Top 100 Albums Ever
by Consequence of Sound (2010) 
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. The top 100 albums ever as compiled by Consequence of Sound's editors.
(Official website: https://www.consequenceofsound.net)
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Albums Ever composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 17 | 17% | |
| 1970s | 39 | 39% | |
| 1980s | 23 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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| The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time | Rolling Stone | Overall chart | 2020 | |
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| Top 100 Albums Ever | Consequence of Sound | Overall chart | 2010 | |
| The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time | Consequence of Sound | Overall chart | 2022 | |
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| ! | 12/11/2020 07:56 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2020 03:34 | ChadMiles | 29 | 64/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2020 11:30 |  Larcx13 | 1,139 | 86/100 |
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Goliath 11/13/2019 08:28 | #244764
Goliath 11/13/2019 08:28 | #244764
Pretty standard for these 'designed by committee' lists with most of the usual candidates, making an effort to be diverse. But 'Born to Run', 'Talking Heads' and 'Thriller' in the top ten? 'Pet Sounds' is also not top 10.
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/01/2015 18:49 | #152362
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/01/2015 18:49 | #152362
Great chart… and then Madonna comes
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Azkushang 10/13/2015 00:47 | #151378
Change abbey road for "Revolver" and this chart is really great, almost all decent picks.
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mattybennettpop 08/26/2015 00:11 | #148569
Very good but I don't get "Born to Run" ever being in top 10. Its just a bit over the top like Meatloaf or something. It tries so hard for sincerity that it ends up completely lacking any. "Darkness on the edge of town" I could understand. "Thriller" is a brilliant album.
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