Tous les mois de décembre depuis 1974, le magazine New Musical Express fait un bilan de ce qu'il considère comme les meilleurs albums de l'année écoulée, il fait de même pour les singles depuis 1975.
C'est un panel de critiques et de journalistes indépendants qui travaillent au NME ou pour NME.com qui font ce choix.
Palmarès AnnéeAlbums de l'annéedeSingles de l'annéede1974Pretzel LogicSteely Dan - - 1975Blood On The TracksBob DylanNo Woman No CryBob Marley & The Wailers 1976DesireBob DylanThe Boys Are Back In TownThin Lizzy1977"Heroes"David BowiePretty VacantSex Pistols1978Darkness on the Edge of TownBruce SpringsteenEver Fallen in LoveThe Buzzcocks1979Fear of MusicTalking HeadsThe Eton RiflesThe Jam1980CloserJoy DivisionLove Will Tear Us ApartJoy Division1981NightclubbingGrace JonesGhost townThe Specials1982Midnight LoveMarvin GayeThe MessageGrandmaster Flash1983Punch the ClockElvis CostelloBillie JeanMichael Jackson1984The Poet IIBobby WomackLove WarsWomack & Womack1985Rain DogsTom WaitsNever UnderstandThe Jesus & Mary Chain1986ParadePrince & the RevolutionPrince1987Yo! Bum Rush the ShowPublic EnemySign o' the TimesPrince1988It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackPublic EnemyThe Mercy SeatNick Cave19893 Feet High and RisingDe La SoulShe Bangs The DrumsThe Stone Roses1990Pills 'n' Thrills and BellyachesHappy MondaysGroove Is in the HeartDeee-Lite1991NevermindNirvanaHigher than the sunPrimal Scream1992Copper BlueSugarThe DrownersSuede1993DebutBjörkCannonballThe Breeders1994Definitely MaybeOasisGirls & BoysBlur1995MaxinquayeTrickyReverend Black GrapeBlack Grape1996OdelayBeckBorn SlippyUnderworld1997Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in SpaceSpiritualizedBitter Sweet SymphonyThe Verve1998Deserter's SongsMercury RevIntergalacticBeastie Boys1999The Soft BulletinThe Flaming LipsWindowlickerAphex Twin2000Rated RQueens of the Stone AgeThe Real Slim ShadyEminem2001Is this it?The StrokesGet Ur Freak OnMissy Elliott2002A Rush of Blood to the HeadColdplayThere Goes the FearDoves2003ElephantThe White StripesCrazy in LoveBeyonce2004Franz FerdinandFranz FerdinandCan’t Stand Me NowThe Libertines2005Silent AlarmBloc PartyHounds of LoveThe Futureheads2006Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotArctic MonkeysOver and OverHot Chip2007Myths Of The Near FutureKlaxonsGolden SkansKlaxons2008Oracular SpectacularMGMTKidsMGMT2009Primary ColoursThe HorrorsZeroYeah Yeah Yeahs2010These New PuritansHiddenSpanish SaharaFoals2011Let England ShakePJ HarveyVideo GamesLana Del Rey2012LonerismTame ImpalaBest Of FriendsPalma Violets2013AMArctic MonkeysDaft Punk2014St. VincentSt. VincentSeasons (Waiting On You)Future Islands
Référence NME magazine, NME End of year critic lists
Catégorie:Musique anglaise Catégorie:Récompense de musique