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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1969
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1966
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1979
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1982
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1967
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1975
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1973
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1967
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1980
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27,555
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1997
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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% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 2 | 2% | |
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51 | 51% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2020 15:29 | Raddi27 | 8 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2020 06:26 | redplanet | 10 | 63/100 |
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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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Paule 03/08/2019 21:06 | #233234
Paule 03/08/2019 21:06 | #233234
One of the best official lists!
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LedZep 11/01/2015 18:49 | #152362
LedZep 11/01/2015 18:49 | #152362
Great chart… and then Madonna comes
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From 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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From 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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GandalfORiley345 03/27/2014 03:41 | #107726
GandalfORiley345 03/27/2014 03:41 | #107726
Why Thriler, I Can´t Understand it
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tgarritsen 02/11/2014 17:11 | #102879
tgarritsen 02/11/2014 17:11 | #102879
Pretty cool chart even though the ranking of some albums feels a bit off.
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From nutso42 09/10/2013 14:50 | #85638
About the best you can get from a recognized chart. Some stuff is too high (Michael Jackson, Madonna), but that's to be expected.
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From chrisware 08/28/2013 23:03 | #84743
Ranking anything by Madonna ahead of Astral Weeks warrants the death penalty.
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From Rick 07/06/2013 18:51 | #80538
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