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<b>1953</b>: The first NME Readers Poll appeared in a late February edition of the paper in 1953, whilst the accompanying Poll Winners Award took place at London's Royal Albert Hall in April. Keep clicking for highlights of the annual bash, which has been going for so long, it actually pre-dates the birth of rock and roll.

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1953: The first NME Readers Poll appeared in a late February edition of the paper in 1953, whilst the accompanying Poll Winners Award took place at London's Royal Albert Hall in April. Keep clicking for highlights of the annual bash, which has been going for so long, it actually pre-dates the birth of rock and roll.

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