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I haven't seen this topic, so forgive me if I missed it somewhere.

I'm looking for examples of artists who have gone on streaks of five or more great consecutive studio albums. This is as tough as it sounds. Plenty of acts have gone on tears of three and four great albums in a row, but that fifth one is elusive. The Beatles never did it (their early run of LPs was interrupted by Beatles For Sale and their later streak was stopped at Magical Mystery Tour; I know the latter is immensely popular around here, but I'm referring to the original EP release, not the full LP version that collects their singles from 1967). The Rolling Stones came close during their run with producer Jimmy Miller, but then along came Goats Head Soup.

Here are the few 5-album streaks I could think of. Again, these are studio albums; if an act happened to release a live album or a greatest hits collection in the midst of one of these streaks, they don't count.

Talking Heads
1. Talking Heads '77
2. More Songs About Buildings and Food
3. Fear of Music
4. Remain in Light
5. Speaking in Tongues

Led Zeppelin
1. Led Zeppelin I
2. Led Zeppelin II
3. Led Zeppelin III
4. Led Zeppelin IV (or whatever you want to call it)
5. Houses of the Holy

Van Morrison
1. Astral Weeks
2. Moondance
3. His Band and the Street Choir
4. Tupleo Honey
5. St. Dominic's Preview

Creedence Clearwater Revival
1. Creedence Clearwater Revival
2. Bayou Country
3. Green River
4. Willy and the Poor Boys
5. Cosmo's Factory

Roxy Music
1. Roxy Music
2. For Your Pleasure
3. Stranded
4. Country Life
5. Siren

Elvis Costello (& the Attractions)
1. My Aim Is True
2. This Year's Model
3. Armed Forces
4. Get Happy!!
5. Trust

What are some others?

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Animal Collective
Campfire Songs
Here Comes the Indian
Sung Tongs
Feels
Strawberry Jam

The Flaming Lips
Hit to Death In the Future Head
Transmissions from the Satellite Heart
Clouds Taste Metallic
Zaireeka
The Soft Bulletin

David Bowie
Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold the World
Hunky Dory
Ziggy Stardust
Aladdin Sane

Radiohead
Ok Computer
Kid A
Amnesiac
Hail to the Thief
In Rainbows

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I think the best 5 album streak would have to be Dylan in the 60's:

The Times They Are A-Changin
Another Side of Bob Dylan
Bringing it All Back Home
Highway 61 Revisited
Blonde on Blonde

Sticking with the 60's, The Beatles:

Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper
The White Album
Abbey Road

Then taking it to the past decade, the Drive-by Truckers:

Southern Rock Opera
Decoration Day
The Dirty South
A Blessing and a Curse
Brighter Than Creation's Dark

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David Bowie

Station to Station
Low
"Heroes"
Lodger
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

Neil Young

Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
After the Gold Rush
Harvest
On the Beach
Tonight's the Night

Bruce Springsteen

Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle
Born to Run
Darkness on the Edge of Town
The River
Nebraska
Born in the U.S.A.

Brian Eno

Here Come the Warm Jets
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
Another Green World
Discreet Music
Before and After Science
Ambient 1: Music for Airports

(I know Springsteen and Eno have 7 and 6, respectively, but I couldn't pick which ones to leave out.)
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Sonic Youth

EVOL
Sister
Daydream Nation
Goo
Dirty

Wilco

Being There
Summerteeth
Yankee Htel Foxtrot
A Ghost is Born
Sky Blue Sky

Bright Eyes

Letting off Happiness
Fevers and Mirrors
Lifted or the Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
I'm Wide Awake it's Morning
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn

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Kamelot ladies and gents

Karma
Epica
The Black Halo
Ghost Opera
Poetry for the Poisoned
Silverthorn

Boom. Six. Suck it.

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U2

Boy
October
Boy
The Unforgettable Fire
The Joshua Tree

Swans

Filth
Cop
Greed
Holy Money
Children of God

Gospeed You!Black Emperor

F#A#
Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada
Life Your Skinny Fists like Antennas t Heaven
Yanqui U.X.O.
Allelujah! Dont Bend, Ascend!

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Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden
Killers
The Number of the Beast
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
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Beefheart and The Magic Band:

Safe as Milk
Strictly Personal
Trout Mask Replica
Lick My Decals Off, Baby
Mirror Man

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Stevie Wonder :

Music of My Mind
Talking Book
Innervisions
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Songs in the Key of Life

Prince :

Controversy
1999
Purple Rain
Around the World in A Day
Parade
Sign O the Times

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