Beats, Rhymes And Life
by A Tribe Called Quest
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A Tribe Called Quest bestography
Beats, Rhymes And Life is ranked 5th best out of 13 albums by A Tribe Called Quest on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by A Tribe Called Quest is The Low End Theory which is ranked number 134 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,705.
(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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Beats, Rhymes And Life track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Beats, Rhymes And Life rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | BurndenAce | Top 75 Music Albums of the 1990s | 50/75 | 7 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 27 Music Albums of 1996 | 26/27 | 0 |
| 2026 |  LebowskiRams | Top 15 Music Albums of 1996 | 13/15 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 82 Music Albums of 1996 | 62/82 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 1996 | 18/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 48 Music Albums of 1996 | 22/48 | 3 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2301-2400 | 17/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Larcx13 | Top 48 Music Albums of 1996 | 10/48 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 74 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 181 | |||
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Beats, Rhymes And Life ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/04/2026 13:52 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/27/2026 02:56 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,168 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 19:19 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.9/100, a mean average of 70.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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Beats, Rhymes And Life forum mentions
pedro1976 07/30/2026 13:05 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 09/15/2024 13:49 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Classics Volume 24 Romanelli 11/04/2022 21:07 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayBeats, Rhymes And Life comments
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/30/2012 17:12 | #45659 | TOP COMMENT
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Sadly, what was once a groundbreaking group has been left behind. Hip-hop grew, thanks in large part to TCQ's contributions, but they stayed the same. Decent album, but unremarkable. (Edited)
LebowskiRams TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/11/2020 03:38 | #251256 | TOP COMMENT
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This is the first Tribe album to sound complacent and content with staying in one place. There are some excellent songs, though.
C- (Edited)
teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/02/2021 17:40 | #274596 | TOP COMMENT
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Just as good as their debut, might be better. (Edited)
dissonant yet smooth.... perfect
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