The debut album by British punk rock band The Clash was released on April 8th, 1977. Upon it’s release, it was met with great praise and shot up to the #12 spot on the United Kingdom Album Charts. By the time it made its way over to the United States in 1979, it was praised even more. The album even had the pleasure of having Robert Christgau of the Village Voice saying it’s “the greatest rock and roll album ever manufactured in the anywhere”.
Decades after its release, it’s still held as one of the greatest punk albums ever made. Rolling Stone placed it in the #81 spot on their 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time list.