I think Cat Power is on an incredible roll. Of her seven albums there isn't a single one that isn't interesting or worth the purchase, and by my count her streak of "great" albums stands at 4, starting at Moon Pix. One shy of Radiohead's. Not too shabby.

My picks:

Drive-By Truckers: Southern Rock Opera, Decoration Day, The Dirty South, A Blessing and a Curse

My Morning Jacket: At Dawn, It Still Moves,Z

Talking Heads: Talkings Heads: 77, More Songs about Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, Remain in Light

Iron Maiden: Killers, Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind, Powerslave

(Though I think the indisputed champ when it comes to string of albums has to be the Stones from Beggars Banquet through Exile...)

I have to say Wilco; Being there, Summerteeth, YHF and A Ghost is Born.

I'll second MMJ's three albums. And Radioheads last four.

i'm surprised no one has mentioned:

Cream - Fresh Cream, Disraeli Gears and Wheels of Fire

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Originally posted by SanchoPanza!!!:
Pink Flag, Chairs Missing, 154

154 may not have been absolutely knockout great but it completed the trilogy effectively enough

I was going to post these three as well but I was on the fence a little with 154. I'm glad someone put them up though.

I agree with most that has been stated already. Some may disagree with these two, but I think they are both strong runs.

Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West, The Moon & Antarctica, Good News for People Who Love Bad News

Sonic Youth - Evol, Sister, Daydream Nation

I also think their lastest run of Murray Street, Sonic Nurse, and Rather Ripped is noteworthy.

The Afghan Whigs-Gentlemen, Black Love, 1965
Pearl Jam-Ten, Vs., Vitalogy
Soundgarden-Badmotorfinger, Superunkown, Down on the Upside
Big Star-#1 Record, Radio City, Third/Sister Lovers

I'll second the White Stripes. (Although I don't like Elephant as much as the other four, it's still a great album).

Here's my contribution:
Shihad: Churn, Killjoy, S/T, The General Electric, Love Is The New Hate.

(I missed out the Pacifier album because it was crapola, and because it was released as Pacifier, not Shihad. Stupid Yankees.)

To me, Pavement had the most perfect sequence of albums over their whole career.

The best string of albums are by
The Blood Brothers: This adultery is ripe, March on electric children, Burn piano island burn, crimes.

Also The red hot chili peppers since blood sugar sex magik

I agree with just about everything here (although I would go early pink floyd rather than late). I would just like to add a couple:

polvo - cor-crane secret, today's active lifestyles, exploded drawing

the fall - live at the witch trials, dragnet, grotesque, hex enduction hour

tom waits - swordfishtrombones, rain dogs, frank's wild years (surprised I haven't seen this one yet)
plus mule variations, alice, blood money. You might be able to tack on bone machine to the beginning, but I haven't heard the black rider yet.

Wow, I'm surprised that it took so long for Pavement to be mentioned; they were the first band that I thought of (besides Radiohead). I think that the first four Echo and the Bunnymen albums made for a great series of records as well.

Oh I forgot Talking Heads! Talking Heads 77, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, Remain in Light, Speaking in Tongues I hold each of those albums close to my heart. (sorry I just realized they have already been mentioned. so I'll second them)

How about these in addition to my previous post:

The Smiths: The Smiths, Meat is Murder, The Queen is Dead, and Strangeways Here We Come

The Cure: Three Imaginary Boys, Seventeen Seconds, Faith, and Pornography

I could include Michael Jackson-Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous.

And The Verve-A Storm in Heaven, A Norhtern Soul and Urban Hymns

Didn't see him mentioned yet, so I'll add Van Morrison to the list.

I'd say his run from Astral Weeks to Saint Dominic's Preview is about as solid as they come.

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Originally posted by jonathanbrisby:
The Cure: Three Imaginary Boys, Seventeen Seconds, Faith, and Pornography

The Head on the Door > Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me > Disintegration ain't a bad run either.

AC/DC.

No, seriously...

Six or seven great hard rock records in six years. You cannot fuck with that.

1976 High Voltage
1977 Let There Be Rock
1978 Powerage
1978 If You Want Blood You've Got It (Live)
1979 Highway to Hell
1980 Back in Black
1981 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

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Originally posted by Arthur2Sheds:
My picks:

Drive-By Truckers: Southern Rock Opera, Decoration Day, The Dirty South, A Blessing and a Curse

You could argue that "Pizza Deliverance" and their live record, "Alabama Ass Whuppin'" could be tacked on to the beginning of that, too. And the 2005 "Live at the 40 Watt" performance between "The Dirty South" and ABAC.

Needless to say, I'm a huge DBT fan, and I still haven't seen them live.

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Originally posted by Yay!:
AC/DC.

No, seriously...

Six or seven great hard rock records in six years. You cannot fuck with that.

1976 High Voltage
1977 Let There Be Rock
1978 Powerage
1978 If You Want Blood You've Got It (Live)
1979 Highway to Hell
1980 Back in Black
1981 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Yay! you made my day. That is what this topic is kind of about, is finding bands who you wouldn't necessarily think would have this type of run of albums, but yes AC/DC would easily qualify. I don't know if anyone has mentioned Metallica's first five albums, but they woule definetely qualify.