

  24. Back to the Noise (Studio Tracks & Live at the Whiskey A Go-Go 1973) cover

    24 Back to the Noise (Studio Tracks & Live at the Whiskey A Go-Go 1973)

    The Stooges · 2003

  25. My Girl Hates My Heroin (1973 Tour Rehearsals) cover

    25 My Girl Hates My Heroin (1973 Tour Rehearsals)

    The Stooges · 1973

  26. Metallic K.O. (Live in Detroit 1974 & 1973) [Deluxe Edition] cover

    26 Metallic K.O. (Live in Detroit 1974 & 1973) [Deluxe Edition]

    The Stooges · 1974

  27. I'm Sick of You! (Original EP + Live Tracks) cover

    27 I'm Sick of You! (Original EP + Live Tracks)

    The Stooges · 1977

  28. Till the End of the Night (1973 Tour Rehearsals) cover

    28 Till the End of the Night (1973 Tour Rehearsals)

    The Stooges · 1973

  29. Telluric Chaos (Live in Tokyo 3/22/2004) cover

    29 Telluric Chaos (Live in Tokyo 3/22/2004)

    The Stooges · 2005

  30. I Wanna Be Your Dog (Outtakes) cover

    30 I Wanna Be Your Dog (Outtakes)

    The Stooges · 2011

  31. Metallic K.O. (Live in Detroit: October 6, 1973) cover

    31 Metallic K.O. (Live in Detroit: October 6, 1973)

    The Stooges · 1973

  32. Jesus Loves The Stooges (Raw Power Outtakes) cover

    32 Jesus Loves The Stooges (Raw Power Outtakes)

    The Stooges · 1973

  33. More Power (1973 Tour Rehearsals) cover

    33 More Power (1973 Tour Rehearsals)

    The Stooges · 1973

  34. Paris' Burning cover

    34 Paris' Burning

    New York Dolls · 1993

  35. Personality Crisis (1973 Mercury Demos) cover

    35 Personality Crisis (1973 Mercury Demos)

    New York Dolls · 2000

  36. Dawn Of The Dolls (2023 Re-Mastered) cover

    36 Dawn Of The Dolls (2023 Re-Mastered)

    New York Dolls · 2023

  37. French Kiss '74 (Live at Radio Luxembourg Studios) cover

    37 French Kiss '74 (Live at Radio Luxembourg Studios)

    New York Dolls · 1974

  38. French Kiss '74 + Actress - Birth of the New York Dolls (Deluxe Edition) cover

    38 French Kiss '74 + Actress - Birth of the New York Dolls (Deluxe Edition)

    New York Dolls · 1974

  39. New York Tapes 72-73 cover

    39 New York Tapes 72-73

    New York Dolls · 2000

  40. Manhattan Mayhem (A History of the Dolls) [Demos, Live & Solo Work] cover

    40 Manhattan Mayhem (A History of the Dolls) [Demos, Live & Solo Work]

    New York Dolls · 2003

  41. Lipstick Killers: The Mercer St. Sessions 1972 (Demos) cover

    41 Lipstick Killers: The Mercer St. Sessions 1972 (Demos)

    New York Dolls · 1972

  42. New York Dolls Live At the Fillmore East 2007 cover

    42 New York Dolls Live At the Fillmore East 2007

    New York Dolls · 2008

  43. A Hard Night's Day (Planet Studios Demos) cover

    43 A Hard Night's Day (Planet Studios Demos)

    New York Dolls · 1973

  44. 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the New York Dolls cover

    44 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the New York Dolls

    New York Dolls · 2003

  45. Down To Kill cover

    45 Down To Kill

    Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers · 2009

  46. L.A.M.F. - The Lost '77 Tapes cover

    46 L.A.M.F. - The Lost '77 Tapes

    Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers · 2003

  47. L.A.M.F. - The Lost '77 Mixes cover

    47 L.A.M.F. - The Lost '77 Mixes

    Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers · 2003

  48. L.A.M.F. Live at the Village Gate 1977 cover

    48 L.A.M.F. Live at the Village Gate 1977

    Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers · 2015

  49. Yonkers Demo + Live 1975/1976 cover

    49 Yonkers Demo + Live 1975/1976

    Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers · 2019

  50. Fool For You Baby cover

    50 Fool For You Baby

    New York Dolls · 2019

  51. Personality Crisis cover

    51 Personality Crisis

    New York Dolls · 1990

  52. In Too Much Too Soon cover

    52 In Too Much Too Soon

    New York Dolls · 1974

  53. Lipstick Killers cover

    53 Lipstick Killers

    New York Dolls · 2013

  54. Rock 'N Roll cover

    54 Rock 'N Roll

    New York Dolls · 2008

  55. The Return of the New York Dolls - Live From Royal Festival Hall, 2004 cover

    55 The Return of the New York Dolls - Live From Royal Festival Hall, 2004

    New York Dolls · 2008

  56. Morrissey Presents the Return of The New York Dolls (Live from Royal Festival Hall 2004) cover

    56 Morrissey Presents the Return of The New York Dolls (Live from Royal Festival Hall 2004)

    New York Dolls · 2008

  57. Punk Power - Vol. 1 cover

    57 Punk Power - Vol. 1

    New York Dolls · 2007

  58. Live From The Bowery (Live At The Bowery Ballroom / NYC, NY / 2011) cover

    58 Live From The Bowery (Live At The Bowery Ballroom / NYC, NY / 2011)

    New York Dolls · 2012

  59. Pirate Love (Live) cover

    59 Pirate Love (Live)

    New York Dolls · 2014

  60. Rock Elite: Best of (New York Dolls Collection) cover

    60 Rock Elite: Best of (New York Dolls Collection)

    New York Dolls · 2015

  61. Conspicuous Consumption (Live Chicago '79) cover

    61 Conspicuous Consumption (Live Chicago '79)

    New York Dolls · 2025

  62. In Concert (Radio FM New York Dolls Collection) cover

    62 In Concert (Radio FM New York Dolls Collection)

    New York Dolls · 2013

  63. Lipstick Killers: The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 cover

    63 Lipstick Killers: The Mercer Street Sessions 1972

    New York Dolls · 1981

  64. A Hard Night's Day cover

    64 A Hard Night's Day

    New York Dolls

  65. Back in the USA cover

    65 Back in the USA

    New York Dolls

  66. Too Much Too Soon cover

    66 Too Much Too Soon

    New York Dolls · 1974

  67. Endless Party cover

    67 Endless Party

    New York Dolls

  68. Live At Lollapalooza 2007: Iggy & The Stooges cover

    68 Live At Lollapalooza 2007: Iggy & The Stooges

    The Stooges · 2007

  69. T.V. Eye (Radio Edit) (Live) cover

    69 T.V. Eye (Radio Edit) (Live)

    The Stooges · 2020

  70. Louie Louie cover

    70 Louie Louie

    The Stooges · 2023

  71. Extended Play cover

    71 Extended Play

    The Stooges · 2010

  72. London Session 1972 cover

    72 London Session 1972

    The Stooges · 2024

  73. Hollywood Power (Live) cover

    73 Hollywood Power (Live)

    The Stooges · 2020

  74. Rubber Legs (Live) cover

    74 Rubber Legs (Live)

    The Stooges · 2020

  75. Open Up And Bleed (Live) cover

    75 Open Up And Bleed (Live)

    The Stooges · 2020

  76. Out Of Danger (Live) cover

    76 Out Of Danger (Live)

    The Stooges · 2020

  77. Out Of Time (Live) cover

    77 Out Of Time (Live)

    The Stooges · 2021

  78. I Need Somebody (Live) cover

    78 I Need Somebody (Live)

    The Stooges · 2021

  79. She Creatures Of The Hollywood Hills (Live) cover

    79 She Creatures Of The Hollywood Hills (Live)

    The Stooges · 2021

  80. New Orleans (Live) cover

    80 New Orleans (Live)

    The Stooges · 2021

  81. Born In A Trailer: The Session & Rehearsal Tapes '72-'73 cover

    81 Born In A Trailer: The Session & Rehearsal Tapes '72-'73

    The Stooges · 2021

  82. 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions cover

    82 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions

    The Stooges · 2005

  83. You Don't Want My Name, You Want My Action: 1971 - The Missing Link (Live) cover

    83 You Don't Want My Name, You Want My Action: 1971 - The Missing Link (Live)

    The Stooges · 2010

  84. Move Ass Baby cover

    84 Move Ass Baby

    The Stooges · 2010

  85. Heavy Liquid cover

    85 Heavy Liquid

    The Stooges · 2010

  86. Have Some Fun: Live at Ungano's cover

    86 Have Some Fun: Live at Ungano's

    The Stooges · 2010

  87. A Thousand Lights cover

    87 A Thousand Lights

    The Stooges · 2015

  88. Playlist: The Best of the Stooges cover

    88 Playlist: The Best of the Stooges

    The Stooges · 2016

  89. Heavy Liquid 'The Album' cover

    89 Heavy Liquid 'The Album'

    The Stooges · 2017

  90. Highlights From the Funhouse Sessions cover

    90 Highlights From the Funhouse Sessions

    The Stooges · 2017

  91. I Wanna Be Your Dog cover

    91 I Wanna Be Your Dog

    The Stooges · 2019

  92. Live at Goose Lake: August 8th 1970 cover

    92 Live at Goose Lake: August 8th 1970

    The Stooges · 2020

  93. You Think You're Bad, Man? The Road Tapes '73-'74 (Live) cover

    93 You Think You're Bad, Man? The Road Tapes '73-'74 (Live)

    The Stooges · 2020

  94. Theatre Of Cruelty (Live at The Whisky a Go Go, 8901 Sunset Blvd at Clark, West Hollywood, CA. 1973) cover

    94 Theatre Of Cruelty (Live at The Whisky a Go Go, 8901 Sunset Blvd at Clark, West Hollywood, CA. 1973)

    The Stooges · 2025

  95. A Fire Of Life cover

    95 A Fire Of Life

    The Stooges · 2022

  96. Studio Sessions cover

    96 Studio Sessions

    The Stooges · 1996

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