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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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 Rolling Stones | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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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1 | 1% | |
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| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 100 Albums of the 2010s | Consequence of Sound | 2010s decade chart | 2019 | |
| CoS Top of the Decade: The Albums | Consequence of Sound | 2000s decade chart | 2009 | |
Overall charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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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 | |
[Consequence of Sound was founded in 2007.]
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75/100  | 12/11/2020 07:56 |  pjohnsongolf | | 89/100 |
60/100 | 09/25/2020 03:34 | ChadMiles | | 64/100 |
75/100 | 08/25/2020 11:30 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
75/100 | 08/06/2020 15:29 | Raddi27 | | 73/100 |
75/100 | 06/19/2020 06:26 | redplanet | | 63/100 |
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Goliath 11/13/2019 08:28
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.
Paule 03/08/2019 21:06
One of the best official lists!
LedZep 11/01/2015 18:49
Great chart… and then Madonna comes
Change abbey road for "Revolver" and this chart is really great, almost all decent picks.
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.
GandalfORiley345 03/27/2014 03:41
Why Thriler, I Can´t Understand it
tgarritsen 02/11/2014 17:11
Pretty cool chart even though the ranking of some albums feels a bit off.
About the best you can get from a recognized chart. Some stuff is too high (Michael Jackson, Madonna), but that's to be expected.
Ranking anything by Madonna ahead of Astral Weeks warrants the death penalty.
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| Best Artists of 1975 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. Bob Dylan | |
| 3. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 4. Led Zeppelin | |
| 5. Queen | |
| 6. Brian Eno | |
| 7. Eno | |
| 8. Patti Smith | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Parliament | |
| 11. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 12. Joni Mitchell | |
| 13. Aerosmith | |
| 14. Keith Jarrett | |
| 15. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | |
| 16. Fela Kuti | |
| 17. Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | |
| 18. David Bowie | |
| 19. Black Sabbath | |
| 20. Elton John |
