List of NME covers

The full list of New Musical Express (NME) cover images and featured artists.

1955

 * 1955-03-07 Vera Lynn, Alan Dean, Harry Gold, Ted Heath
 * 1955-12-23 Jerry Colonna, Ronnie Aldrich, Harry Roy

1957

 * 1957-05-24 Mantovani
 * 1957-06-21 Vera Lynn
 * 1957-08-30 Winifred Atwell

1958

 * 1958-04-18 Elvis Presley, Tommy Steele, Marvin Rainwater & Sarah Vaughan, Pat Boone
 * 1958-10-31 Seph Acre

1959

 * 1959-01-30 Lonnie Donegan
 * 1959-12-04 Lorie Mann

1960

 * 1960-11-25 Alma Cogan
 * 1960-07-29 Elvis Presley & Duane Eddy
 * 1960-04-08 Everly Brothers
 * 1960-04-22 Lyn Cornell
 * 1960-12-02 Elvis Presley, Everly Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin
 * 1960-11-04 Cliff Richard
 * 1960-01-15 Elvis Presley, Gene Pitney, Fats Domino
 * 1960-06-24 Cliff Richard
 * 1960-08-19 Connie Francis
 * 1960-12-23 Ruby Murray, Jimmy Lloyd (musician) and others

1961

 * 1961-02-03 Adam Faith
 * 1961-03-24 Marty Wilde
 * 1961-04-07 Marty Robbins
 * 1961-04-28 Adam Faith
 * 1961-08-25 Gene Vincent
 * 1961-09-27 Helen Shapiro
 * 1961-10-27 Karl Denver
 * 1961-11-24 Connie Francis

1962

 * 1962-03-23 Brenda Lee
 * 1962-04-06 Cliff Richard
 * 1962-05-04 Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard
 * 1962-05-18 Jet Harris
 * 1962-05-25 Shirley Bassey
 * 1962-06-01 Frank Sinatra
 * 1962-06-15 Winnie
 * 1962-06-29 Frank Ifield, Danny Williams
 * 1962-07-06 Cliff Richard, Kenny Ball, Brenda Lee, Danny Storm
 * 1962-07-13 Elvis Presley
 * 1962-07-20 Lena Martell
 * 1962-08-03 Bobby Vinton
 * 1962-08-24 The Big Four (advert)
 * 1962-08-31 Petula Clark, Joe Brown
 * 1962-09-07 Shirley Bassey
 * 1962-09-14 Eden Kane
 * 1962-10-12 Frank Sinatra
 * 1962-11-02 Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers
 * 1962-11-09 Matt Monro
 * 1962-11-23 Russ Conway
 * 1962-12-07 Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, Ray Bennett
 * 1962-12-14 Cliff Richard

1963

 * 1963-03-15 Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker
 * 1963-04-26 Elvis Presley
 * 1963-07-05 Daryl Quist
 * 1963-08-02 Tommy Quickly
 * 1963-08-23 The Merseybeats
 * 1963-08-30 Cliff Richard & The Shadows
 * 1963-10-11 The Beatles
 * 1963-12-27 Billy Fury

1964

 * 1964-01-10 The Searchers, Ray Charles
 * 1964-01-17 Gerry & The Pacemakers
 * 1964-02-01 Tony D and The Shakeouts
 * 1964-03-13 The Escorts, The Dave Clark Five, Mark Wynter
 * 1964-06-19 Danny Williams
 * 1964-07-10 The Merseybeats
 * 1964-07-17 The Searchers
 * 1964-07-31 Simon Scott
 * 1964-10-02 Brian Epstein

1965

 * 1965-05-21 The Beatles, The Walker Brothers
 * 1965-05-28 Chad & Jeremy
 * 1965-06-11 The Moody Blues
 * 1965-07-09 P. J. Proby, The Animals
 * 1965-08-20 Advert for various Warner Brothers/Reprise Records albums including Frank Sinatra's September Of My Years
 * 1965-08-27 Unit 4 Plus 2
 * 1965-09-17 Sonny and Cher, Sandie Shaw
 * 1965-09-24 Star Scene 65 featuring Cilla Black and The Everly Brothers
 * 1965-11-26 Advert for various albums including Kontroversy by The Kinks
 * 1965-12-17 Wayne Fontana
 * 1965-12-31 Final top 10 of 1965 with The Beatles, Fontella Bass, Ken Dodd etc.

1966

 * 1966-02-11 Billy Fury
 * 1966-02-18 Gary Walker
 * 1966-05-13 The Rolling Stones
 * 1966-05-27 Shirley Bassey
 * 1966-06-17 Herman's Hermits
 * 1966-07-15 Claude Francois
 * 1966-08-05 Manfred Mann
 * 1966-10-13 Herb Alpert
 * 1966-10-28 Dave Clark Five
 * 1966-11-04 Paul Anka
 * 1966-11-11 The Shadows
 * 1966-12-10 Dave Clark Five
 * 1966-12-31 Petula Clark

1967

 * 1967-01-07 The Monkees
 * 1967-01-14 the Four Tops
 * 1967-02-25 Davy Jones of The Monkees
 * 1967-03-04 David Garrick
 * 1967-03-25 The Monkees
 * 1967-04-01 Herb Albert
 * 1967-04-08 Wayne Thomas, Lulu
 * 1967-04-22 The Herd
 * 1967-05-20 Dusty Springfield
 * 1967-06-24 Scott McKenzie flower power advert for "San Francisco" single
 * 1967-07-08 John Walker
 * 1967-07-15 The Troggs advert for "Hi Hi Hazel" single
 * 1967-08-05 The Rolling Stones
 * 1967-08-12 The Fortunes
 * 1967-08-19 Jimi Hendrix Experience
 * 1967-09-09 Scott Walker
 * 1967-09-30 Dusty Springfield
 * 1967-11-04 The Nice
 * 1967-11-23 Traffic advert for "Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush" single
 * 1967-12-02 Scott Walker advert for "Jackie" single
 * 1967-12-16 "The Four Musketeers!" cast recording advert
 * 1967-12-23 Christmas edition with a letter of thanks to its readers

1968

 * 1968-01-06 P.P. Arnold
 * 1968-02-03 Status Quo, Marty Wilde
 * 1968-02-10 The Nerve
 * 1968-02-24 Dave Clark Five
 * 1968-03-09 Barry Noble
 * 1968-03-16 The Beatles
 * 1968-04-06 Scott Walker
 * 1968-04-30 Gene Pitney
 * 1968-04-13 Johnny Cash
 * 1968-04-27 The Small Faces
 * 1968-05-04 Scott Walker
 * 1968-06-01 The Beatles, The Monkees
 * 1968-06-15 Esther & Abi Ofarim
 * 1968-06-22 Seth Martin
 * 1968-06-29 Anan
 * 1968-07-27 The Beatles, Micky Dolenz gets married
 * 1968-08-10 The Marbles
 * 1968-08-24 Tom Jones
 * 1968-09-07 The Weight
 * 1968-09-14 Jackie Lomax
 * 1968-10-26 Jimi Hendrix, The Hollies, The Who
 * 1968-11-02 Jimi Hendrix advert for Electric Ladyland
 * 1968-11-09 Advert for Atlantic Records albums
 * 1968-11-30 Petula Clark

1969

 * 1969-01-04 Cartoone
 * 1969-01-11 Dusty Springfield, and Marmalade
 * 1969-01-18 The Troggs
 * 1969-01-25 Amen Corner's "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice"
 * 1969-02-01 The Doors' "Touch Me"
 * 1969-02-08 Cilla Black
 * 1969-02-15 Buddah Records' singles
 * 1969-02-22 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich's "Don Juan"
 * 1969-03-01 The Marbles
 * 1969-03-08 The Small Faces
 * 1969-03-15 John Rowles, Peter Gordeno, and Troy Dante
 * 1969-03-22 Scott Walker
 * 1969-03-29 Colosseum
 * 1969-04-05 advert for Fleetwood Mac's "Man of the World"
 * 1969-04-12 Atlantic Records competition
 * 1969-04-19 Taste
 * 1969-04-26 Humble Pie
 * 1969-05-03 Sandie Shaw, and Heathmore
 * 1969-05-10 Nana Mouskouri
 * 1969-05-17 1969 NME Poll Winner's Concert
 * 1969-05-24 Thunderclap Newman
 * 1969-05-31 Mike d'Abo, and Tom Jones
 * 1969-06-07 Mike Kennedy, and David McWilliams
 * 1969-06-14 Amen Corner
 * 1969-06-21 Scott Walker
 * 1969-06-28 Robin Gibb
 * 1969-07-05 The Plastic Ono Band's "Give Peace a Chance"
 * 1969-07-12 Yes's "Sweetness"
 * 1969-07-19 The Rolling Stones, relating to the death of Brian Jones, and advert for Herb Alpert's Warm
 * 1969-07-26 Engelbert Humperdinck
 * 1969-08-02 Humble Pie (advert for As Safe as Yesterday is)
 * 1969-08-09 Humble Pie
 * 1969-08-16 The Nice
 * 1969-08-30 Amen Corner
 * 1969-09-06 Fat Mattress
 * 1969-09-13 Jonathan Kelly
 * 1969-09-20 Dusty Springfield (advert for "Am I the Same Girl"), and Barry Ryan (advert for "The Hunt")
 * 1969-09-27 advert for The Beatles' Abbey Road
 * 1969-10-04 Changes '69 Tour headlining Humble Pie, Love Sculpture, and David Bowie
 * 1969-10-11 The Family Dogg
 * 1969-10-18 Amen Corner
 * 1969-10-25 Humble Pie
 * 1969-11-01 John Mayall
 * 1969-11-08 Lulu
 * 1969-11-15 Amen Corner
 * 1969-11-22 Engelbert Humperdinck
 * 1969-11-29 Robin Gibb
 * 1969-12-06 Clodagh Rodgers
 * 1969-12-13 Scott Walker
 * 1969-12-20 Seasons greetings from RAK Records (Peter Grant and Mickie Most)
 * 1969-12-27 Tom Jones, Mick Jagger, and Scott Walker

1970

 * 1970-01-03 Love Affair, King Crimson, and Bonzo Dog Band
 * 1970-01-10 Rolf Harris, and Glen Campbell
 * 1970-01-17 Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, and Led Zeppelin
 * 1970-01-24 Fleetwood Mac
 * 1970-01-31 Barry Ryan
 * 1970-02-07 Judith Durham
 * 1970-02-14 Judas Jump
 * 1970-02-21 Fleetwood Mac, Ringo Starr, Chicago, and Shocking Blue
 * 1970-02-28 Viv Stanshall, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Gene Pitney, and the Cuff Links
 * 1970-03-07 The Beatles
 * 1970-03-14 Russ Conway
 * 1970-03-21 James Wilson, Jackie Trent, and Tony Hatch and the Cherry Children
 * 1970-03-28 Buck Owens' Country Music Caravan tour
 * 1970-04-04 Ringo Starr's Sentimental Journey
 * 1970-04-11 Tom Jones
 * 1970-04-18 Maurice Gibb
 * 1970-04-25 Paul McCartney
 * 1970-05-02 Simon & Garfunkel
 * 1970-05-09 Bill Martin and Phil Coulter
 * 1970-05-16 Traffic, Mick Jagger, Christie, The Who, and Frank Sinatra
 * 1970-05-23 The Who
 * 1970-05-30 Les Reed
 * 1970-06-06 Barry Gibb
 * 1970-06-13 Deep Purple
 * 1970-06-20 Raymond Froggatt
 * 1970-06-27 Led Zeppelin
 * 1970-07-04 Dusty Springfield
 * 1970-07-11 Jack Wild
 * 1970-07-18 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
 * 1970-07-25 Hyde Park Festival
 * 1970-08-01 The Kinks, Mungo Jerry, Free, and Hotlegs
 * 1970-08-08 Isle of Wight Festival
 * 1970-08-15 The Moody Blues' A Question of Balance
 * 1970-08-22 Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, and Free
 * 1970-08-29 Bobby Bloom's "Montego Bay"
 * 1970-09-05 Isle of Wight Festival review
 * 1970-09-12 Humble Pie
 * 1970-09-19 Eric Burdon & War, and the Rolling Stones
 * 1970-10-03 Jethro Tull, Pentangle, and The Who
 * 1970-10-10 T.Rex's "Ride A White Swan", and The Move's "When Alice Comes Back to the Farm"
 * 1970-10-24 Advertisement for James Brown's "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine)"
 * 1970-10-31 Tom Jones
 * 1970-11-07 Matthews Southern Comfort
 * 1970-11-14 Don Fardon, the Hollies, Roger Cook & Kenny Everett
 * 1970-11-28 Elvis Presley, and Jimi Hendrix
 * 1970-12-05 George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and Brian Wilson
 * 1970-12-12 Dave Edmunds, McGuinness Flint, and Neil Diamond
 * 1970-12-19 Seasonal greetings (Christmas issue)
 * 1970-12-26 The Who, and Canned Heat

1971

 * 1971-01-02 Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
 * 1971-01-09 Paul McCartney
 * 1971-01-16 Dave Edmunds, Andy Williams, and Clive Dunn
 * 1971-01-23 Jethro Tull, and The Mixtures
 * 1971-01-30 Cliff Richard
 * 1971-02-06 George Harrison, and Eric Burdon
 * 1971-02-13 Elvis Presley
 * 1971-02-20 Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
 * 1971-02-27 Mick Jagger, and Mungo Jerry
 * 1971-03-06 Elton John, and Atomic Rooster
 * 1971-03-13 Mick Jagger
 * 1971-03-20 Tom Jones
 * 1971-03-27 Marc Bolan
 * 1971-04-03 John Lennon
 * 1971-04-10 Elton John, and Elvis Presley
 * 1971-04-17 Neil Diamond
 * 1971-04-24 Ringo Starr
 * 1971-05-01 The Beatles
 * 1971-05-08 Carlos Santana, and Paul McCartney
 * 1971-05-15 Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix
 * 1971-05-22 Keith Emerson, and Mick Jagger
 * 1971-05-29 Ringo Starr
 * 1971-06-05 The Rolling Stones
 * 1971-06-12 Free
 * 1971-06-19 Steve Winwood
 * 1971-06-26 Keith Richard of The Rolling Stones
 * 1971-07-03 James Taylor
 * 1971-07-10 Creedence Clearwater Revival
 * 1971-07-17 Sweet
 * 1971-07-24 The Who
 * 1971-07-31 John Lennon & Yoko Ono
 * 1971-08-07 Marc Bolan
 * 1971-08-14 Jethro Tull, and Marmalade
 * 1971-08-21 Diana Ross
 * 1971-08-28 Mick Jagger
 * 1971-09-04 Faces
 * 1971-09-11 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
 * 1971-09-18 Ten Years After
 * 1971-09-25 Led Zeppelin
 * 1971-10-02 Neil Diamond
 * 1971-10-09 Rod Stewart
 * 1971-10-16 The Who
 * 1971-10-23 Crosby & Nash
 * 1971-10-30 Redbone, and The Hollies
 * 1971-11-06 Elton John
 * 1971-11-13 Slade
 * 1971-11-20 The Supremes, and Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
 * 1971-11-27 The Rolling Stones
 * 1971-12-04 Isaac Hayes, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer
 * 1971-12-11 George Harrison
 * 1971-12-18 Free
 * 1971-12-25 Alvin Lee of Ten Years After

1972

 * 1972-01-01 T.Rex
 * 1972-01-08 Family, Curved Air, Fleetwood Mac
 * 1972-01-15 Cat Stevens
 * 1972-01-22 T.Rex
 * 1972-01-29 The Rolling Stones
 * 1972-02-05 Marc Bolan (the first issue of the NME's transformation into a more contemporary rock weekly)
 * 1972-02-12 Chuck Berry
 * 1972-02-19 Joe Cocker
 * 1972-02-26 Humble Pie, and Viv Stanshall
 * 1972-03-04 Neil Young
 * 1972-03-11 Marc Bolan
 * 1972-03-18 Steve Marriott of Humble Pie
 * 1972-03-25 T.Rex
 * 1972-04-01 Stephen Stills, and Manassas
 * 1972-04-08 Joe Cocker
 * 1972-04-15 The Beach Boys
 * 1972-04-22 The Rolling Stones
 * 1972-04-29 T.Rex
 * 1972-05-06 T.Rex
 * 1972-05-13 Rod Stewart of The Faces
 * 1972-05-20 Mick Jagger, and Wishbone Ash
 * 1972-05-27 Janis Joplin, and The Beach Boys
 * 1972-06-03 Joe Cocker
 * 1972-06-10 Maggie Bell
 * 1972-06-17 The Rolling Stones
 * 1972-06-24 T.Rex
 * 1972-07-01 Jethro Tull
 * 1972-07-08 Paul McCartney–Wings
 * 1972-07-15 David Bowie
 * 1972-07-22 Hawkwind
 * 1972-07-29 Ten Years After
 * 1972-08-05 Rod Stewart
 * 1972-08-12 Stephen Stills
 * 1972-08-19 Alice Cooper
 * 1972-08-26 Marc Bolan
 * 1972-09-02 Slade
 * 1972-09-09 Not published due to strike action.
 * 1972-09-16 Elvis Presley, and Mott the Hoople
 * 1972-09-23 Free
 * 1972-09-30 John Lennon
 * 1972-10-07 Ten Years After
 * 1972-10-14 Hawkwind, and Alice Cooper
 * 1972-10-21 Curved Air
 * 1972-10-28 David Cassidy
 * 1972-11-04 T.Rex
 * 1972-11-11 Led Zeppelin
 * 1972-11-18 Faces
 * 1972-11-25 Family
 * 1972-12-02 Chuck Berry
 * 1972-12-09 Slade
 * 1972-12-16 The Who
 * 1972-12-23 The Rolling Stones
 * 1972-12-30 Jimi Hendrix

1973

 * 1973-01-06 Steeleye Span
 * 1973-01-13 Neil Young
 * 1973-01-20 Eric Clapton
 * 1973-01-27 Maggie Bell
 * 1973-02-03 Alice Cooper
 * 1973-02-10 Joan Baez, and Alice Cooper
 * 1973-02-17 T.Rex
 * 1973-02-24 Slade
 * 1973-03-03 Paul Simon, and Neil Young and Crazy Horse
 * 1973-03-10 Faces
 * 1973-03-17 David Bowie
 * 1973-03-24 Neil Young
 * 1973-03-31 Lindisfarne
 * 1973-04-07 Faces
 * 1973-04-14 David Bowie
 * 1973-04-21 Led Zeppelin
 * 1973-04-28 Slade, The Rolling Stones, and Joan Baez
 * 1973-05-05 Paul Simon
 * 1973-05-12 Maggie Bell
 * 1973-05-19 David Bowie
 * 1973-05-26 Faces
 * 1973-06-02 Frank Zappa, and Jimmy McCulloch
 * 1973-06-09 Edgar Winter
 * 1973-06-16 Wings
 * 1973-06-23 Van Morrison
 * 1973-06-30 Carole King
 * 1973-07-07 David Bowie
 * 1973-07-14 David Bowie
 * 1973-07-21 The Rolling Stones
 * 1973-07-28 Roxy Music
 * 1973-08-04 Faces
 * 1973-08-11 Lou Reed
 * 1973-08-18 Faces
 * 1973-08-25 Jethro Tull
 * 1973-09-01 Roxy Music
 * 1973-09-08 Ten Years After
 * 1973-09-15 George Harrison
 * 1973-09-22 The Rolling Stones
 * 1973-09-29 The Osmonds
 * 1973-10-06 Faces
 * 1973-10-13 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
 * 1973-10-20 James Dean, and Family
 * 1973-10-27 David Bowie, and Mick Jagger
 * 1973-11-03 Pink Floyd
 * 1973-11-10 Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
 * All issues suspended for a period of nine weeks due to a printers' strike

1974

 * 1974-01-19 Bryan Ferry
 * 1974-01-26 Rick Wakeman
 * 1974-02-02 Brian Eno
 * 1974-02-09 Mott the Hoople
 * 1974-02-16 Art Garfunkel
 * 1974-02-23 David Bowie
 * 1974-03-02 Roy Wood
 * 1974-03-09 Lou Reed
 * 1974-03-16 Gene Simmons of Kiss
 * 1974-03-23 Gary Glitter
 * 1974-03-30 Elton John
 * 1974-04-06 Joni Mitchell
 * 1974-04-13 Syd Barrett
 * 1974-04-20 Eric Clapton
 * 1974-04-27 The Who
 * 1974-05-04 Rod Stewart
 * 1974-05-11 David Bowie
 * 1974-05-18 Sparks
 * 1974-05-25 Monty Python
 * 1974-06-01 Van Morrison
 * 1974-06-08 Rick Wakeman
 * 1974-06-15 Keith Richards
 * 1974-06-22 Robin Nash (then producer of Top of the Pops)
 * 1974-06-29 Eric Clapton
 * 1974-07-06 Elton John
 * 1974-07-13 Roxy Music
 * 1974-07-20 "Was school ever like this? NME reports the schoolkids' Tommy"
 * 1974-07-27 John McLaughlin
 * 1974-08-03 Rod Stewart
 * 1974-08-10 The Rolling Stones
 * 1974-08-17 Roxy Music
 * 1974-08-24 Mike Oldfield, and Robert Wyatt
 * 1974-08-31 Kevin Ayers
 * 1974-09-07 Black Oak Arkansas
 * 1974-09-14 Mike Oldfield
 * 1974-09-21 The Who
 * 1974-09-28 Mott the Hoople
 * 1974-10-05 Frank Zappa
 * 1974-10-12 Led Zeppelin
 * 1974-10-19 Alex Harvey
 * 1974-10-26 Faces
 * 1974-11-02 Virgin label tour bus
 * 1974-11-09 Rory Gallagher
 * 1974-11-16 David Bowie
 * 1974-11-23 Hawkwind
 * 1974-11-30 Yes, Faces, and The Beatles
 * 1974-12-07 Bad Company
 * 1974-12-14 "Boppers Rool! But do they?" (Investigative feature on the marketing of teen pop)
 * 1974-12-21 Bryan Ferry
 * 1974-12-28 The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Santana, and Bachman-Turner Overdrive

1975

 * 1975-01-04 The Rolling Stones
 * 1975-01-11 Pink Floyd
 * 1975-01-18 Lee Brilleaux, Average White Band, and Gregg Allman
 * 1975-01-25 Suzi Quatro
 * 1975-02-01 Little Feat
 * 1975-02-08 Robert Plant and Paul Rodgers
 * 1975-02-15 Paul Kossoff
 * 1975-02-22 Elton John
 * 1975-03-01 Ian Anderson
 * 1975-03-08 John Lennon
 * 1975-03-15 David Bowie and Art Garfunkel
 * 1975-03-22 Bad Company
 * 1975-03-29 The Who
 * 1975-04-05 Rick Wakeman
 * 1975-04-12 Ringo Starr
 * 1975-04-19 Japanese rock
 * 1975-04-26 Frank Zappa
 * 1975-05-03 Man
 * 1975-05-10 Bay City Rollers
 * 1975-05-17 Maria Muldaur
 * 1975-05-24 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
 * 1975-05-31 Wings
 * 1975-06-07 Billy Connolly
 * 1975-06-14 Dr. Feelgood
 * 1975-06-21 Brian Wilson
 * 1975-06-28 Neil Young
 * 1975-07-05 10cc
 * 1975-07-12 Eric Clapton
 * 1975-07-19 Bob Marley
 * 1975-07-26 Paul McCartney
 * 1975-08-02 Rod Stewart
 * 1975-08-09 The Who
 * 1975-08-16 Steve Marriott
 * 1975-08-23 David Bowie
 * 1975-08-30 Roxy Music
 * 1975-09-06 Alice Cooper
 * 1975-09-13 Genesis
 * 1975-09-20 Alex Harvey
 * 1975-09-27 Jim Morrison
 * 1975-10-04 Johnny Cash
 * 1975-10-11 Bruce Springsteen
 * 1975-10-18 The Who
 * 1975-10-25 Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath
 * 1975-11-01 Tina Turner
 * 1975-11-08 Remember Those Fabulous 60s: The Beat Boom Revisited
 * 1975-11-15 Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen
 * 1975-11-22 The Rolling Stones
 * 1975-11-29 Freddie Mercury
 * 1975-12-06 Lowell George
 * 1975-12-13 Rockpile 75: Bob Dylan, Lowell George, and David Bowie
 * 1975-12-20 Steeleye Span
 * 1975-12-27 Peter Gabriel

1976

 * 1976-01-03 Is rock 'n' roll ready for 1976?
 * 1976-01-10 The Great British Music Festival audience at Olympia
 * 1976-01-17 Bad Company
 * 1976-01-24 Is rock 'n' roll an old man's game?
 * 1976-01-31 The Small Faces
 * 1976-02-07 10cc
 * 1976-02-14 Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin
 * 1976-02-21 Patti Smith
 * 1976-02-28 Top 100 NME singles of all time
 * 1976-03-06 David Bowie ("Bowie's Back" issue)
 * 1976-03-13 Not published due to strike action.
 * 1976-03-20 Phil Spector
 * 1976-03-27 Bobby Womack
 * 1976-04-03 Neil Young
 * 1976-04-10 Rock 'n' roll/Teddy Boy revival
 * 1976-04-17 Sweet
 * 1976-04-24 Charlie Watts
 * 1976-05-01 Buffy Sainte-Marie
 * 1976-05-08 How to bluff your way thru rock n roll
 * 1976-05-15 David Bowie
 * 1976-05-22 Nils Lofgren
 * 1976-05-29 The Rolling Stones
 * 1976-06-05 Roger Daltrey
 * 1976-06-12 Helen Mirren
 * 1976-06-19 Bob Marley
 * 1976-06-26 Bryan Ferry
 * 1976-07-03 Eric Clapton
 * 1976-07-10 Zen and the art of cool maintenance
 * 1976-07-17 The Who
 * 1976-07-24 The Runaways
 * 1976-07-31 Fleetwood Mac
 * 1976-08-07 Eric Clapton
 * 1976-08-14 Ted Nugent
 * 1976-08-21 Blue Öyster Cult
 * 1976-08-28 Not published due to strike action.
 * 1976-09-04 Not published due to strike action.
 * 1976-09-11 Queen
 * 1976-09-18 Eddie and the Hot Rods
 * 1976-09-25 Bob Dylan
 * 1976-10-02 Dr. Feelgood/Sex Pistols
 * 1976-10-09 Marvin Gaye
 * 1976-10-16 Bunny Wailer
 * 1976-10-23 Patti Smith
 * 1976-10-30 Rod Stewart
 * 1976-11-06 Independent record labels
 * 1976-11-13 Graham Parker
 * 1976-11-20 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
 * 1976-11-27 Brian Eno
 * 1976-12-04 The Kursaal Flyers
 * 1976-12-11 Sex Pistols and the fallout from the Bill Grundy interview on Thames Television's Today show
 * 1976-12-18 Jackson Browne
 * 1976-12-25 The Best albums of the year ... 1966

1977

 * 1977-01-01 Genesis
 * 1977-01-08 Joe Cocker
 * 1977-01-15 Ry Cooder
 * 1977-01-22 The Rolling Stones
 * 1977-01-29 Joan Armatrading
 * 1977-02-05 Television
 * 1977-02-12 Pink Floyd's Animals
 * 1977-02-19 Eddie and the Hot Rods and 1977 Reader's Honours List
 * 1977-02-26 Led Zeppelin
 * 1977-03-05 Iggy Pop
 * 1977-03-12 Iggy Pop and David Bowie
 * 1977-03-19 The Damned
 * 1977-03-26 Bruce Springsteen
 * 1977-04-02 The Clash
 * 1977-04-09 Thin Lizzy
 * 1977-04-16 The Kinks
 * 1977-04-23 Bob Marley
 * 1977-04-30 Muddy Waters
 * 1977-05-07 The Jam
 * 1977-05-14 Ian Hunter
 * 1977-05-21 Ramones
 * 1977-05-28 Sex Pistols
 * 1977-06-04 Gene Simmons, and Dolly Parton
 * 1977-06-11 Britain's Nuclear power stations
 * 1977-06-18 The Stranglers
 * 1977-06-25 Van Morrison
 * 1977-07-02 Murder at a punk festival (Belfield Festival, Dublin)
 * 1977-07-09 Anti-Punk violence
 * 1977-07-16 Frankie Miller
 * 1977-07-23 Steve Harley
 * 1977-07-30 Nick Lowe
 * 1977-08-06 Sex Pistols
 * 1977-08-13 Willy DeVille of Mink DeVille
 * 1977-08-20 Wayne Kramer of the MC5
 * 1977-08-27 Elvis Presley (following his death)
 * 1977-09-03 Record collecting
 * 1977-09-10 Thin Lizzy
 * 1977-09-17 Iggy Pop
 * 1977-09-24 The Adverts
 * 1977-10-01 Rob Tyner of the MC5
 * 1977-10-08 Jean-Jacques Burnel of The Stranglers
 * 1977-10-15 Ian Dury
 * 1977-10-22 Tom Robinson
 * 1977-10-29 The Tubes
 * 1977-11-05 The Who
 * 1977-11-12 David Bowie
 * 1977-11-19 Wilko Johnson
 * 1977-11-26 Brian Eno
 * 1977-12-03 Buzzcocks
 * 1977-12-10 The Clash
 * 1977-12-17 Wire
 * 1977-12-24 Ian Dury and Dave Vanian

1978

 * 1978-01-07 Ramones
 * 1978-01-14 John Lennon
 * 1978-01-21 Power pop
 * 1978-01-28 Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats
 * 1978-02-04 Blondie
 * 1978-02-11 Tom Robinson Band
 * 1978-02-18 Bob Marley
 * 1978-02-25 Howard Devoto
 * 1978-03-04 Bryan Ferry
 * 1978-03-11 Sham 69
 * 1978-03-18 Nick Lowe
 * 1978-03-25 Elvis Costello
 * 1978-04-01 The Jam
 * 1978-04-08 Generation X
 * 1978-04-15 Ian Dury
 * 1978-04-22 Bob Dylan
 * 1978-04-29 Kraftwerk
 * 1978-05-06 Anti-Nazi League demonstration in London
 * 1978-05-13 X-Ray Spex
 * 1978-05-20 Jonathan Richman
 * 1978-05-27 Public Image Ltd
 * 1978-06-03 Wilko Johnson
 * 1978-06-10 Peter Gabriel
 * 1978-06-17 Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks
 * 1978-06-24 Bob Dylan
 * 1978-07-01 Stonehenge
 * 1978-07-08 Devo
 * 1978-07-15 Mick Jones of The Clash
 * 1978-07-22 Record and Tape Piracy
 * 1978-07-29 Culture (band)
 * 1978-08-05 Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones
 * 1978-08-12 The Who
 * 1978-08-19 Paul Cook & Steve Jones of Sex Pistols
 * 1978-08-26 Siouxsie and the Banshees
 * 1978-09-02 David Bowie
 * 1978-09-09 Hugh Cornwell of The Stranglers
 * 1978-09-16 Patti Smith
 * 1978-09-23 Dave Edmunds
 * 1978-09-30 The Pop Group
 * 1978-10-07 The Slits
 * 1978-10-14 Bruce Springsteen
 * 1978-10-21 Andy Partridge of XTC
 * 1978-10-28 Elton John
 * 1978-11-04 The Jam
 * 1978-11-11 Pauline Murray of Penetration
 * 1978-11-18 Pere Ubu
 * 1978-11-25 Roxy Music
 * 1978-12-02 The Clash (the first issue of NME to feature the original version of the current logo, designed by Barney Bubbles)
 * 1978-12-09 Giorgio Moroder
 * 1978-12-16 Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats
 * 1978-12-23 John Lydon

1979

 * 1979-01-06 French rock music
 * 1979-01-13 Ian Curtis of Joy Division/Bob Last of Fast Product/Here & Now ("Nationwide Ethnic Credibility Special '79")
 * 1979-01-20 Gang of Four
 * 1979-01-27 Elvis Costello
 * 1979-02-03 Kevin Coyne
 * 1979-02-10 Jean-Jacques Burnel (of The Stranglers)
 * 1979-02-17 Village People
 * 1979-02-24 Dennis Brown
 * 1979-03-03 Graham Parker
 * 1979-03-10 Van Morrison
 * 1979-03-17 The Only Ones
 * 1979-03-24 Iggy Pop
 * 1979-03-31 The Human League
 * 1979-04-07 Nicky Tesco of The Members
 * 1979-04-14 The Mod revival
 * 1979-04-21 Linton Kwesi Johnson
 * 1979-04-28 Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks
 * 1979-05-05 Ted Nugent
 * 1979-05-12 Cyrille Regis – article on British football
 * 1979-05-19 Bryan Ferry (then of Roxy Music)
 * 1979-05-26 The New Barbarians
 * 1979-06-02 Ian Dury
 * 1979-06-09 Dire Straits
 * 1979-06-16 Public Image Ltd
 * 1979-06-23 The Cramps
 * 1979-06-30 Steel Pulse
 * 1979-07-07 John Cooper Clarke
 * 1979-07-14 Devo
 * 1979-07-21 Squeeze
 * 1979-07-28 Talking Heads
 * 1979-08-04 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
 * 1979-08-11 Joy Division
 * 1979-08-18 John Peel
 * 1979-08-25 The Specials
 * 1979-09-01 The Police
 * 1979-09-08 The Slits
 * 1979-09-15 Feargal Sharkey of The Undertones
 * 1979-09-22 Stiff Little Fingers
 * 1979-09-29 Debbie Harry of Blondie
 * 1979-10-06 Ray Davies of The Kinks
 * 1979-10-13 The Clash
 * 1979-10-20 Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats
 * 1979-10-27 Jimmy Pursey of Sham 69
 * 1979-11-03 Paul Weller
 * 1979-11-10 Bob Marley
 * 1979-11-17 Secret Affair
 * 1979-11-24 John Lydon
 * 1979-12-01 Richard Jobson
 * 1979-12-08 Nick Lowe (although this issue was officially dated to Friday 7 December, not Saturday 8th)
 * 1979-12-15 Marlon Brando
 * 1979-12-22 Review of the year

1980

 * 1980-01-05 Preview of 1980 (though the date on the cover actually states 1979-01-05)
 * 1980-01-12 Pink Military
 * 1980-01-19 The Jam
 * 1980-01-26 The Pretenders
 * 1980-02-02 Iggy Pop
 * 1980-02-09 The Specials
 * 1980-02-16 Rockabilly
 * 1980-02-23 The Selecter
 * 1980-03-01 Joe Ely
 * 1980-03-08 The Beat
 * 1980-03-15 Tom Petty
 * 1980-03-22 Paul Weller of The Jam
 * 1980-03-29 Women in Rock
 * 1980-04-05 The Teardrop Explodes
 * 1980-04-12 The Police
 * 1980-04-19 Pete Townshend of The Who
 * 1980-04-26 Feargal Sharkey of The Undertones
 * no NME issues for six weeks due to an NUJ strike
 * 1980-06-14 Joy Division
 * 1980-06-21 Gang of Four
 * 1980-06-28 Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones
 * 1980-07-05 Keith Levene of Public Image Ltd.
 * 1980-07-12 The Human League
 * 1980-07-19 Ian Dury and Wilko Johnson
 * 1980-07-26 Impressions of Japan (the country, not the band), with lead story on the Yellow Magic Orchestra
 * 1980-08-02 The Selecter
 * 1980-08-09 Malcolm McLaren
 * 1980-08-16 The Beat
 * 1980-08-23 NME Consumers Guide 1984
 * 1980-08-30 Stray Cats
 * 1980-09-06 A Certain Ratio
 * 1980-09-13 David Bowie
 * 1980-09-20 XTC
 * 1980-09-27 The Specials
 * 1980-10-04 Madness
 * 1980-10-11 Au Pairs
 * 1980-10-18 The Pretenders
 * 1980-10-25 Toyah Willcox
 * 1980-11-01 Captain Beefheart
 * 1980-11-08 Talking Heads
 * 1980-11-15 Brit funk
 * 1980-11-22 Echo & the Bunnymen
 * 1980-11-29 Cabaret Voltaire
 * 1980-12-06 UB40
 * 1980-12-13 John Lennon (following his death)
 * 1980-12-20 The Slits

1981

 * 1981-01-03 Joe Strummer (then of The Clash)
 * 1981-01-10 Trans Europe Express cover (music in Eastern Europe)
 * 1981-01-17 Wah! Heat
 * 1981-01-24 NME 1980 Poll Winners
 * 1981-01-31 C81 tape offer
 * 1981-02-07 The Police
 * 1981-02-14 Bono of U2
 * 1981-02-21 Roots reggae
 * 1981-02-28 Marvin Gaye
 * 1981-03-07 Richard Jobson
 * 1981-03-14 John Lydon
 * 1981-03-21 Jap Payback – issue on Japanese music
 * 1981-03-28 Madness
 * 1981-04-04 Michael Jackson
 * 1981-04-11 Popeye
 * 1981-04-18 The Scars
 * 1981-04-25 The Polecats
 * 1981-05-02 Girlschool
 * 1981-05-09 Clare Grogan of Altered Images and Edwyn Collins of Orange Juice
 * 1981-05-16 Bob Marley memorial issue
 * 1981-05-23 The Beat
 * 1981-05-30 The Treacherous Three (Rap issue)
 * 1981-06-06 Prince
 * 1981-06-13 Julian Cope of The Teardrop Explodes
 * 1981-06-20 James Chance
 * 1981-06-27 Defunkt
 * 1981-07-04 Kid Creole
 * 1981-07-11 Southall riots
 * 1981-07-18 ABC
 * 1981-07-25 Grace Jones
 * 1981-08-01 Spandau Ballet
 * 1981-08-08 The Specials
 * 1981-08-15 Bob Dylan
 * 1981-08-22 Depeche Mode
 * 1981-08-29 Blue Rondo a la Turk
 * 1981-09-05 Madness
 * 1981-09-12 Soft Cell
 * 1981-09-19 Kim Wilde
 * 1981-09-26 Sting
 * 1981-10-03 Annabella Lwin of Bow Wow Wow
 * 1981-10-10 The Clash
 * 1981-10-17 Jello Biafra of The Dead Kennedys
 * 1981-10-24 British youth
 * 1981-10-31 Scritti Politti
 * 1981-11-07 Rik Mayall
 * 1981-11-14 Mark E. Smith of The Fall
 * 1981-11-21 Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire
 * 1981-11-28 Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
 * 1981-12-05 Elvis Presley
 * 1981-12-12 Coronation Street
 * 1981-12-19 Review of 1981

1982

 * 1982-01-02 David Sylvian (then of Japan)
 * 1982-01-09 Vic Godard
 * 1982-01-16 Adam Ant
 * 1982-01-23 James Brown
 * 1982-01-30 NME Readers Poll
 * 1982-02-06 Kirk Brandon (then of Theatre of Hate)
 * 1982-02-13 Fun Boy Three
 * 1982-02-20 Ian McCulloch of Echo & the Bunnymen
 * 1982-02-27 U2
 * 1982-03-06 ABC
 * 1982-03-13 Haircut One Hundred
 * 1982-03-20 Peter Murphy of Bauhaus
 * 1982-03-27 British Electric Foundation
 * 1982-04-03 Norman Giscombe
 * 1982-04-10 The Beat
 * 1982-04-17 Siouxsie and the Banshees
 * 1982-04-24 The Associates
 * 1982-05-01 Boy George (then of Culture Club)
 * 1982-05-08 Eddie the Head of Iron Maiden
 * 1982-05-15 Kid Creole and the Coconuts
 * 1982-05-22 The Honeymoon Killers
 * 1982-05-29 Joe Strummer
 * 1982-06-05 The Human League
 * 1982-06-12 Rip Rig + Panic
 * 1982-06-19 Bryan Ferry
 * 1982-06-26 Laurie Anderson
 * 1982-07-03 Kevin Rowland of Dexys Midnight Runners
 * 1982-07-10 Bananarama
 * 1982-07-17 Talking Heads
 * 1982-07-24 Vince Clarke of Yazoo
 * 1982-07-31 Torch songs (themed issue)
 * 1982-08-07 John Lydon
 * 1982-08-14 Alfred Hitchcock
 * 1982-08-21 Grandmaster Flash
 * 1982-08-28 King Sunny Adé
 * 1982-09-04 Scritti Politti
 * 1982-09-11 Africa (themed issue)
 * 1982-09-18 Gary Kendall bodybuilder
 * 1982-09-25 Bow Wow Wow
 * 1982-10-02 Southern Death Cult
 * 1982-10-09 Musical Youth
 * 1982-10-16 The Damned
 * 1982-10-23 Ziggy Stardust
 * 1982-10-30 Elvis Costello
 * 1982-11-06 David Sylvian
 * 1982-11-13 NME TV Special
 * 1982-11-20 Eddy Grant
 * 1982-11-27 Wham!
 * 1982-12-04 Simple Minds
 * 1982-12-11 Marvin Gaye
 * 1982-12-18 Set The Tone
 * 1982-12-25 Paul Weller

1983

 * 1983-01-08 The Specials
 * 1983-01-15 The Fall
 * 1983-01-22 Imagination
 * 1983-01-29 JoBoxers
 * 1983-02-05 Einstuerzende Neubaten
 * 1983-02-12 Richard Hell
 * 1983-02-19 Blood and Roses and Brigandage
 * 1983-02-26 U2
 * 1983-03-05 Fun Boy Three
 * 1983-03-12 Stray Cats
 * 1983-03-19 Echo & the Bunnymen
 * 1983-03-26 Nick Cave
 * 1983-04-02 Madness
 * 1983-04-09 Tracie Young
 * 1983-04-16 David Bowie
 * 1983-04-23 Orange Juice
 * 1983-04-30 Boy George (then of Culture Club)
 * 1983-05-07 Jeffrey Lee Pierce of Gun Club
 * 1983-05-14 Siouxsie Sioux
 * 1983-05-21 Pete Murphy of Bauhaus
 * 1983-05-28 Alison Moyet (then of Yazoo)
 * 1983-06-04 Death Cult
 * 1983-06-11 Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera
 * 1983-06-18 Wham!
 * 1983-06-25 Grace Jones
 * 1983-07-02 Eddie and Sunshine
 * 1983-07-09 Curtis Mayfield
 * 1983-07-16 Cabaret Voltaire
 * 1983-07-23 New Order
 * 1983-07-30 Mary Jane Girls
 * 1983-08-06 Video game arcades
 * 1983-08-13 Test Dept
 * 1983-08-20 Ryuichi Sakamoto
 * 1983-08-27 General Public
 * 1983-09-03 Frank Bruno with the JoBoxers
 * 1983-09-10 Virginia Astley
 * 1983-09-17 Depeche Mode
 * 1983-09-24 Big Country
 * 1983-10-01 Tom Waits
 * 1983-10-08 Elvis Costello
 * 1983-10-15 Delinquents! The outsiders guide to life inside
 * 1983-10-22 SPK
 * 1983-10-29 The Assembly (Feargal Sharkey and Vince Clarke)
 * 1983-11-05 Frankie Goes to Hollywood
 * 1983-11-12 The Immaculate Consumptive
 * 1983-11-19 Debbie Harry
 * 1983-11-26 Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders
 * 1983-12-03 The Police
 * 1983-12-10 Cocteau Twins
 * 1983-12-17 Animal liberation movement
 * 1983-12-24 Christmas issue

1984

 * 1984-01-07 Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera
 * 1984-01-14 Billy Bragg
 * 1984-01-21 Madness
 * 1984-01-28 Aswad
 * 1984-02-04 The Smiths
 * 1984-02-11 Yoko Ono
 * 1984-02-18 NMEdia issue
 * 1984-02-25 The Clash
 * 1984-03-03 Mad axemen and guitar heroes (Heavy Metal issue)
 * 1984-03-10 Paul Weller
 * 1984-03-17 Foetus
 * 1984-03-24 Jon Moss of Culture Club
 * 1984-03-31 Hugh Masekela
 * 1984-04-07 Marvin Gaye (following his death)
 * 1984-04-14 Soul issue
 * 1984-04-21 The Three Johns
 * 1984-04-28 Bananarama
 * 1984-05-05 Nena
 * 1984-05-12 Nick Cave
 * 1984-05-19 Bronski Beat
 * 1984-05-26 Pete Burns of Dead or Alive

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 * 1984-08-04 Rik Mayall
 * 1984-08-11 Mike Scott of The Waterboys
 * 1984-08-18 Heaven 17
 * 1984-08-25 Sade
 * 1984-09-01 Afrika Bambaataa and James Brown
 * 1984-09-08 War on Pop issue (a polemical piece by Ian Penman)
 * 1984-09-15 Henry Rollins
 * 1984-09-22 Boy George
 * 1984-09-29 David Bowie
 * 1984-10-06 Robert De Niro
 * 1984-10-13 ZTT & The Art of Noise
 * 1984-10-20 Paul Weller
 * 1984-10-27 U2
 * 1984-11-03 The Redskins
 * 1984-11-10 Annie Lennox
 * 1984-11-17 ZZ Top
 * 1984-11-24 Charlie Nicholas (footballer then at Arsenal F.C.)
 * 1984-12-01 Chaka Khan
 * 1984-12-08 Cocteau Twins
 * 1984-12-15 Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees
 * 1984-12-22 Frankie Goes to Hollywood

1985

 * 1985-01-05 The Triffids
 * 1985-01-12 Frank Sinatra
 * 1985-01-19 John Blake
 * 1985-01-26 Spitting Image
 * 1985-02-02 Smiley Culture
 * 1985-02-09 Eddie Murphy
 * 1985-02-16 No cover artist as such (but main articles were about The Jesus and Mary Chain and the Ramones)
 * 1985-02-23 Morrissey
 * 1985-03-02 Shelagh O'Hara Brookside soap
 * 1985-03-09 Run-DMC
 * 1985-03-16 James
 * 1985-03-23 Los Lobos
 * 1985-03-30 Alison Moyet
 * 1985-04-06 The Long Ryders
 * 1985-04-13 Lloyd Cole
 * 1985-04-20 ABC
 * 1985-04-27 Neil Kinnock
 * 1985-05-04 Can music survive in the video age?
 * 1985-05-11 Philip Chevron, Agnes Bernelle and Elvis Costello
 * 1985-05-18 "Watching the Detectives" themed issue
 * 1985-05-25 Free EP (no cover star as such, but lead story about Jimmy Somerville)
 * 1985-06-01 Paul Weller (then of The Style Council)
 * 1985-06-08 Morrissey
 * 1985-06-15 Sting
 * 1985-06-22 Bono
 * 1985-06-29 Jimmy White
 * 1985-07-06 R.E.M.
 * 1985-07-13 Miles Davis
 * 1985-07-20 Live Aid
 * 1985-07-27 Theresa Russell
 * 1985-08-03 Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout
 * 1985-08-10 Madness
 * 1985-08-17 The Pogues
 * 1985-08-24 Propaganda
 * 1985-08-31 Everything But The Girl
 * 1985-09-07 The June Brides
 * 1985-09-14 The Jesus and Mary Chain
 * 1985-09-21 J.G.Thirlwell
 * 1985-09-28 Bobby Womack
 * 1985-10-05 Boxing and soul (article by Stuart Cosgrove)
 * 1985-10-12 Fanzines
 * 1985-10-19 Tom Waits
 * 1985-10-26 Matt Dillon
 * 1985-11-02 Fine Young Cannibals
 * 1985-11-09 South Africa
 * 1985-11-16 New Order
 * 1985-11-23 Computer crimes
 * 1985-11-30 The 100 Greatest albums ever made
 * 1985-12-07 Cameo
 * 1985-12-14 Robert Wyatt
 * 1985-12-21 Del Boy and Rodney from Only Fools and Horses

1986

 * 1986-01-04 The Cramps
 * 1986-01-11 Andy Warhol and Debbie Harry
 * 1986-01-18 Billy Bragg and Junior (Red Wedge issue)
 * 1986-01-25 Easterhouse
 * 1986-02-01 Punk – Ten Years On
 * 1986-02-08 John Lydon
 * 1986-02-15 Big Audio Dynamite
 * 1986-02-22 Keith Richards
 * 1986-03-01 Comics
 * 1986-03-08 Sigue Sigue Sputnik
 * 1986-03-15 Mantronix
 * 1986-03-22 Absolute Beginners
 * 1986-03-29 The Shop Assistants
 * 1986-04-05 Hipsway
 * 1986-04-12 Samantha Fox
 * 1986-04-19 Test Dept
 * 1986-04-26 Prince (blurred image)
 * 1986-05-03 Sade
 * 1986-05-10 Barry McGuigan
 * 1986-05-17 Boy George
 * 1986-05-24 Janet Jackson
 * 1986-05-31 The Mighty Lemon Drops
 * 1986-06-07 Morrissey
 * 1986-06-14 Why British black music has no chance – polemical piece by Paolo Hewitt
 * 1986-06-21 Sonic Youth
 * 1986-06-28 George Michael
 * 1986-07-05 The Jesus and Mary Chain
 * 1986-07-12 Matt Johnson of The The
 * 1986-07-19 Run-DMC
 * 1986-07-26 Zodiac Mindwarp
 * 1986-08-02 Jam and Lewis
 * 1986-08-09 Chicago house
 * 1986-08-16 Mick Hucknall of Simply Red
 * 1986-08-23 David Sylvian
 * 1986-08-30 Daley Thompson
 * 1986-09-06 Dwight Yoakam
 * 1986-09-13 The Yo Boys (article about hip hop by Paolo Hewitt)
 * 1986-09-20 Sex (themed issue), also a free EP – Phil Oakey of The Human League
 * 1986-09-27 Trouble Funk
 * 1986-10-04 Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P.
 * 1986-10-11 Big Audio Dynamite
 * 1986-10-18 Courtney Pine
 * 1986-10-25 Voting (themed issue)
 * 1986-11-01 Shinehead
 * 1986-11-08 Youth suicide (themed issue)
 * 1986-11-15 Cilla Black
 * 1986-11-22 Swing Out Sister
 * 1986-11-29 Sly and Robbie
 * 1986-12-06 Elvis Presley (though the cover story in this issue, written by Stuart Cosgrove, was actually a criticism of the US military presence in Britain using Presley's image as symbolic, not an article about Presley himself)
 * 1986-12-13 Madonna
 * 1986-12-20 Pet Shop Boys

1987

 * 1987-01-03 Robbie Coltrane
 * 1987-01-10 The Style Council
 * 1987-01-17 Beastie Boys
 * 1987-01-24 Julian Cope
 * 1987-01-31 Hot House
 * 1987-02-07 Free EP given away – no cover star
 * 1987-02-14 The Smiths
 * 1987-02-21 The Bhundu Boys
 * 1987-02-28 Terence Trent D'Arby
 * 1987-03-07 Paula Yates
 * 1987-03-14 U2
 * 1987-03-21 Speed metal issue
 * 1987-03-28 The Weather Prophets
 * 1987-04-04 Salt-N-Pepa
 * 1987-04-11 Baby Amphetamine
 * 1987-04-18 Rhythm Kingdom issue
 * 1987-04-25 Deacon Blue
 * 1987-05-02 Shane MacGowan
 * 1987-05-09 Def Jam
 * 1987-05-16 Suzanne Vega
 * 1987-05-23 The Housemartins
 * 1987-05-30 The Blow Monkeys and Curtis Mayfield
 * 1987-06-06 U2
 * 1987-06-13 Neil Kinnock
 * 1987-06-20 George Michael
 * 1987-06-27 Trouble Funk
 * 1987-07-04 Terence Trent D'Arby
 * 1987-07-11 Steal It – The Pop Theft Epidemic
 * 1987-07-18 Bruce Springsteen
 * 1987-07-25 Gaye Bykers on Acid
 * 1987-08-01 Hue and Cry
 * 1987-08-08 The Jesus and Mary Chain
 * 1987-08-15 The Primitives
 * 1987-08-22 The Stupids
 * 1987-08-29 Summer special
 * 1987-09-05 Michelle Shocked
 * 1987-09-12 That Petrol Emotion
 * 1987-09-19 The Motorcycle Boy (an infamous issue in which this little-known indie band were elevated to the cover after a themed issue on censorship was itself censored, and Stuart Cosgrove sacked)
 * 1987-09-26 Lloyd Cole
 * 1987-10-03 Pop Will Eat Itself
 * 1987-10-10 Chuck D and Eric B
 * 1987-10-17 Los Lobos
 * 1987-10-24 The Sugarcubes
 * 1987-10-31 The Fall
 * 1987-11-07 Eurythmics
 * 1987-11-14 Coldcut
 * 1987-11-21 Yargo
 * 1987-11-28 Peter Gabriel
 * 1987-12-05 The Cult
 * 1987-12-12 Krush
 * 1987-12-19 New Order

1988

 * 1988-01-02 The Pogues
 * 1988-01-09 Renegade Soundwave
 * 1988-01-16 Red Hot Chili Peppers
 * 1988-01-23 Sweet Tee
 * 1988-01-30 70s special
 * 1988-02-06 The Wedding Present
 * 1988-02-13 Morrissey
 * 1988-02-20 Sting
 * 1988-02-27 Bomb the Bass
 * 1988-03-05 The Madness
 * 1988-03-12 Iron Maiden
 * 1988-03-19 T'Pau
 * 1988-03-26 James Brown
 * 1988-04-02 R.E.M.
 * 1988-04-09 The Wonder Stuff
 * 1988-04-16 Harry Enfield (as Loadsamoney)
 * 1988-04-23 Terence Trent D'Arby
 * 1988-04-30 Nasty Rox Inc.
 * 1988-05-07 Derek B
 * 1988-05-14 Liverpool F.C.
 * 1988-05-21 The Housemartins
 * 1988-05-28 Billy Bragg
 * 1988-06-04 UB40
 * 1988-06-11 Pop Will Eat Itself
 * 1988-06-18 Roddy Frame and Joe Strummer for Amnesty International
 * 1988-06-25 Gary Glitter and The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu
 * 1988-07-02 The Pogues
 * 1988-07-09 Pink Floyd
 * 1988-07-16 Acid house
 * 1988-07-23 Hothouse Flowers
 * 1988-07-30 The House of Love
 * 1988-08-06 The Psychedelic Furs
 * 1988-08-13 Nick Cave
 * 1988-08-20 The Proclaimers
 * 1988-08-27 The Primitives
 * 1988-09-03 Björk of The Sugarcubes
 * 1988-09-10 That Petrol Emotion
 * 1988-09-17 Mark E. Smith
 * 1988-09-24 The Mission
 * 1988-10-01 Bananarama
 * 1988-10-08 Public Enemy
 * 1988-10-15 Pet Shop Boys
 * 1988-10-22 U2
 * 1988-10-29 Sinéad O'Connor
 * 1988-11-05 Todd Terry
 * 1988-11-12 Zeke Manyika
 * 1988-11-19 Acid House crackdown
 * 1988-11-26 Napalm Death
 * 1988-12-03 Neneh Cherry
 * 1988-12-10 Various artists ("Work Is A Four Letter Word – the dodgy pasts of your favourite artists")
 * 1988-12-17 Bros
 * 1988-12-24 Harry Enfield

1989

 * 1989-01-07 Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff, Andrea of The Darling Buds and Guy Chadwick of The House of Love
 * 1989-01-14 The Wedding Present
 * 1989-01-21 Def Leppard
 * 1989-01-28 New Order
 * 1989-02-04 Jim Kerr of Simple Minds
 * 1989-02-11 Morrissey
 * 1989-02-18 Elvis Costello
 * 1989-02-25 Mark E. Smith, Shane MacGowan and Nick Cave
 * 1989-03-04 The Adult Net
 * 1989-03-11 Sonic Youth
 * 1989-03-18 Michael Hutchence of INXS
 * 1989-03-25 Matt Johnson of The The
 * 1989-04-01 Fine Young Cannibals
 * 1989-04-08 Robert Smith of The Cure
 * 1989-04-15 The Triffids
 * 1989-04-22 Stevie Wonder
 * 1989-04-29 Pop Will Eat Itself
 * 1989-05-06 The Wonder Stuff
 * 1989-05-13 Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs
 * 1989-05-20 The Football/Rock connection
 * 1989-05-27 Tanita Tikaram
 * 1989-06-03 Peter Gabriel and Youssou N'Dour
 * 1989-06-10 Lou Reed
 * 1989-06-17 Danny Wilson (band)
 * 1989-06-24 Tone Loc
 * 1989-07-01 The Pogues
 * 1989-07-08 Simple Minds
 * 1989-07-15 Beastie Boys
 * 1989-07-22 Birdland
 * 1989-07-29 Fuzzbox
 * 1989-08-05 Michael Stipe
 * 1989-08-12 Eurythmics
 * 1989-08-19 Pet Shop Boys and Liza Minnelli
 * 1989-08-26 Ian McCulloch
 * 1989-09-02 The Sugarcubes
 * 1989-09-09 John Peel's 50th birthday
 * 1989-09-16 Morrissey
 * 1989-09-23 The Cult
 * 1989-09-30 Jesus and Mary Chain
 * 1989-10-07 Kate Bush
 * 1989-10-14 Terence Trent D'Arby
 * 1989-10-21 De La Soul
 * 1989-10-28 Debbie Harry
 * 1989-11-04 Wendy James
 * 1989-11-11 Revenge
 * 1989-11-18 The Stone Roses
 * 1989-11-25 The Beautiful South
 * 1989-12-02 Shaun Ryder and Tony Wilson
 * 1989-12-09 Neneh Cherry
 * 1989-12-16 U2
 * 1989-12-23 The Stone Roses

1990

 * 1990-01-06 The Sundays
 * 1990-01-13 Sinéad O'Connor
 * 1990-01-20 Mark E Smith of The Fall
 * 1990-01-27 Lloyd Cole
 * 1990-02-03 Guy Chadwick of The House of Love
 * 1990-02-10 Birdland
 * 1990-02-17 Depeche Mode
 * 1990-02-24 Lemmy of Motörhead and Fuzzbox
 * 1990-03-03 Inspiral Carpets
 * 1990-03-10 'Travel Broadens The Mind' special, main feature Midnight Oil
 * 1990-03-17 The Stone Roses
 * 1990-03-24 Jazzie B of Soul II Soul
 * 1990-03-31 Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays
 * 1990-04-07 Beats International
 * 1990-04-14 Lenny Kravitz, and Slash
 * 1990-04-21 My Bloody Valentine
 * 1990-04-28 Billy Idol
 * 1990-05-05 The Wonderstuff
 * 1990-05-12 The Beautiful South
 * 1990-05-19 John Barnes and Bernard Sumner of New Order
 * 1990-05-26 Vic Reeves
 * 1990-06-02 The Hothouse Flowers
 * 1990-06-09 They Might Be Giants
 * 1990-06-16 Northside
 * 1990-06-23 Happy Mondays
 * 1990-06-30 The Beloved
 * 1990-07-07 Tim Booth of James
 * 1990-07-14 Flowered Up
 * 1990-07-21 Frank Black of The Pixies
 * 1990-07-28 Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream
 * 1990-08-04 New Order
 * 1990-08-11 Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout
 * 1990-08-18 Electronic
 * 1990-08-25 The Farm
 * 1990-09-01 World Party
 * 1990-09-08 Adamski
 * 1990-09-15 Tim Burgess of The Charlatans
 * 1990-09-22 Pet Shop Boys
 * 1990-09-29 Mike Scott of The Waterboys
 * 1990-10-06 Happy Mondays
 * 1990-10-13 The Soup Dragons
 * 1990-10-20 Lush
 * 1990-10-27 Robert Smith of The Cure
 * 1990-11-03 Public Enemy$3Public Enemy
 * 1990-11-10 The Inspiral Carpets
 * 1990-11-17 Betty Boo
 * 1990-11-24 Donovan and Trevor and Simon
 * 1990-12-01 Julee Cruise
 * 1990-12-08 The Mission
 * 1990-12-15 The Beautiful South
 * 1990-12-22 Shaun Ryder and Bez

1991

 * 1991-01-05 EMF
 * 1991-01-12 The KLF
 * 1991-01-19 PWEI
 * 1991-01-26 Jesus Jones
 * 1991-02-02 The Charlatans
 * 1991-02-09 Dee Lite
 * 1991-02-16 Happy Mondays
 * 1991-02-23 The Farm
 * 1991-03-02 Carter USM
 * 1991-03-09 The Clash
 * 1991-03-16 Inspiral Carpets
 * 1991-03-23 R.E.M.
 * 1991-03-30 Ned's Atomic Dustbin
 * 1991-04-06 James
 * 1991-04-13 The Wonder Stuff
 * 1991-04-20 Johnny Marr
 * 1991-04-27 Gary Clail
 * 1991-05-04 Neil Young
 * 1991-05-11 Manic Street Preachers
 * 1991-05-18 Morrissey
 * 1991-05-25 Pet Shop Boys
 * 1991-06-01 Sinéad O'Connor
 * 1991-06-08 The Shamen
 * 1991-06-15 Erasure
 * 1991-06-22 Anthrax
 * 1991-06-29 Billy Bragg
 * 1991-07-06 The Wedding Present
 * 1991-07-13 Ice-T
 * 1991-07-20 Blur
 * 1991-07-27 Metallica
 * 1991-08-03 The Farm
 * 1991-08-10 Teenage Fan Club
 * 1991-08-17 The Wonderstuff
 * 1991-08-24 Neds Atomic Dustbin
 * 1991-08-31 The Cult
 * 1991-09-07 EMF
 * 1991-09-14 David Bowie
 * 1991-09-21 Carter USM
 * 1991-09-28 Primal Scream
 * 1991-10-05 Frank Black
 * 1991-10-12 Chapterhouse
 * 1991-10-19 Morrissey
 * 1991-10-26 The Other Two (Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert from New Order)
 * 1991-11-02 The Charlatans
 * 1991-11-09 My Bloody Valentine
 * 1991-11-16 Happy Mondays
 * 1991-11-23 Nirvana
 * 1991-11-30 Tony Wilson
 * 1991-12-07 Vic & Bob
 * 1991-12-14 The Wonderstuff
 * 1991-12-21 EMF and Carter USM

1992

 * 1992-01-04 Teenage Fanclub
 * 1992-01-11 Kingmaker
 * 1992-01-18 LFO
 * 1992-01-25 James
 * 1992-02-01 The Jesus and Mary Chain
 * 1992-02-08 Ride
 * 1992-02-15 Manic Street Preachers
 * 1992-02-22 Curve
 * 1992-02-29 The KLF
 * 1992-03-07 Beautiful South
 * 1992-03-14 The Senseless Things
 * 1992-03-21 U2
 * 1992-03-28 Blur
 * 1992-04-04 PJ Harvey
 * 1992-04-11 Carter USM
 * 1992-04-18 The Cure & The Sisters Of Mercy
 * 1992-04-25 Mega City Four
 * 1992-05-02 Superchunk
 * 1992-05-09 Morrissey (NME's 40th birthday issue)
 * 1992-05-16 The Levellers
 * 1992-05-23 The Fatima Mansions
 * 1992-05-30 Manic Street Preachers
 * 1992-06-06 The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
 * 1992-06-13 U2
 * 1992-06-20 Faith No More
 * 1992-06-27 Carter USM
 * 1992-07-04 Sonic Youth
 * 1992-07-11 Cud
 * 1992-07-18 Spiritualized
 * 1992-07-25 Indie special, and The 100 Greatest Independent Records
 * 1992-08-01 Lollapalooza
 * 1992-08-08 Ice-T
 * 1992-08-15 Babes In Toyland
 * 1992-08-22 Morrissey
 * 1992-08-29 Nirvana
 * 1992-09-05 Suede
 * 1992-09-12 The Frank and Walters
 * 1992-09-19 The Sundays
 * 1992-09-26 Madonna
 * 1992-10-03 Manic Street Preachers
 * 1992-10-10 The Orb
 * 1992-10-17 Bob Mould
 * 1992-10-24 Kingmaker
 * 1992-10-31 Sinéad O'Connor
 * 1992-11-07 Therapy?
 * 1992-11-14 Carter USM
 * 1992-11-21 Rob Newman & David Baddiel
 * 1992-11-28 Nick Cave & Shane MacGowan
 * 1992-12-05 Ice Cube
 * 1992-12-12 The Wedding Present
 * 1992-12-19 Suede

1993

 * 1993-01-02 Michael Stipe of R.E.M.
 * 1993-01-09 Back to the Planet
 * 1993-01-16 Tanya Donelly
 * 1993-01-23 Faith No More
 * 1993-01-30 Julian Cope
 * 1993-02-06 Saint Etienne
 * 1993-02-13 Frank Black
 * 1993-02-20 Brett Anderson of Suede
 * 1993-02-27 The Shamen
 * 1993-03-06 The Charlatans
 * 1993-03-13 Ice-T
 * 1993-03-20 David Bowie and Brett Anderson of Suede
 * 1993-03-27 Evan Dando of The Lemonheads
 * 1993-04-03 Bob Mould
 * 1993-04-10 New Order
 * 1993-04-17 Courtney Love
 * 1993-04-24 PJ Harvey
 * 1993-05-01 Rage Against the Machine
 * 1993-05-08 Convoy Clampdown – an anti-Criminal Justice Bill special
 * 1993-05-15 Stereo MC's
 * 1993-05-22 U2
 * 1993-05-29 The Stone Roses
 * 1993-06-05 The Velvet Underground
 * 1993-06-12 The Cure
 * 1993-06-19 Teenage Fanclub
 * 1993-06-26 Suede
 * 1993-07-03 Glastonbury Festival
 * 1993-07-10 Richey Edwards of Manic Street Preachers, MC Fusion of Credit to the Nation and Matty Blagg of Blaggers ITA
 * 1993-07-17 The Black Crowes
 * 1993-07-24 Nirvana
 * 1993-07-31 Orbital
 * 1993-08-07 The Breeders
 * 1993-08-14 Björk
 * 1993-08-21 New Order
 * 1993-08-28 Carter USM
 * 1993-09-04 Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins
 * 1993-09-11 The Wonderstuff
 * 1993-09-18 Vic & Bob
 * 1993-09-25 Evan Dando of The Lemonheads
 * 1993-10-02 Michael Jackson
 * 1993-10-09 The Levellers
 * 1993-10-16 Jamiroquai
 * 1993-10-23 Senser
 * 1993-10-30 The Orb
 * 1993-11-06 Suede
 * 1993-11-13 Rob Newman & David Baddiel
 * 1993-11-20 Morrissey and Johnny Marr of The Smiths (to mark their tenth anniversary)
 * 1993-11-27 John Lydon and Leftfield
 * 1993-12-04 James
 * 1993-12-11 Ice-T
 * 1993-12-18 The Boo Radleys
 * 1993-12-25 Björk and Evan Dando

1994

 * 1994-01-08 Elastica
 * 1994-01-15 Therapy?
 * 1994-01-22 Primal Scream
 * 1994-01-29 The Smashing Pumpkins
 * 1994-02-05 Justine Frischmann, Thom Yorke and Brett Anderson
 * 1994-02-12 The 10th anniversary of Creation Records
 * 1994-02-19 Cypress Hill
 * 1994-02-26 Elvis Costello
 * 1994-03-05 Blur
 * 1994-03-12 Kurt Cobain (in a coma following a drug overdose)
 * 1994-03-19 Paul Weller
 * 1994-03-26 Morrissey
 * 1994-04-02 Nick Cave
 * 1994-04-09 Jarvis Cocker of Pulp and Jo Brand
 * 1994-04-16 Kurt Cobain (following his death)
 * 1994-04-23 Courtney Love
 * 1994-04-30 The Levellers
 * 1994-05-07 Evan Dando
 * 1994-05-14 Snoop Doggy Dogg
 * 1994-05-21 Pet Shop Boys with Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders (promoting Absolutely Fabulous single).
 * 1994-05-28 Manic Street Preachers
 * 1994-06-04 Oasis
 * 1994-06-11 Crowded House
 * 1994-06-18 Rage Against the Machine
 * 1994-06-25 Blur
 * 1994-07-02 Glastonbury Festival
 * 1994-07-09 Brian Jones
 * 1994-07-16 The Wonderstuff
 * 1994-07-23 S*M*A*S*H
 * 1994-07-30 Lollapalooza
 * 1994-08-06 Oasis
 * 1994-08-13 Bob Mould
 * 1994-08-20 Red Hot Chili Peppers
 * 1994-08-27 Primal Scream
 * 1994-09-03 Suede
 * 1994-09-10 Paul Weller
 * 1994-09-17 R.E.M.
 * 1994-09-24 The Cranberries
 * 1994-10-01 Richey Edwards of Manic Street Preachers
 * 1994-10-08 Blur
 * 1994-10-15 The Prodigy
 * 1994-10-22 Neil Young
 * 1994-10-29 Suede
 * 1994-11-05 Green Day
 * 1994-11-12 The Black Crowes
 * 1994-11-19 The Stone Roses
 * 1994-11-26 Therapy?
 * 1994-12-03 Chuck D and Ice Cube
 * 1994-12-10 Beastie Boys
 * 1994-12-17 Noel Gallagher and Justine Frischmann
 * 1994-12-24 Michael Stipe of R.E.M.

1995

 * 1995-01-07 Gene
 * 1995-01-14 Suede
 * 1995-01-21 Belly
 * 1995-01-28 PJ Harvey
 * 1995-02-04 Blur
 * 1995-02-11 Elastica
 * 1995-02-18 Faith No More
 * 1995-02-25 Elton John
 * 1995-03-04 The Stone Roses
 * 1995-03-11 Prince
 * 1995-03-18 The Boo Radleys
 * 1995-03-25 East 17
 * 1995-04-01 Tricky
 * 1995-04-08 Nirvana
 * 1995-04-15 Supergrass
 * 1995-04-22 Björk
 * 1995-04-29 Hole
 * 1995-05-06 The Prodigy
 * 1995-05-13 Paul Weller
 * 1995-05-20 Therapy?
 * 1995-05-27 Dodgy
 * 1995-06-03 Rod Stewart
 * 1995-06-10 Elastica
 * 1995-06-17 Blur
 * 1995-06-24 Robert Smith of The Cure
 * 1995-07-01 Glastonbury Festival
 * 1995-07-08 Keith Richards
 * 1995-07-15 Neil Young
 * 1995-07-22 R.E.M.
 * 1995-07-29 The Cranberries
 * 1995-08-05 Black Grape
 * 1995-08-12 Blur and Oasis
 * 1995-08-19 Foo Fighters
 * 1995-08-26 Blur
 * 1995-09-02 Green Day
 * 1995-09-09 The Stone Roses, Oasis & The Boo Radleys
 * 1995-09-16 Blur
 * 1995-09-23 Pulp
 * 1995-09-30 Oasis
 * 1995-10-07 Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave
 * 1995-10-14 Ash
 * 2005-10-21 Bono
 * 1995-10-28 Tricky
 * 1995-11-04 Tim Burgess of The Charlatans
 * 1995-11-11 The Beautiful South
 * 1995-11-18 Jarvis Cocker
 * 1995-11-25 David Bowie
 * 1995-12-02 Madonna
 * 1995-12-09 Radiohead
 * 1995-12-16 Black Grape
 * 1995-12-23 Oasis/Blur/Pulp

1996

 * 1996-01-06 Ash
 * 1996-01-13 The Bluetones
 * 1996-01-20 Cast
 * 1996-01-27 Nick Cave
 * 1996-02-03 Noel Gallagher of Oasis
 * 1996-02-10 Rocket From The Crypt
 * 1996-02-17 Oasis
 * 1996-02-24 Pulp
 * 1996-03-02 Pulp
 * 1996-03-09 Bruce Springsteen
 * 1996-03-16 Garbage
 * 1996-03-23 The Prodigy
 * 1996-03-30 Black Grape
 * 1996-04-06 The Stone Roses
 * 1996-04-13 The Bluetones
 * 1996-04-20 The Stone Roses
 * 1996-04-27 Blur
 * 1996-05-04 Liam Gallagher of Oasis
 * 1996-05-11 Manic Street Preachers
 * 1996-05-18 Baddiel & Skinner and The Lightning Seeds
 * 1996-05-25 Dodgy
 * 1996-06-01 Bis
 * 1996-06-08 Ocean Colour Scene
 * 1996-06-15 Sex Pistols
 * 1996-06-22 Electronic
 * 1996-06-29 Ash
 * 1996-07-06 Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters
 * 1996-07-13 Underworld
 * 1996-07-20 Björk
 * 1996-07-27 Suede
 * 1996-08-03 Robbie Williams
 * 1996-08-10 Oasis
 * 1996-08-17 Pulp
 * 1996-08-24 R.E.M.
 * 1996-08-31 The Stone Roses
 * 1996-09-07 Oasis
 * 1996-09-14 Metallica
 * 1996-09-21 Oasis
 * 1996-09-28 The Bluetones
 * 1996-10-05 Chemical Brothers
 * 1996-10-12 Manic Street Preachers
 * 1996-10-19 Suede
 * 1996-10-26 Garbage
 * 1996-11-02 Baby Bird
 * 1996-11-09 Kula Shaker
 * 1996-11-16 Fugees
 * 1996-11-23 Spice Girls
 * 1996-11-30 Snoop Doggy Dogg
 * 1996-12-07 Louise Wener of Sleeper
 * 1996-12-14 Prince
 * 1996-12-21 Noel and Liam Gallagher as part of a special wrapping paper style design for Christmas issue. Actual cover featured Dermot Morgan of Father Ted.

1997

 * 1997-01-04 Elastica
 * 1997-01-11 Blur
 * 1997-01-18 Depeche Mode
 * 1997-01-25 Reef
 * 1997-02-01 Oasis
 * 1997-02-08 Noel Gallagher of Oasis
 * 1997-02-15 The Drugs Issue
 * 1997-02-22 Space
 * 1997-03-01 Kula Shaker
 * 1997-03-08 U2
 * 1997-03-15 The Divine Comedy
 * 1997-03-22 The Charlatans
 * 1997-03-29 Supergrass
 * 1997-04-05 Cast
 * 1997-04-12 Daft Punk
 * 1997-04-19 Orbital
 * 1997-04-26 The Seahorses
 * 1997-05-03 Primal Scream
 * 1997-05-10 Mansun
 * 1997-05-17 Placebo
 * 1997-05-24 Spiritualized
 * 1997-05-31 The Charlatans
 * 1997-06-07 The Verve
 * 1997-06-14 Ocean Colour Scene
 * 1997-06-21 Radiohead
 * 1997-06-28 The Prodigy
 * 1997-07-05 Glastonbury Festival
 * 1997-07-12 Oasis
 * 1997-07-19 Shaun Ryder
 * 1997-07-26 Paul Weller
 * 1997-08-02 The Prodigy
 * 1997-08-09 Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters
 * 1997-08-16 Blur
 * 1997-08-23 The Verve
 * 1997-08-30 Reading Festival
 * 1997-09-06 Primal Scream
 * 1997-09-13 Mark Morrison
 * 1997-09-20 Oasis
 * 1997-09-27 Mansun
 * 1997-10-04 Oasis
 * 1997-10-11 U2
 * 1997-10-18 Ash
 * 1997-10-25 Embrace
 * 1997-11-01 Goldie
 * 1997-11-08 Pulp
 * 1997-11-15 Metallica
 * 1997-11-22 The Charlatans & The Verve
 * 1997-11-29 Blur
 * 1997-12-06 The Fast Show
 * 1997-12-13 Radiohead
 * 1997-12-20 Oasis
 * 1997-12-27 Oasis

1998

 * 1998-01-03 Ian Brown
 * 1998-01-10 Bernard Butler
 * 1998-01-17 The Verve
 * 1998-01-24 Stereophonics
 * 1998-01-31 The Bluetones
 * 1998-02-07 The Verve
 * 1998-02-14 Cornershop
 * 1998-02-21 Primal Scream
 * 1998-02-28 Space
 * 1998-03-07 Madonna
 * 1998-03-14 Tony Blair (an attack on New Labour policy using the slogan "Rock and Roll takes on the Government")
 * 1998-03-21 Garbage
 * 1998-03-28 Pulp
 * 1998-04-04 Lo Fidelity Allstars
 * 1998-04-11 Massive Attack
 * 1998-04-18 Vic Reeves, Neil Tennant and Brett Anderson
 * 1998-04-25 Fatboy Slim
 * 1998-05-02 Jeff Buckley
 * 1998-05-09 Nick Cave
 * 1998-05-16 Super Furry Animals
 * 1998-05-23 Embrace
 * 1998-05-30 The Verve
 * 1998-06-06 Ultrasound
 * 1998-06-13 Image of a burning guitar with a Union Jack design in the style of Noel Gallagher's, headline 'Why British music is going up in smoke'
 * 1998-06-20 Mansun
 * 1998-06-27 Damon Albarn
 * 1998-07-04 Glastonbury Festival
 * 1998-07-11 Beastie Boys
 * 1998-07-18 The Verve
 * 1998-07-25 The Beta Band
 * 1998-08-01 Manic Street Preachers
 * 1998-08-08 Placebo
 * 1998-08-15 Embrace
 * 1998-08-22 All Saints
 * 1998-08-29 Robbie Williams (V Festival review)
 * 1998-09-05 Reading and Leeds Festivals
 * 1998-09-12 Marilyn Manson
 * 1998-09-19 Manic Street Preachers
 * 1998-09-26 Hole
 * 1998-10-03 PJ Harvey
 * 1998-10-10 Stereophonics
 * 1998-10-17 Alanis Morissette
 * 1998-10-24 R.E.M.
 * 1998-10-31 Oasis
 * 1998-11-07 Robbie Williams
 * 1998-11-14 Beck
 * 1998-11-21 Mercury Rev
 * 1998-11-28 Fat Les
 * 1998-12-05 Massive Attack
 * 1998-11-14 Beck
 * 1998-12-21 Manic Street Preachers

1999

 * 1999-01-02 Gomez
 * 1999-01-09 Idlewild
 * 1999-01-16 Placebo
 * 1999-01-23 Courtney Love and Michael Stipe
 * 1999-01-30 South Park
 * 1999-02-06 Ian Brown
 * 1999-02-13 Blur
 * 1999-02-20 Happy Mondays
 * 1999-02-27 Blur
 * 1999-03-06 Oasis
 * 1999-03-13 Brett Anderson
 * 1999-03-20 Aphex Twin
 * 1999-03-27 Cerys Matthews of Catatonia
 * 1999-04-03 Mogwai
 * 1999-04-10 Stereophonics
 * 1999-04-17 Armand Van Helden and Fatboy Slim
 * 1999-04-24 Cast
 * 1999-05-01 Marilyn Manson
 * 1999-05-08 The Verve
 * 1999-05-15 Supergrass
 * 1999-05-22 Super Furry Animals
 * 1999-05-29 Gay Dad
 * 1999-06-05 The Chemical Brothers
 * 1999-06-12 Liam Gallagher of Oasis
 * 1999-06-19 Beta Band
 * 1999-06-26 Glastonbury Festival
 * 1999-07-03 Courtney Love
 * 1999-07-10 Eminem
 * 1999-07-17 Marilyn Manson
 * 1999-07-24 Godspeed You! Black Emperor
 * 1999-07-31 Travis
 * 1999-08-07 The Charlatans
 * 1999-08-14 Oasis
 * 1999-08-21 Melanie C
 * 1999-08-28 Manic Street Preachers
 * 1999-09-04 Blur
 * 1999-09-11 Leftfield
 * 1999-09-18 Death In Vegas
 * 1999-09-25 Manic Street Preachers
 * 1999-10-02 Campag Velocet
 * 1999-10-09 Manic Street Preachers
 * 1999-10-16 Beck
 * 1999-10-23 Mick Head of Shack
 * 1999-10-30 The Halloween Project ("...in search of rock's worst nightmares")
 * 1999-11-06 Embrace
 * 1999-11-13 Primal Scream
 * 1999-11-20 Beastie Boys
 * 1999-11-27 Korn
 * 1999-12-04 Fun Lovin' Criminals
 * 1999-12-11 Oasis
 * 1999-12-18 Oasis
 * 1999-12-25 Richard Ashcroft

2000

 * 2000-01-08 Slipknot
 * 2000-01-15 Terris
 * 2000-01-22 Asian Dub Foundation
 * 2000-01-29 Rage Against the Machine
 * 2000-02-05 NME Awards Preview
 * 2000-02-12 Paul McCartney and Shaun Ryder
 * 2000-02-19 Oasis
 * 2000-02-26 Kelis
 * 2000-03-04 AC/DC
 * 2000-03-11 Embrace
 * 2000-03-18 Cannabis
 * 2000-03-25 Coldplay
 * 2000-04-01 Cypress Hill
 * 2000-04-08 Stereophonics
 * 2000-04-15 Ken Livingstone
 * 2000-04-22 Eminem
 * 2000-04-29 Ali G
 * 2000-05-06 The Charlatans
 * 2000-05-13 Anarchy in the UK (after the May Day violence in Trafalgar Square)
 * 2000-05-20 Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian
 * 2000-05-27 Doves
 * 2000-06-03 Travis
 * 2000-06-10 Napster
 * 2000-06-17 Richard Ashcroft
 * 2000-06-24 Radiohead
 * 2000-07-01 Glastonbury Festival
 * 2000-07-08 Coldplay
 * 2000-07-15 Oasis
 * 2000-07-22 Craig David
 * 2000-07-29 Queens of the Stone Age
 * 2000-08-05 Bloodhound Gang
 * 2000-08-12 Eminem
 * 2000-08-19 Richard Ashcroft
 * 2000-08-26 Oasis
 * 2000-09-02 Limp Bizkit
 * 2000-09-09 Marilyn Manson
 * 2000-09-16 Slipknot
 * 2000-09-23 At the Drive-In
 * 2000-09-30 Muse
 * 2000-10-07 Moby & Kelis
 * 2000-10-14 U2
 * 2000-10-21 Fatboy Slim
 * 2000-10-28 The Live Issue
 * 2000-11-04 Damon Albarn
 * 2000-11-11 Wu-Tang Clan
 * 2000-11-18 Amen
 * 2000-11-25 Kelly Jones
 * 2000-12-02 David Bowie
 * 2000-12-09 "The Pictures They Didn't Want You To See"
 * 2000-12-16 Badly Drawn Boy
 * 2000-12-23 Christmas issue

2001

 * 2001-01-06 32 New Stars For 2001
 * 2001-01-13 Manic Street Preachers
 * 2001-01-20 JJ72
 * 2001-01-27 "Sex, Drugs & Rock Journalism
 * 2001-02-03 Amen, Starsailor, JJ72 & Alfie (NME Tour)
 * 2001-02-10 Hip hop Special
 * 2001-02-17 NME Awards special – Bono, Noel and Liam Gallagher
 * 2001-02-24 Popstars
 * 2001-03-03 Manic Street Preachers
 * 2001-03-10 Stereophonics
 * 2001-03-17 Gorillaz & Daft Punk
 * 2001-03-24 Britain's Youth
 * 2001-03-31 Missy Elliott
 * 2001-04-07 Miami Dance Conference
 * 2001-04-14 Starsailor
 * 2001-04-21 "We Love NY"
 * 2001-04-28 Destiny's Child
 * 2001-05-05 Mogwai
 * 2001-05-12 Basement Jaxx
 * 2001-05-19 Radiohead
 * 2001-05-26 Air
 * 2001-06-02 Pulp
 * 2001-06-09 The Strokes
 * 2001-06-16 Outkast
 * 2001-06-23 Travis
 * 2001-06-30 Super Furry Animals
 * 2001-07-07 Aaliyah
 * 2001-07-14 Roger Sanchez
 * 2001-07-21 Spiritualized
 * 2001-07-28 Summer 2001 Riots
 * 2001-08-04 Mercury Rev
 * 2001-08-11 The White Stripes
 * 2001-08-18 The Charlatans
 * 2001-08-25 The Strokes
 * 2001-09-01 Eminem (Reading and Leeds Festivals review)
 * 2001-09-08 Slipknot
 * 2001-09-15 Courtney Love
 * 2001-09-22 Starsailor
 * 2001-09-29 Oasis
 * 2001-10-06 Aphex Twin
 * 2001-10-13 Gorillaz
 * 2001-10-20 Andrew WK
 * 2001-10-27 "Guitar Britain"
 * 2001-11-03 The White Stripes
 * 2001-11-10 Muse
 * 2001-11-17 Cannabis (New Laws)
 * 2001-11-24 So Solid Crew
 * 2001-12-01 Courtney Love
 * 2001-12-08 Top 50 Albums of the Year
 * 2001-12-15 NME Review of the Year

2002

 * 2002-01-05 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
 * 2002-01-12 Jay-Z
 * 2002-01-19 Travis, Ryan Adams & Starsailor
 * 2002-01-26 Jimmy Eat World (emo special)
 * 2002-02-02 The Hives
 * 2002-02-09 Richard Ashcroft & The Chemical Brothers
 * 2002-02-16 Oasis
 * 2002-02-23 Kylie Minogue
 * 2002-03-02 The Strokes
 * 2002-03-09 The Strokes & Kylie Minogue
 * 2002-03-16 The Streets
 * 2002-03-23 System of a Down
 * 2002-03-30 The Lostprophets
 * 2002-04-06 Oasis
 * 2002-04-13 Doves
 * 2002-04-20 Oasis (50th Birthday issue)
 * 2002-04-27 Hundred Reasons
 * 2002-05-04 The Hives
 * 2002-05-11 Eminem
 * 2002-05-18 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
 * 2002-05-25 The Osbournes
 * 2002-06-01 The Vines
 * 2002-06-08 The Libertines
 * 2002-06-15 Oasis
 * 2002-06-22 The Prodigy
 * 2002-06-29 Coldplay
 * 2002-07-06 Glastonbury Festival
 * 2002-07-13 Oasis
 * 2002-07-20 The Vines
 * 2002-07-27 The Coral
 * 2002-08-03 Radiohead
 * 2002-08-10 Queens of the Stone Age
 * 2002-08-17 The Music
 * 2002-08-24 The Strokes
 * 2002-08-31 The White Stripes
 * 2002-09-07 Coldplay
 * 2002-09-14 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
 * 2002-09-21 Oasis
 * 2002-09-28 The Cooper Temple Clause
 * 2002-10-05 The Datsuns
 * 2002-10-12 The Vines
 * 2002-10-19 The Libertines
 * 2002-10-26 Queens of the Stone Age
 * 2002-11-02 The White Stripes
 * 2002-11-09 Nirvana
 * 2002-11-16 The Strokes
 * 2002-11-23 Foo Fighters
 * 2002-11-30 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
 * 2002-12-07 The Streets
 * 2002-12-14 Oasis
 * 21 & 2002-12-28 Coldplay

2003

 * 2003-01-04 Radiohead
 * 2003-01-11 Joe Strummer
 * 2003-01-18 Eminem
 * 2003-01-25 The Datsuns
 * 2003-02-01 Kelly Osbourne
 * 2003-02-08 The Vines
 * 2003-02-15 Courtney Love
 * 2003-02-22 Coldplay & Oasis
 * 2003-03-01 The White Stripes
 * 2003-03-08 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
 * 2003-03-15 Oasis
 * 2003-03-22 Avril Lavigne
 * 2003-03-29 Interpol
 * 2003-04-05 The White Stripes
 * 2003-04-12 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
 * 2003-04-19 Hot Hot Heat
 * 2003-04-26 Coldplay
 * 2003-05-03 Radiohead
 * 2003-05-10 The Music
 * 2003-05-17 Blur
 * 2003-05-24 Radiohead
 * 2003-05-31 The Strokes
 * 2003-06-07 AFI
 * 2003-06-14 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
 * 2003-06-21 Eminem, 50 Cent & Dr. Dre
 * 2003-06-28 The Polyphonic Spree
 * 2003-07-05 Glastonbury 2003/Radiohead
 * 2003-07-12 Kings of Leon
 * 2003-07-19 The Flaming Lips
 * 2003-07-26 The Coral
 * 2003-08-02 The Darkness
 * 2003-08-09 Keith Richards
 * 2003-08-16 The Strokes
 * 2003-08-23 Jet/Reading & Leeds Festival (Preview)
 * 2003-08-30 The Darkness/Reading & Leeds Festival (Review)
 * 2003-09-06 The Cooper Temple Clause
 * 2003-09-13 Muse
 * 2003-09-20 The Strokes
 * 2003-09-27 The White Stripes
 * 2003-10-04 The Darkness
 * 2003-10-11 Kings of Leon
 * 2003-10-18 The Libertines
 * 2003-10-25 The Strokes
 * 2003-11-01 The Distillers
 * 2003-11-08 Kylie Minogue
 * 2003-11-15 The Beatles
 * 2003-11-22 "Rock N Roll Riot"
 * 2003-11-29 Cool List 2003
 * 2003-12-06 Radiohead
 * 2003-12-13 Nirvana
 * 2003-12-20 The Libertines

2004

 * 2004-01-03 Oasis
 * 2004-01-10 Franz Ferdinand
 * 2004-01-17 Sid Vicious
 * 2004-01-24 Funeral for a Friend
 * 2004-01-31 The Coral
 * 2004-02-07 Courtney Love
 * 2004-02-14 Outkast
 * 2004-02-21 The Distillers, Franz Ferdinand & Radiohead
 * 2004-02-28 The Vines
 * 2004-03-06 Jet
 * 2004-03-13 The Libertines
 * 2004-03-20 The Strokes
 * 2004-03-27 Franz Ferdinand
 * 2004-04-03 Scissor Sisters
 * 2004-04-10 Kurt Cobain
 * 2004-04-17 Morrissey
 * 2004-04-24 The Vines
 * 2004-05-01 Franz Ferdinand
 * 2004-05-08 Muse
 * 2004-05-15 Radiohead
 * 2004-05-22 Franz Ferdinand & Morrissey
 * 2004-05-29 Pixies
 * 2004-06-05 The Hives
 * 2004-06-12 Razorlight
 * 2004-06-19 Morrissey
 * 2004-06-26 Glastonbury Festival preview
 * 2004-07-03 Paul McCartney (Glastonbury Festival review)
 * 2004-07-10 Liam Gallagher
 * 2004-07-17 Muse
 * 2004-07-24 The Libertines
 * 2004-07-31 The Hives
 * 2004-08-07 The Streets
 * 2004-08-14 Franz Ferdinand
 * 2004-08-28 The White Stripes
 * 2004-09-04 Carl Barat
 * 2004-09-11 The White Stripes
 * 2004-09-18 1001 Rock Facts
 * 2004-09-25 Marilyn Manson
 * 2004-10-02 The White Stripes
 * 2004-10-09 Goldie Lookin Chain
 * 2004-10-16 Babyshambles
 * 2004-10-23 Kings of Leon
 * 2004-10-30 Scissor Sisters
 * 2004-11-06 John Peel (after his death)
 * 2004-11-13 The Strokes
 * 2004-11-20 Green Day
 * 2004-11-27 Pete Doherty (Cool List 2004)
 * 2004-12-04 Kasabian
 * 2004-12-11 The Best of 2004 (Albums, Tracks and DVDs)
 * 2004-12-18 Muse
 * 2004-12-25 U2

2005

 * 2005-01-08 Franz Ferdinand
 * 2005-01-15 Bloc Party
 * 2005-01-22 The Killers
 * 2005-01-29 Richey Edwards of Manic Street Preachers (10th Anniversary of his disappearance)
 * 2005-02-05 Razorlight
 * 2005-02-12 The Others
 * 2005-02-19 Green Day
 * 2005-02-26 Shockwaves NME Awards 2005
 * 2005-03-05 New Order
 * 2005-03-12 The Bravery
 * 2005-03-19 Kaiser Chiefs
 * 2005-03-26 Gwen Stefani
 * 2005-04-09 Kasabian
 * 2005-04-16 Bloc Party
 * 2005-04-23 Coldplay
 * 2005-04-30 Oasis
 * 2005-05-07 Foo Fighters
 * 2005-05-14 The Killers
 * 2005-05-21 Foo Fighters
 * 2005-05-28 The White Stripes
 * 2005-06-04 Oasis
 * 2005-06-11 Pete Doherty
 * 2005-06-18 Green Day
 * 2005-06-25 Glastonbury Festival (Preview)
 * 2005-07-02 Glastonbury Festival (Review)
 * 2005-07-09 Live 8 Souvenir issue
 * 2005-07-16 Kaiser Chiefs & Foo Fighters
 * 2005-07-23 Babyshambles
 * 2005-07-30 Franz Ferdinand
 * 2005-08-06 Kaiser Chiefs
 * 2005-08-13 The Magic Numbers
 * 2005-08-20 Oasis
 * 2005-08-27 Pixies
 * 2005-09-03 Carling Weekend
 * 2005-09-10 Ian Brown
 * 2005-09-17 Bloc Party
 * 2005-09-24 The Killers
 * 2005-10-01 The Strokes
 * 2005-10-08 Babyshambles
 * 2005-10-15 John Peel
 * 2005-10-22 Kaiser Chiefs
 * 2005-10-29 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2005-11-05 Little Britain
 * 2005-11-12 The White Stripes
 * 2005-11-19 Green Day for 'Gigs of the Year'
 * 2005-11-26 Cool List 2005
 * 2005-12-03 Albums of the Year: 2005
 * 2005-12-10 Oasis
 * 2005-12-17 The Strokes
 * 2005-12-24 Morrissey

2006

 * 2006-01-04 Richard Ashcroft
 * 2006-01-11 Dirty Pretty Things
 * 2006-01-18 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2006-01-25 100 Greatest British Albums Ever
 * 2006-02-01 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2006-02-08 The Ordinary Boys
 * 2006-02-15 Maxïmo Park and Arctic Monkeys
 * 2006-02-22 Morrissey
 * 2006-03-01 NME Awards Special – Ian Brown and Arctic Monkeys
 * 2006-03-08 The Strokes
 * 2006-03-15 The Streets
 * 2006-03-22 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
 * 2006-03-29 Kasabian
 * 2006-04-05 Radiohead
 * 2006-04-12 Primal Scream
 * 2006-04-19 Fall Out Boy
 * 2006-04-26 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2006-05-03 The Raconteurs
 * 2006-05-10 Heroes
 * 2006-05-17 Razorlight
 * 2006-05-24 Radiohead
 * 2006-05-31 Foo Fighters
 * 2006-06-07 The Smiths
 * 2006-06-14 Soundtrack of the Summer
 * 2006-06-21 The Kooks
 * 2006-06-28 The Killers
 * 2006-07-05 Kasabian
 * 2006-07-12 Lily Allen
 * 2006-07-19 Syd Barrett
 * 2006-07-26 Pete Doherty
 * 2006-08-02 Oasis
 * 2006-08-09 The Horrors
 * 2006-08-16 Radiohead
 * 2006-08-23 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2006-08-30 Reading and Leeds Festival
 * 2006-09-06 Kasabian
 * 2006-09-13 War on Emo
 * 2006-09-20 Nirvana
 * 2006-09-27 Jarvis Cocker
 * 2006-10-04 Klaxons
 * 2006-10-11 The Automatic
 * 2006-10-18 Panic! at the Disco
 * 2006-10-25 My Chemical Romance
 * 2006-11-01 Mike Skinner and Pete Doherty
 * 2006-11-08 Oasis
 * 2006-11-15 U2 and Green Day
 * 2006-11-22 Muse
 * 2006-11-29 Carl Barat
 * 2006-12-06 Albums of the Year: 2006
 * 2006-12-13 The Killers
 * 2006-12-20 The Good, the Bad & the Queen

2007

 * 2007-01-03 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2007-01-10 The View
 * 2007-01-17 James Brown (after his death)
 * 2007-01-24 My Chemical Romance
 * 2007-01-31 Bloc Party
 * 2007-02-07 Kaiser Chiefs
 * 2007-02-14 Oasis (3 Special Edition Covers Available)
 * 2007-02-21 Arcade Fire
 * 2007-02-28 The Gossip
 * 2007-03-07 NME Awards
 * 2007-03-14 NME Awards (With Free DVD)
 * 2007-03-21 Arctic Monkeys (Issue Came With Free Stickers)
 * 2007-03-28 The Twang
 * 2007-04-07 My Chemical Romance
 * 2007-04-14 Noel Gallagher
 * 2007-04-21 The Libertines
 * 2007-04-25 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2007-05-02 The Greatest Indie Anthems Ever
 * 2007-05-09 The White Stripes
 * 2007-05-16 The Clash
 * 2007-05-23 Festival Special (Lovefoxxx & Klaxons)
 * 2007-05-30 Beth Ditto
 * 2007-06-06 The White Stripes (Issue came with free 7-inch vinyl of The White Stripes single Rag and Bone)
 * 2007-06-13 Muse (Issue came with free compilation CD of some of Muse's favourite bands)
 * 2007-06-20 Glastonbury 2007 (Tom Meighan of Kasabian, Nicky Wire of Manic Street Preachers and Tom Clarke of The Enemy)
 * 2007-06-27 Glastonbury 2007 Lindsey Inman (Includes free posters of the Glastonbury Festival weekend)
 * 2007-07-04 Johnny Borrell, lead singer of band Razorlight
 * 2007-07-11 The View
 * 2007-07-18 The Enemy
 * 2007-07-25 Kate Nash & Jack Peñate
 * 2007-08-01 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2007-08-08 Pete Doherty
 * 2007-08-18 Tony Wilson (after his death)
 * 2007-08-25 Carling Weekend Preview
 * 2007-09-01 Carling Weekend Review, features image of The Enemy and Festival crowds
 * 2007-09-08 Kate Nash
 * 2007-09-15 Babyshambles (Issue came with free 7-inch vinyl of Babyshambles demo of the single Delivery)
 * 2007-09-22 Ian Brown
 * 2007-09-29 Klaxons
 * 2007-10-06 The Verve
 * 2007-10-13 Radiohead
 * 2007-10-20 Various bands and artists promoting the free Love Music Hate Racism CD that came free with the issue.
 * 2007-10-27 Oasis
 * 2007-11-03 Foo Fighters (Halloween issue)
 * 2007-11-10 Frank Carter (Cool List 2007)
 * 2007-11-17 Bloc Party (Issue came free with CD of remixes of their single Flux)
 * 2007-11-24 The Mighty Boosh
 * 2007-12-01 Morrissey
 * 2007-12-08 Radiohead
 * 2007-12-15 The Top 100 Albums and Tracks of the Year 2007
 * 22 – 2007-12-29 Arctic Monkeys (Christmas Issue)

2008

 * 2008-01-05 Matt Bellamy, of the band Muse: The Guitar Issue (Free chords and lyrics)
 * 2008-01-12 Foals (New Noise 2008)
 * 2008-01-19 Pete Doherty (New Albums of 2008)
 * 2008-01-26 The Cribs
 * 2008-02-02 Lightspeed Champion
 * 2008-02-09 Manic Street Preachers
 * 2008-02-16 The Wombats
 * 2008-02-23 Beth Ditto and Jarvis Cocker
 * 2008-03-01 Manic Street Preachers: 'Godlike Geniuses' 2008
 * 2008-03-08 Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Klaxons and The Mighty Boosh (NME Awards 2008)
 * 2008-03-15 Muse
 * 2008-03-22 Panic! at the Disco
 * 2008-03-29 The Last Shadow Puppets
 * 2008-04-05 Brandon Flowers, of the band The Killers
 * 2008-04-12 The Courteeners
 * 2008-04-19 The Enemy
 * 2008-04-26 Crystal Castles (The Future 50)
 * 2008-05-03 Green Day
 * 2008-05-10 Coldplay (Issue came with free 7-inch vinyl of Coldplay's Single 'Violet Hill' and a B-Side of 'A Spell A Rebel Yell')
 * 2008-05-17 Pete Doherty
 * 2008-05-24 Scarlett Johansson
 * 2008-05-31 Kaiser Chiefs (Free posters)
 * 2008-06-07 MGMT (Festival Guide 2008)
 * 2008-06-14 The Mighty Boosh
 * 2008-06-21 Glasvegas
 * 2008-06-28 Kings of Leon: Glastonbury 2008 Preview
 * 2008-07-05 Jay-Z: Glastonbury 2008 Review
 * 2008-07-12 CSS
 * 2008-07-19 The Verve: T in the Park and Oxegen 2008 Review
 * 2008-07-26 Primal Scream
 * 2008-07-02 Vampire Weekend: Top 25 American bands
 * 2008-08-09 Noel Gallagher
 * 2008-08-16 Muse
 * 2008-08-23 Brandon Flowers of the band The Killers (Reading And Leeds Festival 2008 preview)
 * 2008-08-30 Rage Against the Machine(Reading And Leeds Festival 2008 review)
 * 2008-09-06 Kings of Leon
 * 2008-09-13 Late of the Pier
 * 2008-09-20 Oasis (included a free Oasis CD-ROM to accompany the album Dig Out Your Soul)
 * 2008-09-27 Fucked Up
 * 2008-10-04 Glasvegas
 * 2008-10-11 Crystal Castles
 * 2008-10-18 The Cribs
 * 2008-10-25 The Last Shadow Puppets
 * 2008-11-01 The Cure
 * 2008-11-08 Oasis
 * 2008-11-15 The Mighty Boosh
 * 2008-11-22 The Strokes
 * 2008-11-29 The Killers
 * 2008-12-06 MGMT
 * 2008-12-13 Blur and the Top 50 Albums & Tracks of 2008
 * 2008-12-20 to 2008-12-27 The Mighty Boosh and Kings of Leon. 100 page Christmas Special with four free posters.

2009

 * 2009-01-03 Photo Yearbook Special, with cover featuring James Allan of Glasvegas, Scarlett Johansson, Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon, Liam Gallagher of Oasis, Katie White of The Ting Tings, Brandon Flowers of The Killers and Alex Turner of The Last Shadow Puppets (and Arctic Monkeys).
 * 2009-01-10 Florence + the Machine (NME's "10 Tips for 2009" Feature)
 * 2009-01-17 Kasabian (Albums of 2009: In The Studio [Part 1])
 * 2009-01-24 Lily Allen (Albums of 2009: In The Studio [Part 2])
 * 2009-01-31 Franz Ferdinand (Albums of 2009: In The Studio [Part 3])
 * 2009-02-07 Effy Stonem, James Cook and Freddie McClair of Skins.
 * 2009-02-14 Pete Doherty
 * 2009-02-21 Gerard Way
 * 2009-02-28 White Lies
 * 2009-03-07 NME Awards Special, with cover featuring Brandon Flowers of The Killers, Robert Smith of The Cure, Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh, Pete Doherty and Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT.
 * 2009-03-14 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
 * 2009-03-21 The Prodigy
 * 2009-03-28 The Enemy
 * 2009-04-04 Kings of Leon
 * 2009-04-11 The Horrors
 * 2009-04-18 The Stone Roses
 * 2009-04-25 Green Day
 * 2009-05-02 Brandon Flowers of the band The Killers
 * 2009-05-09 Lily Allen
 * 2009-05-16 Richey Edwards of Manic Street Preachers
 * 2009-05-23 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2009-05-30 Kasabian
 * 2009-06-06 Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day
 * 2009-06-13 Oasis
 * 2009-06-20 Ian Curtis
 * 2009-06-27 Blur
 * 2009-07-04 Michael Jackson
 * 2009-07-11 Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro
 * 2009-07-18 Kings of Leon
 * 2009-07-25 Muse
 * 2009-08-01 The Cribs
 * 2009-08-08 The Future 50, featuring La Roux
 * 2009-08-15 Julian Casablancas
 * 2009-08-22 Liam Gallagher
 * 2009-08-29 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2009-09-05 Oasis
 * 2009-09-12 The Beatles – 13 special covers
 * 2009-09-19 Muse
 * 2009-09-26 Dizzee Rascal
 * 2009-10-03 Ian Brown and Jay-Z
 * 2009-10-10 Kurt Cobain
 * 2009-10-17 Jamie T
 * 2009-10-24 Paramore
 * 2009-10-31 Kasabian
 * 2009-11-07 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2009-11-14 Them Crooked Vultures
 * 2009-11-21 Ten Years In Music end of decade special
 * 2009-11-28 Florence + the Machine
 * 2009-12-05 Babyshambles
 * 2009-12-12 50 Best Albums Of 2009, featuring Faris Badwan
 * 2009-12-19 & 2009-12-26 Simon Cowell

2010

 * 2010-01-02 Oasis
 * 2010-01-09 The Drums
 * 2010-01-16 Albums Of 2010 special
 * 2010-01-23 Gerard Way
 * 2010-01-30 The xx
 * 2010-02-06 The Specials
 * 2010-02-13 The Courteeners
 * 2010-02-20 Vampire Weekend
 * 2010-02-27 The Maccabees
 * 2010-03-06 NME Awards
 * 2010-03-13 Gorillaz
 * 2010-03-20 MGMT
 * 2010-03-27 Mumford & Sons
 * 2010-04-03 The Libertines
 * 2010-04-10 Ten different covers – Jack White, Florence and the Machine, LCD Soundsystem, Rihanna, Kasabian, Laura Marling, Foals, M.I.A., Biffy Clyro, Magnetic Man
 * 2010-04-17 Malcolm McLaren
 * 2010-04-24 Courtney Love
 * 2010-05-01 The Dead Weather
 * 2010-05-08 Foals
 * 2010-05-15 M.I.A.
 * 2010-05-22 Ian Curtis
 * 2010-05-29 The Drums
 * 2010-06-05 Sergio Pizzorno of Kasabian and Russell Brand
 * 2010-06-12 The 50 most fearless people in music, featuring Kele Okereke
 * 2010-06-19 The Strokes
 * 2010-06-26 Glastonbury Festival 2010 Preview (Glastonbury 40th anniversary special)
 * 2010-07-03 Glastonbury Festival 2010 Review, featuring Muse
 * 2010-07-10 Kings of Leon
 * 2010-07-17 Eminem
 * 2010-07-24 Klaxons
 * 2010-07-31 Arcade Fire
 * 2010-08-06 Mark Ronson
 * 2010-08-13 Jimi Hendrix
 * 2010-08-17 Kings of Leon
 * 2010-08-24 The Libertines (Reading and Leeds preview)
 * 2010-09-01 The Libertines (Reading and Leeds review)
 * 2010-09-08 Oasis
 * 2010-09-15 The xx
 * 2010-09-22 Carl Barât
 * 2010-09-29 David Bowie
 * 2010-10-06 Mumford & Sons
 * 2010-10-13 The Inbetweeners
 * 2010-10-20 Cool List 2010
 * 2010-10-27 Elliott Smith
 * 2010-11-04 Warpaint
 * 2010-11-11 My Chemical Romance
 * 2010-11-18 Pulp
 * 2010-11-25 Paul Weller
 * 2010-12-02 The 50 Best albums of 2010
 * 2010-12-09 John Lennon
 * 2010-12-16 Beady Eye (Christmas Double Issue)
 * 2010-12-30 The 50 Best Albums You've Never Heard (chosen by Dave Grohl, Kasabian and Paul Weller)

2011

 * 2011-01-06 New Music 2011 Special – Two different covers – The Vaccines and Viva Brother
 * 2011-01-13 Albums of 2011 Special
 * 2011-01-20 White Lies
 * 2011-01-29 Glasvegas
 * 2011-02-01 Screamadelica – Primal Scream – The 50 Druggiest Albums Ever
 * 2011-02-07 The White Stripes
 * 2011-02-15 The Strokes
 * 2011-02-21 Liam Gallagher
 * 2011-02-28 NME Awards 2011
 * 2011-03-08 Sex Pistols – 100 Gigs You Should Have Been At
 * 2011-03-15 The Vaccines
 * 2011-03-22 Muse (Reading and Leeds festival line-up announcement)
 * 2011-03-29 Beady Eye
 * 2011-04-06 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2011-04-13 Foo Fighters
 * 2011-04-18 Lady Gaga
 * 2011-04-26 Tyler The Creator
 * 2011-05-03 Friendly Fires
 * 2011-05-10 The Libertines
 * 2011-05-17 Creation Records
 * 2011-05-24 Syd Barrett
 * 2011-05-31 Kasabian
 * 2011-06-08 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2011-06-14 The Smiths
 * 2011-06-21 Bono
 * 2011-06-29 Glastonbury 2011
 * 2011-07-09 Jim Morrison
 * 2011-07-16 Foo Fighters
 * 2011-07-23 Noel Gallagher
 * 2011-07-26 Amy Winehouse
 * 2011-08-02 The Horrors
 * 2011-08-09 The Clash
 * 16/08 11 UK Riots Special Report
 * 2011-08-23 Muse (Reading and Leeds preview)
 * 2011-08-30 Jarvis Cocker (from Pulp) and Julian Casablancas (from The Strokes) – Reading and Leeds review
 * 2011-09-06 Nirvana (Nevermind 20th Anniversary Special)
 * 2011-09-13 Bombay Bicycle Club
 * 2011-09-20 Kasabian
 * 2011-09-27 Noel Gallagher
 * 2011-10-04 Manic Street Preachers
 * 2011-10-11 Florence + the Machine
 * 2011-10-18 The Stone Roses
 * 2011-10-25 The Stone Roses
 * 2011-11-02 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2011-11-09 Liam Gallagher
 * 2011-11-16 The Vaccines
 * 2011-11-23 Cool List 2011
 * 2011-11-30 Amy Winehouse
 * 2011-12-07 The Best Albums and Tracks of 2011
 * 2011-12-14 – 2011-12-21 Noel Fielding & Kasabian (Double Christmas Issue)
 * 2011-12-28 The Beatles

2012

 * 2012-01-04 100 New Bands You Have To Hear
 * 2012-01-11 The Maccabees
 * 2012-01-18 Albums of 2012, featuring The Stone Roses, Biffy Clyro, Pete Doherty, The Killers and Lana Del Rey
 * 2012-01-25 Lana Del Rey
 * 2012-02-01 Noel Fielding
 * 2012-02-08 100 Great Albums You've Never Heard
 * 2012-02-15 Noel Gallagher
 * 2012-02-22 Blur
 * 2012-02-29 Sex Pistols
 * 2012-03-07 NME Awards 2012 featuring 'Godlike Genius' Noel Gallagher, Kasabian, Florence and the Machine and Jarvis Cocker
 * 2012-03-14 The Cure (Reading and Leeds line-up announcement)
 * 2012-03-21 Jack White
 * 2012-03-28 Plan B
 * 2012-04-04 Pete Doherty
 * 2012-04-11 Paul Weller and Miles Kane (Heroes Edition)
 * 2012-04-18 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2012-04-25 John Lydon
 * 2012-05-01 2012 Summer Festivals Preview
 * 2012-05-08 Alabama Shakes
 * 2012-05-15 the Ramones
 * 2012-05-22 The Hot List
 * 2012-05-29 The Stone Roses
 * 2012-06-05 David Bowie
 * 2012-06-12 Mumford & Sons
 * 2012-06-19 100 Greatest Songs of NME's Lifetime
 * 2012-06-26 The Stone Roses
 * 2012-07-03 The Stone Roses
 * 2012-07-10 Florence + the Machine
 * 2012-07-17 The Rolling Stones
 * 2012-07-24 Muse
 * 2012-07-31 Two Door Cinema Club
 * 2012-08-07 Joe Strummer
 * 2012-08-14 The Killers
 * 2012-08-21 The Vaccines (Reading and Leeds 2012 preview)
 * 2012-08-28 Foo Fighters and Green Day (Reading and Leeds 2012 review)
 * 2012-09-04 Kurt Cobain
 * 2012-09-11 Joy Division
 * 2012-09-18 John Lennon
 * 2012-09-25 NME 60th Anniversary Special – 8 covers available: Liam Gallagher, Paul Weller, Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher, Patti Smith, The Killers, Manic Street Preachers and John Lydon
 * 2012-10-01 Palma Violets
 * 2012-10-09 The Libertines
 * 2012-10-16 Muse
 * 2012-10-23 Mike Skinner
 * 2012-10-30 Crystal Castles
 * 2012-11-06 The Ultimate Band
 * 2012-11-13 Jake Bugg
 * 2012-11-20 Alt-J
 * 2012-11-27 The Best 50 Tracks and Albums of 2012
 * 2012-12-04 The 75 Moments That Defined 2012
 * 2012-12-11 & 2012-12-18 Keith Richards (Christmas Double Issue)
 * 2012-12-25 The Greatest No. 1 Records in History

2013

 * 2013-01-02 Palma Violets and Haim (New Music Special)
 * 2013-01-08 Liam Gallagher
 * 2013-01-15 David Bowie
 * 2013-01-22 Foals
 * 2013-01-29 Biffy Clyro
 * 2013-02-05 Hurts
 * 2013-02-12 Johnny Marr
 * 2013-02-19 The Cribs
 * 2013-02-26 David Bowie
 * 2013-03-05 NME Awards 2013, featuring 'Godlike Genius' Johnny Marr
 * 2013-03-12 Reading Festival 2013 Preview, featuring Green Day, Biffy Clyro and Eminem
 * 2013-03-19 Dave Grohl
 * 2013-03-26 Peace
 * 2013-04-02 The Stone Roses and Shane Meadows
 * 2013-04-09 Karen O
 * 2013-04-16 The Soundtrack of Our Lives, featuring Frank Turner
 * 2013-04-23 Vampire Weekend
 * 2013-04-30 The Vaccines
 * 2013-05-07 The 100 Greatest Britpop Songs
 * 2013-05-14 Daft Punk
 * 2013-05-21 Josh Homme
 * 2013-05-28 Miles Kane
 * 2013-06-04 Liam Gallagher
 * 2013-06-11 The Who
 * 2013-06-18 The Killers
 * 2013-06-25 Glastonbury Festival 2013 (Preview)
 * 2013-07-02 Arctic Monkeys (Glastonbury Festival 2013 Review)
 * 2013-07-09 Bobby Gillespie
 * 2013-07-16 Jay-Z
 * 2013-07-23 Babyshambles
 * 2013-07-30 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2013-08-06 40 Years of Hip-Hop
 * 2013-08-13 Disclosure
 * 2013-08-20 Nine Inch Nails (Reading and Leeds Festival preview)
 * 2013-08-27 Reading and Leeds Festival 2013 review
 * 2013-09-03 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2013-09-10 Nirvana
 * 2013-09-17 Franz Ferdinand
 * 2013-09-24 Haim
 * 2013-10-01 Paul McCartney
 * 2013-10-08 David Bowie
 * 2013-10-15 Young Britannia
 * 2013-10-22 The 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time
 * 2013-10-29 Arcade Fire
 * 2013-11-05 Lou Reed
 * 2013-11-12 M.I.A.
 * 2013-11-19 Pixies
 * 2013-11-26 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2013-12-03 The 50 Best Albums and Tracks of 2013
 * 2013-12-10 The Images That Defined 2013
 * 2013-12-17 Ozzy Osbourne (Christmas Double Issue)
 * 2013-12-31 The Issue They Didn't Want You To See

2014

 * 2014-01-07 Chance The Rapper
 * 2014-01-14 Kasabian
 * 2014-01-21 John Lennon
 * 2014-01-28 1994: The Year That Changed Music
 * 2014-02-04 The 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time
 * 2014-02-11 Metronomy
 * 2014-02-18 The Smiths
 * 2014-02-25 Alex Turner
 * 2014-03-04 NME Awards 2014 featuring Damon Albarn, John Cooper Clarke, Paul McCartney and Alex Turner
 * 2014-03-11 Reading Festival 2014 preview featuring Peace, Wolf Alice and Temples
 * 2014-03-18 The Horrors
 * 2014-03-25 Julian Casablancas and Cerebral Ballzy (Heroes Edition)
 * 2014-04-01 Kurt Cobain
 * 2014-04-08 Damon Albarn
 * 2014-04-15 Foals
 * 2014-04-22 The Stone Roses
 * 2014-04-29 The Libertines
 * 2014-05-06 Skrillex
 * 2014-05-13 101 Albums To Hear Before You Die
 * 2014-05-20 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2014-05-27 Led Zeppelin
 * 2014-06-03 Pulp
 * 2014-06-10 Jack White
 * 2014-06-17 Kasabian
 * 2014-06-24 Glastonbury Festival 2014 (Preview)
 * 2014-07-01 Arcade Fire (Glastonbury Festival 2014 Review)
 * 2014-07-08 The Libertines
 * 2014-07-15 Morrissey
 * 2014-07-22 Manic Street Preachers
 * 2014-07-29 Jake Bugg
 * 2014-08-05 The 100 Most Influential Artists Ever
 * 2014-08-12 Manic Street Preachers
 * 2014-08-19 Oasis
 * 2014-08-26 Palma Violets (Reading and Leeds Festival 2014 Review)
 * 2014-09-03 Interpol
 * 2014-09-10 Nick Cave
 * 2014-09-17 Royal Blood
 * 2014-09-24 Jamie T
 * 2014-10-01 Johnny Marr
 * 2014-10-08 Ian Curtis
 * 2014-10-15 David Bowie
 * 2014-10-22 Noel Gallagher
 * 2014-10-29 Liam Gallagher
 * 2014-11-05 Foo Fighters
 * 2014-11-12 Carl Barat
 * 2014-11-19 Julian Casablancas
 * 2014-11-26 The 50 Best Albums of 2014
 * 2014-12-03 St. Vincent
 * 2014-12-10 Kasabian
 * 2014-12-17 The Killers (Christmas Double Issue)

2015

 * 2015-01-03 50 Best Albums of the Decade so Far
 * 2015-01-10 New Bands Special, featuring Fat White Family
 * 2015-01-17 Noel Gallagher
 * 2015-01-24 50 Albums You Must Hear in 2015
 * 2015-01-31 50 MORE Albums You Must Hear in 2015
 * 2015-02-07 Peace
 * 2015-02-14 Richey Edwards
 * 2015-02-21 Palma Violets
 * 2015-02-28 Royal Blood
 * 2015-03-07 Noel Gallagher
 * 2015-03-14 Pete Doherty
 * 2015-03-21 100 Greatest The Beatles songs
 * 2015-03-28 Blur
 * 2015-04-07 The Cribs
 * 2015-04-14 Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
 * 2015-04-21 Mumford & Sons
 * 2015-04-28 The Rolling Stones
 * 2015-05-05 The Prodigy
 * 2015-05-12 Brandon Flowers
 * 2015-05-19 Catfish and the Bottlemen
 * 2015-05-26 Muse
 * 2015-06-02 The Vaccines
 * 2015-06-09 Florence + the Machine
 * 2015-06-16 Wolf Alice
 * 2015-06-23 The Libertines
 * 2015-06-30 Kanye West
 * 2015-07-07 The Libertines
 * 2015-07-14 Amy Winehouse
 * 2015-07-21 Kendrick Lamar
 * 2015-07-28 Slaves
 * 2015-08-04 The Best of NME

2015 relaunch

 * 2015-09-18 Rihanna
 * 2015-09-25 Robert Pattinson
 * 2015-10-02 Chris Moyles
 * 2015-10-09 Taylor Swift
 * 2015-10-16 Foals
 * 2015-10-23 Sam Smith
 * 2015-10-30 Nicholas Hoult
 * 2015-11-06 Bloc Party
 * 2015-11-13 Justin Bieber
 * 2015-11-20 The Maccabees
 * 2015-11-27 Daniel Radcliffe
 * 2015-12-04 Grimes
 * 2015-12-11 Lana Del Rey
 * 2015-12-18 NME's People Of The Year

2016

 * 2016-01-15 David Bowie (tribute)
 * 2016-01-22 The Last Shadow Puppets
 * 2016-01-29 The 1975
 * 2016-02-05 James Bay
 * 2016-02-12 Kanye West
 * 2016-02-19 Coldplay
 * 2016-02-26 Richard Ashcroft
 * 2016-03-04 Jake Bugg
 * 2016-03-11 Chvrches
 * 2016-03-18 Nomad Hacks NME (special issue with Tej Adenuga, Connie Constance and Reese Cooper)
 * 2016-03-25 Zayn Malik
 * 2016-04-01 Alex Turner
 * 2016-04-08 Years & Years
 * 2016-04-15 Idris Elba
 * 2016-04-22 Biffy Clyro
 * 2016-04-29 Prince (tribute)
 * 2016-05-06 Drake
 * 2016-05-13 50 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
 * 2016-05-20 The Stone Roses new single review
 * 2016-05-27 Kasabian
 * 2016-06-03 Pete Doherty
 * 2016-06-10 100 Things To Do This Summer
 * 2016-06-17 Wiz Khalifa
 * 2016-06-24 Glastonbury preview (with Adele cartoon)
 * 2016-07-01 Glastonbury Festival review
 * 2016-07-08 Bastille
 * 2016-07-15 Bring Me the Horizon
 * 2016-07-22 Anarchy In The UK
 * 2016-07-29 Viola Beach
 * 2016-08-05 Blossoms
 * 2016-08-12 Ricky Gervais
 * 2016-08-19 Jamie T
 * 2016-08-26 Lady Leshurr
 * 2016-09-02 Major Lazer
 * 2016-09-09 Kings Of Leon
 * 2016-09-16 Britney Spears
 * 2016-09-23 Zara Larsson
 * 2016-09-30 M.I.A.
 * 2016-10-07 Kano
 * 2016-10-14 Slaves
 * 2016-10-21 Lady Gaga
 * 2016-10-28 Jamal Edwards
 * 2016-11-04 Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day
 * 2016-11-11 Christine and the Queens
 * 2016-11-18 Bruno Mars
 * 2016-11-25 The 1975
 * 2016-12-02 Deadmau5
 * 2016-12-09 People Of The Year 2016
 * 2016-12-16 Preview Of 2017

2017

 * 2017-01-13 Wiley
 * 2017-01-20 Run The Jewels
 * 2017-01-27 T2 Trainspotting
 * 2017-02-03 Rag'n'Bone Man
 * 2017-02-10 Brit Marling
 * 2017-02-17 Pet Shop Boys
 * 2017-02-24 Bands 4 Refugees
 * 2017-03-03 Ed Sheeran (cartoon)
 * 2017-03-10 Chainsmokers
 * 2017-03-17 Stormzy
 * 2017-03-24 Tinie Tempah
 * 2017-03-31 NME Festival Guide 2017
 * 2017-04-07 Riz Ahmed
 * 2017-04-14 Father John Misty
 * 2017-04-21 Royal Blood
 * 2017-04-28 Election 2017
 * 2017-05-05 Kasabian
 * 2017-05-12 Russell Brand
 * 2017-05-19 Dua Lipa
 * 2017-05-26 Liam Gallagher
 * 2017-06-02 Jeremy Corbyn
 * 2017-06-09 Katy Perry
 * 2017-06-16 Lorde
 * 2017-06-23 Alt-J
 * 2017-06-30 Foo Fighters (Glastonbury Festival review)
 * 2017-07-07 Mumford & Sons
 * 2017-07-14 Dizzee Rascal
 * 2017-07-21 Lana Del Rey
 * 2017-07-28 The Songs Of The Summer
 * 2017-08-04 Haim
 * 2017-08-10 Wolf Alice
 * 2017-08-18 London Grammar
 * 2017-08-25 Bastille
 * 2017-09-01 Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age
 * 2017-09-08 Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise
 * 2017-09-15 The Killers
 * 2017-09-22 Marilyn Manson
 * 2017-09-29 Miley Cyrus
 * 2017-10-06 Liam Gallagher
 * 2017-10-13 Dave Grohl
 * 2017-10-20 Matty Healy of The 1975 and Heather Baron-Gracie of Pale Waves
 * 2017-10-27 Stranger Things 2
 * 2017-11-03 Sam Smith
 * 2017-11-10 Princess Nokia
 * 2017-11-17 RZA
 * 2017-11-24 Lorde
 * 2017-12-01 Loyle Carner
 * 2017-12-08 Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
 * 2017-12-15 Gwen Stefani

2018

 * 2018-01-19 New Music Special 100
 * 2018-01-26 Craig David
 * 2018-02-02 Camila Cabello
 * 2018-02-09 Migos
 * 2018-02-16 Liam Gallagher
 * 2018-02-23 NME Awards Show 2018
 * 2018-03-02 Shame
 * 2018-03-09 Stefflon Don

On March 9, 2018, NME printed its final magazine. The weekly cover star was replaced with an online 'Big Read'.


 * 2018-03-16 George Ezra
 * 2018-03-23 Sunflower Bean
 * 2018-03-30 The Vaccines
 * 2018-04-06 Jared Leto on 30 Seconds to Mars
 * 2018-04-13 Manic Street Preachers
 * 2018-04-20 Courtney Barnett
 * 2018-04-27 Chvrches
 * 2018-05-04 Blossoms
 * 2018-05-11 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2018-05-18 Rae Sremmurd
 * 2018-05-25 James Bay
 * 2018-06-01 Slaves
 * 2018-06-08 Lily Allen
 * 2018-06-15 Calpurnia
 * 2018-06-22 The Killers
 * 2018-06-29 Gorillaz
 * 2018-07-06 The Internet
 * 2018-07-13 MØ
 * 2018-07-20 The National
 * 2018-07-27 Kasabian
 * 2018-08-03 Miles Kane
 * 2018-08-10 Deafheaven
 * 2018-08-17 Troye Sivan
 * 2018-08-24 Idles
 * 2018-08-30 Lizzo
 * 2018-09-07 Pale Waves
 * 2018-09-14 Paul McCartney
 * 2018-09-21 The 1975
 * 2018-09-28 Christine and the Queens
 * 2018-10-05 Halsey
 * 2018-10-12 St. Vincent
 * 2018-10-19 Tom Morello
 * 2018-10-26 Robyn
 * 2018-11-02 Ray BLK
 * 2018-11-09 Jeff Goldblum
 * 2018-11-16 Muse
 * 2018-11-23 Mumford & Sons
 * 2018-11-30 Years & Years
 * 2018-12-07 Slowthai
 * 2018-12-14 The 1975
 * 2018-12-21 Wolf Alice
 * 2018-12-28 Yoko Ono

2019

 * 2019-01-04 Billie Eilish
 * 2019-01-11 Maggie Rogers
 * 2019-01-18 Bring Me the Horizon
 * 2019-01-25 Sunflower Bean
 * 2019-02-01 AJ Tracey
 * 2019-02-08 Dream Wife
 * 2019-02-15 Tommy Cash
 * 2019-02-22 The Japanese House
 * 2019-03-01 Twenty One Pilots
 * 2019-03-08 Foals
 * 2019-03-15 Danger Mouse and Karen O
 * 2019-03-22 Dolly Parton
 * 2019-03-29 Juice Wrld
 * 2019-04-05 The Specials
 * 2019-04-12 Black Honey
 * 2019-04-19 Headie One
 * 2019-04-26 Loyle Carner
 * 2019-05-03 Mac DeMarco
 * 2019-05-10 Chuck D
 * 2019-05-17 Kacey Musgraves
 * 2019-05-24 Amyl and the Sniffers
 * 2019-05-31 Tierra Whack
 * 2019-06-07 Mark Ronson
 * 2019-06-14 Madonna
 * 2019-06-21 Chemical Brothers
 * 2019-06-28 The Killers
 * 2019-07-05 The Cure
 * 2019-07-12 Fat White Family
 * 2019-07-19 Vampire Weekend
 * 2019-07-26 The Good, the Bad & the Queen
 * 2019-08-02 Clairo
 * 2019-08-09 Slipknot
 * 2019-08-16 Brockhampton
 * 2019-08-23 The 1975
 * 2019-08-30 Sheer Mag
 * 2019-09-06 Lana Del Rey
 * 2019-09-13 Iggy Pop
 * 2019-09-20 Kano
 * 2019-09-27 Desert Sessions
 * 2019-10-04 Tove Lo
 * 2019-10-11 Foals
 * 2019-10-18 Yungblud
 * 2019-10-25 Beabadoobee
 * 2019-11-01 Haim
 * 2019-11-08 Poppy
 * 2019-11-15 Charli XCX
 * 2019-11-21 Beck
 * 2019-11-28 NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade
 * 2019-12-06 Camila Cabello
 * 2019-12-13 Billie Eilish
 * 2019-12-20 Lewis Capaldi

2020

 * 2020-01-03 Girl in Red
 * 2020-01-10 The Big Moon
 * 2020-01-17 Mura Masa
 * 2020-01-24 The Game
 * 2020-01-31 Kesha
 * 2020-02-07 Green Day
 * 2020-02-14 Tame Impala
 * 2020-02-21 Ozzy Osbourne
 * 2020-02-28 Liam Gallagher
 * 2020-03-06 Porridge Radio
 * 2020-03-13 Tory Lanez
 * 2020-03-20 Rina Sawayama
 * 2020-03-27 Blossoms
 * 2020-04-03 Orville Peck
 * 2020-04-10 Dua Lipa
 * 2020-04-17 Laura Marling
 * 2020-04-24 Jessie Reyez
 * 2020-05-01 Glass Animals
 * 2020-05-08 Hayley Williams
 * 2020-05-15 Biffy Clyro
 * 2020-05-22 The 1975
 * 2020-05-29 The Strokes
 * 2020-06-05 Fontaines D.C.
 * 2020-06-12 Phoebe Bridgers
 * 2020-06-19 Little Simz
 * 2020-06-26 Khruangbin
 * 2020-07-03 Megan Thee Stallion
 * 2020-07-10 Haim
 * 2020-07-17 Run The Jewels
 * 2020-07-24 Arlo Parks
 * 2020-07-31 Dominic Fike
 * 2020-08-07 Burna Boy
 * 2020-08-14 Angel Olsen
 * 2020-08-21 The Killers
 * 2020-08-28 Disclosure
 * 2020-09-04 Declan McKenna
 * 2020-09-11 Rico Nasty
 * 2020-09-18 Idles
 * 2020-09-25 Dizzee Rascal
 * 2020-10-02 Boy Pablo
 * 2020-10-09 Kelly Lee Owens
 * 2020-10-16 Beabadoobee
 * 2020-10-23 Machine Gun Kelly
 * 2020-10-30 Bring Me the Horizon
 * 2020-11-06 James Blake
 * 2020-11-13 Gorillaz
 * 2020-11-20 Pale Waves
 * 2020-11-27 King Princess
 * 2020-12-04 Yungblud
 * 2020-12-11 Albums Of The Year 2020
 * 2020-12-18 David Byrne

2021

 * 2021-01-08 Pa Salieu
 * 2021-01-15 Shame
 * 2021-01-22 Lil Baby
 * 2021-01-29 Celeste
 * 2021-02-05 Foo Fighters
 * 2021-02-12 Zara Larsson
 * 2021-02-19 London Grammar
 * 2021-02-26 Madison Beer
 * 2021-03-05 Kings of Leon
 * 2021-03-12 Wolf Alice
 * 2021-03-19 Squid
 * 2021-03-26 AJ Tracey
 * 2021-04-02 St. Vincent
 * 2021-04-09 Ray BLK
 * 2021-04-16 Royal Blood
 * 2021-04-23 Princess Nokia
 * 2021-04-30 H.E.R.
 * 2021-05-07 India Jordan
 * 2021-05-14 Olivia Rodrigo
 * 2021-05-21 Twenty One Pilots
 * 2021-05-28 Easy Life
 * 2021-06-04 Chvrches
 * 2021-06-11 Aitch
 * 2021-06-18 Slowthai
 * 2021-06-25 Migos
 * 2021-07-02 Jade Bird
 * 2021-07-09 Sam Fender
 * 2021-07-16 Clairo
 * 2021-07-23 Vince Staples
 * 2021-07-30 Bleachers
 * 2021-08-06 Sigrid
 * 2021-08-13 The Killers
 * 2021-08-20 Self Esteem
 * 2021-08-27 Lorde
 * 2021-09-03 Little Simz
 * 2021-09-10 Nova Twins
 * 2021-09-17 Metallica
 * 2021-09-24 Remi Wolf
 * 2021-10-01 Finneas
 * 2021-10-08 Snail Mail
 * 2021-10-15 Coldplay
 * 2021-10-22 Elton John
 * 2021-10-29 Bad Boy Chiller Crew
 * 2021-11-05 Swedish House Mafia
 * 2021-11-12 Idles
 * 2021-11-19 Summer Walker
 * 2021-11-26 Halsey
 * 2021-12-03 Willow
 * 2021-12-10 Albums Of The Year 2021
 * 2021-12-17 Mariah Carey

2022

 * 2022-01-07 Bree Runway
 * 2022-01-14 Yard Act
 * 2022-01-21 Years & Years
 * 2022-01-28 Alice Glass
 * 2022-02-04 Red Hot Chili Peppers
 * 2022-02-11 Foals
 * 2022-02-18 Liam Gallagher
 * 2022-02-25 FKA Twigs
 * 2022-03-04 NME Awards Show 2022
 * 2022-03-11 Rex Orange County
 * 2022-03-18 Wet Leg
 * 2022-03-25 Flo Milli
 * 2022-04-01 Syd
 * 2022-04-08 Blossoms
 * 2022-04-15 Sharon Van Etten
 * 2022-04-22 Fontaines DC
 * 2022-04-29 Kehlani
 * 2022-05-06 Arcade Fire
 * 2022-05-13 Tomorrow X Together
 * 2022-05-20 Pusha T
 * 2022-05-27 Maneskin
 * 2022-06-03 Yungblud
 * 2022-06-10 Muse
 * 2022-06-17 Sky Ferreira
 * 2022-06-24 Billie Eilish
 * 2022-07-01 Glastonbury Festival review
 * 2022-07-08 Turnstile
 * 2022-07-15 Denzel Curry
 * 2022-07-22 Mabel
 * 2022-07-29 Maggie Rogers
 * 2022-08-05 Beabadoobee
 * 2022-08-12 Pale Waves
 * 2022-08-19 Kasabian
 * 2022-08-26 Twice
 * 2022-09-02 Bring Me the Horizon
 * 2022-09-09 No cover until the 13th due to Queen Elizabeth II's death
 * 2022-09-13 Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
 * 2022-09-16 Rina Sawayama
 * 2022-09-23 Phoenix
 * 2022-09-30 Bjork
 * 2022-10-07 Slipknot
 * 2022-10-14 The 1975
 * 2022-10-21 Arctic Monkeys
 * 2022-10-28 Charli XCX
 * 2022-11-04 Japanese Breakfast
 * 2022-11-11 Confidence Man
 * 2022-11-18 Nia Archives
 * 2022-11-25 Muna
 * 2022-12-02 Iggy Pop
 * 2022-12-09 Albums Of The Year 2022
 * 2022-12-16 SG Lewis
 * 2022-12-23 Sam Ryder

2023

 * 2023-01-06 FLO
 * 2023-01-13 Shame
 * 2023-01-20 Inhaler
 * 2023-01-27 NewJeans
 * 2023-02-03 PinkPantheress
 * 2023-02-10 Paramore

On May 29, 2023, NME relaunched with "The Cover", a feature which is exclusively dedicated to global new music discoveries.


 * 2023-05-29 D4vd
 * 2023-06-05 Blondshell
 * 2023-06-12 Geese
 * 2023-06-19 Picture Parlour
 * 2023-06-26 Peach PRC
 * 2023-07-03 Militarie Gun
 * 2023-07-10 Enhypen
 * 2023-07-17 Glaive
 * 2023-07-24 Bellah
 * 2023-07-31 Paris Texas
 * 2023-08-07 Voice of Baceprot
 * 2023-08-14 Genesis Owusu
 * 2023-08-21 Ashnikko
 * 2023-08-28 Laufey
 * 2023-09-04 Yoasobi
 * 2023-09-11 English Teacher
 * 2023-09-18 Hemlocke Springs
 * 2023-09-25 Model/Actriz
 * 2023-10-02 Grrrl Gang
 * 2023-10-09 Holly Humberstone
 * 2023-10-16 HotWax
 * 2023-10-23 Debby Friday
 * 2023-10-30 Sipho.
 * 2023-11-06 Towa Bird
 * 2023-11-13 Luh Tyler
 * 2023-11-20 Wasia Project
 * 2023-11-27 Lola Brooke
 * 2023-12-04 The Last Dinner Party
 * 2023-12-11 Ekkstacy
 * 2023-12-18 NewDad

2024

 * 2024-01-08 Logic1000
 * 2024-01-15 Rachel Chinouriri
 * 2024-01-22 Ericdoa
 * 2024-01-29 Malice K
 * 2024-02-05 Chappell Roan
 * 2024-02-12 Lip Critic
 * 2024-02-19 Royel Otis
 * 2024-02-26 Caity Baser
 * 2024-03-04 Griff
 * 2024-03-11 Been Stellar
 * 2024-03-18 Rocket
 * 2024-03-25 Karin Ann
 * 2024-04-01 Nemzzz
 * 2024-04-08 Kanii
 * 2024-04-15 Lana Lubany
 * 2024-04-22 Fat Dog
 * 2024-04-29 J Noa
 * 2024-05-06 Wisp
 * 2024-05-13 Songer
 * 2024-05-20 Coco Jones
 * 2024-05-27 Tiny Habits
 * 2024-06-03 Kneecap
 * 2024-06-10 Amaarae
 * 2024-06-17 H1-Key
 * 2024-06-24 Lola Young
 * 2024-07-01 Mette
 * 2024-07-08 Infinity Song
 * 2024-07-15 Berwyn

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