4:44 (studio album)
by Jay-Z
Jay-Z bestography
4:44 is ranked 4th best out of 16 albums by Jay-Z on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jay-Z is The Blueprint which is ranked number 524 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,341.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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4:44 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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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | mutant | 1,634 | 55/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2025 04:50 | Olli | 6,681 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/13/2025 10:17 | adamsimon333 | 34 | 88/100 |
| ! | 11/07/2025 03:13 |  Larcx13 | 2,850 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2025 11:28 | Bjartmar03 | 656 | 59/100 |
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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 77.1/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2018 Grammys. the winner was 24K Magic by Bruno Mars
Graeme2 10/30/2022 10:13 | #290901
Not sure about the comment saying it's sonically great and if you don't agree you don't know hip hop. Well, the music sounds fine but sonically, the actual sound quality itself, is horrible. A lot of modern music is becoming unlistenable because of this. I'll persevere with this if I can as it's obviously a good album but it's just so squashed and undynamic. Compare his his CDs from throughout his career and hear the deterioration of sound quality with each release. But hey, loudness is king and those beats don't half bump over your tiny phone speakers through Spotify. Musically very good, sonically shit.
tgarritsen 01/10/2021 22:33 | #264176
The samples on this album from the great like Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder and Sister Nancy are truly amazing.
Boltzmann 12/31/2019 16:48 | #246231
It sounds like Jay-Z had a lot to get off his chest and thought he might as well put a beat under it. Lyrically it's thrilling, but musically this doesn't catch my attention for too long.
Not bad but not great
Great album.
joannajewsom 03/23/2018 18:13 | #211571
I just wish this were mixed and mastered a little better.
joannajewsom 03/23/2018 18:11 | #211570
His best since Black Album.
I really liked this. Never been big on Jay because he always seemed a bit full of himself, and since my impression was based on his features, he seemed inconsistent. But this album has a lot going for it. The beats are luxurious and soulful. Jay's voice is front and center, you're gonna hear every crack and break from the most confident man in hip hop. It's just the right amount of familiar and fresh. With that said, I think the album's second half is a little weak; Jay seems to run out of things to apologize and all the stuff about economics seems to be repeating what he's said earlier. The beats seem to have a bit less character and Jay kinda falls back on his braggadocio, but hey, he's not even bad at those things. They just aren't as interesting.
HoldenM 11/21/2017 06:23 | #201740
I mean, middle-of-the-road Jay-Z is still pretty okay.
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