The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (2022) 
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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1984
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1977
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1969
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67,423
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1979
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37,949
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1971
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17,720
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1966
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46,759
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2015
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38,255
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1997
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80,730
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1971
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20,272
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1991
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The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 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 | % | |
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| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Jay-Z | 2 | 2% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 2% | |
| Beastie Boys | 1 | 1% | |
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[Consequence of Sound was founded in 2007.]
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75/100  | 07/16/2023 03:32 |  MagicMikie | | 83/100 |
60/100 | 04/17/2023 17:53 |  melisandre | | 87/100 |
60/100 | 03/11/2023 16:30 | PeterSmith | | 82/100 |
20/100 | 12/22/2022 05:27 | splail5 | | 20/100 |
80/100 | 12/06/2022 05:13 | Johnnyo | | 79/100 |
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75/100
From MagicMikie 07/16/2023 03:32
MagicMikie 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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60/100
From PeterSmith 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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80/100
From Johnnyo 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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75/100
From mrmcrook 10/28/2022 22:44
That really is a mixed bag
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From pinkfreud1981 10/25/2022 18:40
64% of the albums are form the U.S.A. Makes me wonder...
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Goliath 09/19/2022 16:17
Goliath 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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