Rap Album Rankings (Top 100)

A definitive list of the most influential, acclaimed, and culturally significant rap albums ever released.

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🌍 World Ranking

▲ Top 5

The Infamous – Mobb Deep (1995)

The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest (1991)

Fear of a Black Planet – Public Enemy (1990)

Illmatic – Nas (1994)

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) – Wu-Tang Clan (1993)

▼ Bottom 5

LP! – JPEGMAFIA (2021)

-6

A Piece of Strange – CunninLynguists (2006)

-4

Nothing Was the Same – Drake (2013)

-3

Take Care – Drake (2011)

-2

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West (2010)

-1

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All Items (100)

The Infamous – Mobb Deep (1995)+6

The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest (1991)+4

Fear of a Black Planet – Public Enemy (1990)+3

Illmatic – Nas (1994)+2

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) – Wu-Tang Clan (1993)+1

The Chronic – Dr. Dre (1992)—

Ready to Die – The Notorious B.I.G. (1994)—

To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar (2015)—

good kid, m.A.A.d city – Kendrick Lamar (2012)—

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill (1998)—

Reasonable Doubt – Jay-Z (1996)—

The Blueprint – Jay-Z (2001)—

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back – Public Enemy (1988)—

Paid in Full – Eric B. & Rakim (1987)—

Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A (1988)—

All Eyez on Me – 2Pac (1996)—

Me Against the World – 2Pac (1995)—

Life After Death – The Notorious B.I.G. (1997)—

Stankonia – OutKast (2000)—

Aquemini – OutKast (1998)—

ATLiens – OutKast (1996)—

The College Dropout – Kanye West (2004)—

Late Registration – Kanye West (2005)—

Graduation – Kanye West (2007)—

808s & Heartbreak – Kanye West (2008)—

The Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem (2000)—

The Slim Shady LP – Eminem (1999)—

The Eminem Show – Eminem (2002)—

Get Rich or Die Tryin’ – 50 Cent (2003)—

The Documentary – The Game (2005)—

Doggy Style – Snoop Dogg (1993)—

The Score – Fugees (1996)—

Black on Both Sides – Mos Def (1999)—

Things Fall Apart – The Roots (1999)—

Liquid Swords – GZA (1995)—

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… – Raekwon (1995)—

Supreme Clientele – Ghostface Killah (2000)—

Ironman – Ghostface Killah (1996)—

Capital Punishment – Big Pun (1998)—

Hell on Earth – Mobb Deep (1996)—

Run the Jewels 2 – Run the Jewels (2014)—

RTJ4 – Run the Jewels (2020)—

MM..FOOD – MF DOOM (2004)—

Madvillainy – Madvillain (2004)—

Operation: Doomsday – MF DOOM (1999)—

Donuts – J Dilla (2006)—

The Cold Vein – Cannibal Ox (2001)—

Below the Heavens – Blu & Exile (2007)—

Food & Liquor – Lupe Fiasco (2006)—

The Cool – Lupe Fiasco (2007)—

Be – Common (2005)—

Like Water for Chocolate – Common (2000)—

Resurrection – Common (1994)—

Section.80 – Kendrick Lamar (2011)—

DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar (2017)—

If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake (2015)—

Astroworld – Travis Scott (2018)—

Rodeo – Travis Scott (2015)—

DS2 – Future (2015)—

Monster – Future (2014)—

Dirty Sprite 2 – Future (2015)—

Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne (2008)—

Tha Carter II – Lil Wayne (2005)—

Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne (2011)—

Man on the Moon: The End of Day – Kid Cudi (2009)—

Kids See Ghosts – Kids See Ghosts (2018)—

Flower Boy – Tyler, The Creator (2017)—

IGOR – Tyler, The Creator (2019)—

Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, The Creator (2021)—

The Sun’s Tirade – Isaiah Rashad (2016)—

Cilvia Demo – Isaiah Rashad (2014)—

Summertime '06 – Vince Staples (2015)—

Big Fish Theory – Vince Staples (2017)—

Oxymoron – ScHoolboy Q (2014)—

Blank Face LP – ScHoolboy Q (2016)—

1999 – Joey Bada$$ (2012)—

B4.DA.$$ – Joey Bada$$ (2015)—

All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ – Joey Bada$$ (2017)—

Run-D.M.C. – Run-D.M.C. (1984)—

Raising Hell – Run-D.M.C. (1986)—

AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted – Ice Cube (1990)—

Death Certificate – Ice Cube (1991)—

The Predator – Ice Cube (1992)—

The Diary – Scarface (1994)—

Ridin’ Dirty – UGK (1996)—

Blazing Arrow – Blackalicious (2002)—

Soundbombing II – Rawkus Records (1999)—

God Loves Ugly – Atmosphere (2002)—

Labor Days – Aesop Rock (2001)—

None Shall Pass – Aesop Rock (2007)—

XXX – Danny Brown (2011)—

Atrocity Exhibition – Danny Brown (2016)—

Veteran – JPEGMAFIA (2018)—

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert – Little Simz (2021)—

Grey Area – Little Simz (2019)—

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West (2010)-1

Take Care – Drake (2011)-2

Nothing Was the Same – Drake (2013)-3

A Piece of Strange – CunninLynguists (2006)-4

LP! – JPEGMAFIA (2021)-6