The NME Originals is a collection of magazine articles and reviews from the NME and Melody Maker magazines about one band or genre. The first released was about The Beatles, on the 3rd of April, 2002. Many of the series were produced by NME editorial director Steve Sutherland, but some of the later issues, such as those on the Solo Years Of The Beatles and Mod, were under the editorship of Chris Hunt.
- The Beatles - (April, 2002)
- Punk - (April, 2002)
- Oasis - (June, 2002)
- Manic Street Preachers - (October, 2002)
- U2 - (November, 2002)
- Nirvana - (February, 2003)
- Madchester - (April, 2003)
- Radiohead - (June, 2003)
- Bob Dylan - (August, 2003) - an Uncut Legends edition
- The Rolling Stones - (August, 2003)
- John Lennon - (October, 2003)
- 1960s - (December, 2003)
- The Who - (February, 2004) - in conjunction with Uncut
- Kurt Cobain - (March, 2004) - an Uncut Legends edition
- The Clash - (April, 2004) - in conjunction with Uncut
- Glam - (July, 2004)
- Gods of Rock - (September, 2004)
- Goth - (October, 2004)
- Bruce Springsteen - (December, 2004)
- 80s - (January, 2005)
- Mod - (April, 2005)
- The Solo Years Of The Beatles - (June, 2005)
- Elvis - (April, 2005)
- Britpop - (Volume 2, Issue 4 2005)