Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space)
by Digable Planets
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Digable Planets bestography
Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) is ranked 2nd best out of 4 albums by Digable Planets on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Digable Planets is Blowout Comb which is ranked number 1888 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 899.
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Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  LebowskiRams | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 51/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | sweetness | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 21/100 | 16 |
| 2026 |  Larcx13 | Top 49 Music Albums of 1993 | 4/49 | 5 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 28 Music Albums of 1993 | 15/28 | 3 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 47 Music Albums of the 1990s | 16/47 | 14 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 45/100 | 11 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1993 | 41/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | abstrusegoose | Top 46 Greatest Music Albums | 28/46 | 41 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  kinglyostrich | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 13/99 | 87 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 117 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 615 | |||
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Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/19/2026 16:34 | Jonboy | 143 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2026 01:33 | Mafedere | 814 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2026 23:30 | stangetzaway | 2,323 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.5/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) forum mentions
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/31/2015 22:09 | #133457 | TOP COMMENT
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If you like Tribe and De La, you should check this album out. (Edited)
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/13/2016 19:20 | #163767 | TOP COMMENT
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I saw this album once at the top of a list of "hip hop albums for people who don't like hip hop." I'm not sure I quite fit that description, but it is true that I don't like a lot of the Kanye/Jay-Z brand of hip hop that dominates most of the discussion. This is, for my money, the greatest hip hop album of all time. It's jazzy, danceable, political, and poignant. (Edited)
Larcx13 09/11/2020 11:38 | #258047 | TOP COMMENT
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It's a grower like most alternative hip hop. If you're looking for something more creative than your regular, safe, pop rap and you don't really dabble in the hardcore/gangsta then this is for you.
If you like hip hop in general this is a classic, must-listen-to, album.
ButterThumbz TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/05/2014 17:49 | #110904 | TOP COMMENT
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It certainly is cool like dat. More daisy than De La!
A tribe called quest, De la soul, Brand Nubians, Arrested Development, the JB's and Digable Planets were all i listened to back in the early 90's... Great times!
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