The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2013) 
New Musical Express is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. These are their best albums of all time.
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The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1970s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 26 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
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Decade charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s | New Music Express | 2010s decade chart | 2019 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 2000s | New Music Express | 2000s decade chart | 2009 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s | New Music Express | 1980s decade chart | 1990 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1970s | New Music Express | 1970s decade chart | 1980 | |
| Top 50 Greatest Albums of the 1960s | New Music Express | 1960s decade chart | 1993 | |
Overall charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| 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 | |
| New Musical Express Writers Top 100 Albums | New Music Express | Overall chart | 1993 | |
| NME Readers' All-Time Top 100 Albums | New Music Express | Overall chart | 1988 | |
[New Music Express was founded in 1952.]
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50/100  | 01/29/2025 18:10 | StreakyNuno | | 82/100 |
85/100 | 01/25/2025 14:09 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
100/100 | 10/27/2022 13:19 | Skunkmunk | | 95/100 |
70/100 | 10/06/2022 02:26 | MattBarber | | 78/100 |
25/100 | 09/27/2022 21:43 | Phileas | | 35/100 |
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Goliath 10/23/2023 10:04
No Pink Floyd, no Zepplin = no credibility. Random collection of decent albums, maybe they just pulled names out of a hat?
88% of the albums are British or american.
I like the list, not the best but it gets the job done!
Good list, no need for the Pixies to be higher than the bottom 400 tho.
AlvaroIesus 09/17/2021 02:51
nmzzzzzz
This list suits NME's voice a lot. Surprised at the hate
Les smith n°1? Je crois pas non et pourquoi autant d'album par artiste ?
5 beatles, 4 rolling stones, 4 smith.... Pfff
drstuey 03/27/2021 11:46
Isn't this supposed to be the best 500? Why is there only 100 in the list?
Not sure why all the hate, this list has some of the best picks from the 1980s and 1990s, even some classics from the 2000s. Still, I understand some of the reactions because it is a bit wack in some places.
Larcx13 06/21/2020 22:13
The Smith's doesn't belong at #1
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