NME (New Musical Express) magazine is a British magazine. Over the years, they’ve put out a number of best-of-all-time album lists. This DMDB exclusive list aggregates eight of NME’s lists together (see resources for all the lists at the bottom of the page).
Also, check out NME’s annual picks for album of the year. They have made such picks since 1974, but by looking at the consolidated lists described above, the list has been expanded back to 1963.
Check out other publications and organizations’ best-of album lists here.
1. The Beatles Revolver (1966)
2. The Beatles The Beatles (aka “The White Album”) (1968)
3. Joy Division Unknown Pleasures (1979)
4. The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street (1972)
5. Van Morrison Astral Weeks (1968)
6. Velvet Underground & Nico Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
7. Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977)
8. The Beach Boys Pet Sounds (1966)
9. Love Forever Changes (1967)
10. David Bowie Hunky Dory (1971)
11. Joy Division Closer (1980)
12. The Clash The Clash (1977)
13. Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks (1975)
14. The Beatles Rubber Soul (1965)
15. Dexy’s Midnight Runners Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980)
16. Bob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
17. The Smiths The Queen Is Dead (1986)
18. The Stone Roses The Stone Roses (1989)
19. Marvin Gaye What’s Going On (1971)
20. Television Marquee Moon (1977)
21. The Clash London Calling (1979)
22. Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde (1966)
23. Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
24. Patti Smith Horses (1975)
25. David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
26. David Bowie Low (1977)
27. The Smiths Hatful of Hollow (1984)
28. The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed (1969)
29. Massive Attack Blue Lines (1991)
30. Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy (1985)
31. The Doors The Doors (1967)
32. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
33. Roxy Music For Your Pleasure (1973)
34. Otis Redding Otis Blue (1965)
35. Oasis Definitely Maybe (1994)
36. Nirvana Nevermind (1991)
37. Radiohead OK Computer (1997)
38. Primal Scream Screamadelica (1991)
39. The Smiths Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
40. The Beatles Abbey Road (1969)
41. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
42. Bruce Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
43. Blur Parklife (1994)
44. Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory (1995)
45. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced? (1967)
46. New Order Technique (1989)
47. The Smiths The Smiths (1984)
48. John Lennon Plastic Ono Band (1970)
49. Neil Young After the Gold Rush (1970)
50. Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
51. The Jam All Mod Cons (1978)
52. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica (1969)
53. Elvis Costello & The Attractions This Year’s Model (1978)
54. The Beach Boys Surf’s Up (1971)
55. The Fall This Nation’s Saving Grace (1985)
56. The Strokes Is This It (2001)
57. Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006)
58. Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
59. Elvis Presley The Sun Sessions (archives, recorded 1954-55, released 1976)
60. Manic Street Preachers The Holy Bible (1994)
61. Blondie Parallel Lines (1978)
62. The Band The Band (1969)
63. Radiohead The Bends (1995)
64. The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers (1971)
65. Pixies Surfer Rosa (1988)
66. R.E.M. Automatic for the People (1992)
67. The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground (1969)
68. Joni Mitchell Blue (1971)
69. Miles Davis Kind of Blue (1959)
70. Kraftwerk Trans-Europa Express (Trans Europe Express) (1977)
71. Aretha Franklin Greatest Hits (compilation: 1971)
72. Stevie Wonder Innervisions (1973)
73. Dusty Springfield Dusty in Memphis (1969)
74. Suede (aka “London Suede”) Dog Man Star (1994)
75. James Brown Live at the Apollo Volume 1 (live, 1962)
76. Kate Bush Hounds of Love (1985)
77. The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet (1968)
78. David Bowie Station to Station (1976)
79. Lou Reed Transformer (1972)
80. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland (1968)
81. Spiritualized Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (1997)
82. Streets Original Pirate Material (2002)
83. Tom Waits Rain Dogs (1985)
84. The Doors L.A. Woman (1971)
85. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Clear Spot (1972)
86. De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
87. Pulp His ‘N’ Hers (1994)
88. PJ Harvey Dry (1992)
89. ABC Lexicon of Love (1982)
90. Prince Sign ‘O’ the Times (1987)
91. Gang of Four Entertainment! (1979)
92. Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (compilation: 1985-92, released 1992)
93. John Coltrane A Love Supreme (1965)
94. The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night (soundtrack, 1964)
95. David Bowie Young Americans (1975)
96. Pink Floyd The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
97. Talking Heads Fear of Music (1979)
98. The Kinks Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
99. The Specials The Specials (1979)
100. Iggy Pop Lust for Life (1977)
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