09 августа 2014 года NME вынес на критику своей публике список из 100 исполнителей, которые оказали наибольшее значение на то, что мы видим в музыке сегодня.
1. Radiohead
2. David Bowie
3. Kanye West
4. The White Stripes
5. The Strokes
6. The Flaming Lips
7. The Gun Club
8. Kate Bush
9. Nick Cave
10. The XX
11. The Smiths
12. The Breeders
13. Joy Division
14. The Clash
15. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
16. The Velvet Underground
17. Blur
18. Aaliyah
19. Neutral Milk Hotel
20. Prince
21. Hole
22. Sonic Youth
23. Burial
24. Queens Of The Stonage
25. Nirvana
26. Fleetwood Mac
27. The Stone Roses
28. Pixies
29. Bruce Springsteen
30. Bon Iver
31. Bjork
32. Pavement
33. The Knife
34. Dépêche Mode
35. TV On The Radio
36. My Bloody Valentine
37. Kraftwerk
38. Dr Dre
39. The Brian Jamestown Massacre
40. Tame Impala
41. Led Zeppelin
42. PJ Harvey
43. New Order
44. Bikini Kill
45. T Rex
46. Wiley
47. The Cars
48. Bat For Lashes
49. Death From Above 1979
50. Sufjan Stevens
51. Television
52. NAS
53. The Fall
54. Aphex Twin
55. The Chills
56. Happy Mondays
57. James Blake
58. Black Sabbath
59. Chic
60. DJ Rashad
61. DJ Shadow
62. The Stooges
63. Talk Talk
64. The Zombies
65. Diplo
66. The Slits
67. Jay Z
68. The National
69. Nick Lowe
70. Pharrell
71. Rilo Kiley
72. Grimes
73. Wu-Tang Clan
74. Slint
75. The Wedding Present
76. Vampire Weekend
77. Best Coast
78. Stevie Wonder
79. Suicide
80. Dusty Springfield
81. Animal Collective
82. Massive Attack
83. The Jesus And Mary Chain
84. Nine Inch Nails
85. Black Flag
86. The Triffids
87. Billy Bragg
88. Oneohtrix Point Never
89. Simple Minds
90. Flying Lotus
91. Foals
92. St Vincent
93. Black Lips
94. Richard Hawly
95. Dirty Projectors
96. Country Teasers
97. Iceage
98. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
99. The Cure
100. Deerhunter