List of punk compilation albums

Compilation albums played a particularly vital role in the development of new punk rock bands, since relatively few local bands had a large enough audience to justify their own albums.

This article lists a number of the most significant U.S. punk compilation albums.

Album	Released	Label	Description
American Youth Report	1982 LP, 1994 CD	Bomp Records	Mostly Southern California hardcore
The Blasting Concept	1983 LP	SST Records	SST artists, mostly Southern California hardcore
Can of Pork	1992 2xLP, 1994 CD	Lookout! Records	29 bands mostly from California. Also features bands from other parts of the U.S.
The Decline of Western Civilization (soundtrack)	1981 LP, 1996 CD	Warner Bros.	Live performances from the movie. Mostly L.A. hardcore.
Fat Music	Various 1994-2010	Fat Wreck Chords	Various bands on the Fat Wreck Chords roster
Flex Your Head	1982 LP, 1993 CD	Dischord	11 bands from the Washington D.C. hardcore scene
Flipside Vinyl Fanzine	1984 LP, 1993 CD	Flipside Records	3-record set. The 2-CD version omits a few songs. Hardcore.
Hell Comes to Your House	1982 LP, 1998 CD	Time Bomb/Bemis Brain	Side 1 hardcore, side 2 deathrock
Let Them Eat Jellybeans!	1981 LP	Alternative Tentacles	Side 1 hardcore, side 2 various genres.
Nardcore	1984 LP, 2002 CD	Mystic Records	Hardcore from Oxnard, California. An example of Mystic's "local" records.
P.E.A.C.E./War	Various	R Radical Records	Double album. 53 Punk and Hardcore bands from 13 countries around the world.
New York Thrash	1982 cassette, 1998 CD	ROIR	CD has additional tracks. Punk and hardcore.
Not So Quiet on the Western Front	1982 LP, 1999 CD	Alternative Tentacles	47 bands, mostly Northern California hardcore
Punk-O-Rama	Various 1994-2005	Epitaph Records	Series of low-cost albums featuring Epitaph artists. Early issues are mostly punk.
Punkzilla	Various 2001	Nitro Records	Compilation album consisting of songs by bands on Nitro Records.
Red Scare Industries: Ten Years Of Your Dumb Bullshit	Various 2014 CD & LP	Red Scare Industries	17 artists from the Red Scare roster, unreleased material
Rock Against Bush	Various 2004	Fat Wreck Chords	Punk rock songs against George Bush.
Rodney on the ROQ	Various	Posh Boy Records	Series of three. Punk and New Wave as popularized by the radio program.
Streets	1977 LP	Beggars Banquet Records	Early punk compilation (mostly from UK)
The Thing That Ate Floyd	1988 LP, 2002 CD	Lookout! Records	East Bay punk and hardcore.
This Is Boston, Not L.A.	1982 LP	Modern Method Records	Early Boston hardcore. CD version also includes the Unsafe at Any Speed compilation EP.
Turn It Around!	1987 2x 7", 1991 12"	Maximumrocknroll Very Small Records	12 bands from the 924 Gilman Street project in Berkeley, California.

See also

• Lists of albums
• Mystic Records, a label specializing in compilation albums