Sex Pistols

Formed: London, UK, 1975

Members: John Lydon, Sid Vicious, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook, Steve Jones

First single: Anarchy In The UK (November 1976)

Album discography: Never Mind The Bollocks (October 1977)

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