1982
- 02/01/82 David Sylvian (then of Japan)
- 09/01/82 Vic Godard
- 16/01/82 Adam Ant
- 23/01/82 James Brown
- 30/01/82 NME Readers Poll
- 06/02/82 Kirk Brandon (then of Theatre of Hate)
- 13/02/82 Fun Boy Three
- 20/02/82 Ian McCulloch of Echo & the Bunnymen
- 27/02/82 U2
- 06/03/82 ABC
- 13/03/82 Haircut One Hundred
- 20/03/82 Peter Murphy of Bauhaus
- 27/03/82 British Electric Foundation
- 03/04/82 Norman Giscombe
- 10/04/82 The Beat
- 17/04/82 Siouxsie and the Banshees
- 24/04/82 The Associates
- 01/05/82 Boy George (then of Culture Club)
- 08/05/82 Eddie the Head of Iron Maiden
- 15/05/82 Kid Creole and the Coconuts
- 22/05/82 The Honeymoon Killers
- 29/05/82 Joe Strummer
- 05/06/82 The Human League
- 12/06/82 Rip Rig + Panic
- 19/06/82 Bryan Ferry
- 26/06/82 Laurie Anderson
- 03/07/82 Kevin Rowland of Dexys Midnight Runners
- 10/07/82 Bananarama
- 17/07/82 Talking Heads
- 24/07/82 Vince Clarke of Yazoo
- 31/07/82 Torch songs (themed issue)
- 07/08/82 John Lydon
- 14/08/82 Alfred Hitchcock
- 21/08/82 Grandmaster Flash
- 28/08/82 King Sunny Adé
- 04/09/82 Scritti Politti
- 11/09/82 Africa (themed issue)
- 18/09/82 Gary Kendall bodybuilder
- 25/09/82 Bow Wow Wow
- 02/10/82 Southern Death Cult
- 09/10/82 Musical Youth
- 16/10/82 The Damned
- 23/10/82 Ziggy Stardust
- 30/10/82 Elvis Costello
- 06/11/82 David Sylvian
- 13/11/82 NME TV Special
- 20/11/82 Eddy Grant
- 27/11/82 Wham!
- 04/12/82 Simple Minds
- 11/12/82 Marvin Gaye
- 18/12/82 Set The Tone
- 25/12/82 Paul Weller
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