I wanna be top-rated: Ramones’ 20 greatest songs – ranked! Culture | The Guardian

Fifty years on from their first gig at New York’s CBGB, we rate the best work by the punk pioneers – even the hidden 1980s gems. Let’s go!

Perhaps the last Ramones song to sound heartfelt came on 1986’s Animal Boy. Joey Ramone’s voice was an acquired taste, but for those who loved it, he had a unique ability to communicate vulnerability. No hiding behind cartoon lyrics here – this was raw.

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