Complete List Of Ramones Songs From A to Z

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The Ramones emerged from Forest Hills, Queens, New York, with a vision of stripping rock music back to its rawest and most direct elements. Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, and Tommy Ramone developed a sound built from concise songs, high-speed tempos, melodic hooks, and lyrics that rejected the excess surrounding much of 1970s rock. Their performances at CBGB placed them at the center of New York’s developing punk movement.

Over a 22-year career, the Ramones released fourteen studio albums, beginning with their groundbreaking self-titled debut in 1976. Although widespread commercial success often eluded them during their active years, albums including Rocket to Russia, Road to Ruin, and End of the Century expanded their signature combination of aggression, humor, pop melody, and rock and roll economy. Songs including “Blitzkrieg Bop,” “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker,” “Rockaway Beach,” and “I Wanna Be Sedated” became punk standards.

The band’s influence eventually received the institutional recognition that had largely escaped them during their recording career. The Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and received the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. Their debut album was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The Ramones’ appeal came from their refusal to disguise what they were doing. Their songs were short because they had said what needed to be said, their stage clothes became a uniform, and their live sets moved with almost no wasted motion. Across thousands of performances, they maintained an identity that could be recognized within seconds without becoming as simple as their imitators sometimes assumed.

The band’s cultural influence extended far beyond its record sales. The Ramones logo, black leather jackets, ripped jeans, sneakers, and blunt visual presentation became part of punk’s international vocabulary. Their music and imagery continued appearing in films, television programs, advertising, fashion, and the work of later artists from punk, metal, alternative rock, and pop.

Joey Ramone’s legacy also became connected with efforts supporting lymphoma research. The annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash carried that commitment forward while celebrating the music and community surrounding the band.

The Ramones remain essential because they demonstrated how quickly a direct idea could become revolutionary. Their catalog is filled not only with familiar anthems but also with romantic songs, dark comedy, political frustration, cover versions, experiments, demos, and alternate recordings that reveal more range than the band’s deliberately simple image suggests.

Complete List Of Ramones Songs From A to Z

A–E

“53rd & 3rd” – Ramones (1976)
“7 and 7 Is” – Acid Eaters (1993)
“7-11” – Pleasant Dreams (1981)
“A Real Cool Time” – Halfway to Sanity (1987)
“All Screwed Up” – Brain Drain (1989)
“All the Way” – End of the Century (1980)
“All’s Quiet on the Eastern Front” – Pleasant Dreams (1981)
“Animal Boy” – Animal Boy (1986)
“Anxiety” – Mondo Bizarro (1992)
“Apeman Hop” – Animal Boy (1986)
“Babysitter” – All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 (1990)
“Baby, I Love You” – End of the Century (1980)
“Bad Brain” – Road to Ruin (1978)
“Beat on the Brat” – Ramones (1976)
“Blitzkrieg Bop” – Ramones (1976)

“Bop ‘Til You Drop” – Halfway to Sanity (1987)
“Born to Die in Berlin” – ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
“Bumming Along (Demo)” – Subterranean Jungle (1983)
“Bye Bye Baby” – Halfway to Sanity (1987)
“Cabbies on Crack” – Mondo Bizarro (1992)
“California Sun” – Leave Home (1977)
“California Sun” (Live) – All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 (1990)
“Can’t Get You Outta My Mind” – Brain Drain (1989)
“Can’t Seem to Make You Mine” – Acid Eaters (1993)
“Carbona Not Glue” – Leave Home (1977)
“Censorshit” – Mondo Bizarro (1992)
“Chain Saw” – Ramones (1976)
“Chasing the Night” – Too Tough to Die (1984)
“Chinese Rock” – End of the Century (1980)
“Chop Suey (Alternate Version)” – Pleasant Dreams (1981)
“Come Back, Baby” – Brain Drain (1989)
“Come Back, She Cried aka I Walk Out” – Road to Ruin (1978)
“Come On Now” – Pleasant Dreams (1981)
“Commando” – Leave Home (1977)
“Cretin Family” – ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
“Cretin Hop” – Rocket to Russia (1977)
“Crummy Stuff” – Animal Boy (1986)
“Danger Zone” – Too Tough to Die (1984)
“Danny Says” – End of the Century (1980)
“Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)” – Too Tough to Die (1984)
“Death of Me” – Halfway to Sanity (1987)
“Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio?” – End of the Century (1980)
“Do You Wanna Dance?” – Rocket to Russia (1977)
“Don’t Bust My Chops” – Brain Drain (1989)
“Don’t Come Close” – Road to Ruin (1978)
“Don’t Go” – Pleasant Dreams (1981)
“Durango 95” – Too Tough to Die (1984)
“Eat That Rat” – Animal Boy (1986)
“Endless Vacation” – Too Tough to Die (1984)
“Everytime I Eat Vegetables It Makes Me Think of You” – Subterranean Jungle (1983)

F–J

“Freak of Nature” – Animal Boy (1986)
“Garden of Serenity” – Halfway to Sanity (1987)
“Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment” – Leave Home (1977)
“Glad to See You Go” – Leave Home (1977)
“Go Lil’ Camaro Go” – Halfway to Sanity (1987)
“Go Mental” – Road to Ruin (1978)
“Got a Lot to Say” – ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
“Hair of the Dog” – Animal Boy (1986)
“Have a Nice Day” – ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
“Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” – Acid Eaters (1993)
“Havana Affair” – Ramones (1976)
“Heidi Is a Headcase” – Mondo Bizarro (1992)
“Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” – Rocket to Russia (1977)
“High Risk Insurance” – End of the Century (1980)
“Highest Trails Above” – Subterranean Jungle (1983)
“Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)” – Too Tough to Die (1984)
“Humankind” – Too Tough to Die (1984)
“I Believe in Miracles” – Brain Drain (1989)
“I Can’t Be” – All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 (1990)
“I Can’t Control Myself” – Acid Eaters (1993)
“I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind” – Pleasant Dreams (1981)
“I Can’t Give You Anything” – Rocket to Russia (1977)
“I Can’t Make It on Time” – End of the Century (1980)
“I Don’t Care” – Rocket to Russia (1977)
“I Don’t Want to Grow Up” – ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
“I Don’t Want to Live This Life (Anymore)” – All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 2 (1990)
“I Don’t Want You” – Road to Ruin (1978)
“I Don’t Wanna Be Learned/I Don’t Wanna Be Tamed” – All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 (1990)
“I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement” – Ramones (1976)
“I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You” – Ramones (1976)
“I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You” (Live) – All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 (1990)
“I Just Want to Have Something to Do” – Road to Ruin (1978)
“I Know Better Now” – Halfway to Sanity (1987)
“I Lost My Mind” – Halfway to Sanity (1987)
“I Love You” – ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
“I Need Your Love” – Subterranean Jungle (1983)
“I Remember You” – Leave Home (1977)
“I Want You Around (Ed Stasium Version)” – Road to Ruin (1978)
“I Want You Around (Soundtrack Version)” – End of the Century (1980)

“I Want You Around (Original Version)” – All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 2 (1990)
“I Wanted Everything” – Road to Ruin (1978)
“I Wanna Be Sedated” – Road to Ruin (1978)
“I Wanna Be Well” – Rocket to Russia (1977)
“I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” – Ramones (1976)
“I Wanna Live” – Halfway to Sanity (1987)
“I Won’t Let It Happen” – Mondo Bizarro (1992)
“I’m Affected” – End of the Century (1980)
“I’m Against It” – Road to Ruin (1978)
“I’m Not Afraid of Life” – Too Tough to Die (1984)
“I’m Not an Answer (Demo)” – Pleasant Dreams (1981)
“I’m Not an Answer” – Too Tough to Die (1984)
“I’m Not Jesus” – Halfway to Sanity (1987)
“Ignorance Is Bliss” – Brain Drain (1989)
“In the Park” – Subterranean Jungle (1983)
“Indian Giver (Original Mix)” – Subterranean Jungle (1983)
“It’s a Long Way Back” – Road to Ruin (1978)
“It’s a Long Way Back to Germany” – Rocket to Russia (1977)
“It’s Gonna Be Alright” – Mondo Bizarro (1992)
“It’s Not for Me to Know” – ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
“It’s Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)” – Pleasant Dreams (1981)
“Journey to the Center of the Mind” – Acid Eaters (1993)
“Judy Is a Punk” – Ramones (1976)

K–O

“Kicks to Try (Demo)” – Pleasant Dreams (1981)
“Learn to Listen” – Brain Drain (1989)
“Let’s Dance” – Ramones (1976)
“Let’s Go” – End of the Century (1980)
“Life’s a Gas” – ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
“Listen to My Heart” – Ramones (1976)
“Little Bit O’ Soul” – Subterranean Jungle (1983)
“Locket Love” – Rocket to Russia (1977)
“Loudmouth” – Ramones (1976)
“Love Kills” – Animal Boy (1986)
“Main Man” – Mondo Bizarro (1992)
“Makin Monsters for My Friends” – ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
“Mama’s Boy” – Too Tough to Die (1984)
“Mental Hell” – Animal Boy (1986)
“Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)” – Brain Drain (1989)
“My Back Pages” – Acid Eaters (1993)
“My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)” – Animal Boy (1986)
“My-My Kind of a Girl” – Subterranean Jungle (1983)
“My-My Kind of Girl (Acoustic Demo)” – Subterranean Jungle (1983)
“Needles and Pins” – Road to Ruin (1978)
“Needles and Pins (Early Version)” – Rocket to Russia (1977)
“New Girl in Town” – Subterranean Jungle (1983)
“No Go” – Too Tough to Die (1984)
“No One to Blame (Demo)” – Subterranean Jungle (1983)
“Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy” – Leave Home (1977)
“Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue” – Ramones (1976)
“Oh Oh I Love Her So” – Leave Home (1977)
“Out of Here” – Too Tough to Die (1984)
“Out of Time” – Acid Eaters (1993)
“Outsider” – Subterranean Jungle (1983)