# The Clash — Every Record We Rank

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

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Punk
- **Year:** 1977
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Punk
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/the-clash/

## Appears on

### [White Riot](https://waxonia.com/track/the-clash--white-riot/)

*1977 · CBS · No. 3 in [Punk](https://waxonia.com/genre/punk/)*

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.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Clash%20White%20Riot) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=IvG3is7Bm1w)

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