That's why vinyl LP's were great, they flowed from song to song.
The first to do this were the Beach Boys with "Pet Sounds", and the Beatles copied with "Rubber Soul" in 1965.
Yes, and cd’s even more so!
But I get what you mean — albums have themes, and a consistent instrumental arrangement that makes them flow. Think about some other great albums like Dark Side of the Moon, or Wish You Were Here, or The Wall. If some young person didn’t know these albums and was buying them as MP3’s online, they’d probably cherry-pick which songs to buy, missing out on the experience we’re referencing, or they might just take the easy way out and buy a “greatest hits” album.