Yes, it matter me when I listen to songs orderly. I started getting bored when I listen to same song again and again. I often play the music on track in different varieties.

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.

I haven't heard of this, and have been listening to the album since it came out. I'll have to try that order next time, thanks!

When I buy an album, I first listen to it in the order that it was sequenced. For me, an album is like a museum and the artist is like the tour guide. They want to show you the exhibits in a way that flows naturally. If you feel adventurous and want to wander on your own for a bit, you can turn on shuffle. However, concept albums like The Wall seem to sound better if they're played in order because the main narrative remains in tact. That's not to say it can't be listened to on shuffle. Having "Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2" next to "Run Like Hell" is perfectly fine. I think shuffle works best if you want a fresh take on an album you've listened to many times. Variety is the spice of life.

If I've listened to the album a number of times, it might throw me off if it's out of order, cause I'll expect songs in the order I'm used to.

I'm not sure about the first time. But most albums have an intro and continue on in a certain order. So it'd be weird to listen to an intro in the middle.

Like the Coheed albums have an intro. And I would be confused to listen to them like second or something.

I have come to notice that when I repeat complete albums. I get so tired of the first few tracks that I end up skipping a certain amount and just start in the middle. Shuffle after awhile might not be a bad idea.

The entire story line of the Who's Tommy wouldn't make any sense, if you shuffled the order of the songs. Love's Forever Changes and Bowie's Ziggy Stardust are two other albums where song sequence is important.

Since the rise of digital music I'm listening to fewer albums in their entirety. I usually put together a custom playlist of my current favorite songs and listen to them on shuffle.

All the greatest albums have the perfect order in which to play the album straight through. One of my favorite albums is Marvin Gaye-"What's Going On". Every song perfectly flows into the next and it sounds like one long track!

For the most part no, but for the opening and ending tracks that could be important.

Yeah this is true, I did it once and it is very cool.

I think it depends on the album but also the mood you are in. Some albums were created with a sequence in mind, for example something like Tool's Lateralus where a specific order of tracks listened to in sequence enhances the album. Or, Tesseract's new album Altered State where each section and track flows into one another.

However, this is not to say that you can't listen to individual songs from these albums and not enjoy them separately. I do this all of the time as well. Just because they were created with a specific sequence and flow in mind doesn't mean you can't enjoy the tracks separately.

I also think some albums don't rely on their track sequencing as much - even though the artist obviously put thought into the order, they don't necessarily flow into one another and don't rely on a sequence for ultimate enhancement (Karnivool is one band I can think of who are a little progressive yet not all tracks on albums deliberately flow into one another...)

It only matters to me if I first listened to the album in sequential order. I guess I just like knowing what song is next. When that doesn't happen, it just messes with my head. If I listen to an artist on YouTube it is less likely that I will listen to songs in the order that they are in the album because it is more of a 'mix' online. I know a bunch of the Pink Floyd and Ayreon albums would have to have their songs listened to in order.

very much so.. to me an album is a journey...