List of NME covers
Full list of NME covers.
1969
- 04/01/69 Cartoone
- 11/01/69 Dusty Springfield, and Marmalade
- 18/01/69 The Troggs
- 25/01/69 Amen Corner's "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice"
- 01/02/69 The Doors' "Touch Me"
- 08/02/69 Cilla Black
- 15/02/69 Buddah Records' singles
- 22/02/69 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich's "Don Juan"
- 01/03/69 The Marbles
- 08/03/69 The Small Faces
- 15/03/69 John Rowles, Peter Gordeno, and Troy Dante
- 22/03/69 Scott Walker
- 29/03/69 Colosseum
- 05/04/69 advert for Fleetwood Mac's "Man of the World"
- 12/04/69 Atlantic Records competition
- 19/04/69 Taste
- 26/04/69 Humble Pie
- 03/05/69 Sandie Shaw, and Heathmore
- 10/05/69 Nana Mouskouri
- 17/05/69 1969 NME Poll Winner's Concert
- 24/05/69 Thunderclap Newman
- 31/05/69 Mike d'Abo, and Tom Jones
- 07/06/69 Mike Kennedy, and David McWilliams
- 14/06/69 Amen Corner
- 21/06/69 Scott Walker
- 28/06/69 Robin Gibb
- 05/07/69 The Plastic Ono Band's "Give Peace a Chance"
- 12/07/69 Yes's "Sweetness"
- 19/07/69 report on The Rolling Stones, relating to the death of Brian Jones, and advert for Herb Alpert's Warm
- 26/07/69 Engelbert Humperdinck
- 02/08/69 Humble Pie (advert for As Safe as Yesterday is)
- 09/08/69 Humble Pie
- 16/08/69 The Nice
- 30/08/69 Amen Corner
- 06/09/69 Fat Mattress
- 13/09/69 Jonathan Kelly
- 20/09/69 Dusty Springfield (advert for "Am I the Same Girl"), and Barry Ryan (advert for "The Hunt")
- 27/09/69 advert for The Beatles' Abbey Road
- 04/10/69 Changes '69 Tour headlining Humble Pie, Love Sculpture, and David Bowie
- 11/10/69 The Family Dogg
- 18/10/69 Amen Corner
- 25/10/69 Humble Pie
- 01/11/69 John Mayall
- 08/11/69 Lulu
- 15/11/69 Amen Corner
- 22/11/69 Engelbert Humperdinck
- 29/11/69 Robin Gibb
- 06/12/69 Clodagh Rodgers
- 13/12/69 Scott Walker
- 20/12/69 Seasons greetings from RAK Records' Peter Grant and Mickie Most
- 27/12/69 Tom Jones, Mick Jagger, and Scott Walker
1970
- 03/01/70 Love Affair, King Crimson, and Bonzo Dog Band
- 10/01/70 Rolf Harris, and Glen Campbell
- 17/01/70 Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, and Led Zeppelin
- 24/01/70 Fleetwood Mac
- 31/01/70 Barry Ryan
- 07/02/70 Judith Durham
- 14/02/70 Judas Jump
- 21/02/70 Fleetwood Mac, Ringo Starr, Chicago, and Shocking Blue
- 28/02/70 Viv Stanshall, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Gene Pitney, and The Cuff Links
- 07/03/70 The Beatles
- 14/03/70 Russ Conway
- 21/03/70 James Wilson, Jackie Trent, and Tony Hatch and the Cherry Children
- 28/03/70 Buck Owens' Country Music Caravan tour
- 04/04/70 Ringo Starr's Sentimental Journey
- 11/04/70 Tom Jones
- 18/04/70 Maurice Gibb
- 25/04/70 Paul McCartney
- 02/05/70 Simon & Garfunkel
- 09/05/70 Bill Martin and Phil Coulter
- 16/05/70 Traffic, Mick Jagger, Christie, The Who, and Frank Sinatra
- 23/05/70 The Who
- 30/05/70 Les Reed
- 06/06/70 Barry Gibb
- 13/06/70 Deep Purple
- 20/06/70 Raymond Froggatt
- 27/06/70 Led Zeppelin
- 04/07/70 Dusty Springfield
- 11/07/70 Jack Wild
- 18/07/70 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 25/07/70 Hyde Park Festival
- 01/08/70 The Kinks, Mungo Jerry, Free, and Hotlegs
- 08/08/70 Isle of Wight Festival
- 15/08/70 The Moody Blues' A Question of Balance
- 22/08/70 Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, and Free
- 29/08/70 Bobby Bloom's "Montego Bay"
- 05/09/70 Isle of Wight Festival review
- 12/09/70 Humble Pie
- 19/09/70 Eric Burdon & War, and The Rolling Stones
- 03/10/70 Jethro Tull, Pentangle, and The Who
- 10/10/70 T.Rex's "Ride A White Swan", and The Move's "When Alice Comes Back to the Farm"
- 24/10/70 advert for James Brown's "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine)"
- 31/10/70 Tom Jones
- 07/11/70 Matthews Southern Comfort
- 14/11/70 Don Fardon, The Hollies, Roger Cook & Kenny Everett
- 28/11/70 Elvis Presley, and Jimi Hendrix
- 05/12/70 George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and Brian Wilson
- 12/12/70 Dave Edmunds, McGuinness Flint, and Neil Diamond
- 19/12/70 Seasonal greetings
- 26/12/70 The Who, and Canned Heat
1971
- 02/01/71 Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
- 09/01/71 Paul McCartney
- 16/01/71 Dave Edmunds, Andy Williams, and Clive Dunn
- 23/01/71 Jethro Tull, and The Mixtures
- 30/01/71 Cliff Richard
- 06/02/71 George Harrison, and Eric Burdon
- 13/02/71 Elvis Presley
- 20/02/71 Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
- 27/02/71 Mick Jagger, and Mungo Jerry
- 06/03/71 Elton John, and Atomic Rooster
- 20/03/71 Tom Jones
- 27/03/71 Marc Bolan
- 03/04/71 John Lennon
- 10/04/71 Neil Diamond
- 24/04/71 Ringo Starr
- 01/05/71 The Beatles
- 08/05/71 Carlos Santana
- 15/05/71 Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix
- 22/05/71 Keith Emerson, and Mick Jagger
- 29/05/71 Ringo Starr
- 12/06/71 Free
- 19/06/71 Steve Winwood
- 26/06/71 The Rolling Stones
- 03/07/71 James Taylor
- 10/07/71 Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 17/07/71 Sweet
- 24/07/71 The Who
- 31/07/71 John Lennon & Yoko Ono
- 07/08/71 Marc Bolan
- 14/08/71 Jethro Tull, and Marmalade
- 28/08/71 Mick Jagger
- 04/09/71 Faces
- 11/09/71 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 18/09/71 Ten Years After
- 25/09/71 Led Zeppelin
- 02/10/71 Neil Diamond
- 09/10/71 Rod Stewart
- 16/10/71 The Who
- 23/10/71 Crosby & Nash
- 30/10/71 Redbone, and The Hollies
- 06/11/71 Elton John
- 20/11/71 Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
- 27/11/71 The Rolling Stones
- 04/12/71 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 11/12/71 George Harrison
- 18/12/71 Free
- 25/12/71 Alvin Lee of Ten Years After
1972
1973
- 06/01/73 Steeleye Span
- 13/01/73 Neil Young
- 20/01/73 Eric Clapton
- 27/01/73 Maggie Bell
- 03/02/73 Alice Cooper
- 10/02/73 Joan Baez, and Alice Cooper
- 17/02/73 T.Rex
- 24/02/73 Slade
- 03/03/73 Paul Simon, and Neil Young and Crazy Horse
- 10/03/73 Faces
- 17/03/73 David Bowie
- 24/03/73 Neil Young
- 31/03/73 Lindisfarne
- 07/04/73 The Beatles
- 14/04/73 David Bowie
- 21/04/73 Led Zeppelin
- 28/04/73 Slade, The Rolling Stones, and Joan Baez
- 05/05/73 Paul Simon
- 12/05/73 Maggie Bell
- 19/05/73 David Bowie
- 26/05/73 Faces
- 02/06/73 Frank Zappa, and Jimmy McCulloch
- 09/06/73 Edgar Winter
- 16/06/73 Wings
- 23/06/73 Van Morrison
- 30/06/73 Carole King
- 07/07/73 David Bowie
- 14/07/73 David Bowie
- 21/07/73 The Rolling Stones
- 28/07/73 Roxy Music
- 04/08/73 Faces
- 11/08/73 Lou Reed
- 18/08/73 Faces
- 25/08/73 Jethro Tull
- 01/09/73 Roxy Music
- 08/09/73 Ten Years After
- 15/09/73 George Harrison
- 22/09/73 The Rolling Stones
- 29/09/73 The Osmonds
- 06/10/73 Faces
- 13/10/73 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 20/10/73 James Dean, and Family
- 27/10/73 David Bowie, and The Rolling Stones
- 03/11/73 Pink Floyd
- 10/11/73 Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- There were no issues of NME for the next nine weeks, due to a printers' strike
- 17/11/73
- 24/11/73
- 01/12/73
- 08/12/73
- 15/12/73
- 23/12/73
- 29/12/73
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
NME was not published in June and July this year due to a NUJ strike.
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
- 03/01/09 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).
- 10/01/09 Florence and the Machine (NME's "10 Tips for 2009" Feature)
- 17/01/09 Kasabian (Albums of 2009: In The Studio [Part 1])
- 24/01/09 Lily Allen (Albums of 2009: In The Studio [Part 2])
- 31/01/09 Franz Ferdinand (Albums of 2009: In The Studio [Part 3])
- 07/02/09 Effy Stonem, James Cook and Freddie Mclair of Skins.
- 14/02/09 Pete Doherty
- 21/02/09 Gerard Way
- 28/02/09 White Lies
- 07/03/09 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.
- 14/03/09 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- 21/03/09 The Prodigy
- 28/03/09 The Enemy
- 04/04/09 Kings of Leon
- 11/04/09 The Horrors
- 18/04/09 The Stone Roses
- 25/04/09 Green Day
- 02/05/09 Brandon Flowers of the band The Killers
- 09/05/09 Lily Allen
- 16/05/09 Richey Edwards of Manic Street Preachers
- 23/05/09 Arctic Monkeys
- 30/05/09 Kasabian
- 06/06/09 Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day
- 13/06/09 Oasis
- 20/06/09 Ian Curtis
- 27/06/09 Blur
- 04/07/09 Michael Jackson
- 11/07/09 Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro
- 18/07/09 Kings Of Leon
- 25/07/09 Muse
- 01/08/09 The Cribs
- 08/08/09 The Future 50, featuring La Roux
- 15/08/09 Julian Casablancas
- 22/08/09 Liam Gallagher
- 29/08/09 Arctic Monkeys
- 05/09/09 Oasis
- 12/09/09 The Beatles - 13 special covers
- 19/09/09 Muse
- 26/09/09 Dizzee Rascal
- 03/10/09 Ian Brown and Jay-Z
- 10/10/09 Kurt Cobain
- 17/10/09 Jamie T
- 24/10/09 Paramore
- 31/10/09 Kasabian
- 07/11/09 Arctic Monkeys
- 14/11/09 Them Crooked Vultures
- 21/11/09 Ten Years In Music end of decade special
- 28/11/09 Florence and the Machine
- 05/12/09 Babyshambles
- 12/12/09 50 Best Albums Of 2009, featuring Faris Badwan
- 19/12/09 & 26/12/09 Simon Cowell
2010
- 02/01/10 Oasis
- 09/01/10 The Drums
- 16/01/10 Albums Of 2010 special
- 23/01/10 Gerard Way
- 30/01/10 The xx
- 06/02/10 The Specials
- 13/02/10 The Courteeners
- 20/02/10 Vampire Weekend
- 27/02/10 The Maccabees
- 06/03/10 NME Awards
- 13/03/10 Gorillaz
- 20/03/10 MGMT
- 27/03/10 Mumford & Sons
- 03/04/10 The Libertines
- 10/04/10 Ten different covers - Jack White, Florence And The Machine, LCD Soundsystem, Rihanna, Kasabian, Laura Marling, Foals, M.I.A., Biffy Clyro, Magnetic Man
- 17/04/10 Malcolm McLaren
- 24/04/10 Courtney Love
- 01/05/10 The Dead Weather
- 08/05/10 Foals
- 15/05/10 M.I.A.
- 22/05/10 Ian Curtis
- 29/05/10 The Drums
- 05/06/10 Sergio Pizzorno of Kasabian and Russell Brand
- 12/06/10 The 50 most fearless people in music, featuring Kele Okereke
- 19/06/10 The Strokes
- 26/06/10 Glastonbury Festival 2010 Preview (Glastonbury 40th year anniversary special)
- 03/07/10 Glastonbury Festival 2010 Review, featuring Muse
- 10/07/10 Kings Of Leon
- 17/07/10 Eminem
- 24/07/10 Klaxons
- 31/07/10 Arcade Fire
- 06/08/10 Mark Ronson
- 13/08/10 Jimi Hendrix
- 17/08/10 Kings Of Leon
- 24/08/10 The Libertines (Reading and Leeds preview)
- 01/09/10 The Libertines (Reading and Leeds review)
- 08/09/10 Oasis
- 15/09/10 The xx
- 22/09/10 Carl Barât
- 29/09/10 David Bowie
- 06/10/10 Mumford and Sons
- 13/10/10 The Inbetweeners
- 20/10/10 The Cool List, 2010
- 27/10/10 Elliott Smith
- 04/11/10 Warpaint
- 11/11/10 My Chemical Romance
- 18/11/10 Pulp
- 25/11/10 Paul Weller
- 02/12/10 The 50 best albums of 2010
- 09/12/10 John Lennon
- 16/12/10 Beady Eye (Christmas Double Issue)
- 30/12/10 The 50 Best Albums You've Never Heard (chosen by the likes of Dave Grohl, Kasabian and Paul Weller)
2011
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