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NME - The 500 greatest albums of all time (2013)

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Albums in List

Pos Album Artist
1 The queen is dead The Smiths
2 Revolver The Beatles
3 Hunky dory David Bowie
4 Is this it The Strokes
5 Velvet underground & Nico The Velvet underground
6 Different class Pulp
7 The Stone roses The Stone roses
8 Doolittle Pixies
9 The Beatles (= the white album) The Beatles
10 Definitely maybe Oasis
11 Nevermind Nirvana
12 Horses Patti Smith
13 Funeral Arcade fire
14 Low David Bowie
15 Let England shake PJ Harvey
16 Closer Joy division
17 It takes a nation of millions to hold us back Public enemy
18 Loveless My bloody Valentine
19 Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not Arctic monkeys
20 OK computer Radiohead
21 My beautiful dark twisted fantasy Kanye West
22 Parklife Blur
23 The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars David Bowie
24 Exile on Main street The Rolling stones
25 What's going on Marvin Gaye
26 Pet sounds The Beach boys
27 Screamadelica Primal scream
28 Back to black Amy Winehouse
29 Marquee moon Television
30 Enter the Wu-Tang (36 chambers) Wu-Tang clan
31 Dog man star Suede
32 Paul's boutique Beastie boys
33 Modern life is rubbish Blur
34 Abbey road The Beatles
35 In utero Nirvana
36 Blood on the tracks Bob Dylan
37 Forever changes Love
38 Never mind the bollocks, here's the Sex pistols Sex pistols
39 London calling The Clash
40 Unknown pleasures Joy division
41 Daydream nation Sonic youth
42 Innervisions Stevie Wonder
43 Rubber soul The Beatles
44 The holy bible Manic street preachers
45 Parallel lines Blondie
46 Debut Björk
47 Strangeways, here we come The Smiths
48 Hounds of love Kate Bush
49 Sound of silver LCD soundsystem
50 Dusty in Memphis Dusty Springfield
51 Rumours Fleetwood mac
52 Let it bleed The Rolling stones
53 Station to station David Bowie
54 Remain in light Talking heads
55 Sticky fingers The Rolling stones
56 After the goldrush Neil Young
57 The man machine Kraftwerk
58 Surfer Rosa Pixies
59 In rainbows Radiohead
60 Blue lines Massive attack
61 The Clash The Clash
62 Blonde on blonde Bob Dylan
63 Blue Joni Mitchell
64 Highway 61 revisited Bob Dylan
65 Automatic for the people R.E.M.
66 The bends Radiohead
67 (What's the story) Morning glory? Oasis
68 Astral weeks Van Morrison
69 Murmur R.E.M.
70 Up the bracket The Libertines
71 Harvest Neil Young
72 Transformer Lou Reed
73 Bringing it all back home Bob Dylan
74 Illmatic Nas
75 Dookie Green day
76 Discovery Daft punk
77 White blood cells White stripes
78 Suede Suede
79 Kind of blue Miles Davis
80 Raw power Iggy and the Stooges
81 Trans Europe Express Kraftwerk
82 Tapestry Carole King
83 The Band The Band
84 Live through this Hole
85 Born to run Bruce Springsteen
86 Grace Jeff Buckley
87 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely hearts club band The Beatles
88 For your pleasure Roxy music
89 The miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill
90 A grand don't come for free The Streets
91 Purple rain Prince
92 Radiator Super furry animals
93 Songs for the deaf Queens of the Stone age
94 Beggars banquet The Rolling stones
95 Spirit of Eden Talk talk
96 Fear of a black planet Public enemy
97 The Smiths The Smiths
98 In the aeroplane over the sea Neutral milk hotel
99 The Libertines The Libertines
100 Hatful of hollow The Smiths
101 Computer world Kraftwerk
102 The soft bulletin Flaming lips
103 Electric ladyland The Jimi Hendrix Experience
104 Fun house The Stooges
105 Rain dogs Tom Waits
106 Led zeppelin 4 Led zeppelin
107 Rage against the machine Rage against the machine
108 Pinkerton Weezer
109 Darkness on the edge of town Bruce Springsteen
110 Liege & lief Fairport convention
111 Dare The Human league
112 Liquid swords Genius/GZA
113 If you're feeling sinister Belle and Sebastian
114 Kid A Radiohead
115 Bandwagonesque Teenage fanclub
116 Elephant White stripes
117 The lexicon of love ABC
118 Searching for the young soul rebels Dexy's midnight runners
119 His 'n' hers Pulp
120 3 feet high and rising De la soul
121 Selected ambient works 85-92 Aphex twin
122 Technique New order
123 13 Blur
124 Graceland Paul Simon
125 Live at The Apollo, october 24, 1962 James Brown
126 Ill communication Beastie boys
127 Ramones Ramones
128 Urban hymns Verve
129 On the beach Neil Young
130 Turn on the bright lights Interpol
131 Thriller Michael Jackson
132 Dark side of the moon Pink floyd
133 John Lennon/Plastic Ono band John Lennon/Plastic Ono band
134 Stories from the city, stories from the sea PJ Harvey
135 The Marshall Mathers lp Eminem
136 Fever to tell Yeah Yeah Yeahs
137 Blur Blur
138 Illinoise Sufjan Stevens
139 Disintegration The Cure
140 Bryter layter Nick Drake
141 Natty dread Bob Marley and the Wailers
142 L'histoire de Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg
143 Desire Bob Dylan
144 Are you experienced The Jimi Hendrix Experience
145 Odessey & oracle Zombies
146 Relationship of command At the drive-in
147 Channel orange Frank Ocean
148 Nebraska Bruce Springsteen
149 Either/Or Elliott Smith
150 Original pirate material The Streets
151 Dry PJ Harvey
152 Deserter's song Mercury rev
153 The La's La's
154 To bring you my love PJ Harvey
155 Music for the jilted generation The Prodigy
156 Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space Spiritualized
157 Psychocandy The Jesus and Mary chain
158 Two dancers Wild beasts
159 Entertainment! Gang of four
160 Exterminator Primal scream
161 The suburbs Arcade fire
162 Boxer National
163 Neu! 75 Neu!
164 Johnny Cash at Folsom prison Johnny Cash
165 Let love in Nick Cave and the Bad seeds
166 This is hardcore Pulp
167 Lady soul Aretha Franklin
168 Dummy Portishead
169 Don't stand me down Dexy's midnight runners
170 Siamese dream Smashing pumpkins
171 Fear of music Talking heads
172 Songs in the key of life Stevie Wonder
173 Led zeppelin 3 Led zeppelin
174 I'm wide awake it's morning Bright eyes
175 Young Americans David Bowie
176 Want one Rufus Wainwright
177 Young team Mogwai
178 The Coral The Coral
179 Miss E ... so addictive Missy Elliott
180 Germfree adolescents X-Ray Spex
181 Music has the right to children Boards of Canada
182 Everything must go Manic street preachers
183 Speakerboxxx/the love below Outkast
184 Kala M.I.A.
185 Paid in full Eric B & Rakim
186 The blueprint Jay-Z
187 Isn't anything My bloody Valentine
188 A love supreme John Coltrane
189 A wizard, a true star Todd Rundgren
190 The piper at the gates of dawn Pink floyd
191 Elastica Elastica
192 Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand
193 Gold Ryan Adams
194 Appetite for destruction Guns n' roses
195 A hard day's night The Beatles
196 Rattus Norvegicus The Stranglers
197 Back in black AC/DC
198 Sign o the times Prince
199 Giant steps The Boo radleys
200 Last splash The Breeders
201 Hex enduction hour The Fall
202 Maxinquaye Tricky
203 Teen dream Beach house
204 Bad Michael Jackson
205 Straight outta Compton N.W.A.
206 Slanted and enchanted Pavement
207 Pearl Janis Joplin
208 Risqué Chic
209 The kick inside Kate Bush
210 69 love songs The Magnetic fields
211 Nightclubbing Grace Jones
212 Youth & young manhood Kings of Leon
213 One nation under a groove Funkadelic
214 Moon safari Air
215 Mezzanine Massive attack
216 Power, corruption and lies New order
217 Lust for life Iggy Pop
218 Primary colours Horrors
219 All mod cons The Jam
220 Alligator National
221 Broken English Marianne Faithfull
222 Fever Ray Fever Ray
223 Neon bible Arcade fire
224 Heaven up here Echo & the Bunnymen
225 Electric warrior T. Rex
226 The Doors The Doors
227 Imagine John Lennon
228 Brighten the corners Pavement
229 Metal box Public Image Ltd
230 Aladdin sane David Bowie
231 The chronic Dr. Dre
232 Songs of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen
233 Down in Albion Babyshambles
234 Behaviour Pet shop boys
235 Murder ballads Nick Cave and the Bad seeds
236 Suicide Suicide
237 XX XX
238 Show your bones Yeah Yeah Yeahs
239 Boy in da corner Dizzee Rascal
240 New boots and panties Ian Dury and the Blockheads
241 Ray of light Madonna
242 Off the wall Michael Jackson
243 The hissing of summer lawns Joni Mitchell
244 Smother Wild beasts
245 Fuzzy logic Super furry animals
246 MTV Unplugged in New York Nirvana
247 Glasvegas Glasvegas
248 The slim shady lp Eminem
249 The fat of the land The Prodigy
250 Weezer (the blue album) Weezer
251 Surf's up The Beach boys
252 Visions Grimes
253 Exile on Main st. (cassette) Pussy galore
254 Meat is murder The Smiths
255 The English Riviera Metronomy
256 This year's model Elvis Costello
257 The boatman's call Nick Cave and the Bad seeds
258 Five leaves left Nick Drake
259 Yo! Bum rush the show Public enemy
260 Specials The Specials
261 Live! Bob Marley and the Wailers
262 Criminal minded Boogie down productions
263 I speak because I can Laura Marling
264 Please please me The Beatles
265 Celebrity skin Hole
266 A rush of blood to the head Coldplay
267 Stupidity Dr. Feelgood
268 Todd Todd Rundgren
269 Skying Horrors
270 The Kinks are the Village green preservation society The Kinks
271 Loaded The Velvet underground
272 Parachutes Coldplay
273 Graduation Kanye West
274 Green R.E.M.
275 Quadrophenia The Who
276 Ocean rain Echo & the Bunnymen
277 Reading, writing & arithmetic Sundays
278 Cut The Slits
279 Trout mask replica Captain Beefheart and the Magic band
280 Drukqs Aphex twin
281 My aim is true Elvis Costello
282 Grand prix Teenage fanclub
283 Roxy music Roxy music
284 13 songs Fugazi
285 Midnight love Marvin Gaye
286 Dust Screaming trees
287 Reign in blood Slayer
288 Music of my mind Stevie Wonder
289 The Modern lovers Modern lovers
290 Expecting to fly The Bluetones
291 Younger than yesterday The Byrds
292 The new fellas The Cribs
293 High land, hard rain Aztec camera
294 Myths of the near future Klaxons
295 Doggystyle Snoop Dogg
296 Let's dance David Bowie
297 Ege bamyasi Can
298 Duck rock Malcolm McLaren
299 16 lovers lane The Go-betweens
300 The Who by numbers The Who
301 World of echo Arthur Russell
302 Homework Daft punk
303 Mingus ah um Charles Mingus
304 U.F. Orb Orb
305 Every picture tells a story Rod Stewart
306 The freewheelin' Bob Dylan Bob Dylan
307 Midnite vultures Beck
308 It's a shame about Ray Lemonheads
309 Metallica Metallica
310 Countdown to ecstasy Steely dan
311 Guerrilla Super furry animals
312 Treasure Cocteau twins
313 Franks wild years Tom Waits
314 Spiderland Slint
315 Cheap thrills Big Brother and the Holding company
316 Imperial bedroom Elvis Costello
317 Grievous angel Gram Parsons
318 Original gangster Ice-T
319 Who's next The Who
320 Swordfishtrombones Tom Waits
321 Lost souls Doves
322 This is happening LCD soundsystem
323 Bitches brew Miles Davis
324 Life's rich pageant R.E.M.
325 Sea change Beck
326 I can hear the heart beating as one Yo la tengo
327 Mutations Beck
328 Yoshimi battles the pink robots Flaming lips
329 Heroes David Bowie
330 Third Portishead
331 Kick out the jams MC5
332 H.M.S. Fable Shack
333 Band on the run Paul McCartney and Wings
334 Since I left you The Avalanches
335 ... Like clockwork Queens of the Stone age
336 Raw like sushi Neneh Cherry
337 The grey album Danger mouse
338 Ready to die The Notorious B.I.G.
339 Ten Pearl jam
340 We are family Sister Sledge
341 Closing time Tom Waits
342 Lazer guided melodies Spiritualized
343 John Wesley Harding Bob Dylan
344 Beautiful freak eels
345 Punch the clock Elvis Costello
346 Low-life New order
347 Dirty Sonic youth
348 Whitney Houston Whitney Houston
349 An awesome wave Alt-J
350 B.R.M.C. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
351 Sweetheart of the rodeo The Byrds
352 White light/white heat The Velvet underground
353 MClusky do Dallas MClusky
354 Hot buttered soul Isaac Hayes
355 New York dolls New York dolls
356 Bossanova Pixies
357 Copper blue Sugar
358 Rock bottom Robert Wyatt
359 We're only in it for the money The Mothers of Invention
360 Room on fire The Strokes
361 A nod is as good as a wink … to a blind horse Faces
362 Hello nasty Beastie boys
363 Damaged Black flag
364 For Emma, forever ago Bon iver
365 Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables Dead Kennedys
366 Songs of love and hate Leonard Cohen
367 Nights out Metronomy
368 Hail to the thief Radiohead
369 Strange mercy St. Vincent
370 Men's needs, women's needs, whatever The Cribs
371 Odelay Beck
372 Atomizer Big black
373 There's no place like America today Curtis Mayfield
374 In the wee small hours Frank Sinatra
375 Vauxhall and I Morrissey
376 Live at the Harlem Square club, 1963 Sam Cooke
377 Stormcock Roy Harper
378 Pink flag Wire
379 The boy with the Arab strap Belle and Sebastian
380 Silent alarm Bloc party
381 Scary monsters & super creeps David Bowie
382 Bridge over troubled water Simon and Garfunkel
383 Someone to drive you home Long blondes
384 Elvis Presley Elvis Presley
385 Get behind me Satan White stripes
386 Revival Gillian Welch
387 Combat rock The Clash
388 Happy sad Tim Buckley
389 Le Tigre Le Tigre
390 A Northern soul Verve
391 Burial Burial
392 Beauty and the beat Edan
393 Dirty mind Prince
394 Chairs missing Wire
395 De stijl White stripes
396 L.A.M.F. The Heartbreakers
397 Reasonable doubt Jay-Z
398 Everybody knows this is nowhere Neil Young & Crazy horse
399 Abattoir blues/The lyre of Orpheus Nick Cave and the Bad seeds
400 This nation's saving grace The Fall
401 20 jazz funk greats Throbbing gristle
402 Twenty one Mystery jets
403 Vespertine Björk
404 No other Gene Clark
405 Otis blue - Otis Redding sings soul Otis Redding
406 Rated R Queens of the Stone age
407 Going blank again Ride
408 Crooked rain, crooked rain Pavement
409 Tago mago Can
410 Antics Interpol
411 Madvillainy Madvillain
412 Endtroducing DJ Shadow
413 Pills 'n' thrills and bellyaches Happy mondays
414 Dig your own hole The Chemical brothers
415 Chet Baker sings Chet Baker
416 Merriweather post pavilion Animal collective
417 1977 Ash
418 Electro-shock blues eels
419 Let it come down Spiritualized
420 People's instinctive travels & the paths of rhythm A Tribe called quest
421 Radio city Big star
422 Too-rye-ay Dexy's midnight runners
423 Live at Leeds The Who
424 The Joshua tree U2
425 Nancy & Lee Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
426 Goo Sonic youth
427 Here come the warm jets Brian Eno
428 Born in the USA Bruce Springsteen
429 Bleed American Jimmy eat world
430 Scott 4 Scott Walker
431 Badmotorfinger Soundgarden
432 Tindersticks Tindersticks
433 2001 Dr. Dre
434 Steve McQueen Prefab sprout
435 Easter Patti Smith
436 Mirrored Battles
437 Dear science TV on the radio
438 A-ha shake heartbreak Kings of Leon
439 The Futureheads The Futureheads
440 Life's a riot with spy vs. spy Billy Bragg
441 Arrival Abba
442 Al Green is love Al Green
443 Sometimes I wish we were an eagle Bill Callahan
444 Violator Depeche mode
445 Tusk Fleetwood mac
446 The warning Hot chip
447 Diamond dogs David Bowie
448 Sci-fi lullabies Suede
449 AM Arctic monkeys
450 Rid of me PJ Harvey
451 Third/Sister lovers Big star
452 The B-52's B-52's
453 The House of love House of Love
454 The writing's on the wall Destiny's child
455 Vampire weekend Vampire weekend
456 September of my years Frank Sinatra
457 Black cherry Goldfrapp
458 Yankee hotel Foxtrot Wilco
459 The black album Jay-Z
460 Bleach Nirvana
461 Generation terrorists Manic street preachers
462 Master of puppets Metallica
463 Pod The Breeders
464 Only by the night Kings of Leon
465 High violet National
466 The W Wu-Tang clan
467 The idiot Iggy Pop
468 Chutes too narrow The Shins
469 Holland The Beach boys
471 Oracular spectacular MGMT
472 Mellon Collie and the infinite sadness Smashing pumpkins
473 A storm in heaven Verve
474 Tarot sport Fuck buttons
475 Smoke ring for my halo Kurt Vile
476 Foo fighters Foo fighters
477 Crystal castles Crystal castles
478 Trouble will find me National
479 The real Ramona Throwing muses
480 I never loved a man the way I love you Aretha Franklin
481 Presents Smile Brian Wilson
482 Lady in satin Billie Holiday
483 Blood & chocolate Elvis Costello
484 The river Bruce Springsteen
485 Good kid : m.a.a.d. City Kendrick Lamar
486 Homogenic Björk
487 Sound affects The Jam
488 I'm your man Leonard Cohen
489 George Best Wedding present
490 Back in the USA MC5
491 Actually Pet shop boys
492 Hidden These new puritans
493 Blood This mortal coil
494 The head on the door The Cure
495 Hot fuss Killers
496 Album The Girls
497 Random access memories Daft punk
498 Berlin Lou Reed
499 Star Belly
500 Stankonia Outkast