Editing The Saints (Australian band) (section)

==Influence==
The Saints were one of the first and most influential [[punk rock]] groups.<ref name="Stafford"/> According to [[Bob Geldof]], "Rock music in the seventies was changed by three bands—the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and the Saints".<ref name="J Files"/><ref name="Baker"/>

In May 2001, [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) celebrated its 75th anniversary and named "(I'm) Stranded" in its [[APRA Top 30 Australian songs|Top 30 Australian songs]] of all time.<ref name="Kruger"/> The band was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] in September.<ref name="ARIA2001"/><ref name="Donovan"/> In 2007, "I'm Stranded" was one of the first 20 songs stored on the [[National Film and Sound Archive]]'s Sounds of Australia registry.<ref name="NFSA"/> Their début album, ''(I'm) Stranded'' was listed at No.&nbsp;20 in the book, ''[[100 Best Australian Albums]]'', in October 2010.<ref name="ODonnell"/> Their third album, ''Prehistoric Sounds'', also appeared in the list, at No.&nbsp;41.<ref name="ODonnell"/>

In a tribute published on his Red Hand Files Q&A platform, [[Nick Cave]] remembered Bailey as “perhaps the greatest and most anarchic rock 'n' roll singer Australia would ever produce”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-11 |title=Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files - Issue #191 - I just heard about Chris Bailey's death. What an amazing voice, what an amazing scream. Can you tell us something about what he meant to you as a young musician in Australia? |url=https://www.theredhandfiles.com/chris-baileys-amazing-voice/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=The Red Hand Files |language=en-AU}}</ref>