NME - Readers & Writers Choice For The Most Heartbreak Albums Of All Time

16 September 2000.

Writers

1. Big Star – Sister Lovers/Third -1978
2. Joy Division – Closer - 1980
3. Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space - 1997
4. Nirvana – In Utero -1993
5. Leonard Cohen – Songs Of Love And Hate – 1971
6. Billie Holiday – Lady In Satin – 1958
7. Frank Sinatra – In The Wee Small Hours
8. Nick Drake – Pink Moon 1972
9. Sebadoh – Bubble And Scrape – 1993
10. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures – 1981
11. REM – Automatic For The People – 1992
12. Jeff Buckley – Grace – 1993
13. Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks – 1975
14. Neil Young – Tonight’s The Night – 1975
15. The Verve – A Northern Soul – 1995
16. Scott Walker – Scott 3 – 1969
17. Husker Du – Candy Apple Grey – 1986
18. Mazzy Star – She Hangs Brightly – 1990
19. Pj Harvey – Rid Of Me – 1993
20. Smokey Robinson And The Miracles – The Ultimate Collection – 1998
21. Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel – 1973
22. Slint – Spiderland – 1991
23. Michael Head Introducing The Strands – The Magical World Of The Strands – 1998
24. The Cure – Pornography – 1982
25. Mogwai – Come On Die Young – 1999
26. Manic Street Preachers – Gold Against The Soul – 1993
27. Nirvana – MTV Unplugged In New York – 1994
28. Lou Reed – Berlin – 1973
29. Portishead – Dummy – 1994
30. Radiohead – The Bends – 1995

Readers Choices – In No Particular Order...

• Bonnie Prince Billy – I See Darkness – 1999
• Tindersticks – The Second Album 1995
• Afghan Whigs – Black Love – 1996
• Ride – Nowhere – 1990
• Public Image Ltd – Metal Box – 1979
• Low – Secret Name – 1999
• Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A Changing – 1964
• Primal Scream – Give Up But Don’t Give Up – 1994
• The Smiths – The Smiths – 1984
• New Order – Technique – 1989
• Sophia – Fixed Water – 1996
• Catatonia – International Velvet – 1997
• Eels – Electro Shock Blues – 1998
• Lee Hazlewood – Requiem For An Almost Lady – 1971
• Death In Vegas – The Contino Sessions – 1999
• The Replacements – All Shook Down – 1990
• Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman – 1988
• The Smashing Pumpkins – Adore – 1998
• Joni Mitchell – Blue – 1971
• The Beach Boys – Surf’s Up – 1971
• The Beach Boys – Smile – 1967
• Apex Twin – Selected Ambient Works 85-92’ – 1992
• Nick Cave – The Boatman’s Call – 1997
• John Lennon – John Lennon Plastic Ono Band – 1970
• Labradford – Mi Media Naranja – 1997
• Cowboy Junkies – The Trinity Sessions – 1998