NME's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

*NME*'s "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" magazine cover

"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" is a 2013 special issue of British magazine NME, available digitally or in newsstands on October 23.^[1] The list presented was compiled based on votes from current and past NME journalists.^[2] The list and writer's choices voting several times for the same act, were criticized by several papers including The Guardian.^[3]

The number one album was The Queen Is Dead by the Smiths.^[4]

^ "The Smiths' 'The Queen Is Dead' tops NME's list of 500 greatest albums of all time". NME. October 22, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ "NME Staff Pick Their Top 10 Greatest Albums Of All Time". NME Blog. NME. October 22, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ Hann, Michael (24 October 2013). "What's the difference between best and favourite albums?". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
^ Barker, Emily (2013-10-25). "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: 100-1". NME. Retrieved 2019-05-13.

[nme-1] "The Smiths' 'The Queen Is Dead' tops NME's list of 500 greatest albums of all time". NME. October 22, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[2] "NME Staff Pick Their Top 10 Greatest Albums Of All Time". NME Blog. NME. October 22, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[guardian-3] Hann, Michael (24 October 2013). "What's the difference between best and favourite albums?". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

[4] Barker, Emily (2013-10-25). "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time: 100-1". NME. Retrieved 2019-05-13.

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