NME Readers' All-Time Top 100 Albums
by New Music Express (1988) 
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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1986
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33,868
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1985
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5,582
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1979
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21,808
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1984
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5,981
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1967
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39,873
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1968
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16,335
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1966
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49,550
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1980
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15,209
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1977
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10,568
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1966
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25,001
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NME Readers' All-Time Top 100 Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 18 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 35 | 35% | |
| 1980s | 46 | 46% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 6 | 6% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 3 | 3% | |
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