top 5 punk bands

[BTW A.K.A the killer household appliance]

1. the ramones
2. the sex pistols
3. the germs
4. the clash
5. the stooges

your choices?

[samlang]

1. the ramones
2. the sex pistols
3. the germs
4. the clash
5. the stooges

your choices?

Here's mine.

1. The Ramones
2. The Sex Pistols
3. The Clash
4. Stiff Little Fingers
5. Dead Kennedys

[Morrissey]

1. Siouxsie and the Banshees
2. New York Dolls
3. The Ramones
4. Television
5. Patti Smith

Everyones definition of 'punk' is gonna be different...

[paperdollorphan]

1 - bikini kill
2 - the clash
3 - dead milkmen
4 - reburn and the skidmarks
5 - subhumans

[THC]

1. The Ramones
2. The Clash
3. The Damned
4. Dead Boys
5. G.B.H

[Journey]

1. The Ramones
2. The Clash
3. New york dolls
4. Sex Pistols
5. The Jam

[GonzoNYC]

1. The Clash
2. The Ramones
3. The Stooges
4. The Saints
5. The Fall

[b-furie]

1.G.B.H
2.The Adicts
3.The Ramones
3.The Exploited
4.The Anti Nowhere Leauge
5.Uk Subs

[Lion]

1. The Clash
2. The Ramones
3. The Stooges
4. The Saints
5. The Fall

Man Gonz, you took my list man! :doubt:

[vermin76]

1.sex pistols
2.the jam
3.billy idol
4.the ramones
5.blink 182(pop/punk)

[Oddity]

1. The Clash
2. The Ramones
3. The Sex Pistols
4. The Jam
5. Rancid

[Izlude7980]

1: The Adicts
2: Circle Jerks
3: Toxic Narcotic
4: Bad Religion
5: The Exploited

[Jigsaw]

Real old:
1. Sex Pistols
2. The Clash
3. The English Beat
4. The Ramones
5. The Adolescents

Mid punk era:
1. The Dead Kennedys
2. Fear
3. The Exploited
4. Black Flag
5. GBH

Newer punk:
1. Monster Squad
2. The Casualties
3. The God Awfuls
4. Bad Religion
5. Mike V and The Rats

[the wigan warrior]

1. The Ramones
2. The Clash
3. New york dolls
4. Sex Pistols
5. The Jam

Gotta agree with you there mate, al great bands.. But i didn't know The Jam was a punk band 

[Journey]

Listen to the titles and lyrics of their songs... then you will see what I mean my friend.

Also, really broke out around the late 70's/early 80's which was, as we all know, the middle of the original punk movement.