NME's Best Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (1985) 
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:
1971
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19,875
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Year of Release:
1968
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17,355
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1965
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28,468
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1977
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6,045
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1977
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20,722
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1983
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4,719
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1969
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6,764
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1966
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26,241
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1970
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9,868
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1979
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23,136
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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NME's Best Albums Of All Time composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1970s | 56 | 56% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| The Doors | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Roxy Music | 3 | 3% | |
| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 3 | 3% | |
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NME's Best Albums Of All Time similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| All Time Top 100 Albums | Sounds (UK) | Overall chart | 1985 | |
| 100 Greatest Albums of All Time | Mojo | Overall chart | 1995 | |
| Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made | Mojo | Overall chart | 1996 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | album guru joe | Overall chart | 2013 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | WayneMC | 1970s decade chart | 2015 | |
| Die besten Platten aus 5 Jahrzehnten: Top 100 | Rolling Stone Deutschland | Overall chart | 1997 |  |
| Top 500 Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | Overall chart | 2003 | |
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | WayneMC | Overall chart | 2020 | |
| 200 Greatest albums of all time (1 - 100) - Uncut 2016 | Johnnyo | Custom chart | 2020 | |
| Most Acclaimed Music Albums | Imaybeparanoid | Custom chart | 2015 |  |
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| 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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70/100 | 12/11/2020 07:56 |  pjohnsongolf | | 89/100 |
60/100 | 11/11/2020 13:00 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
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