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* [[The Congos]] – [[Heart of the Congos|Fisherman]] * [[The Congos]] – [[Heart of the Congos|Fisherman]]
* [[Willi Williams]] – Armagideon Time * [[Willi Williams]] – Armagideon Time
-* [[This Heat]] – [[This Heat (album)|24 Track Loop]]+* [[This Heat]] – [[24 Track Loop]]
* [[The Slits]] – [[Cut (The Slits album)|Typical Girls]] * [[The Slits]] – [[Cut (The Slits album)|Typical Girls]]
* [[The Pop Group]] – [[Y (album)|She Is Beyond Good and Evil]] * [[The Pop Group]] – [[Y (album)|She Is Beyond Good and Evil]]
* [[The Clash]] – [[The Guns of Brixton]] * [[The Clash]] – [[The Guns of Brixton]]
* [[James Chance and the Contortions]] – [[Buy (album)|Contort Yourself]] * [[James Chance and the Contortions]] – [[Buy (album)|Contort Yourself]]
-* [[Suicide (band)|Suicide]] – Dream Baby Dream+* [[Suicide (band)|Suicide]] – [[Dream Baby Dream]]
-* [[Cabaret Voltaire (band)|Cabaret Voltaire]] – Nag Nag Nag+* [[Cabaret Voltaire (band)|Cabaret Voltaire]] – [[Nag Nag Nag]]
* [[Throbbing Gristle]] – [[20 Jazz Funk Greats|Hot on the Heels of Love]] * [[Throbbing Gristle]] – [[20 Jazz Funk Greats|Hot on the Heels of Love]]
* [[Devo]] – [[Mongoloid (song)|Mongoloid]] * [[Devo]] – [[Mongoloid (song)|Mongoloid]]
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* [[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]] – [[Relax (song)|Relax]] * [[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]] – [[Relax (song)|Relax]]
* [[Liquid Liquid]] – Optimo * [[Liquid Liquid]] – Optimo
-* [[Alexander Robotnick]] – Problèmes d'Amour+* [[Alexander Robotnick]] – [[Problèmes d'Amour]]
* [[Shannon (singer)|Shannon]] – [[Let the Music Play (song)|Let the Music Play]] * [[Shannon (singer)|Shannon]] – [[Let the Music Play (song)|Let the Music Play]]
* [[Section 25]] – Looking from a Hilltop (Restructure) * [[Section 25]] – Looking from a Hilltop (Restructure)
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* [[Wayne Smith (musician)|Wayne Smith]] – [[Under Me Sleng Teng]] * [[Wayne Smith (musician)|Wayne Smith]] – [[Under Me Sleng Teng]]
* [[Anthony Red Rose]] – Tempo * [[Anthony Red Rose]] – Tempo
-* [[Juan Atkins|Model 500]] – No UFOs+* [[Juan Atkins|Model 500]] – [[No UFOs]]
==1987–1990== ==1987–1990==
-* [[Larry Heard|Mr Fingers]] – Can You Feel It+* [[Larry Heard|Mr Fingers]] – [[Can You Feel It?]]
-* [[Rhythim Is Rhythim]] – Strings of Life+* [[Rhythim Is Rhythim]] – [[Strings of Life]]
* [[A Guy Called Gerald]] – [[Voodoo Ray]] * [[A Guy Called Gerald]] – [[Voodoo Ray]]
* [[MARRS]] – [[Pump Up the Volume (song)|Pump Up The Volume]] * [[MARRS]] – [[Pump Up the Volume (song)|Pump Up The Volume]]
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* [[Saint Etienne (band)|Saint Etienne]] – [[Like a Motorway]] * [[Saint Etienne (band)|Saint Etienne]] – [[Like a Motorway]]
* [[Basic Channel]] – Octagon * [[Basic Channel]] – Octagon
-* [[Carl Craig|Paperclip People]] – Throw+* [[Carl Craig|Paperclip People]] – [[Throw]]
* [[DJ Shadow]] – [[Midnight in a Perfect World]] * [[DJ Shadow]] – [[Midnight in a Perfect World]]
* [[Dr. Octagon]] – [[Dr. Octagonecologyst|Blue Flowers]] * [[Dr. Octagon]] – [[Dr. Octagonecologyst|Blue Flowers]]

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The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present is a book compiling the greatest songs from 1977 to 2006, published in 2008 by Scott Plagenhoef and Ryan Schreiber of Pitchfork Media. The book focuses on specific genres including indie rock, hip-hop, electronic, pop, metal, and experimental underground. The book is broken down into 9 chronological periods, each period beginning with a description of the music scene before the featured artists, and how those artists changed the music scene.

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Statistics

Prince and Talking Heads had the most songs featured on the list with four each (New Order (3) and the band from which it arose, Joy Division (2), total five). The Clash, The Cure, New Order, OutKast, Pavement, Pixies, Radiohead, and The Smiths received three spots each. 38 bands had at least two songs listed.

The 1977–1979 period had the most songs on the list with 66, and 1997–1999 had the fewest with 38.

1977–1979

1980–1982

1983–1986

1987–1990

1991–1993

1994–1996

1997–1999

2000–2002

2003–2006


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