13. The Saints
Hailing from Australia, The Saints made international waves with their blistering 1976 single ‘(I’m) Stranded’. Their gritty, high-energy sound arrived almost simultaneously with punk’s emergence in the US and UK, proving that rebellion was a global phenomenon. The Saints’ unfiltered songs and independent spirit influenced punk scenes far beyond their homeland. By bursting out of Brisbane with uncompromising force, they helped cement punk as a worldwide movement, inspiring countless bands across continents to pick up the torch.
