NME Lists

150 Best Tracks

150 of the best tracks from the past 15 years

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS FACTS

50 things you never knew about them

50 BEST REMIXES EVER

The greatest re-works ever

MUSIC'S 25 BIZARRE BABY NAMES

The strangest offspring names in music

20 CONTROVERSIAL MUSIC VIDEOS

The most cringe-worthy, offensive promos out there

LIAM GALLAGHER'S BEST ABUSES

The worst slurs he's slung

100 GREATEST MUSIC VIDEOS

From Michael Jackson to Johnny Cash

THE WISDOM OF MORRISSEY

His 50 most memorable quotes

MY FIRST ALBUM

Artists on the first record they ever bought

50 BEST SUMMER SONGS

The ultimate sun-kissed playlist

YOUTUBE'S MOST VIEWED

The 40 most watched music clips ever

BEST NEW BANDS OF 2011

The 50 acts you need to hear

BOB DYLAN EXPLAINED

The stories behind his 70 best songs

THE STORY OF CREATION

The label's history in quotes

20 BEST POP ACTS EVER

As voted by NME.COM users

MUSIC'S RECORD BREAKERS

The biggest chart successes ever

THE LIBERTINES

50 geeky facts about Pete and Carl

50 WORST ALBUM COVERS

Get ready to cringe

GREAT FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES

The 50 most memorable sets ever

50 FASTEST SELLING ALBUMS

UK chart record-breakers

CONTROVERSIAL MOMENTS

44 shocking chapters in rock history

BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS

Revealed - what bands were called before you knew them

LADY GAGA EXPLAINED

50 incredibly geeky facts

LEGO ALBUM SLEEVES

26 album covers made better

50 GREATEST LIVE ALBUMS

From Metallica to Muse

THE ROLLING STONES

The stories behind their best songs

FIGHT CLUB

50 most vicious put-downs in music

LEGENDARY GIGS

21 shows you should have been at

50 BEST BAND LOGOS

Music's most memorable designs

DID I SAY THAT?

25 ill-advised pop star outbursts

INSANE IN THE BRAIN

21 spectacular celebrity meltdowns

DESPERADOES

Music's 25 wildest publicity stunts

READING AND LEEDS

25 greatest moments

FINANCIAL DISASTERS

Music's worst money decisions

ESSENTIAL BOOTLEGS

30 unofficial albums you need to hear

MUSIC'S BEST TWEETERS

100 musicians you should be following

25 GREAT LIVE HOOK-UPS

A few of our favourite onstage collaborations

10 BUZZ BANDS AT SXSW 2011

The most talked-about acts at South By Southwest this year

20 GREATEST METAL ALBUMS

As voted for by NME.COM users. You'll never guess what's number one

25 GREATEST 80S MOVIES

From The Goonies to Ghostbusters, the best films of the era

20 ESSENTIAL LIVE DVDS

The concert films every music fan should own

50 FACTS ABOUT RADIOHEAD

Everything you ever wanted to know and quite a bit you didn't

50 FACTS ABOUT ARCTIC MONKEYS

Incredibly geeky facts about Alex Turner and co

50 BEST FILM SOUNDTRACKS

From Pulp Fiction to The Social Network, the best movie music

50 BEST FRONTMEN AND WOMEN

A tribute to the most charismatic band leaders ever

50 DRUGGIEST ALBUMS

From 'Screamadelica' to The Stooges, the most strung-out records ever made

50 DARKEST ALBUMS EVER

Draw the curtains - it's the gloomiest records of all time

60 ALBUMS FOR 2011

The music you need to hear in the coming year

20 NEW ACTS FOR 2011

From Anna Calvi to The Vaccines, the cream of the new crop

50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2010

From Best Coast to These New Puritans, NME writers select the best of the year

50 BEST TRACKS OF 2010

The musical moments that defined the past twelve months

50 BEST MUSIC VIDEOS OF 2010

Watch the most eyecatching and inventive promos of the year

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR, 19742010

NME's favourite albums, going back to the seventies

50 BIGGEST SELLING ALBUMS EVER

The most successful longplayers in history

50 GREATEST DEBUT ALBUMS

Year by year, the best opening salvos from a halfcentury of rock n roll

NME COOL LIST 2010

From Lonelady to Laura Marling, the artists who've defined the year

50 BEST NEW BANDS OF 2010

The acts that have made life worth living over the past 12 months

40 SONGS FOR SUMMER

Sun-kissed tunes selected by Radiohead, Oasis, Coldplay and more

MUSIC'S BEST LYRICISTS

From Laura Marling to Thom Yorke, the best wordsmiths in music today

50 AWESOME MUSIC MOVIES

Our pick of the greatest music films ever made

20 GREATEST CULT HEROES

Unsung icons, from Mark Linkous to Mark E Smith

TOP 100 ALBUMS OF THE DECADE

NME counts down the top 100 albums of the decade, featuring The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more...

TOP 100 TRACKS OF THE DECADE

Our favourite 100 songs from the past decade, featuring Outkast, White Stripes, Blur, Beyonce and more...

50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2009

The cream of the LP crop, including The Horrors, Animal Collective and Arctic Monkeys.

50 BEST TRACKS OF 2009

The songs that soared. Bow down to La Roux, The XX, Bon Iver, Kasabian, Lady Gaga and more...

NME's NEW BAND TIPS FOR 2010

Grab free MP3s from all the bands we think you'll love in the coming year.

50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2008

Vampire Weekend, MGMT and Glasvegas a vintage year for guitar music.

50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2007

A year that saw great albums from Interpol, Klaxons and Radiohead.

50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2006

Muse, Hot Chip, Arctic Monkeys, CSS and Yeah Yeah Yeahs make it a year to remember.

50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2005

The year that headphones were dominated by Test Icicles, Bloc Party, Arcade Fire and Franz.

50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2004

Featuring Franz Ferdinand's debut, Danger Mouse's 'Grey Album', and The 22-20s (remember them?).

50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2003

It was the year of The White Stripes' 'Elephant' and The Strokes' second album, 'Room On Fire'.

50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2002

From Raging Speedhorn (yes, really) to Coldplay's 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head'.

50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2001

The year in which The Strokes released their legendary debut, 'Is This It'.

50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2000

The first year of the decade brought us the explosive 'Rated R' by QOTSA.

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