This is a list of punk rock compilation albums. Compilation albums played a particularly vital role in the development of new punk rock bands, since relatively few local bands had a large enough audience to justify their own albums.
| Album | Released | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Youth Report | 1982 LP, 1994 CD | Bomp! Records | Mostly Southern California hardcore |
| The Blasting Concept [1] | 1983 LP | SST Records | SST artists, mostly Southern California hardcore |
| Can of Pork [2] | 1992 2xLP, 1994 CD | Lookout! Records | 29 bands mostly from California. Also features bands from other parts of the U.S. |
| The Decline of Western Civilization (soundtrack) | 1981 LP, 1996 CD | Warner Bros. | Live performances from the movie. Mostly L.A. hardcore. |
| Fat Music | Various 1994-2010 | Fat Wreck Chords | Various bands on the Fat Wreck Chords roster |
| Flex Your Head | 1982 LP, 1993 CD | Dischord | 11 bands from the Washington D.C. hardcore scene |
| Flipside Vinyl Fanzine | 1984 LP, 1993 CD | Flipside Records | 3-record set. The 2-CD version omits a few songs. Hardcore. |
| Hell Comes to Your House | 1981 LP, 1998 CD | Time Bomb/Bemis Brain | Side 1 hardcore, side 2 deathrock |
| Let Them Eat Jellybeans! | 1981 LP | Alternative Tentacles | Side 1 hardcore, side 2 various genres. |
| Nardcore | 1984 LP, 2002 CD | Mystic Records | Hardcore from Oxnard, California. An example of Mystic's "local" records. |
| International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation | 1984 2-LP, 1997 2-CD | R Radical Records (1984) New Red Archives (1997) | 55 punk and hardcore bands from 13 countries around the world. |
| New York Thrash [3] | 1982 cassette, 1998 CD | ROIR | CD has additional tracks. Punk and hardcore. |
| Not So Quiet on the Western Front | 1982 LP, 1999 CD | Alternative Tentacles | 47 bands, mostly Northern California hardcore. |
| Punk-O-Rama | Various 1994-2005 | Epitaph Records | Series of low-cost albums featuring Epitaph artists. Early issues are mostly punk. |
| Punkzilla | Various 2001 | Nitro Records | Compilation album consisting of songs by bands on Nitro Records. |
| Various 2014 CD & LP | Red Scare Industries | 17 artists from the Red Scare roster, unreleased material | |
| Rock Against Bush | Various 2004 | Fat Wreck Chords | Punk rock songs against George Bush. |
| Rodney on the ROQ | Various | Posh Boy Records | Series of three. Punk and New Wave as popularized by the radio program. |
| Something to Believe in | 1984 | BYO Records | 17 Bands, mostlry early 80's hardcore |
| Streets | 1977 LP | Beggars Banquet Records | Early punk compilation (mostly from UK) |
| The Thing That Ate Floyd | 1988 LP, 2002 CD | Lookout! Records | East Bay punk and hardcore. |
| This Is Boston, Not L.A. | 1982 LP | Modern Method Records | Early Boston hardcore. CD version also includes the Unsafe at Any Speed compilation EP. |
| Turn It Around! | 1987 2x 7", 1991 12" | Maximumrocknroll Very Small Records | 12 bands from the 924 Gilman Street project in Berkeley, California. |
See also: Punk rock subgenres.