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Pick through NME's 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade, Best Albums Of The Year and more, right here. 101 ALBUMS TO HEAR BEFORE YOU DIE From cult classics to forgotten gems, artists pick the one album they consider... 100 BEST TRACKS OF THE 00S The decade that brought us The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys and Arcade Fire. Here are the... 100 BEST SONGS OF THE 1990S The decade that brought us Britpop, grunge, superstar DJs - and a whole lot of terrible... 100 BEST SONGS OF THE 1980S From grassroots indie to giant stadium rock, hip-hop to acid house, the highlights of... 100 BEST SONGS OF THE 1970S The genius-studded decade of punk, glam, disco and classic rock. The highlights... 100 BEST SONGS OF THE 1960S What a decade. From The Beatles to Johnny Cash, The Temptations to Elvis Presley. Words... THE 50 GREATEST PRODUCERS EVER Producers are an often overlooked but always integral part of the recording process. We... 100 BEST SONGS OF THE 1950S Curated by Nigel Williamson. Words by Matthew Horton, Tim Chester, Priya Elan. 50 MOST EXPLOSIVE CHORUSES A great chorus is like take-off: the bit in the song that makes you a) sing, b) cry, or... 50 GREATEST GUITAR SOLOS What are the most electrifying axe moments in rock? We've compiled a list of the best -... 50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2011 50 BEST TRACKS OF 2011 It's been another spectacular year for music, but what were the highlights? Here's our... 50 BEST MUSIC VIDEOS OF 2011 2011 has been a memorable year for music video. From Best Coast to Beyonce, Azealia... 50 WORST MUSIC VIDEOS EVER Old women dancing, over-animated tweens, over-sexed jocks, it's all here. We present... 150 BEST TRACKS OF THE PAST 15 YEARS To mark NME.COM's fifteenth birthday, we've selected the 150 tracks that have meant the... 100 GREATEST MUSIC VIDEOS To celebrate the launch of NME Video - a new... ULTIMATE CULT HEROES As featured in the 28 May issue of NME... 25 STUNNING LIVE COLLABORATIONS It's like the song says: it takes two to make a thing go right. So here's a run-down of... THE 10 BIGGEST BUZZES AT SXSW 2011 And so 50 DRUGGIEST ALBUMS EVER As featured in the February 5 issue of NME , we present the most wired, warped... 50 DARKEST ALBUMS EVER Originally featured in the 22 January issue of NME, it's the 50 most brilliantly... 20 NEW ACTS FOR 2011 As featured in the January New Music Issue of NME , here are the 20 acts we're... 50 BEST MUSIC VIDEOS OF 2010 Disagree with our choices? 50 BEST TRACKS OF 2010 Special offer: download any of our 50 tracks of the year from 50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2010 CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE Stuck for ideas this Christmas? Got loads of people to buy for but lacking inspiration?... 50 GREATEST DEBUT ALBUMS This is NME’s celebration of the best debut albums from the last 50 years. It's not a... COOL LIST 2010 It's NME's favourite time of year, as we herald the dudes du jour .... 50 BEST NEW BANDS OF 2010 Now we're over halfway through the year, we thought it was high time we looked back and... THE ULTIMATE SUMMER PLAYLIST Summer is finally here, so what better time to ask a load of musicians to name the... NME FESTIVAL GUIDE 2010 Festival season is almost upon us. Yay! But which one is best for you? ... THE GREATEST LYRICISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY Every generation needs its poets and here's the 23 musical scribes who define 2010.... THE 10 BIGGEST BUZZES AT SXSW There's no festival quite like South By Southwest. For four days a year, anyone with... 50 AWESOME MUSIC MOVIES To celebrate the launch of NME.COM/movies ... MUSIC'S 20 GREATEST CULT HEROES The names you'll find here are musicians whose artistic ability - genius, in some cases... NME'S NEW MUSIC TIPS FOR 2010 If you've seen the new issue you'll know it's... 50 BEST TRACKS OF 2009 Welcome to the tracks that rocked our world over the past year. Disagree with our... 50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2009 Welcome to the albums that rocked our world over the past year. Disagree with our... 100 TRACKS OF THE DECADE We've already shared our THE TOP 100 GREATEST ALBUMS OF THE DECADE The Top 100 albums released between January 2000 and December 2009, as voted for by NME... 20 GREATEST INDIE ANTHEMS As voted by you BANDS' FAVOURITE FILMS Artists on their best-loved movies LESSER KNOWN COVERS 27 tracks you didn't know you were covers 30 MOST SAMPLED TRACKS The tunes that crop up everywhere 25 MOST ANNOYING SONGS Music's most irritating moments 10 WORST SINGERS History's suckiest vocalists 20 WORST POP ACTS A junkyard of musical dreck REJECTED POP SONGS 10 great tracks that almost never got made 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 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 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 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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