The Chronic (studio album) by Dr. Dre

The Chronic by Dr. Dre
Year: 1992
Overall rank: 448th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 736 votes)
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Award Top 10 albums of 1992 (6th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1990s (80th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (448th)
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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 736 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 79.1/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.0.

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95/100
From 05/14/2024 05:01
An excellent album that is almost brought down by its length and lack of variety in production and rap delivery. Other albums of the time period hold up better, but it's still worth a few listens. 9.5/10!
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75/100
From 07/30/2023 22:27
Most of the good stuff happens in the first half, so I say this album is too long, but I can't deny how amazingly it is produced, ultimate west-coast feeling.
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Rating:  
60/100
From 03/13/2023 07:47
Whoa baby, man has this album not aged well in the 31 years since realise

‘The Chronic’ is chock full of misogynistic and extreme sexism against women , strongly promotes gun violence and violence in general, glorifies incarceration and contains purile snickering school boy humour in the form of offensive & unfunny skits. Pretty much everything I detest in the world

HOWEVER . . . .

I am a believer in freedom of speech and in particular an artists right to demonstrate artistic expression. I also understand there’s a market for this sort of stuff with plenty of fans

Soooooo

The Album Itself = 20/100

Plus

Artist Expression + Cultural Impact = 40 / 100

Equals = 60/100 Overall
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From 03/29/2022 07:08
I never been more ashamed to love an album. Base and degrading in almost every way but some of the tunes are absolutely flawless.
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80/100
From 03/02/2022 08:01
I can dig this stuff..
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95/100
From 12/24/2021 10:30
Absolute classic. For me, one of the most influential hip hop albums ever. After the break up of gangsta-rap group N.W.A., Dr. Dre came with this banger, introducing the G-Funk sound. Very catchy sounds, superb flows and an almost perfect production.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 08/20/2021 14:15
I don't like this very much but yes the production is amazing especially for its time. Some of the content is wack. Fuck Wit Dre Day is no longer relevant... This album is still a classic and I enjoy a lot of the instrumentals better.

Best tracks: Lil' Ghetto Boy, Nuttin But a G Thang
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Rating:  
70/100
From 08/13/2021 08:00
Claaaasic!
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Rating:  
85/100
From 11/01/2020 18:58
This album brought West Coast rap to so many MTV-generation white kids. Bonus points for George Clinton worship.
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85/100
From 10/22/2020 21:14
Levou o rap para onde ele está hoje. Comercial, referências do funk, ganchos e pontes.
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