Punk loudness in the 1990s

-10.4 Median integrated LUFS
-13.6 to -7.9 Range
22 Tracks

Loudness distribution

-14 to -13 LUFS: 2 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 0 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 2 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 12 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 3 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 1 track-8 to -7 LUFS: 2 tracks -14 LUFS -11 LUFS -7 LUFS

Dynamic range distribution

10 to 11 DR: 2 tracks11 to 12 DR: 4 tracks12 to 13 DR: 10 tracks13 to 14 DR: 3 tracks14 to 15 DR: 2 tracks15 to 16 DR: 0 tracks16 to 17 DR: 1 track 10 DR 13 DR 17 DR

Loudest and quietest

Quietest: Waiting for My Ruca
-13.6 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

Brian Gardner
n=22 · median -10.4 LUFS

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 22 measured tracks, not a survey of every Punk release from the 1990s.