New Musical Express Writers Top 100 Albums by New Music Express (1993)

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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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,288 charts

Rank Score:

13,516

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

12

Overall Rank:

98

Average Rating:

 85 (1,822 votes)

Comments:

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Warehouse: Songs And Stories 

 Hüsker Dü

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

1,055

Rank in 1987:

33

Rank in 1980s:

252

Overall Rank:

1,620

Average Rating:

 78 (181 votes)

Comments:

12

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Low-Life 

 New Order

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,943

Rank in 1985:

12

Rank in 1980s:

92

Overall Rank:

603

Average Rating:

 80 (470 votes)

Comments:

19

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Heaven Up Here 

 Echo & The Bunnymen

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

1,494

Rank in 1981:

16

Rank in 1980s:

190

Overall Rank:

1,186

Average Rating:

 77 (319 votes)

Comments:

11

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,966 charts

Rank Score:

30,666

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,223 votes)

Comments:

192

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Rain Dogs 

 Tom Waits

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,115 charts

Rank Score:

13,076

Rank in 1985:

2

Rank in 1980s:

14

Overall Rank:

108

Average Rating:

 84 (1,306 votes)

Comments:

85

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The Smiths 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

935 charts

Rank Score:

8,633

Rank in 1984:

3

Rank in 1980s:

23

Overall Rank:

189

Average Rating:

 83 (1,440 votes)

Comments:

86

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16 Lovers Lane 

 The Go-Betweens

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

1,879

Rank in 1988:

15

Rank in 1980s:

148

Overall Rank:

960

Average Rating:

 79 (256 votes)

Comments:

16

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Sound Affects 

 The Jam

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

1,860

Rank in 1980:

20

Rank in 1980s:

149

Overall Rank:

967

Average Rating:

 79 (374 votes)

Comments:

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80.

Sister 

 Sonic Youth

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

491 charts

Rank Score:

3,495

Rank in 1987:

9

Rank in 1980s:

77

Overall Rank:

516

Average Rating:

 80 (624 votes)

Comments:

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New Musical Express Writers Top 100 Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	1%
1960s	25	25%
1970s	36	36%
1980s	28	28%
1990s	10	10%
2000s	0	0%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Bob Dylan	4	4%
The Beatles	4	4%
Neil Young	3	3%
The Clash	3	3%
The Smiths	3	3%
David Bowie	3	3%
Joy Division	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	47	47%
	42	42%
	5	5%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%

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• NME Albums Of The Year 1994 by New Music Express (1994 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1993 by New Music Express (1993 year chart) (published 2016)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1992 by New Music Express (1992 year chart)
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• NME Albums Of The Year 1986 by New Music Express (1986 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1985 by New Music Express (1985 year chart) (published 2016)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1984 by New Music Express (1984 year chart)
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• NME Albums Of The Year 1982 by New Music Express (1982 year chart)
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• NME Albums Of The Year 1976 by New Music Express (1976 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1975 by New Music Express (1975 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 1974 by New Music Express (1974 year chart)

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• NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2010s decade chart) (published 2019)
• Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 2000s by New Music Express (2000s decade chart) (published 2009)
• Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s by New Music Express (1980s decade chart) (published 1990)
• Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1970s by New Music Express (1970s decade chart) (published 1980)
• Top 50 Greatest Albums of the 1960s by New Music Express (1960s decade chart) (published 1993)

Overall charts

• NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 2003)
• The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 2013)
• NME's Best Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (published 1985)
• New Musical Express Writers Top 100 Albums by New Music Express (published 1993)
• NME Readers' All-Time Top 100 Albums by New Music Express (published 1988)

[New Music Express was founded in 1952.]

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70/100	07/27/2020 06:42	Larcx13	1,092	86/100
90/100	02/25/2019 21:06	TheTourist	155	79/100
85/100	11/08/2016 08:38	TheSmiths82-87	1,839	83/100

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