# Public Image Ltd — Every Record We Rank

Public Image Ltd appears 3 times in our Post-Punk, Roots, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 3
- **Appears on:** Post-Punk, Roots, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Year:** 1978
- **Highest placing:** No. 2 in Post-Punk
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/public-image-ltd/

## Appears on

### [Public Image](https://waxonia.com/track/public-image-ltd--public-image/)

*1978 · Virgin · No. 2 in [Post-Punk](https://waxonia.com/genre/post-punk/)*

Lydon's first act after the Sex Pistols is to hire a dub bass player and make the guitar ring rather than chug. A resignation letter from punk, delivered as a single.

Also on: [Roots](https://waxonia.com/theme/the-desk-roots/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Public%20Image%20Ltd%20Public%20Image) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rIAZ8unRm2c)

### [Public Image](https://waxonia.com/track/public-image-ltd--public-image/)

*1978 · Virgin · Picked by [Roots](https://waxonia.com/theme/the-desk-roots/)*

The guitar stops chugging and starts ringing, the bass takes the tune, and British guitar music spends the next fifteen years working out what to do with the space that left.

Also on: [Post-Punk](https://waxonia.com/genre/post-punk/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Public%20Image%20Ltd%20Public%20Image) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rIAZ8unRm2c)

### [Public Image](https://waxonia.com/track/public-image-ltd--public-image/)

*1978 · Virgin · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

A resignation letter from punk delivered as a single: dub bass, ringing guitar, and no interest whatsoever in the audience that came for the last band.

Also on: [Post-Punk](https://waxonia.com/genre/post-punk/), [Roots](https://waxonia.com/theme/the-desk-roots/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Public%20Image%20Ltd%20Public%20Image) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rIAZ8unRm2c)

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