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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1982
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333
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1978
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3,326
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1980
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1,541
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1975
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23,524
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1985
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2,982
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1978
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1,286
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1986
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690
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1986
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573
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1978
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New Musical Express Writers Top 100 Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 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 | % | |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| New Order | 2 | 2% | |
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- The 50 best albums of 2021 by New Music Express (2021 year chart)
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- NME Albums Of The Year 2017 by New Music Express (2017 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 2016 by New Music Express (2016 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 2015 by New Music Express (2015 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 2014 by New Music Express (2014 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 2013 by New Music Express (2013 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 2012 by New Music Express (2012 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 2011 by New Music Express (2011 year chart)
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- NME Albums Of The Year 2009 by New Music Express (2009 year chart)
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- NME Albums Of The Year 2005 by New Music Express (2005 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 2004 by New Music Express (2004 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 2003 by New Music Express (2003 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 2002 by New Music Express (2002 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 2001 by New Music Express (2001 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 2000 by New Music Express (2000 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1999 by New Music Express (1999 year chart)
- NME Albums of the Year 1998 by New Music Express (1998 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1997 by New Music Express (1997 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1996 by New Music Express (1996 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1995 by New Music Express (1995 year chart)
- 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)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1991 by New Music Express (1991 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1990 by New Music Express (1990 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1989 by New Music Express (1989 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1988 by New Music Express (1988 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1987 by New Music Express (1987 year chart)
- 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)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1983 by New Music Express (1983 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1982 by New Music Express (1982 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1981 by New Music Express (1981 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1980 by New Music Express (1980 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1979 by New Music Express (1979 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1978 by New Music Express (1978 year chart)
- NME Albums Of The Year 1977 by New Music Express (1977 year chart)
- 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)
Decade charts
- 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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