NME’nin 20 Nisan 2002 tarihinde yayınlanan sayısındaki derginin ilk 50 Yılına Etki Eden 50 Grup.
1. The Smiths
2. The Beatles
3. The Stone Roses
4. David Bowie
5. Sex Pistols
6. Oasis
7. Radiohead
8. Paul Weller
9. U2
10. Public Enemy
11. Shun Ryder And Bez
12. The Clash
13. Nirvana
14. Elvis Presley
15. Joy Division
16. Blur
17. The Strokes
18. The Rolling Stones
19. The Verve
20. Bob Marley
21. The Fall
22. Prodigy
23. Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground
24. REM
25. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
26. Dexys Midnight Runners
27. Beastie Boys
28. T Rex
29. The Jesus And Mary Chain
30. The Specials
31. Manic Street Preachers
32. Roxy Music
33. Pixies
34. Iggy Pop
35. Shane Macgowan
36. Primal Scream
37. Frank Sinatra
38. Bob Dylan
39. Blondie
40. Eminem
41. Boy George
42. Madonna
43. Marvin Gaye
44. Pulp
45. Michael Jackson
46. The Charlatans
47. Echo And The Bunnymen
48. The Klf
49. Neil Young
50. PJ Harvey