Shades Of Blue (studio album)
by Madlib

Shades Of Blue by Madlib
Year: 2003
Overall rank: 4,194th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 97 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2003 (85th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (723rd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,194th)

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Madlib bestography

Shades Of Blue is ranked as the best album by Madlib.

Madlib album bestography « Higher ranked (3,067th)
The Unseen
This album (4,194th)
Shades Of Blue
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Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 97 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.7/100, a mean average of 79.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.

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From 09/06/2024 17:25
Slim's Return wouldve sounded better without that constant rattle busting my eardrums.
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From 07/12/2024 21:22
Great jazz hip hop beats
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Really shocked how low this is
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