Album of the Day

An aborted record deal, banned singles, scandalous TV interviews – the Sex Pistols might not have been the first punk band, but they were surely the most notorious. Yet the ever-controversial group's sole album, NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS, is much more than a Malcolm McLaren publicity stunt. With “God Save The Queen,” “Anarchy In The U.K.” and “Pretty Vacant” among its dozen still-biting songs, the classic set debuted at No.1 on the British chart. In the years since its 1977 release, the collection has been called one of the 100 greatest albums ever made by the likes of NME, Rolling Stone and Time. Though they ditched the ceremony, Johnny Rotten and company were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on this day in 2006, and NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS is what put them there.