Post-Punk 77
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CellarDoor 
My favorite genre finally has its chart !!!
I have chosen to represent the classic post-punk decade, somewhere along the lines of 77-87.
A lot of different sounding albums get thrown into the post-punk bag, and I have tried to strip them down to the basic aesthetics. Therefore I haven't included new wave (B-52's, Devo, Talking Heads...), no wave (James Chance...), post-hardcore (Minutemen, Husker Du...), gothic rock (Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, some Cure...), synth pop (Human League...), synth punk (Suicide...)... So I guess this is my own definition of post-punk and you are most welcome to disagree. I chose a starting point with what Iggy Pop was doing on "The Idiot" and stopped around the morphing of the genre into noise / alt rock mid-80s (The Jesus & Mary Chain, Sonic Youth...).
Enjoy the music and please post recommendations :)
- Chart updated: 11/02/2012 22:05
- (Created: 11/02/2012 22:05).
- Chart size: 77 albums.
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1979
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1978
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1979
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1,552
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1980
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14,383
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1979
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4,577
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1980
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2,555
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1980
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1,263
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1978
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499
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1979
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2,025
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Total albums: 77. Page 1 of 8
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Post-Punk 77 composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 21 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 56 | 73% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Fall | 5 | 6% | |
| Joy Division | 4 | 5% | |
| Pere Ubu | 4 | 5% | |
| Magazine | 3 | 4% | |
| The Chameleons | 3 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 4% | |
| Gang Of Four | 2 | 3% | |
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benpaco 11/26/2014 22:37 in Musical random chat
benpaco 11/26/2014 22:37 in Musical random chat“Also, what's a good post-punk starting point? Assuming you're looking for first wave post-punk, not the recent revival, I'd start with a few essentials: After that, I'd refer to CellarDoor's chart, found here: If you're interested in Post-Punk Revival, let me know and I'll happily make you a best…”
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Johnnyo 11/06/2025 15:31 | #311579
Can't believe that I haven't visited this chart before. Great stuff and many of my favourite albums from this period (Edited)
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leniad 01/06/2021 23:25 | #263956
greeat chart
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louisjwyatt 09/04/2014 19:06 | #121180
louisjwyatt 09/04/2014 19:06 | #121180
Excellent list! Definitely my favorite genre at the moment. Will have to check a lot of these out. Thanks for the recommendations!
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benpaco 12/05/2013 07:31 | #96388
benpaco 12/05/2013 07:31 | #96388
Very good chart. My interpretation of this genre would include gothic rock, though that's a personal thing, and mostly because I was introduced to Post-Punk through 5 bands - Joy Division, Bauhaus, Suicide, Tuxedomoon, and Talking Heads. But still, awesome chart, and even just for Tuxedomoon you deserve some major props.
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bonafini 11/08/2013 00:22 | #91147
bonafini 11/08/2013 00:22 | #91147
What a wonderful theme for a chart! It just couldn't be done wrong.
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