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2010
Consequence of Sound's Top 100 Albums Ever |
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The
greatest (100) albums of all time according to |
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CoS
staff, September 15th, 2010 |
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Rank |
Artist /
Band |
Album
Title |
Release |
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1 |
Beatles,
The |
Abbey Road |
1969 |
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2 |
Beach
Boys, The |
Pet Sounds |
1966 |
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3 |
Clash, The |
London Calling |
1979 |
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4 |
Jackson,
Michael |
Thriller |
1982 |
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5 |
Velvet
Underground, The |
The Velvet Underground & Nico |
1967 |
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6 |
Springsteen, Bruce |
Born To
Run |
1975 |
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7 |
Pink Floyd |
Dark Side Of The Moon |
1973 |
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8 |
Beatles,
The |
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
1967 |
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9 |
Talking
Heads |
Remain In Light |
1980 |
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10 |
Radiohead |
OK Computer |
1997 |
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11 |
Dylan, Bob |
Blonde On Blonde |
1966 |
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12 |
Rolling
Stones, The |
Let It Bleed |
1969 |
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13 |
Led
Zeppelin |
Led Zeppelin IV |
1971 |
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14 |
Pixies,
The |
Doolittle |
1989 |
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15 |
Joy
Division |
Unknown
Pleasures |
1979 |
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16 |
Who, The |
Who's Next |
1971 |
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17 |
Bush, Kate |
Hounds Of
Love |
1985 |
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18 |
Bowie,
David |
Hunky Dory |
1971 |
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19 |
Gaye,
Marvin |
What's Going On |
1971 |
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20 |
Neutral
Milk Hotel |
In the
Aeroplane Over the Sea |
1998 |
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21 |
Morrison,
Van |
Astral Weeks |
1968 |
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22 |
Beatles,
The |
The Beatles (White Album) |
1968 |
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23 |
Public
Enemy |
It Takes A
Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back |
1988 |
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24 |
Young,
Neil |
After The
Gold Rush |
1970 |
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25 |
Gabriel,
Peter |
So |
1986 |
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26 |
Cash,
Johnny |
At Folsom
Prison (Live) |
1968 |
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27 |
Hendrix,
Jimi |
Are You Experienced? |
1967 |
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28 |
Mitchell,
Joni |
Blue |
1971 |
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29 |
AC/DC |
Back In
Black |
1980 |
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30 |
Dylan, Bob |
Highway 61 Revisited |
1965 |
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31 |
Ramones,
The |
Rocket To
Russia |
1977 |
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32 |
Nirvana |
Nevermind |
1991 |
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33 |
Simon &
Garfunkel |
Bridge
Over Troubled Water |
1970 |
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34 |
U2 |
The Joshua Tree |
1987 |
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35 |
Guns N'
Roses |
Appetite For Destruction |
1987 |
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36 |
Wonder,
Stevie |
Talking
Book |
1972 |
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37 |
Police,
The |
Synchronicity |
1983 |
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38 |
Pink Floyd |
The Wall |
1979 |
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39 |
Meat Loaf |
Bat Out Of
Hell |
1977 |
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40 |
Beatles,
The |
Revolver |
1966 |
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41 |
Smith,
Patti |
Horses |
1975 |
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42 |
Springsteen, Bruce |
Darkness
On The Edge Of Town |
1978 |
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43 |
Bowie,
David |
The Rise
And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust |
1972 |
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44 |
Davis,
Miles |
Bitches
Brew |
1970 |
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45 |
Drake,
Nick |
Pink Moon |
1972 |
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46 |
Rolling
Stones, The |
Exile On Main Street |
1972 |
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47 |
Dr. Dré |
The
Chronic |
1992 |
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48 |
Iggy (Pop)
& The Stooges |
Raw Power |
1973 |
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49 |
Black
Sabbath |
Paranoid |
1970 |
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50 |
Prince |
Purple
Rain |
1984 |
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51 |
Sonic
Youth |
Daydream
Nation |
1988 |
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52 |
Replacements, The |
Let It Be |
1984 |
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53 |
Marley,
Bob |
Exodus |
1977 |
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54 |
Strokes,
The |
Is This
It? |
2001 |
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55 |
Prefab
Sprout |
Steve
McQueen |
1985 |
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56 |
Who, The |
Quadrophenia |
1973 |
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57 |
Genesis |
Genesis |
1983 |
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58 |
Fleetwood
Mac |
Rumours |
1977 |
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59 |
My Bloody
Valentine |
Loveless |
1991 |
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60 |
Band, The |
Music From
Big Pink |
1968 |
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61 |
Green Day |
Dookie |
1994 |
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62 |
Wu-Tang
Clan |
Enter The
Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) |
1993 |
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63 |
R.E.M. |
Document |
1987 |
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64 |
Doors, The |
The Doors |
1967 |
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65 |
Arcade
Fire |
Funeral |
2004 |
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66 |
Devo |
Duty Now
for the Future |
1979 |
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67 |
Cohen,
Leonard |
Songs Of
Leonard Cohen |
1968 |
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68 |
Hill,
Lauryn |
The
Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill |
1998 |
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69 |
Smiths,
The |
The Smiths |
1984 |
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70 |
Beatles,
The |
Rubber Soul |
1965 |
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71 |
Waits, Tom |
Rain Dogs |
1985 |
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72 |
Red Hot
Chili Peppers |
Blood
Sugar Sex Magik |
1991 |
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73 |
Radiohead |
Kid A |
2000 |
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74 |
Dylan, Bob |
Blood On
The Tracks |
1975 |
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75 |
Jay-Z |
The
Blueprint |
2001 |
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76 |
Sigur Rós |
Ágætis Byrjun |
1999 |
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77 |
Stevens,
Cat |
Tea For
The Tillerman |
1970 |
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78 |
Sly & the
Family Stone |
There's A
Riot Going On |
1972 |
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79 |
Björk |
Post |
1995 |
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80 |
Simon,
Paul |
Graceland |
1986 |
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81 |
Young,
Neil |
Harvest |
1972 |
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82 |
Smashing
Pumpkins, The |
Siamese
Dream |
1993 |
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83 |
Lennon,
John |
Imagine |
1971 |
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84 |
Who, The |
Tommy |
1969 |
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85 |
Jackson,
Michael |
Off The
Wall |
1979 |
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86 |
John,
Elton |
Goodbye
Yellow Brick Road |
1973 |
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87 |
N.W.A. |
Straight
Outta Compton |
1988 |
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88 |
Nine Inch
Nails |
The
Downward Spiral |
1994 |
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89 |
Beastie
Boys, The |
Paul's
Boutique |
1989 |
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90 |
Refused |
The Shape
of Punk to Come |
1998 |
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91 |
Clash, The |
The Clash |
1977 |
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92 |
Pavement |
Slanted &
Enchanted |
1992 |
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93 |
Parliament |
Mothership
Connection |
1976 |
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94 |
Metallica |
Kill 'Em
All |
1983 |
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95 |
Pink Floyd |
Wish You
Were Here |
1975 |
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96 |
Beck |
Midnite
Vultures |
1999 |
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97 |
Smith,
Elliott |
Either/Or |
1997 |
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98 |
Led
Zeppelin |
Physical
Graffiti |
1975 |
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99 |
Talking
Heads |
Fear Of Music |
1979 |
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100 |
West,
Kanye |
The
College Dropout |
2004 |
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