The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (2022) United States

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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.
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Purple Rain 
Soundtrack
United States Prince And The Revolution
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Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
1,411 charts
Rank Score:
16,387
Rank in 1984:
1
Rank in 1980s:
10
Overall Rank:
76
Average Rating:
 83 (1,627 votes)
Comments:
127
2.
Rumours 
Mixed Nationality Fleetwood Mac
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Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
2,256 charts
Rank Score:
32,698
Rank in 1977:
1
Rank in 1970s:
6
Overall Rank:
21
Average Rating:
Top rated 87 (2,593 votes)
Comments:
183
3.
Abbey Road 
United Kingdom The Beatles
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Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
3,681 charts
Rank Score:
62,102
Rank in 1969:
1
Rank in 1960s:
1
Overall Rank:
3
Average Rating:
Top rated 92 (4,573 votes)
Comments:
471
4.
London Calling 
United Kingdom The Clash
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Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
2,799 charts
Rank Score:
33,932
Rank in 1979:
1
Rank in 1970s:
5
Overall Rank:
20
Average Rating:
Top rated 87 (3,131 votes)
Comments:
257
5.
Blue 
Canada Joni Mitchell
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Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
1,356 charts
Rank Score:
17,271
Rank in 1971:
6
Rank in 1970s:
20
Overall Rank:
68
Average Rating:
Top rated 85 (1,481 votes)
Comments:
112
6.
Pet Sounds 
United States The Beach Boys
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Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
2,822 charts
Rank Score:
42,690
Rank in 1966:
2
Rank in 1960s:
5
Overall Rank:
11
Average Rating:
Top rated 88 (3,240 votes)
Comments:
356
7.
To Pimp A Butterfly 
United States Kendrick Lamar
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Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
1,797 charts
Rank Score:
34,970
Rank in 2015:
1
Rank in 2010s:
1
Overall Rank:
18
Average Rating:
Top rated 89 (2,264 votes)
Comments:
366
8.
OK Computer 
United Kingdom Radiohead
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Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
4,381 charts
Rank Score:
70,961
Rank in 1997:
1
Rank in 1990s:
1
Overall Rank:
1
Average Rating:
Top rated 92 (5,572 votes)
Comments:
846
9.
What's Going On 
United States Marvin Gaye
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Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
1,601 charts
Rank Score:
19,809
Rank in 1971:
4
Rank in 1970s:
15
Overall Rank:
48
Average Rating:
Top rated 85 (1,917 votes)
Comments:
144
10.
Nevermind 
United States Nirvana
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Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
3,166 charts
Rank Score:
40,554
Rank in 1991:
1
Rank in 1990s:
2
Overall Rank:
14
Average Rating:
Top rated 87 (4,284 votes)
Comments:
409
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The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 1 1%
1960s 13 13%
1970s 23 23%
1980s 24 24%
1990s 21 21%
2000s 9 9%
2010s 9 9%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


The Beatles 3 3%
Bob Dylan 3 3%
David Bowie 2 2%
Jay-Z 2 2%
Radiohead 2 2%
The Rolling Stones 2 2%
U2 1 1%
Show all
Country Albums %


United States 65 65%
United Kingdom 23 23%
Canada 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Ireland 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
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Year charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
Top 50 Albums of 2024Consequence of Sound2024 year chart2024United States
Top 50 Albums of 2023Consequence of Sound2023 year chart2023United States
Top 50 Albums of 2022Consequence of Sound2022 year chart2022United States
Top 50 Albums of 2021Consequence of Sound2021 year chart2021United States
Top 50 Albums of 2020Consequence of Sound2020 year chart2020United States
Top 50 Albums of 2019Consequence of Sound2019 year chart2019United States
Top 50 Albums of 2018Consequence of Sound2018 year chart2018United States
Top 50 Albums of 2017Consequence of Sound2017 year chart2017United States
Top 50 Albums of 2016Consequence of Sound2016 year chart2016United States
Top 50 Albums of 2015Consequence of Sound2015 year chart2015United States
Top 50 Albums of 2014Consequence of Sound2014 year chart2014United States
Top 50 Albums of 2013Consequence of Sound2013 year chart2013United States
Top 50 Albums of 2012Consequence of Sound2012 year chart2012United States
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The Top 100 Albums Of 2009Consequence of Sound2009 year chart2009United States
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Decade charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
Top 100 Albums of the 2010sConsequence of Sound2010s decade chart2019United States
CoS Top of the Decade: The AlbumsConsequence of Sound2000s decade chart2009United States

Overall charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
Top 100 Albums EverConsequence of Sound2010United States
The 100 Greatest Albums of All TimeConsequence of Sound2022United States

[Consequence of Sound was founded in 2007.]

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From 07/16/2023 03:32
Pretty good chart, nice to see a lot of groups in here I like such as Led Zeppelin and Velvet Underground
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From 03/11/2023 16:30
There is the expected (and correct since loved by so many) but it also has a few surprises in there and probably more acknowledgement to pop and R&B than BEA. Missy Elliot, TLX, Lady Gaga, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Kamasi Washington, Alice Coltrane, Taylor Swift, Jay-Z albums all feature in under 300 charts on this site. But the shocker for me is that there are only 18 albums since the 1990s - come on?
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From 12/06/2022 05:15
Jam packed full of classic albums but doesn’t really grab me. Too few surprises to keep me interested.
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From 10/28/2022 22:44
That really is a mixed bag
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From 10/25/2022 18:40
64% of the albums are form the U.S.A. Makes me wonder...
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From 09/19/2022 16:17
Can't agree with Purple Rain at number 1. Not many recent albums, not surprising. Dark Side at 29? Sorry that number 18 is unforgivable.
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Best Artists of the 1960s
1. The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Beach Boys
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico
8. Led Zeppelin
9. The Doors
10. The Rolling Stones
11. John Coltrane
12. King Crimson
13. Frank Zappa
14. The Kinks
15. Love
16. Neil Young
17. Van Morrison
18. Charles Mingus
19. Miles Davis
20. The Zombies
 
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