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Tony James
Tony James
English pop musician and producer
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Chelsea
Chelsea
English punk rock band
2
Billy Idol
Billy Idol
English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor who holds dual British and American citizenship (born 1955)
3
The Heartbreakers
The Heartbreakers
American punk band
4
The Damned
The Damned
British rock band
5
The Boys
The Boys
English punk rock band
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Television
Television
American post-punk band
7
Terry Chimes
Terry Chimes
musician (drummer and percussionist) and chiropractor
8
Derek Sherinian
Derek Sherinian
American keyboardist
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Jimmy Pursey
Jimmy Pursey
English singer and record producer
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The Adverts
The Adverts
British punk band
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Blondie
Blondie
American rock band
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Discharge
Discharge
British hardcore punk band
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Sham 69
Sham 69
British Punk/Oi! band
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Subway Sect
Subway Sect
band
15
Ultravox
Ultravox
British new wave band
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Joy Division
Joy Division
English rock band
17
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
band that plays new wave music
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Anti-Nowhere League
Anti-Nowhere League
British Streetpunk Band
19
Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
English punk rock band
20
The Clash
The Clash
British punk rock band
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Billy Talent
Billy Talent
Canadian punk rock band
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Alternative TV
Alternative TV
band
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
American rock band
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The Nosebleeds
The Nosebleeds
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X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex
band
26
The Stooges
The Stooges
American punk rock band
27
Mick Jones
Mick Jones
British rock guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Slaughter & The Dogs
Slaughter & The Dogs
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The Exploited
The Exploited
Scottish punk rock band
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London
London
British punk band
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The Spitfire Boys
The Spitfire Boys
Liverpool punk band
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Poly Styrene
Poly Styrene
punk musician
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Sylvain Sylvain
Sylvain Sylvain
American guitarist
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Rainbow
Rainbow
English rock band
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Johnny Moped
Johnny Moped
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Dogsflesh
Dogsflesh
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Jayne County
Jayne County
American singer
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Miles Tredinnick
Miles Tredinnick
British writer
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Fashion
Fashion
British New Wave Band
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999
999
English band
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The Cult
The Cult
British rock band
42
Living Colour
Living Colour
American rock band
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Genesis
Genesis
English rock band
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Eddie and the Hot Rods
Eddie and the Hot Rods
British band
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London SS
London SS
British punk rock group
46
The Drones
The Drones
British band that plays punk rock
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Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders
musician, songwriter
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The Nips
The Nips
band
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Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks
British band
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Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
English rock band
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The Lords of the New Church
The Lords of the New Church
English/American gothic rock supergroup
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The King Blues
The King Blues
band
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Def Leppard
Def Leppard
British rock band
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Madness
Madness
English ska band
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The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
English rock band
56
Yes
Yes
English rock band
57
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
English rock band
58
The Slits
The Slits
British punk rock band
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Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet For My Valentine
Welsh metal band
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Peter Hook
Peter Hook
English musician and author
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Generation X (later known as Gen X) were an English punk rock band from London in the late 1970s, primarily remembered today for being the musical starting point of the career of its frontman Billy Idol. The band released six singles that made an appearance in the UK Singles Chart and two albums that reached the UK Albums Chart.