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Artists similar to

The Boys

group · GB · active since 1976

UK punk band

punkpunk rockpop punkpower pop

In short

The artists most similar to The Boys are The Vibrators, UK Subs, The Adverts, 999 and Dead Boys, from the same punk, punk rock and pop punk circle.

Closest to The Boys

1 The VibratorsUK punk band Bandcamp ↗
2 UK SubsEnglish punk band
3 The Adverts
4 999English punk rock band
5 Dead BoysUS punk band
6 X‐Ray Spex

More similar artists

7 Eddie & the Hot Rods
8 The Rezillos
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14 The Ruts
15 Slaughter and the Dogs
16 The AdictsIpswich clockwork punk band
17 Richard Hell & the Voidoids
18 PenetrationUK punk/new wave band
19 The Only Ones
20 Eaterlate 70s UK punk band
21 ChelseaUK punk band
22 The Dickies Bandcamp ↗
23 Angelic Upstarts
24 The FallEnglish post‐punk group founded by Mark E. Smith
25 Anti-Nowhere League
26 The Cramps
27 Radio Birdman
28 Johnny ThundersUS punk guitarist & singer
29 DEVOnew wave/rock band
30 XLos Angeles punk rock 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 Boys?

The artists most similar to The Boys are The Vibrators, UK Subs, The Adverts, 999 and Dead Boys, from the same punk, punk rock and pop punk circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like The Boys?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: The Vibrators, The Dickies and X have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like The Boys" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is The Boys?

The Boys is usually associated with punk, punk rock, pop punk and power pop (group · GB · active since 1976), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.