The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (2022)

Consequence is a New York-based online magazine featuring news, editorials, and reviews of music, movies, and television. These are their best albums of all time.
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 Adele

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Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

489 charts

Rank Score:

3,414

Rank in 2011:

9

Rank in 2010s:

74

Overall Rank:

534

Average Rating:

 72 (907 votes)

Comments:

83

82.

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 Peter Gabriel

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

780 charts

Rank Score:

7,486

Rank in 1986:

4

Rank in 1980s:

28

Overall Rank:

225

Average Rating:

 80 (903 votes)

Comments:

57

83.

Pretenders 

 Pretenders

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

478 charts

Rank Score:

3,001

Rank in 1980:

9

Rank in 1980s:

89

Overall Rank:

590

Average Rating:

 78 (565 votes)

Comments:

28

84.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness 

 The Smashing Pumpkins

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,451 charts

Rank Score:

16,034

Rank in 1995:

3

Rank in 1990s:

16

Overall Rank:

85

Average Rating:

 83 (1,810 votes)

Comments:

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85.

All Eyez On Me 

 2Pac

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Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

333 charts

Rank Score:

1,824

Rank in 1996:

20

Rank in 1990s:

189

Overall Rank:

988

Average Rating:

 74 (494 votes)

Comments:

22

86.

Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,795 charts

Rank Score:

20,101

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 83 (2,284 votes)

Comments:

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87.

Reign In Blood 

 Slayer

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

483 charts

Rank Score:

3,791

Rank in 1986:

7

Rank in 1980s:

67

Overall Rank:

478

Average Rating:

 79 (685 votes)

Comments:

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88.

Journey In Satchidananda 

 Alice Coltrane

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

1,767

Rank in 1971:

30

Rank in 1970s:

213

Overall Rank:

1,010

Average Rating:

 81 (209 votes)

Comments:

14

89.

Dookie 

 Green Day

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

963 charts

Rank Score:

7,321

Rank in 1994:

11

Rank in 1990s:

46

Overall Rank:

231

Average Rating:

 79 (1,466 votes)

Comments:

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Jagged Little Pill 

 Alanis Morissette

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

702 charts

Rank Score:

5,159

Rank in 1995:

7

Rank in 1990s:

67

Overall Rank:

349

Average Rating:

 77 (988 votes)

Comments:

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The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	1%
1960s	13	13%
1970s	23	23%
1980s	24	24%
1990s	21	21%
2000s	9	9%
2010s	9	9%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
Bob Dylan	3	3%
The Beatles	3	3%
Jay-Z	2	2%
Radiohead	2	2%
The Rolling Stones	2	2%
David Bowie	2	2%
Slayer	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	64	64%
	23	23%
	6	6%
	5	5%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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• Top 100 Albums Ever by Consequence of Sound (published 2010)
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75/100	07/16/2023 03:32	MagicMikie	9	79/100
60/100	04/17/2023 17:53	melisandre	59	88/100
60/100	03/11/2023 16:30	PeterSmith	69	82/100
20/100	12/22/2022 05:27	splail5	1	20/100
80/100	12/06/2022 05:13	Johnnyo	2,015	80/100

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From MagicMikie 07/16/2023 03:32

Pretty good chart, nice to see a lot of groups in here I like such as Led Zeppelin and Velvet Underground

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From PeterSmith 03/11/2023 16:30

There is the expected (and correct since loved by so many) but it also has a few surprises in there and probably more acknowledgement to pop and R&B than BEA. Missy Elliot, TLX, Lady Gaga, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Kamasi Washington, Alice Coltrane, Taylor Swift, Jay-Z albums all feature in under 300 charts on this site. But the shocker for me is that there are only 18 albums since the 1990s - come on?

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From Johnnyo 12/06/2022 05:15

Jam packed full of classic albums but doesn’t really grab me. Too few surprises to keep me interested.

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From mrmcrook 10/28/2022 22:44

That really is a mixed bag

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From pinkfreud1981 10/25/2022 18:40

64% of the albums are form the U.S.A. Makes me wonder...

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From Goliath 09/19/2022 16:17

Can't agree with Purple Rain at number 1. Not many recent albums, not surprising. Dark Side at 29? Sorry that number 18 is unforgivable.

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