I really only knew seven songs by The Clash before beginning this project, but enjoyed doing a deep dive into their catalog of punk rock tunes. I gained a little more respect for the English group, especially their song writing.
Top 20
The Clash
1. Train in Vain - I ranked it the 106th best song of all time a few years ago
2. Rock the Casbah - The group's lone top 10 single in the U.S.
3. Should I Stay or Should I go? - Probably the band's best sing-a-long tune
4. London Calling - Named after the BBC's World Service station identification and covered by The Boss
5. Janie Jones - The opening track on the group's first album in 1977
6. Stay Free - My favorite among the songs I had not heard before
7. White Riot - The band's first single from its debut album
8. Complete Control - A grievance song against CBS Records
9. I Fought the Law - Cover of a song written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets, who released it in 1960
10. Death or Glory - Included on the 1979 "London Calling" album and written about the previous generation of rock stars
11. Police on my back
12. Straight to Hell
13. Clampdown
14. The Call Up
15. The Magnificent Seven
16. Lost in the Supermarket
17. I'm Not Down
18. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
19. Brand New Cadillac
20. Bankrobber
Others
Safe European Home
Spanish Bombs
Somebody Got Murdered
Career Opportunities
Charlie don't surf
1977
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