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The Authorities
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The Authorities

group · US · active since 1978

punk band from the USA

In short

The artists most similar to The Authorities are The Mad, The Controllers, The Users, The Nuns and The Child Molesters.

Closest to The Authorities

1 The MadUSA punk band from NY
2 The ControllersUSA punk band
3 The UsersUK punk band
4 The NunsUS punk
6 The DogsUSA punk band from Michigan

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26 The PanicsUS punk band from Indiana
27 JerksUK punk band
28 The VictimsAustralian punk band Bandcamp ↗

Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to The Authorities?

The artists most similar to The Authorities are The Mad, The Controllers, The Users, The Nuns and The Child Molesters. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like The Authorities?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: The Freeze, Zero Boys, Crass, Dwarves and The Victims have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like The Authorities" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 3 November 2026.