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: 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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54,841
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31,548
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Top 100 Albums Ever composition
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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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6 | 6% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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- The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (published 2022)
[Consequence of Sound was founded in 2007.]
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90/100  | 06/04/2021 01:51 |  Skroskznik | | 92/100 |
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 |
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70/100
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Goliath 11/13/2019 08:28
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.
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Paule 03/08/2019 21:06
Paule 03/08/2019 21:06
One of the best official lists!
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70/100
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LedZep 11/01/2015 18:49
LedZep 11/01/2015 18:49
Great chart… and then Madonna comes
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75/100
From Azkushang 10/13/2015 00:47
Change abbey road for "Revolver" and this chart is really great, almost all decent picks.
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80/100
From mattybennettpop 08/26/2015 00:11
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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70/100
From 
GandalfORiley345 03/27/2014 03:41
GandalfORiley345 03/27/2014 03:41
Why Thriler, I Can´t Understand it
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85/100
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tgarritsen 02/11/2014 17:11
tgarritsen 02/11/2014 17:11
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
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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5/100
From chrisware 08/28/2013 23:03
Ranking anything by Madonna ahead of Astral Weeks warrants the death penalty.
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. The Velvet Underground | |
| 10. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 11. Nirvana (US) | |
| 12. The Smiths | |
| 13. Neil Young | |
| 14. Miles Davis | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. Kanye West | |
| 17. Pixies | |
| 18. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 19. R.E.M. | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |