10 Best Singles From The Golden Age Of Punk

10. In The City - The Jam

The Jam's debut single was an action-packed explosion of raw energy that combined the best of all of their influences, particularly Dr Feelgood and The Who. Even the song's title was taken from an old Who song. What The Jam brought to that mix was their own unique sonic blast of punk-fuelled aggression.

Paul Weller's slashing guitar and feedback-laden lead break channelled vintage Townshend, but the ferocity of his vocal attack topped anything The Who's Roger Daltrey ever offered. The Jam had an astounding run of peerless hit singles, each as good as the last - what separates 'In The City' is the fact that it was the first time most of us had ever heard the band.

Whilst 'This Is The Modern World', the band's second album, was admittedly low on fire and brimstone, it was unlikely that anything could match the incendiary power of the debut album, also called 'In The City'. That debut album is one of the absolute punk essentials, and one of the few albums from the era that reproduced a band's live sound effectively on record.