Top 100 Albums Ever by Consequence of Sound (2010) United States

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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1968
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17,724
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1968
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1988
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7,077
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1970
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1986
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1968
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1967
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24,090
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1971
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17,305
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1980
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11,241
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1965
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Total albums: 100. Page 3 of 10

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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%
Bob Dylan 3 3%
The Who 3 3%
Pink Floyd 3 3%
Radiohead 2 2%
The Rolling Stones 2 2%
Neil Young 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 50 50%
United Kingdom 34 34%
Canada 6 6%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Iceland 2 2%
Australia 1 1%
Sweden 1 1%
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Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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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
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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

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Overall charts

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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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78/100 (from 71 votes)
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70/100
From 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 03/08/2019 21:06
One of the best official lists!
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From 11/01/2015 18:49
Great chart… and then Madonna comes
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From 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 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 03/27/2014 03:41
Why Thriler, I Can´t Understand it
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From 02/11/2014 17:11
Pretty cool chart even though the ranking of some albums feels a bit off.
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From 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 08/28/2013 23:03
Ranking anything by Madonna ahead of Astral Weeks warrants the death penalty.
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Best Ever Albums
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
3. Abbey Road by The Beatles
4. Revolver by The Beatles
5. Kid A by Radiohead
6. In Rainbows by Radiohead
7. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
9. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
10. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
11. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
12. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
13. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
14. Nevermind by Nirvana
15. Funeral by Arcade Fire
16. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
17. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
18. Doolittle by Pixies
19. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
20. London Calling by The Clash
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