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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Year of Release:
1989
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26,015
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1966
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57,223
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1986
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39,257
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1977
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11,884
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1979
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36,504
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1994
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11,950
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1980
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16,884
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Year of Release:
1997
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77,370
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1997
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7,228
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Year of Release:
1989
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2,298
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Total albums: 51. Page 1 of 6

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NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time composition

Decade Albums %


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 %


The Smiths 4 4%
The Rolling Stones 3 3%
David Bowie 3 3%
Primal Scream 2 2%
The Clash 2 2%
Pixies 2 2%
Oasis 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 51 51%
United States 39 39%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Canada 3 3%
Australia 2 2%
Germany 1 1%
Jamaica 1 1%

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[New Music Express was founded in 1952.]

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71/100 (from 166 votes)
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From 07/26/2021 17:57
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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65/100
From 07/22/2020 17:46
7 in the top 10 that I wouldn't put in the top 100.
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55/100
From 12/14/2019 20:39
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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80/100
From 08/04/2017 11:58
Decent enough although, as you'd expect from NME, rather odd choices here and there incl. No. 1
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85/100
From 07/04/2017 18:34
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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80/100
From 06/23/2017 03:06
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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90/100
From 03/27/2017 21:06
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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60/100
From 10/11/2016 01:19
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85/100
From 07/16/2016 03:21
Pretty good representative chart. Parochialism well tempered unlike some of the RS and Pitchfork charts.
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From 07/06/2016 02:09
Marquee #1 Please
New Music Express NME!
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