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NME's Top 100 Best British Albums of all time OK, I LIKE the #5 and all, but erm, it was only actually released 4 days ago
100) Derek and Clive - (Live) 1976 99) Patrick Wolf - Lycanthropy 2004 98) Roots Manuva - Run Come Save Me 2001 97) Led Zeppelin - IV 1971 96) Adam and The Ants - Kings of The Wild Frontier 1980 95) Julian Cope - Jehovahkill 1992 94) The Futureheads - S/T 2004 93) Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets 1974 92) Oasis (What's The Story) Morning Glory? 1995 91) The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace 1985 90) Supergrass - I Should Coco 1995 89) Blur - Parklife 1994 88) Underworld - Dubnobasswithmyheadman 1993 87) The Small Faces - Ogden's Nut Gone Flake 1968 86) George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 1970 85) ABC - The Lexicon of Love 1982 84) Redskins - Neither Washington Nor Moscow... 1974 83) Wire - Pink Flag 1977 82) The Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches 1990 81) Antony and The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now 2005 80) Black Sabbath - Paranoid 1970 79) Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque 1991 78) Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 1992 77) The Beta Band - The 3 E.P.s 1998 76) Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time 1997 75) Tricky - Maxinquaye 1995 74) Prodigy - Music For The Jilted Generation 1994 73) Kasier Chiefs - Employment 2005 72) Joy Divison - Closer 1980 71) Buzzcocks - Love Bites 1978 70) Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription 1987 69) Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure 1972 68) The Pretty Things - SF Sorrow 1968 67) Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head 2002 66) Elvis Costello - This Year's Model 1978 65) Radiohad - Kid A 2000 64) Gang Of Four - Entertainment! 1978 63) David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars 1972 62) Saint Etienne - Fox Base Alpha 1991 61) Echo and The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain 1984 60) The Human League - Dare! 1981 59) The Clash - S/T 1977 58) Suede - Dog Man Star 1994 57) The Cure - The Head On The Door 1985 56) Portishead - Dummy 1994 55) Bloc Party - Silent Alarm 2005 54) Morrissey - Vauxhall & I 1994 53) The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed 1969 52) Madness - One Step Beyond 1979 51) Billy Bragg - Talking With The Taxman About Poetry 1986 50) The La's - S/T 1990 49) The Who - My Generation 1965 48) Elastica - S/T 1995 47) The Libertines S/T 2004 46) Pulp His 'N' Hers 1994 45) The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free 2004 44) Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 1979 43) The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. 1972 42) The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy 1985 41) Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love 1985 40) Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner 2003 39) Ride - Nowhere 1990 38) Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating In Space 1997 37) Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible 1994 36) The Beatles - S/T 1968 35) Radiohead - OK Computer 1997 34) The Jam - All Mod Cons 1978 33) Coldplay - Parachutes 2000 32) The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle 1968 31) Massive Attack - Blue Lines 1991 30) Suede - S/T 1993 29) Led Zeppelin - II 1969 28) Nick Drake - Bryter Layter 1970 27) Polly Harvey - Dry 1992 26) The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow 1984 25) The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society 1968 24) Pet Shop Boys - Please 1986 23) New Order - Technique 1989 22) Super Furry Animals - Radiator 1997 21) Muse - Absolution 2003 20) The Beatles - Rubber Soul 1965 19) The Smiths - Strangeways Here We Come 1987 18) Franz Ferdinand - S/T 2004 17) The Streets - Original Pirate Material 2002 16) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels 1980 15) Primal Scream - Scremadelica 1991 14) David Bowie - Hunky Dory 1971 13) The Verve - A Northern Soul 1995 12) The Specials - S/T 1979 11) Radiohead - The Bends 1995 10) The Libertines - Up The Bracket 2002 9) The Beatles - Revolver 1966 8) The Clash - London Calling 1979 7) Pulp - Different Class 1995 6) Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish 1993 5) Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 2006 4) Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks 1978 3) Oasis - Definetly Maybe 1994 2) The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead 1986 1) The Stone Roses - S/T 1989 | |
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Ellie said: OK, I LIKE the #5 and all, but erm, it was only actually released 4 days ago
1) The Stone Roses - S/T 1989 *paging endorphin74* | |
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16) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels 1980
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The Jam - All Mod Cons 1978
I MUCH prefer Beat Surrender. NME just being ridiculously snobby as usual coupled with the just plain ridiculous with some of their positions and overrating of newer albums. | |
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I know these lists generally mean nothing and taste in music is completely subjective, but I'm a bit shocked that George Harrison's All Things Must Pass is so far down that list. Elastica placed higher than he did for goodness' sake! | |
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Oh God, I used to like Elastica. So many one album wonders in the mid 90s. | |
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Ellie said: OK, I LIKE the #5 and all, but erm, it was only actually released 4 days ago
and it has destroyed all UK debut sales records, by far. I agree, however, that the ranking is stretch. a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on | |
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I might pick it up next week. Bloody everyone I know has bought it already though, but I downloaded the 2 singles legally. | |
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Ellie said:[quote]OK, I LIKE the #5 and all, but erm, it was only actually released 4 days ago [quote]
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RipHer2Shreds said: Ellie said: OK, I LIKE the #5 and all, but erm, it was only actually released 4 days ago
1) The Stone Roses - S/T 1989 *paging endorphin74* and I'll have to come back later and peruse the whole list... | |
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Pulp at #7! "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Ellie said: The Jam - All Mod Cons 1978
I MUCH prefer Beat Surrender. NME just being ridiculously snobby as usual coupled with the just plain ridiculous with some of their positions and overrating of newer albums. Wasn't Beat Surrender a single, not an album? I think All Mod Cons, Setting Sons and Sound Affects all deserve a place on the list but if I had to pick one it would probably be Setting Sons. | |
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My favorite
Can`t understand why it`s at 93 | |
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Another British list, another shaft of Eurythmics. Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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no Bowie in the top 10? yes SIR! | |
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what? no Wham! Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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What I've come to realize is... if you can just ignore the rankings and choose for yourself, lists like these can be a good resource for music to check out.
I'm sure their all great albums, ykno? One of my favorite lists was from The Source around 1998, and it had the top 100 rap albums, and it wasn't ranked, it was alphabetical. Just because a small sample of staff happened to hear and like the same album... up it goes in rank. Sorta like Moonpie's best of orgs 2005 list, where there's only one vote because only Anxiety piped up about a certain title. | |
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You gotta wonder about putting Oasis above the Beatles. Why not the Rutles? Cee's got a good point, though, if you ignore the numbers, it's not a bad list.
But Sgt. Pepper is just too obvious for the top 100? Silly. For a country with more tradition & history than America, they give more weight to recent stuff than American lists would. Rolling Stone would pick the standbys--Elvis, Beatles, Zeppelin, Jimi, Etc. Check this song out at:
http://www.soundclick.com...tmusic.htm | |
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Ah, but NME have been doing this type of "we're so unpredictable we are" ahit for the last 20 years. | |
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Um, tell me how friggin' Oasis is lower on the list than The Beatles. | |
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Screamadelica should be higher. Blur's Parklife should be on there. The Charlatans' self-titled should be on there. | |
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absolutely stupid list.
critics don't know shit (ESPECIALLY music critics). | |
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there have been some terrible lists lately, but this one might take the cake. Hideous. | |
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andyman91 said: You gotta wonder about putting Oasis above the Beatles. Why not the Rutles?
Yes!! Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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Joy Division is too low. | |
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GangstaFam said: Joy Division is too low.
Don't care about it! This list is lame! . [Edited 1/28/06 1:37am] | |
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Cheek said: GangstaFam said: Joy Division is too low.
Don't care about it! This list is lame! At least both of their albums are in there. They should both be top 20 though if you ask me. | |
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GangstaFam said: At least both of their albums are in there. They should both be top 20 though if you ask me.
I just can't understand the hype about "Oasis".... They're lame Beatles clones... | |
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Cheek said: I just can't understand the hype about "Oasis"....
They're lame Beatles clones... The fact that they're above any Beatles album is pretty telling. | |
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GangstaFam said: The fact that they're above any Beatles album is pretty telling.
Yeah... | |
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