The Clash

United Kingdom, 1976–1986

'The only band that matters' — Strummer and Jones took punk's fury global, absorbing reggae, dub, rockabilly and funk until London Calling remade rock's map.

Influenced by

• The Stooges
• Ramones
• Sex Pistols

Influenced

• The Specials
• The Libertines
• Arctic Monkeys
• U2
• Rage Against the Machine
• Green Day
• Vampire Weekend
• Manic Street Preachers