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.
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11.

Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,968 charts

Rank Score:

27,853

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 88 (2,329 votes)

Comments:

173

12.

Let It Bleed 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,720 charts

Rank Score:

18,796

Rank in 1969:

4

Rank in 1960s:

14

Overall Rank:

62

Average Rating:

 85 (2,040 votes)

Comments:

138

13.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

44,394

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,896 votes)

Comments:

300

14.

Doolittle 

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,491 charts

Rank Score:

37,453

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,870 votes)

Comments:

289

15.

Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,917 charts

Rank Score:

24,990

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 87 (2,270 votes)

Comments:

188

16.

Who's Next 

 The Who

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,128 charts

Rank Score:

24,134

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,484 votes)

Comments:

200

17.

Hounds Of Love 

 Kate Bush

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,347 charts

Rank Score:

19,317

Rank in 1985:

1

Rank in 1980s:

7

Overall Rank:

57

Average Rating:

 85 (1,334 votes)

Comments:

98

18.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,798 charts

Rank Score:

22,110

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,373 votes)

Comments:

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19.

What's Going On 

 Marvin Gaye

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,567 charts

Rank Score:

19,737

Rank in 1971:

4

Rank in 1970s:

16

Overall Rank:

53

Average Rating:

 85 (1,883 votes)

Comments:

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Madonna 

 Madonna

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

1,375

Rank in 1983:

21

Rank in 1980s:

202

Overall Rank:

1,275

Average Rating:

 71 (335 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Albums Ever composition

Decade	Albums	%
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%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	5	5%
Pink Floyd	3	3%
Bob Dylan	3	3%
The Who	3	3%
David Bowie	2	2%
Talking Heads	2	2%
Radiohead	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	50	50%
	34	34%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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[Consequence of Sound was founded in 2007.]

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90/100	06/04/2021 01:51	Skroskznik	94	92/100
75/100	12/11/2020 07:56	pjohnsongolf	273	89/100
60/100	09/25/2020 03:34	ChadMiles	29	64/100
75/100	08/25/2020 11:30	Larcx13	1,090	86/100
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From 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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From Paule 03/08/2019 21:06

One of the best official lists!

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70/100

From LedZep 11/01/2015 18:49

Great chart… and then Madonna comes

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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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From GandalfORiley345 03/27/2014 03:41

Why Thriler, I Can´t Understand it

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From 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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From chrisware 08/28/2013 23:03

Ranking anything by Madonna ahead of Astral Weeks warrants the death penalty.

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