The final step we need to take with the NME Awards is to summarise all the winners in one single, easy-to-digest place. So, continuing with the part one of two-part NME Poll Winners 1952-1992, let’s do that!
Best and Worst Single, Video and Album Categories
Here are all the winners for specific singles, videos, albums, films, and books!
Best Single / Track
- 1994 – Radiohead – Creep
- 1995 – Oasis – Live Forever (Best Single), Blur – Girls and Boys (NME Single of the Year)
- 1996 – Oasis – Wonderwall (Best Single), Black Grape – Reverend Black Grape (NME Single of the Year)
- 1997 – Manic Street Preachers – A Design for Life (Best Single), Underworld – Born Slippy (NME Single of the Year)
- 1998 – The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
- 1999 – Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
- 2000 – Blur – Tender (Best Single), Aphex Twin – Windowlicker (NME Single of the Year)
- 2001 – Coldplay – Yellow
- 2002 – Ash – Burn Baby Burn
- 2003 – The Vines – Get Free (Best Single), Doves – There Goes the Fear (NME Single of the Year)
- 2004 – The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
- 2005 – Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
- 2006 – Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
- 2007 – The View – Wasted Little DJs
- 2008 – Arctic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent
- 2009 – MGMT – Time to Pretend
- 2010 – The Big Pink – Dominos
- 2011 – Foals – Spanish Sahara
- 2012 – Florence + the Machine – Shake it Out
- 2013 – Foals – Inhaler
- 2014 – Disclosure – White Noise
- 2015 – Jamie T – Zombie
- 2016 – Wolf Alice – Giant Peach
- 2017 – Christine and the Queens – Tilted
- 2018 – Charli XCX – Boys
Best Single Ever
- 2000 – Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Best Dance Single / Dancefloor filler / Anthem
- 1998 – The Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up
- 1999 – Fatboy Slim – The Rockafeller Skank
- 2008 – The Wombats – Let’s Dance to Joy Division
- 2009 – Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris – Dance Wiv Me
- 2010 – La Roux – In for the Kill (Skream Remix)
- 2011 – Professor Green – Jungle
- 2012 – Katy B – Broken Record
- 2013 – Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing
- 2015 – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – Fancy
Worst Single
- 1994 – Meat Loaf – I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)
- 1995 – Whigfield – Saturday Night
- 1996 – Robson Green and Jerome Flynn – I Believe
- 1997 – Spice Girls – Wannabe
- 1998 – Aqua – Barbie Girl
- 1999 – Billie Piper – Because We Want To
- 2000 – The Vengaboys – We’re Going to Ibiza
- 2003 – Robbie Williams – Feel
- 2004 – Fast Food Rockers – Fast Food Song
Best Music Video
- 1995 – Blur – Parklife
- 1996 – Pulp – Common People
- 1997 – The Prodigy – Firestarter
- 1998 – The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
- 1999 – Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
- 2000 – Blur – Coffee and TV
- 2002 – Radiohead – Pyramid Song
- 2003 – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Whatever Happened to My Rock and Roll (Punk Song)
- 2004 – Radiohead – There There
- 2005 – Green Day – American Idiot
- 2006 – Oasis – The Importance of Being Idle
- 2007 – The Killers – Bones
- 2008 – Arctic Monkeys – Teddy Picker
- 2009 – The Last Shadow Puppets – My Mistakes Were Made for You
- 2010 – Biffy Clyro – The Captain
- 2011 – My Chemical Romance – Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
- 2012 – Hurts – Sunday
- 2013 – Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine?
- 2014 – Eagulls – Nerve Endings
- 2015 – Jamie T – Zombie
- 2016 – Slaves – Cheer Up London
- 2017 – Slaves – Consume or Be Consumed
- 2018 – The Big Moon – Sucker
Best Album / LP
- 1994 – The Boo Radleys – Giant Steps
- 1995 – Blur – Parklife (Best Album), Oasis – Definitely Maybe (NME Album of the Year)
- 1996 – Oasis – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (Best Album), Tricky – Maxinquaye (NME Album of the Year)
- 1997 – Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go (Best Album), Beck – Odelay (NME Album of the Year)
- 1998 – Radiohead – OK Computer
- 1999 – Manic Street Preachers – This is My Truth, Tell Me Yours
- 2000 – The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin (Best Album and NME Album of the Year)
- 2001 – Primal Scream – XTRMNTR
- 2002 – The Strokes – This is It
- 2003 – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head (Best Album and NME Album of the Year)
- 2004 – Radiohead – Hail to the Thief
- 2005 – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
- 2006 – Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
- 2007 – Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
- 2008 – Klaxons – Myths of the Near Future
- 2009 – Kings of Leon – Only by the Night
- 2010 – Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
- 2011 – Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
- 2012 – The Horrors – Skying
- 2013 – The Maccabees – Given to the Wild
- 2014 – Arctic Monkeys – AM
- 2015 – Kasabian – 48:13
- 2016 – Foals – What Went Down
- 2017 – Bastille – Wild World
- 2018 – J Hus – Common Sense
Best Album Ever
- 2000 – The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
Worst Album
- 2003 – Robbie Williams – Escapology
- 2005 – Insane Clown Posse – Carnival of Carnage
- 2006 – James Blunt – Back to Bedlam
- 2007 – Robbie Williams – Rudebox
- 2008 – Britney Spears – Blackout
- 2009 – Jonas Brothers – A Little Bit Longer
- 2010 – Jonas Brothers – Lines, Vines, and Trying Times
- 2011 – Justin Bieber – My World
- 2012 – Justin Bieber – Under the Mistletoe
Best Album Artwork
- 2004 – Radiohead – Hail to the Thief
- 2008 – The Good, The Bad & The Queen – The Good, The Bad & The Queen
- 2009 – Muse – HAARP
- 2010 – Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
- 2011 – Klaxons – Surfing the Void
- 2012 – Friendly Fires – Pala
Best Reissue
- 2012 – The Smiths – The Complete Re-issues
- 2013 – Blur – 21
- 2014 – The Clash – Sound System
- 2015 – Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible
- 2016 – David Bowie – Five Years (1969-1973)
- 2017 – Oasis – Be Here Now
- 2018 – Radiohead – OK NOT OK
Best DVD / Best Music DVD / Best Music Film
- 2005 – Oasis – Definitely Maybe
- 2006 – Various Artists – Live 8
- 2007 – Arctic Monkeys – Scrummy Man
- 2008 – Nirvana – MTV Unplugged in New York
- 2009 – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Apollo
- 2010 – The Mighty Boosh Live – Future Sailors Tour
- 2012 – Foo Fighters – Back and Forth
- 2013 – The Rolling Stones – Crossfire Hurricane
- 2014 – The Stone Roses – Made of Stone
- 2015 – Pulp – A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets
- 2016 – Blur – New World Towers
- 2017 – Oasis – Supersonic
- 2018 – Lady Gaga – Five Foot Two
Best Mixtape
- 2018 – Avelino – No Bullshit
Best Book
- 2011 – John Lydon – Mr. Rotten’s Scrapbook
- 2012 – Noel Fielding – The Scribblings of a Madcap Shambleton
- 2013 – Mike Skinner – The Story of the Streets
- 2014 – Morrissey – Autobiography
- 2015 – Viv Albertine – Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
- 2016 – Patti Smith – M Train
- 2017 – Johnny Marr – Set the Boy Free
- 2018 – Wiley – Eskiboy
Media Categories
The group of media awards, for radio, TV, films, and venues.
Best Radio Show
- 1994 – John Peel (BBC Radio 1)
- 1996-1997 – The Evening Session (BBC Radio 1)
- 1998-1999 – Mark and Lard (BBC Radio 1)
- 2000-2002 – The Evening Session (BBC Radio 1)
- 2003 – The Evening Session / Lamacq Live (BBC Radio 1)
- 2005-2008 – Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1)
Best TV Show
- 1995 – Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge
- 1996-1998 – Shooting Stars
- 1999 – South Park
- 2000 – The Royle Family
- 2001 – The League of Gentlemen
- 2002 – The Office
- 2003 – The Osbournes
- 2004 – The Office
- 2005 – Little Britain
- 2006 – Gonzo
- 2007-2009 – The Mighty Boosh
- 2010 – The Inbetweeners
- 2011 – Skins
- 2012-2013 – Fresh Meat
- 2014 – Breaking Bad
- 2015 – Game of Thrones
- 2016 – This is England ’90
- 2017 – Fleabag
- 2018 – Stranger Things
Worst TV Show
- 2009 – Big Brother
Best Film
- 1994 – Reservoir Dogs
- 1995 – Pulp Fiction
- 1996 – The Usual Suspects
- 1997 – Trainspotting
- 1998 – The Full Monty
- 1999 – Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- 2000 – The Blair Witch Project
- 2001 – Gladiator
- 2002 – Moulin Rouge
- 2004 – The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King
- 2005 – Shaun of the Dead
- 2006 – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 2007 – Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest
- 2008 – Control
- 2010 – Inglourious Basterds
- 2011 – Inception
- 2012 – Submarine
- 2013 – The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
- 2015 – Northern Soul
- 2016 – Beasts of No Nation
- 2017 – My Scientology Movie
- 2018 – Baby Driver
Best Website
- 2000 – NME
- 2003 – NME
- 2004 – NME
- 2005 – NME
- 2006 – NME
- 2007 – YouTube
- 2008 – Facebook
- 2009 – YouTube
- 2010 – Muse
Best Band Blog / Twitter / Social Media
- 2008 – The Modern Age (Best Music Blog), Radiohead (Best Band Blog)
- 2009 – Noel Gallagher / Oasis
- 2010 – Radiohead
- 2011 – Hayley Williams
- 2012 – Lady Gaga
- 2013 – Alana Haim
- 2014 – Alana Haim
- 2015 – Liam Gallagher
People Categories
Continuing the odd and eclectic categories from 1954-1992, the NME Awards still give slightly odd awards out to individuals.
Genius/HERO of the Year
- 2000 – Ali G
- 2001 – Liam Gallagher
- 2003 – Ozzy Osbourne
- 2004 – Pete Doherty
- 2005 – John Peel
- 2006 – Bob Geldof
- 2007 – Gerard Way
- 2008 – Pete Doherty
- 2009 – Barack Obama
- 2010 – Rage Against the Machine
- 2011 – Lady Gaga
- 2012 – Matt Bellamy
- 2013 – Barack Obama
- 2014-2015 – Alex Turner
- 2016 – Dave Grohl
- 2017 – Beyoncé
- 2018 – Ariana Grande
Bastard/Git/Arse/Dickhead/Waster/Villain of the Year
- 1994 – John Major
- 1996 – Damon Albarn
- 1997-1999 – Liam Gallagher
- 2000, 2001, 2003 – Robbie Williams
- 2004 – George W. Bush, (Villain of the Year), Pete Doherty (Waster of the Year)
- 2005-2009 – George W. Bush
- 2010 – Kanye West
- 2011 – David Cameron
- 2012 – Justin Bieber
- 2013-2014 – Harry Styles
- 2015 – Nigel Farage
- 2016 – Donald Trump
- 2017 – Nigel Farage
- 2018 – Piers Morgan
Best Dressed / Most Stylish
- 1996 – Jarvis Cocker
- 2003 – The Hives
- 2005 – Brandon Flowers
- 2006 – Ricky Wilson
- 2007 – Faris Rotter
- 2008 – Noel Fielding
- 2009 – Alexa Chung
- 2010 – Lady Gaga
- 2011 – Brandon Flowers
Worst Dressed / Least Stylish
- 1996 – Jarvis Cocker
- 1997 – Liam Gallagher
- 2003 – Christina Aguilera
- 2005 – Jonathan Ross
- 2006 – Justin Hawkins
- 2007 – Jonathan Ross
- 2008-2009 – Amy Winehouse
- 2010 – Lady Gaga
- 2011 – Justin Bieber
Best Comedian
- 1995-1996 – Steve Coogan
Political and Real World Categories
Continuing some of the odder categories from the earlier NME Polls. For clarity, I’ve separated the “live” events from the other “musical” events, although I think the award category was sometimes the same.
Musical Moment / Event of the Year
- 1996 – Skinner, Baddiel and The Lightning Seeds – Three Lions
- 2012 – The Stone Roses reunite
- 2013 – Olympics opening ceremony
- 2014 – Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn come together for Teenage Cancer Trust
- 2015 – Jamie T’s comeback
- 2016 – The Libertines’ secret Glastonbury set
- 2017 – Coldplay’s Viola Beach tribute at Glastonbury
- 2018 – One Love Manchester
Greatest Musical Event Ever
- 2000 – Woodstock
Non-Musical Event of the Year
- 1994 – Unity March
- 1995 – Glastonbury Festival
- 1996 – French Nuclear Testing
Bummer / Disappointment
- 1995 – Kurt Cobain’s Suicide
- 1997 – The Stone Roses breaking up
Hype of the Year
- 1994 – Jurassic Park
Object of Desire / Most Desirable / Hottest / Sexiest Woman
- 1994 – Björk (Object of Desire)
- 1995 – Kylie Minogue (Object of Desire)
- 1997 – Louise (Most Desirable Human Being)
- 1998 – Louise (Most Desirable Human Being)
- 1999 – Natalie Imbruglia (Most Desirable Human Being)
- 2003 – Avril Lavigne
- 2004 – Brody Dalle
- 2005 – Barbara Knox
- 2006 – Madonna
- 2007 – Kate Moss
- 2008 – Kylie Minogue
- 2009 – Hayley Williams
- 2010 – Karen O
- 2011 – Alison Mosshart
- 2012 – Hayley Williams
- 2013 – Amy Lee
Most Desirable / Hottest / Sexiest Man
- 1996 – Liam Gallagher (Most Desirable Human Being)
- 2003 – Chris Martin
- 2004 – Har Mar Superstar
- 2005 – Brandon Flowers
- 2006 – Pete Doherty
- 2007 – Matt Bellamy
- 2008 – Noel Fielding
- 2009-2011 – Matt Bellamy
- 2012 – Jared Leto
- 2013 – Matt Bellamy
Best Haircut
- 2003 – Liam Gallagher
- 2004 – Caleb Followill
Worst Haircut
- 2003 – Jack Osbourne
Join us again next week, when we’ll finish this list off!
Music for stowaways 