NME 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.
8th Feb 2014 - Compiled by NME staff and writers.
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1. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Sprit
2. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
3. Donna Summer – I Feel Love
4. The Smiths – How Soon Is Now?
5. The Strokes – Last Night
6. Pulp – Common People
7. Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good O The Dancefloor
8. New Monday – Blue Monday
9. The Ronettes – Be My Baby
10. The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
11. The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby
12. The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
13. Oasis – Live Forever
14. The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
15. David Bowie – “Heroes”
16. The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
17. The Beatles – A Day In The Life
18. Outkast – Hey Ya!
19. Blondie – Heart Of Glass
20. Blur – Girls & Boys
21. The Specials – Ghost Town
22. The La’s – There She Goes
23. The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
24. Bob Dylan – Hurricane
25. Arcade Fire – Wake Up
26. LCD Soundsystem – Losing My Edge
27. Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen
28. The Libertines – Time For Heroes
29. The Rolling Stones – Gimmie Shelter
30. Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime
31. The Stone Roses – Fools Gold
32. The Clash – London Calling
33. Suede – Animal Nitrate
34. David Bowie – Life On Mars?
35. The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever
36. Oasis – Wonderwall
37. Ike And Tina Turner – River Deep Mountain High
38. Sinead O’ Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
39. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps
40. Jay-Z – 99 Problems
41. Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
42. Blur – The Universal
43. Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life
44. Pixies – Debaser
45. Radiohead – Paranoid Android
46. Marvin Gaye – I Herd It Through The Grapevine
47. Madonna – Like A Prayer
48. The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
49. Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
50. Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side
51. David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes
52. Daft Punk – One More Time
53. Mia – Paper Plane
54. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
55. Kraftwerk – The Model
56. Beastie Boys – Sabotage
57. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
58. Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
59. Primal Scream – Loaded
60. Pulp – Babies
61. New Order – True Faith
62. David Bowie – Young Americans
63. Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy
64. The Smiths – This Charming Man
65. Ben E King – Stand By Me
66. NWA – Straight Outta Compton
67. Oasis – Cigarettes & Alcohol
68. The Beatles – Blackbird
69. The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
70. The Who – My Generation
71. Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t)
72. The Velvet Underground – Venus In Furs
73. PJ Harvey – Sheena-Na-Gig
74. Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
75. The Streets – Dry Your Eyes
76. Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights
77. The Beatles – Hey Jude
78. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Into My Arms
79. The White Stripes – Fell In Love With A Girl
80. The Beatles – Taxman
81. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas In Paris
82. Beyonce – Crazy In Love
83. The Clash – Complete Control
84. Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The UK
85. Morrissey – Everyday Is Like Sunday
86. Missy Elliott – Get Yr Freak On
87. Lana Del Rey – Video Games
88. Eminem – Lose Yourself
89. Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah
90. MGMT – Time To Pretend
91. LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends
92. Britney Spears – Toxic
93. Kanye West – Gold Digger
94. The Flaming Lips – Do You Realize??
95. Public Enemy – Fight The Power
96. The Libertines – What A Waster
97. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message
98. Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name
99. Queens Of The Stoneage – No One Knows
100. The Stone Roses – I Am The Resurrection
101. R.E.M. – Loosing My Religion
102. Manic Street Preachers – Motorcycle Emptiness
103. Stevie Wonder – Superstition
104. Suede – The Drowners
105. Blur – Song 2
106. Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
107. The Rapture – House Of Jealous Lovers
108. Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
109. Gossip – Standing In The Way Of Control
110. Super Furry Animals – Ice Hocky Hair
111. Fontella Bass – Rescue Me
112. Oasis – Supersonic
113. Prince – When Doves Cry
114. Happy Mondays – Step On
115. The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony
116. The Killers – Mr Brightside
117. Dexys Midnight Runners – Geno
118. The Strokes – Someday
119. The Stone Roses – Waterfall
120. Roxy Music – Virginia Plane
121. Hole – Celebrity Skin
122. The White Stripes – Hotel Yorba
123. Prince – Purple Rain
124. The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
125. Pulp – Disco 2000
126. The Jesus And Mary Chain – Just Like Honey
127. Warren G - & Nate Dogg – Regulate
128. The Jam – The Eaton Rifles
129. Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come
130. Glenn Campbell – Wichita Lineman
131. The Rolling Stones – Jumpin’ Jack Flash
132. Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant
133. Pixies – Gigantic
134. Hot Chip – Over And Over
135. The Charlatans – The Only Ones I Know
136. The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
137. The Cribs – Man’s Needs
138. Kanye West – Monster
139. Bob Marley – No Woman No Cry
140. Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
141. Love – Alone Again Or
142. Radiohead – Creep
143. The Beatles – Hello Goodbye
144. Blondie - Atomic
145. Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra – Some Velvet Morning
146. My Bloody Valentine - Soon
147. John Lennon - #9 Dream
148. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
149. Mott The Hoople – All The Young Dudes
150. Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay
151. Eric B & Rakim – Follow The Leader
152. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Dancing In The Street
153. Dinosaur Jr – Freak Scene
154. James Brown – Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
155. Motorhead – Ace Of Spades
156. The Beatles – I Want To Hold Your Hand
157. The Kingsman – Louie Louie
158. Elton John – Tiny Dancer
159. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze
160. Joy Division – Transmission
161. Dusty Springfield – Son Of A Preacher Man
162. David Bowie – Changes
163. The Jacksons – I Want You Back
164. Dizzee Rascal – Fix Up, Look Sharp
165. The Breeders – Cannonball
166. Beastie Boys – (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right To Party
167. Paul McCartney - Temporary Secretary
168. Bat For Lashes – Daniel
169. Booker T And The Mg’s – Green Onions
170. Primal Scream – Higher Than The Sun
171. Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
172. LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great
173. Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause
174. McAlmont & Butler – Yes
175. The Who – Won’t Get Fooled Again
176. The Libertines – Can’t Stand Me Now
177. Chuck Berry – Roll Over Beethoven
178. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks Of My Teers
179. The Jesus And Mary Chain – Never Understand
180. Flamin’ Groovies – Shake Some Action
181. Wu-Tang Clan – Protest Ya Neck
182. The Who – I Can See For Miles
183. The Prodigy – No Good (Start The Dance)
184. Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure
185. Doves – There Goes The Fear
186. Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
187. Teenage Fanclub – The Concept
188. Arctic Monkeys – Mardy Bum
189. The Libertines – Don’t Look Back Into The Sun
190. Primal Scream – Shoot Speed/Kill Light
191. Martha & The Vandellas – Nowhere To Run
192. Prince - Sign ‘O’ The Times
193. Blur - Tender
194. Supergrass – Alright
195. Joy Division – Atmosphere
196. The Stone Roses – Made Of Stone
197. Pixies – Monkeys Gone To Heaven
198. Blur – This Is A Low
199. The Doors – Light My Fire
200. Pixies – Where Is My Mind?
201. The Velvet Underground – I’m Waiting For The Man
202. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
203. Patsy Kline – Crazy
204. The Pogues & Kirsty Mcoll – Fairytale Of New York
205. The Strokes – Reptilla
206. PIL – Rise
207. Billy Bragg – Levi Stubbs Tears
208. Daft Punk – Da Funk
209. John Lennon – Jealous Guy
210. The Fall – Hit The North
211. The Supremes – You Keep Me Hanging On
212. R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe
213. Pixies – Here Comes Your Man
214. Peter Gabriel – Solsbury Hill
215. Nirvana – Lithium
216. Orange Juice – Rip It Up
217. Manic Street Preachers – Faster
218. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Straight To You
219. The Kinks – You Really Got Me
220. Blur – End Of The Century
221. Simon And Garfunkel – Mrs Robinson
222. Klaxons – Golden Skans
223. Spritualized – Electricity
224. The Sugarcubes – Birthday
225. James Brown – Get Up (I Feel Like Being) A Sex Machine
226. Aretha Frankilin – Respect
227. The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil
228. New Order – Temptation
229. Grimes – Oblivion
230. Outkast – Ms Jackson
231. Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?
232. Blue Oyster Cult – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
233. T Rex – Get It On
234. Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
235. Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock
236. The Cure – In Between Days
237. Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
238. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Tupelo
239. Oasis – Whatever
240. Pet Shop Boys – Rent
241. Portishead – Sour Times
242. PIL – Public Image
243. The Beta Band – Dry The Rain
244. Manic Street Preachers – Motown Junk
245. Babyshambles – Fuck Forever
246. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Chile (Sligh Return)
247. Beastie Boys – Intergalactic
248. Animal Collective – My Girls
249. Air – Sexy Boy
250. David Bowie – Space Oddity
251. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Oliver’s Army
252. Dr Dre Feat, Snoop Dogg – Still Dre
253. Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
254. Pulp – This Is Hardcore
255. Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Got Your Money
256. The Horrors – Sea Within A Sea
257. Queens Of The Stoneage – Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
258. Run-Dmc – Walk This Way
259. TLC – Waterfalls
260. Beck – Sexx Laws
261. Underworld – Born Slippy
262. Stardust – Music Sound Better With You
263. Elvis Presley – Hound Dog
264. The Beatles – Paperback Writer
265. Jay-Z – Empire State Of Mind
266. The Jacksons – Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
267. Suede – Trash
268. Saint Etienne – Only Love Can Break Your Heart
269. Lou Reed – Perfect Day
270. George Harrison – My Sweet Lord
271. Manic Street Preachers – You Love Us
272. Happy Mondays – Hallelujah
273. Ride – Leave Them All Behind
274. The Four Tops – Reach Out And I’ll Be There
275. The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds
276. Eminem – My Name Is
277. Bob Dylan – Tangled Up In Blue
278. Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
279. Pixies – Velouria
280. The Beatles – She Loves You
281. Elbow – One Day Like This
282. Elastica – Connection
283. The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again
284. Supergrass – Caught By The Fuzz
285. Crystal Castles – Crimewave
286. Wings – Band On The Run
287. Daft Punk – Get Lucky
288. James Brown – It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World
289. Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies)
290. Glasvegas – Daddy’s Gone
291. Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding
292. Electric Light Orchestra – Mr Blue Sky
293. Wolfman Feat. Peter Doherty – For Lovers
294. Sly And The Family Stone – Family Affair
295. David Bowie – Fashion
296. PJ Harvey – The Words That Maketh Murder
297. The Rolling Stones – You Can’t Always Get What You Want
298. House Of Pain – Jump Around
299. The Primitives – Crash
300. T Rex – 20th Century Boy
301. Dépêche Mode – Enjoy The Silence
302. Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
303. Leonard Cohen – Suzanne
304. The Beatles – Something
305. Gloria Jones – Tainted Love
306. Blur – Beetlebum
307. The Jam – Going Underground
308. Foals – Spanish Sahara
309. Wire – Outdoor Miner
310. The Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone
311. The Beatles – Ticket To Ride
312. The Verve – History
313. Prince – 1999
314. Mc5 – Kick Out The Jams
315. Jimi Hendrix – All Along The Watchtower
316. Pavement – Here
317. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero
318. Johnny Cash – Ring Of Fire
319. Funkadellc – One Nation Under A Groove
320. Conershop – Brimful Of Asha
321. Small Faces – Itchycoo Park
322. Bjork – Big Time Sensuality
323. Dépêche Mode – Personal Jesus
324. House Of Love – Destroy The Heart
325. Billy Holiday – Strange Fruit
326. Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
327. Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror
328. The Wedding Present – My Favourite Dress
329. Foals – Two Steps, Twice
330. Eels – Novocaine For The Soul
331. Massive Attack – Karmacoma
332. Buddy Holly – Rave On
333. Pet Shop Boys – Go West
334. The Stone Roses – She Bangs The Drums
335. Super Furry Animals – The Man Don’t Give A Fuck
336. The Beatles – Come Together
337. The Kinks – All Day And All Of The Night
338. Gorillaz – Dare
339. Patti Smith – Because The Night
340. Eminem – Stan
341. Kelis – Caught Out There
342. Kasabian – Club Foot
343. The Mamas And The Papas – California Dreaming
344. Kanye West – Runaway
345. Arctic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent
346. Yazoo – Only You
347. Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood
348. The Byrds – Eight Miles High
349. Dépêche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
350. Amy Winehouse – Rehab
351. Modest Mouse – Float On
352. Simon And Garfunkel – Cecilia
353. The Chemical Brothers – Hey Boy Hey Girl
354. Beck - Loser
355. Kelis – Millionaire
356. The Cure – Close To Me
357. The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Any More
358. Ian Dury And The Blockheads – Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll
359. Blur – For Tomorrow
360. The Cure – Pictures Of You
361. Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full
362. Metallica – Enter Sandman
363. Credence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
364. Suede – Killing Of A Flash Boy
365. Sonic Youth – Teen Age Riot
366. The Cure – Friday I’m In Love
367. A Guy Called Gerold – Voodoo Ray
368. My Bloody Valentine – You Made Me Realise
369. Oasis – Half A World Away
370. Suede – The Wild Ones
371. Bjork – Hyperballad
372. Public Enemy – Don’t Believe The Hype
373. Arctic Monkeys – Brainstorm
374. The Human League – Love Action (I Believe In)
375. Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Till You Get Enough
376. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner
377. Elton John – Bennie And The Jets
378. Nick Cave, The Bad Seeds & Kylie Minogue – Where The Wild Roses Grow
379. The Byrds – I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better
380. Arctic Monkeys – Piledriver Waltz
381. Mgmt – Kids
382. The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
383. N*E*R*D – Lapdance
384. The Slits – Typical Girls
385. Oasis – Champagne Supernoa
386. Pavement – Cut Your Hair
387. Roy Orbison – Oh Pretty Woman
388. The Smiths – The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
389. Blur – There’s No Other Way
390. Paul Simon – Me & Julio Down In The School Yard
391. Black Sabbath – Paranoid
392. Chaka Khan – I Feel For You
393. Blur – To The End
394. The Stranglers – No More Heroes
395. Jamie T – Shella
396. Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
397. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – The Mercy Seat
398. Regina Spektor – Us
399. Oasis – Slide Away
400. Foo Fighters – Learn To Fly
401. The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy – Television, The Drug Of The Nation
402. Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back In Town
403. Black Grape – Reverend Black Grape
404. U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name
405. Mia – Bad Girls
406. Alt-J – Breezblocks
407. Ramones – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
408. Arctic Monkeys – Fake Tales Of San Francisco
409. The Ronettes – Baby, I Love You
410. Nine Inch Nails – Hurt
411. Fugazi – Waiting Room
412. Friendly Fires – Paris
413. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Watching The Detectives
414. The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet
415. Carly Simon – You’re So Vain
416. Blur – Chemical World
417. Tindersticks – Marbles
418. Nirvana – Come As You Are
419. The Jam – Start!
420. Coldplay – Yellow
421. Neutral Milk Hotel – Holland 1945
422. The Magnetic Fields – The Book Of Love
423. Guns ‘N’ Roses – Paradise City
424. PJ Harvey – Down By The Water
425. Muse – Plug In Baby
426. Tame Impala – Elephant
427. The Hives – Hate To Say I Told You So
428. David Bowie – Golden Years
429. Weezer – Buddy Holly
430. Althea And Donna – Uptown Top Ranking
431. Shirley And Company – Shame Shame Shame
432. The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work
433. At The Drive-In – One Armed Scissor
434. The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon
435. Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine
436. Kings Of Leon – The Bucket
437. The Special AKA – Nelson Mandela
438. Madonna – Material Girl
439. The Imposter (Elvis Costello) - Pills & Soap
440. Beck – Where It’s At
441. Bobby Fuller Four – I Fought The Law
442. Roots Manuva – Witness (1 Hope)
443. Pulp – Sorted For E’s & Wiz
444. Leftfield – Open Up
445. Blur – Popscene
446. The Rolling Stones – Tumbling Dice
447. Pulp – Do You Remember The First Time?
448. Coldplay – The Scientist
449. Billy Bragg – A New England
450. The Beatles – I Am The Walrus
451. The Chemical Brothers – Setting Sun
452. Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love
453. The Jam – Town Called Malice
454. The Flaming Lips – Race For The Prize
455. Blondie – One Way Or Another
456. Snoop Doggy Dog – What’s My Name
457. The Prodigy – Firestarter
458. Rihanna – Umbrella
459. Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
460. R.E.M. – It’s The End Of The World (And I Feel Fine)
461. Wings – Live And Let Die
462. The Vaccines – If You Wanna
463. Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
464. Nirvana – About A Girl
465. Mercury Rev – Goddess On A Hiway
466. Salt ’n’ Peppa – Push It
467. Teenage Fanclub – Star Sign
468. The Coral – Dreaming Of You
469. The National – Buzzblood Ohio
470. Primal Scream – Movin’ On Up
471. Guns ‘N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
472. Palma Violets – Best Of Friends
473. The Kinks – Lola
474. Smashing Pumpkins – Disarm
475. Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
476. John Lennon – Imagine
477. Dr Dre – Nothin’ But A ‘G’ Thing
478. AC/DC – Highway To Hell
479. The Beach Boys – Wouldn’t It Be Nice
480. David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
481. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
482. Franz Ferdinand – Darts Of Pleasure
483. Aphex Twin – Come To Daddy
484. Oasis – Some Might Say
485. David Bowie – Starman
486. Bobby Womack – Across 110th Street
487. Morrissey – Suedehead
488. The Stranglers – Golden Brown
489. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Red Right Hand
490. The Doors – Riders Of The Storm
491. Johnny Cash – One
492. The Strokes – New York City Cops
493. Sugarbabes – Overlord
494. R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts
495. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci – Patio Song
496. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Hey Joe
497. Primal Scream – Kill All Hippies
498. Ash – Girl From Mars
499. Blur – Out Of Time
500. David Bowie – Five Years
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1. Arctic Monkeys – Am – 2013
2. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – 2010
3. PJ Harvey – Let England Shake – 2011
4. Tame Impala – Lonerism – 2012
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6. Kanye West – Yeezus – 2011
7. St Vincent – St Vincent – 2014
8. Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, Maad City – 2012
9. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs - 2010
10. Metronomy – The English Riviera – 2011
11. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo – 2011
12. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories – 2013
13. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See – 2011
14. These New Puritans – Hidden – 2010
15. Mac Demarco – Salad Days – 2014
16. The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream - 2014
17. St Vincent – Strange Mercy – 2011
18. Alt-J – An Awesome Wave – 2012
19. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The City – 2013
20. Aphex Twin – Syro - 2014
21. Caribou – Our Love – 2014
22. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening – 2010
23. Foals – Holy Fire – 2013
24. Merchandise – After The End – 2014
25. Queens Of The Stone Age - …Like Clockwork – 2013
26. Savages – Silence Yourself – 2013
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28. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away – 2013
29. Run The Jewels – RTJ2 – 2014
30. Ariel Pink – Before Today – 2010
31. The National – High Velvet – 2010
32. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne - 2011
33. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange – 2012
34. Royal Blood – Royal Blood – 2014
35. Wu Lyf – Go Tell Fire To The Mountain – 2011
36. Wild Beasts – Smother – 2011
37. Foals – Total Life Forever – 2010
38. Pond – Beard, Wives, Denim – 2012
39. Beach House – Teen Dream – 2010
40. Laura Marling – Once I Was An Eagle – 2013
41. Palma Violets – 180 – 2013
42. Jake Bugg – Jake Bugg – 2012
43. The Horrors – Skying – 2011
44. Jamie T – Carry On The Grudge – 2014
45. Jack White – Blunderbuss – 2012
46. David Bowie – The Next Day – 2013
47. Lana Del Rey – Born To Die – 2012
48. Warpaint – The Fool – 2010
49. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds - 2011
50. Katy B – On A Mission – 2011
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1. Arctic Monkeys - AM (DOMINO - 2013)
2. Lorde - Melodrama (REPUBLIC - 2017)
3. Kanye West - Yeezus (DEF JAM - 2013)
4. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (ISLAND - 2011)
5. Kendrick Lamar - good kid - m.A.A.d City (TOP DAWG ENTERTAINMENT - 2012)
6. The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep ….. (DIRTY HIT - 2016)
7. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (DEF JAM - 2012)
8. Grimes - Visions (4AD - 2012)
9. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (CITY SLANG - 2010)
10. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die (POLYDOR - 2012)
11. Tame Impala - Lonerism (MODULAR - 2012)
12. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (DEF JAM/ROC-A-FELLA - 2010)
13. David Bowie - Blackstar (RCA - 2016)
14. The National - High Violet (4AD - 2010)
15. Father John Misty - I Love You - Honeybear (SUB POP - 2015)
16. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (DIRTY HIT - 2018)
17. Beyoncé - Lemonade (PARKWOOD/COLUMBIA - 2016)
18. Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep - Where Do We Go? (INTERSCOPE - 2019)
19. Foals - Total Life Forever (TRANSGRESSIVE - 2010)
20. Bon Iver - Bon Iver (JAGJAGUWAR/4AD - 2011)
21. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (TDE/INTERSCOPE - 2015)
22. Wolf Alice - Visions Of A Life (DIRTY HIT - 2017)
23. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (COLUMBIA - 2013)
24. Metronomy - The English Riviera (BECAUSE MUSIC - 2011)
25. Mac DeMarco - 2 (CAPTURED TRACKS - 2012)
26. Drake - Take Care (YOUNG MONEY - 2011)
27. Jamie xx - In Colour (YOUNG TURKS - 2015)
28. Robyn - Body Talk (KONICHIWA RECORDS - 2010)
29. Foals - Holy Fire (WARNER BROS - 2013)
30. Skepta Konnichiwa (BOY BETTER KNOW - 2016)
31. Taylor Swift - 1989 (BIG MACHINE - 2014)
32. Grimes - Art Angels (4AD - 2015)
33. Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See (DOMINO - 2011)
34. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (DFA - 2010)
35. Cardi B - Invasion Of Privacy (ATLANTIC - 2018)
36. Idles - Joy As An Act Of Resistance (PARTISAN - 2018)
37. Disclosure - Settle (PMR/ISLAND - 2013)
38. Kano - Made in the Manor (PARLOPHONE/BIGGER PICTURE MUSIC - 2016)
39. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer (ATLANTIC - 2018)
40. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream (SECRETLY CANADIAN - 2014)
41. Kanye West - The Life of Pablo (GOOD/DEF JAM - 2016)
42. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (XL - 2013)
43. Haim - Days Are Gone (POLYDOR - 2013)
44. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. (TOP DAWG ENTERTAINMENT/UNIVERSAL - 2017)
45. Lorde - Pure Heroine (UNIVERSAL/REPUBLIC - 2013)
46. Anderson .Paak - Malibu (ART CLUB - 2016)
47. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy (BELLA UNION - 2017)
48. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression (CAROLINE INTERNATIONAL - 2016)
49. Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind (ROADRUNNER - 2019)
50. Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo In Blue (LUCKY NUMBER - 2018)
51. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! (ROUGH TRADE - 2018)
52. Paramore - After Laughter (FUELLED BY RAMEN - 2017)
53. Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (DOMINO - 2018)
54. Tyler - the Creator - Flower Boy (COLUMBIA - 2017)
55. Beyoncé - Beyoncé (COLUMBIA - 2013)
56. St Vincent - St Vincent (4AD - 2014)
57. Giggs - Landlord (SN1 - 2016)
58. Slaves - Are You Satisfied? (VIRGIN EMI - 2015)
59. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool (XL RECORDS - 2016)
60. Kasabian - 48:13 (COLUMBIA - 2014)
61. Royal Blood - Royal Blood (WARNER BROS - 2014)
62. Solange - A Seat At The Table (SAINT/COLUMBIA - 2016)
63. The XX – I See You (XL - 2017)
64. Travis Scott - Astroworld (EPIC - 2018)
65. Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool (DIRTY HIT - 2015)
66. Kaytranada - 99.99% (XL - 2016)
67. Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer (#MERKY - 2017)
68. Tierra Whack - Whack World (INTERSCOPE - 2018)
69. Slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain (METHOD - 2019)
70. Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence (POLYDOR - 2014)
71. Tame Impala - Currents (CAROLINE INTERNATIONAL - 2015)
72. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap (UNSIGNED - 2014)
73. Queens of the Stone Age - …Like Clockwork (MATADOR - 2013)
74. Lil Peep - Come Over When Youre Sober Part 1 (LIL PEEP - 2017)
75. The Black Keys - Brothers (NONESUCH - 2010)
76. The Big Moon - Love In The 4th Dimension (FICTION - 2017)
77. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach (PARLOPHONE - 2010)
78. Lady Gaga - Born this Way (UNIVERSAL - 2011)
79. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra (FAT POSSUM - 2011)
80. A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.ASAP (RCA - 2013)
81. Christine & The Queens - Chaleur Humaine (BECAUSE MUSIC - 2014)
82. Pusha T - Daytona (GOOD/DEF JAM - 2018)
83. Rihanna - Anti (ROC NATION - 2016)
84. James Blake - James Blake (ATLAS - 2011)
85. DIIV - Is The Is Are (CAPTURED TRACKS - 2016)
86. Childish Gambino - “Awaken - My Love!” (GLASSNOTE - 2016)
87. Alt J - An Awesome Wave (INFECTIOUS - 2012)
88. Wu Lyf - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain (LYF RECORDINGS - 2011)
89. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! (POLYDOR - 2019)
90. J Hus - Common Sense (Black Butter - 2017)
91. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials (ISLAND - 2011)
92. MIA - Matangi (NEET - 2013)
93. The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (COLUMBIA - 2011)
94. The Horrors - Skying (XL - 2011)
95. Blur - Magic Whip (PARLOPHONE - 2015)
96. Muse - Drones (WARNER BROS - 2015)
97. SZA - Ctrl (RCA - 2017)
98. The Strokes - Angles (RCA - 2011)
99. Bring Me The Horizon - amo (SONY/RCA - 2019)
100. Biffy Clyro - Opposites (WARNER BROS - 2013)
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1. Robyn - Dancing On My Own (Konichiwa - 2010)
2. Lorde - Green Light (Republic - 2017)
3. Lana Del Rey - Video Games (Polydor - 2011)
4. The 1975 - Love It If We Made It (Dirty Hit - 2018)
5. Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? (Domino - 2013)
6. Kanye West - Power (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam - 2010)
7. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (Daft Life - 2014)
8. Frank Ocean - Pyramids (Def Jam - 2012)
9. MIA - Bad Girls (Interscope - 2010)
10. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Top Dawg Entertainment - 2012)
11. Beyoncé - Formation
12. Skepta - Shutdown (Boy Better Know - 2015)
13. Grimes - Oblivion (4AD - 2012)
14. Childish Gambino - Redbone (Glassnote - 2016)
15. Foals - My Number (Transgressive - 2012)
16. Stormzy - Shut Up (#Merky - 2015)
17. Jamie xx - I Know Theres Gonna Be (Good Times) (Young Turks - 2015)
18. The 1975 - Somebody Else (Dirty Hit - 2016)
19. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off (Big Machine - 2014)
20. Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (Merge - 2010)
21. Dua Lipa - New Rules (Warner Bros - 2017)
22. Rihanna - Work (Def Jam - 2016)
23. Caribou - Odessa (City Slang / Merge - 2010)
24. Azealia Banks - 212 (Self-released - 2011)
25. Drake - Hotline Bling (OVO Sound - 2015)
26. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (Darkroom - 2019)
27. Foals - Spanish Sahara (Transgressive - 2010)
28. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry (Republic - 2018)
29. Kanye West - Black Skinhead (Def Jam - 2013)
30. Charli XCX - Boys (Atlantic - 2017)
31. David Bowie - Lazarus (ISO / Columbia - 2015)
32. Justin Bieber - Sorry (Def Jam - 2015)
33. Wolf Alice – Don’t Delete The Kisses (Dirty Hit - 2017)
34. Disclosure - White Noise (Island - 2013)
35. Tame Impala - Let It Happen (Fiction Records - 2015)
36. Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You) (4AD - 2014)
37. Brockhampton - Sweet (Question Everything / Empire - 2017)
38. Tyler - the Creator - Yonkers (XL - 2011)
39. Idles - Danny Nedelko (Partisan - 2018)
40. Gorillaz - Stylo (Parlophone - 2010)
41. Haim - Forever (Polydor - 2012)
42. Perfume Genius - Queen (Matador - 2014)
43. The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face (XO - 2015)
44. The xx - On Hold (XL - 2016)
45. Travis Scott - Sicko Mode (Epic Records - 2018)
46. Christine & The Queens - Tilted (Because Music - 2015)
47. Courtney Barnett - Avant Gardener (Marathon Artists - 2013)
48. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege (Interscope - 2013)
49. Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine? (Domino - 2012)
50. Lorde - Royals (Virgin EMI - 2013)
51. Nicki Minaj - Super Bass (Young Money / Cash Money - 2011)
52. Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory (Interscope - 2011)
53. LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change (DFA - 2010)
54. Blur - Under The Westway (Parlophone - 2012)
55. Jamie T - Zombie (Virgin EMI - 2014)
56. Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars (Sony / RCA - 2014)
57. Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait (Merge - 2010)
58. The Horrors - Something To Remember Me By (Wolf Tone - 2017)
59. Beyoncé & Jay-Z - Drunk In Love (Parkwood / Columbia - 2013)
60. Cardi B - Bodak Yellow (Atlantic - 2017)
61. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Jubilee Street (Bad Seed Ltd - 2015)
62. Calvin Harris - Slide (Sony - 2017)
63. The Maccabees - Marks To Prove It (Fiction Records - 2015)
64. Kanye West - Runaway (Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam - 2010)
65. Bon Iver - Holocene (4AD / Jagjaguwar - 2011)
66. A$AP Rocky - Fuckin Problems (A$AP Worldwide - 2012)
67. Rex Orange County - Loving Is Easy (Self-release - 2017)
68. Kasabian - Eez-Eh (Columbia - 2014)
69. Confidence Man - Boyfriend (Repeat) (Amplifire - 2016)
70. Anderson .Paak - Come Down (ArtClub - 2016)
71. Rihanna - We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris (Def Jam - 2011)
72. Solange - Losing You (Terrible Records - 2012)
73. Alt-J - Breezeblocks (Infectious - 2012)
74. Kaytranada - Lite Spots (XL - 2016)
75. Skrillex - Bangarang (Big Beat/Owsla - 2011)
76. Black Keys - Lonely Boy (Nonesuch - 2011)
77. Phoebe Bridgers - Motion Sickness (Dead Oceans - 2017)
78. Metronomy - The Look (Because Music - 2011)
79. Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar - Tints (12 Tone / Aftermath / OBE - 2012)
80. BTS - Fake Love (Big Hit Entertainment - 2018)
81. Future - Mask Off (A1 / Freebandz / Epic - 2017)
82. Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You (Def Jam - 2012)
83. Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend (Konichiwa - 2010)
84. Jon Hopkins - Open Eye Signal (Domino - 2013)
85. Alex Turner - Stuck On The Puzzle (Domino - 2011)
86. Years & Years - King (Polydor - 2015)
87. Chvrches - The Mother We Share (National Anthem/Virgin EMI - 2012)
88. Arctic Monkeys - The Ultracheese (Domino - 2018)
89. Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing (Polydor - 2013)
90. XXXTentacion - Revenge (Bad Vibes Forever - 2017)
91. Mallrat - Uninvited (Nettwerk - 2016)
92. Lil Nas X - Old Town Road (Billy Ray Cyrus remix) (Columbia - 2019)
93. The Killers - The Man (Island - 2017)
94. Queens Of The Stone Age - The Way You Used To Do (Matador - 2017)
95. Sheer Mag - Fan The Flames (Wilsuns RC/Katorga Works - 2015)
96. Bill Ryder Jones - Two To Birkenhead (Domino - 2015)
97. Paramore - Hard Times (Fueled By Ramen - 2017)
98. Black Midi - bmbmbm (Speedy Wunderground - 2018)
99. Icona Pop - I Love It (TEN - 2012)
100. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta (Top Dawg Entertainment - 2015)
