Micro-Genres: '80s American Underground
by 
Repo 
7"s
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1. The Fix - Vengeance/In This Town (1981)
Lansing, MI
Touch & Go Records
(T&G 02; First Band signed to Touch & Go)
RIYL: Early American Hardcore with a touch of Late '70s NYC Punk
- Chart updated: 5 days ago
- (Created: 02/25/2026 16:46).
- Chart size: 17 albums.
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1982.
LA.
Ruby Records. (JRR 807)
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 (GOLD STANDARD) [First added to this chart: 03/11/2026]
LA.
Ruby Records. (JRR 807)
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 (GOLD STANDARD) [First added to this chart: 03/11/2026]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
948
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1981.
LA.
Ruby Records (JRR 102)
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 (GOLD STANDARD) [First added to this chart: 03/10/2026]
LA.
Ruby Records (JRR 102)
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 (GOLD STANDARD) [First added to this chart: 03/10/2026]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,738
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1981.
Hoboken/NYC.
Albion Records. (ALB105)
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 (GOLD STANDARD) [First added to this chart: 03/12/2026]
Hoboken/NYC.
Albion Records. (ALB105)
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 (GOLD STANDARD) [First added to this chart: 03/12/2026]
1979.
NYC.
Elektra.
Formative.
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻 [First added to this chart: 03/13/2026]
NYC.
Elektra.
Formative.
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻 [First added to this chart: 03/13/2026]
1979.
NYC.
Elektra.
Formative.
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻 [First added to this chart: 03/12/2026]
NYC.
Elektra.
Formative.
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻 [First added to this chart: 03/12/2026]
1979
LA
BOMP! (BLP 4004)
Rating: Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻 [First added to this chart: 03/10/2026]
LA
BOMP! (BLP 4004)
Rating: Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻 [First added to this chart: 03/10/2026]
1987.
LA
SST (SST 114)
Rating: Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻 [First added to this chart: 03/09/2026]
LA
SST (SST 114)
Rating: Rating: 🌻🌻🌻🌻 [First added to this chart: 03/09/2026]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2
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1986.
Cleveland.
Homestead Records (HMS 039)
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻1/2 [First added to this chart: 02/26/2026]
Cleveland.
Homestead Records (HMS 039)
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻1/2 [First added to this chart: 02/26/2026]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3
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1985.
Boston.
Homestead (HMS 020)
RIYL: Husker Du
Formed by the drummer of Mission of Burma - Peter Prescott. [First added to this chart: 03/05/2026]
Boston.
Homestead (HMS 020)
RIYL: Husker Du
Formed by the drummer of Mission of Burma - Peter Prescott. [First added to this chart: 03/05/2026]
1980.
LA.
Frontier Records (FLP 1001)
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻1/2
Very first album released on Frontier Records. It's inspired Buzzcocks worship and planted the seeds of the coming Orange County Punk bloom. The Flyboys formed in 1975!!! [First added to this chart: 03/12/2026]
LA.
Frontier Records (FLP 1001)
Rating: 🌻🌻🌻1/2
Very first album released on Frontier Records. It's inspired Buzzcocks worship and planted the seeds of the coming Orange County Punk bloom. The Flyboys formed in 1975!!! [First added to this chart: 03/12/2026]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2
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Total albums: 17. Page 1 of 2
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Micro-Genres: '80s American Underground composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 13 | 76% | |
| 1990s | 1 | 6% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Richard Lloyd | 2 | 12% | |
| The Leaving Trains | 2 | 12% | |
| The Gun Club | 2 | 12% | |
| Salem 66 | 1 | 6% | |
| Tom Verlaine | 1 | 6% | |
| The Last | 1 | 6% | |
| Death Of Samantha | 1 | 6% | |
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