NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time
by New Music Express (2003) 
New Musical Express is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. These are their best albums of all time. New Music Express, better known as NME, is a weekly music magazine in the UK. It is often credited as the starting point for many successful British bands and it was also responsible for the first UK Singles Chart. NME published their list of the 100 best albums of all time in 2003.
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1989
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22,188
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1989
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30,846
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1966
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37,498
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1977
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19,140
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1966
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48,195
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1967
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15,154
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2001
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27,619
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1986
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32,568
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1967
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38,446
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1977
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10,427
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NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 30 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 2% | |
| The Verve | 2 | 2% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
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Other overall charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 500 Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | Overall chart | 2003 | |
| NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time | New Music Express | Overall chart | 2003 | |
| 100 Best Albums - 2024 Edition | Apple Music | Overall chart | 2024 | |
Other charts by New Music Express
A total of 61 charts from New Music Express are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time | New Music Express | Overall chart | 2003 | |
| The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time | New Music Express | Overall chart | 2013 | |
| NME's Best Albums Of All Time | New Music Express | Overall chart | 1985 | |
NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 04/25/2022 17:53 | Kevins2art | 7 | 90/100 | |
| 09/21/2021 08:51 |  DommeDamian | 1,005 | 89/100 | |
| 07/26/2021 17:55 | Raddi27 | 8 | 73/100 | |
| 12/11/2020 07:56 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 | |
| 11/24/2020 21:53 | sampins | 17 | 84/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 70.7/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 20.8.
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From Raddi27 07/26/2021 17:57 | #271948
Any 500 best ever album list without artists from South America nor Africa should be considered a joke. Some awful indie rock picks instead of great gems from around the world. Awful list.
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Goliath 07/22/2020 17:46 | #256016
Goliath 07/22/2020 17:46 | #256016
7 in the top 10 that I wouldn't put in the top 100.
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From Thad 12/14/2019 20:39 | #245694
This is a really weird turn for the chart considering their older one available on this website... seems like at some point they just decided to become complete rockists. To be fair though, there are some bold rock picks on here even if the whole list is lacking in any sort of variety, so I'll let it off without a terrible score.
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From Johnnyo 08/04/2017 11:58 | #195514
Decent enough although, as you'd expect from NME, rather odd choices here and there incl. No. 1
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From HeyItIsWilliam 07/04/2017 18:34 | #193663
Love the variety on this list! A little Britain-heavy, but not that much of a problem seeing as the music is good.
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From weston 06/23/2017 03:06 | #193064
Nice list - good mix of taste. Obvious British bias with Stone Roses upfront, and extensive Smith and and Rolling Stones. But not a bad thing.
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From tomsmith79 03/27/2017 21:06 | #188276
Little heavy on the British side but that's to be expected from NME. Otherwise a really cool and diverse list
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21stCenturySchiz 10/11/2016 01:19 | #176683
21stCenturySchiz 10/11/2016 01:19 | #176683
ok
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From stangetzaway 07/16/2016 03:21 | #171392
Pretty good representative chart. Parochialism well tempered unlike some of the RS and Pitchfork charts.
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From exileonthehell 07/06/2016 02:09 | #170632
Marquee #1 Please
New Music Express NME!
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