Ready To Die
by The Notorious B.I.G.
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Ready To Die is ranked as the best album by The Notorious B.I.G..
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Ready To Die track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Ready To Die rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | araidernomore | Top 12 Music Albums of 1994 | 7/12 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Overall 201-300 | 77/100 | - |
| 2026 | thenat | Top 23 Music Albums of 1994 | 18/23 | 1 |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 22 Music Albums of 1994 | 22/22 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Xxnu99etxX | Top 83 Music Albums of 1994 | 59/83 | 2 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 67 Music Albums of 1994 | 16/67 | 4 |
| 2026 | leniad | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 10/100 | 18 |
| 2026 |  SomethingSpecial | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 80/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 39 Music Albums of 1994 | 27/39 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 689 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4,998 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/04/2026 08:27 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2026 03:09 | stareaterogni0n | 590 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2026 15:20 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.7/100, a mean average of 79.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.4.
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Ready To Die forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/04/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5455): By ThaCrookedSpoke BestEverAlbums 09/11/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5432): By joannajewsom
pedro1976 09/09/2026 06:23 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Ready To Die comments
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Sometype 08/11/2015 00:09 | #147474 | TOP COMMENT
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Ridiculously enjoyable, so so good, his flows are ridiculous, the Fuck Me interlude was kinda cringe as well as blowjob sounds but this album is unbelievably consistent and brilliant. His lyrics feel so natural and real. Instrumentals are catchy and immersive too. Beats are classic. A pioneer of modern hip-hip for sure. Died far too young. (Edited)
Biggie arrives on the scene with all Common's in-rhyme ability, the hard-hitting rap abilities of Ice-T, the imagery of GZA, and the social consciousness of KRS-One all rolled into one rapper. Yet, somehow, Biggie is greater than the sum of his parts. A classic in hip-hop worth multiple listens. 9.5/10! (Edited)
In your life there are artists that really mark you. This is the case of Biggie, it is certainly one of my favorite 5 rappers of all time. Christopher Wallace, known as Biggie, is an incredible charismatic rapper, a former Brooklyn street dealer, of which I am absolutely a fan. In 1994 he released his first album "Ready to Die". And what else to say about this album except that it is for me one of the best rap record I have ever listened to (and yet I listened to a lot of hip-hop). In this record, he describes his life as a dealer by posing his incredible and atypical flow on extremely effective prods signed Puff Daddy (based mainly on good big samples). This album is also important because it takes position in the famous conflict (which it will cause his death) between the west coast and the east coast. Finally, the name of the 14th track of this album is enough to describe what I feel: "RESPECT".
10/10
Best track: "Suicidal Thoughts"
This album is a bit long (not a bad thing at all, trust me), but it is still a very worthwhile listen. Biggie was a talent who didn't deserve what happened to him. This album makes me wonder...
There was a time I HATED this album, boy was I wrong. This is a masterpiece possibly the greatest album in the history of rap music. No Body i mean NOBODY flows like Biggie.
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