# Bad Brains — Every Record We Rank

Bad Brains appears once in our Hardcore Punk list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Hardcore Punk
- **Year:** 1980
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Hardcore Punk
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/bad-brains/

## Appears on

### [Pay to Cum](https://waxonia.com/track/bad-brains--pay-to-cum/)

*1980 · Bad Brains · No. 3 in [Hardcore Punk](https://waxonia.com/genre/hardcore-punk/)*

Four Black jazz musicians from Washington playing faster and more precisely than anyone in America. Ninety seconds, and no band has convincingly matched the execution.

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