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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Year of Release:
1966
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57,223
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1968
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Year of Release:
1969
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65,800
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Year of Release:
1965
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30,764
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Year of Release:
1967
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The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time composition

Decade Albums %


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 %


The Beatles 5 5%
Bob Dylan 4 4%
The Rolling Stones 4 4%
The Smiths 4 4%
David Bowie 4 4%
Radiohead 3 3%
Oasis 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 48 48%
United States 40 40%
Canada 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Germany 2 2%
Iceland 1 1%
France 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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[New Music Express was founded in 1952.]

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From 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?
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From 10/24/2022 19:37
88% of the albums are British or american.
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From 09/19/2022 12:17
I like the list, not the best but it gets the job done!
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From 03/28/2022 19:09
Good list, no need for the Pixies to be higher than the bottom 400 tho.
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From 09/17/2021 02:51
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From 05/03/2021 06:40
This list suits NME's voice a lot. Surprised at the hate
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From 04/16/2021 15:09
Les smith n°1? Je crois pas non et pourquoi autant d'album par artiste ?
5 beatles, 4 rolling stones, 4 smith.... Pfff
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From 03/27/2021 11:46
Isn't this supposed to be the best 500? Why is there only 100 in the list?
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From 06/27/2020 15:28
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.
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From 06/21/2020 22:13
The Smith's doesn't belong at #1
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