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The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they became one of the most culturally influential acts in popular music. The band initiated the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspired many later punk, post-punk and alternative rock musicians, while their clothing and hairstyles were a significant influence on the early punk image.

The Sex Pistols' first line-up consisted of vocalist Johnny Rotten (born John Lydon), guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook, and bassist Glen Matlock, with Matlock replaced by Sid Vicious (born John Richie) in early 1977. Under the management of Malcolm McLaren, the band gained widespread attention from British press after swearing live on-air during a December 1976 television interview. Their May 1977 single "God Save the Queen", which described the monarchy as a "fascist regime", was released to coincide with national celebrations for the Queen's Silver Jubilee. The song was rapidly banned from being played by the BBC and by nearly every independent radio station in Britain, making it the most censored record in British history.

Their debut, and sole, album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) was a UK number one and is regarded as seminal in the development of punk rock. In January 1978, at the final gig of a difficult and media-hyped tour of the US, Rotten announced the band's break-up live on stage. Over the next few months, the three remaining members recorded songs for McLaren's film of the Sex Pistols' story, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. Vicious died of a heroin overdose in February 1979 following his arrest for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. Rotten, Jones, Cook and Matlock later reunited for a successful tour in 1996. Further one-off performances and short tours followed over the next decade.

The Sex Pistols have been recognised as a highly influential band. In 2006, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame although, true to their image, they refused to attend the ceremony, with Rotten referring to the museum as "a piss stain".

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1977Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex PistolsSex Pistols4.4550
1988The Mini AlbumSex Pistols42
2017More ProductSex Pistols1
202176–77Sex Pistols1

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1977SpunkSex Pistols4
1979Flogging a Dead HorseSex Pistols27
1979The Very Best of Sex Pistols and We Don’t CareSex Pistols1
1980Sex PackSex Pistols1
1985After the StormNew York Dolls / The Original Pistols2
1988Anarchy World WideSex Pistols1
1988The Swindle ContinuesSex Pistols / Ex Pistols2
1988We’ve Cum for Your Children (Wanted: The Goodman Tapes)Sex Pistols4
1991Pretty VacantSex Pistols3
1992Kiss ThisSex Pistols23
1993Early Daze: The Studio CollectionSex Pistols1
1994The Rare Best of the Sex PistolsSex Pistols1
1995AliveSex Pistols1
1996ChaosSex Pistols2
1997Pirates of DestinySex Pistols1
1997RawSex Pistols1
1997Back and There AgainSex Pistols1
1997RawSex Pistols1
1999There Is No FutureSex Pistols3
2001Anarchy in the USASex Pistols1
2002Sex Pistols Box SetSex Pistols21
2002JubileeSex Pistols4
2002Early DazeSex Pistols1
2002Silver Jubilee 25th Anniversary CollectionSex Pistols1
2006The Sex PistolsSex Pistols2
2007Platinum CollectionSex Pistols1
2008Agents of AnarchySex Pistols2
2012ExtremeSex Pistols1
2013Best of British: Sex PistolsSex Pistols1
2013Uncovered: Sex PistolsSex Pistols1
2014Лучший из Sex PistolsSex Pistols1
2014Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols (alternative takes)Sex Pistols1
2016I Wanna Be MeSex Pistols1
2016Live ’76Sex Pistols1
2022The Original RecordingsSex Pistols52
Holidays in the SunSex Pistols1
Spunk & Spedding DemosSex Pistols1

Album + Compilation + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2000Extended Versions: The Encore CollectionSex Pistols2

Album + Soundtrack

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1979The Great Rock ’n’ Roll SwindleSex Pistols412

Album + Interview

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2018The Last Interview: 14th January 1978Sex Pistols1

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1977Indecent ExposureSex Pistols6
1985The Original Pistols LiveThe Original Pistols6
1987Better Live Than DeadSex Pistols4
1989No Future U.K.?Sex Pistols55
1989Live and Loud!Sex Pistols2
1990The Best of & the Rest of Original PistolsSex Pistols1
1992Live at Chelmsford Top Security PrisonSex Pistols2
1992Live in Trondheim 21st July 1977Sex Pistols1
1996Filthy Lucre: LiveSex Pistols7
1996Live at Winterland 1978Sex Pistols2
1996No Feeling, No Fun!Sex Pistols1
1998Pistol Whipped: The Sex Pistols LiveSex Pistols1
2004Raw and LiveSex Pistols1
2008There’ll Always Be an EnglandSex Pistols2
2009Recorded Live in 1976 by Dave GoodmanSex Pistols1
2012Live in StockholmSex Pistols1

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1976Anarchy in the U.K.Sex Pistols8
1977God Save the QueenSex Pistols8
1977Pretty VacantSex Pistols5
1977Holidays in the SunSex Pistols2
1977SubmissionSex Pistols1
1978The Biggest Blow / My WaySex Pistols1
1979Something ElseSex Pistols1
1979C’mon EverybodySex Pistols1
1979The Great Rock n Roll SwindleSex Pistols2
1979My Way / Something Else / C’mon EverybodySex Pistols1
1979Silly ThingSex Pistols31
1980Rock Around the ClockSex Pistols1
1980Black LeatherSex Pistols1
1980(I’m Not Your) Stepping StoneSex Pistols1
1992We Don't CareSex Pistols1
1997No Feelings ’76 / New York Rocket ’78Sex Pistols /Sofisticatos1
1997Pretty Vacant / Disorder / You Bug MeSex Pistols / The Ugly1
1998ProblemsSex Pistols / Curse1

Single + Soundtrack

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1978No One Is Innocent (A Punk Prayer By Ronald Biggs) / My WaySex Pistols1

Single + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1996Pretty Vacant (live)Sex Pistols1

Other + Spokenword

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1979Some Product: Carri On Sex PistolsSex Pistols1
2000TalkSex Pistols1

Other + Interview

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2003The HeydaySex Pistols1

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