The best concept album albums

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

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  1. 1DAMN.Kendrick Lamar · 4.7 from 3 scores
  2. 2good kid, m.A.A.d cityKendrick Lamar · 4.5 from 3 scores
  3. 3Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles · 5 from 1 score
  1. 4Mr. Morale & the Big SteppersKendrick Lamar4.5 from 2 scores
  2. 5To Pimp a ButterflyKendrick Lamar4.3 from 3 scores
  3. 669 Love SongsThe Magnetic Fields4.5 from 1 score
  4. 7Deltron 3030Deltron 30304.5 from 1 score
  5. 8GeogaddiBoards of Canada4.5 from 1 score
  6. 9Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous KilljoysMy Chemical Romance4.3 from 2 scores
  7. 10IllinoisSufjan Stevens4.2 from 3 scores
  8. 11The Black ParadeMy Chemical Romance4 from 2 scores
  9. 12Speak NowTaylor Swift4 from 2 scores
  10. 13Section.80Kendrick Lamar4 from 1 score
  11. 14Eternal AtakeLil Uzi Vert3.5 from 1 score
  12. 15Preacher’s DaughterEthel Cain3 from 1 score
  13. 16METAL GALAXYBABYMETAL3.3 from 2 scores
  14. 17Tonight: Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand3.3 from 2 scores
  15. 18A Thousand SunsLinkin Park2.5 from 1 score
  16. 19Ghost StoriesColdplay3 from 3 scores
  17. 20DronesMuse3 from 3 scores