With certain albums yes however there are some where it really doesn't matter.
TOOL's album Lateralus come to mind with this thread, the original order of the tracks on the album are not the order in which they're supposed to be listened to, there's a specific arrangement (not at all random) where when you play it each song flows perfectly into the next and there's a Fibonacci sequence not only in the time scales of the music but also lyrically.
It's quite amazing, if you ever want to check it out, go to Youtube and type in Tool The Holy Gift.
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