Readers Poll: The Best Punk Rock Bands of All Time

The Clash only lasted seven years, but during that time they produced one of the strongest catalogs in rock history. The Beatles are the only other band with such a claim. The Clash began as a traditional punk band with their debut single "White Riot," but they soon embraced everything from rockabilly to reggae to hip-hop. Their 1980 LP London Calling is often called one of the greatest LPs of all-time, but all five of their albums are near-perfect. (I'm not counting 1985's Cut The Crap as a Clash album.) The band never reunited, but they were in heavy discussion about reuniting at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony when Joe Strummer suddenly died.