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  "slug": "the-clash",
  "name": "The Clash",
  "description": "The Clash appears once in our Punk list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/the-clash/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1977,
    "last": 1977
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 3,
    "list": "Punk"
  },
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      "slug": "punk",
      "name": "Punk",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/punk/",
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    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "the-clash--white-riot",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/the-clash--white-riot/",
      "title": "White Riot",
      "year": 1977,
      "label": "CBS",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Ninety-nine seconds, written after Strummer and Simonon were at Notting Hill Carnival. A song about wanting to be as serious as somebody else's politics, which is a stranger idea than it first sounds.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Clash%20White%20Riot",
          "exact": false
        },
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        }
      },
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        "slug": "punk",
        "name": "Punk",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/punk/"
      },
      "artist": "The Clash"
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  ],
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}