List of Pre-Punk Bands (ca. 1968-1976) that were influential on the development of punk rock;
- 13th Floor Elevators
- Big Star
- Blue Cheer
- David Bowie
- John Cale
- Chocolate Watchband
- Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
- The Dictators
- The Doors
- Dr. Feelgood
- Dave Edmunds
- Ducks Deluxe
- Electric Eels
- Roky Erickson
- The Faces
- The Flamin' Groovies
- Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
- Alex Harvey
- Richard Hell & the Voidoids
- MC5
- Mott the Hoople
- Love
- Nick Lowe
- New York Dolls
- Graham Parker & the Rumour
- The Pink Fairies
- Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
- Mick Ronson
- The Rolling Stones
- The Runaways
- Seeds
- Patti Smith
- Chris Spedding
- The Troggs
- Rocket from the Tombs
- Roxy Music
- Brinsley Schwarz
- The Stooges
- Suicide
- T. Rex
- The Velvet Underground
- The Who
- Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
See also
- Mod
- Glam rock
- Early Punk Bands (ca. 1976-1980)
- Some Later Punk Bands (ca. 1980-present)
- Punk Films
- Punk Cities
- Related genres:
