Bastard
by Tyler, The Creator
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Tyler, The Creator bestography
Bastard is ranked 10th best out of 11 albums by Tyler, The Creator on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tyler, The Creator is Igor which is ranked number 242 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,515.
(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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Bastard track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Bastard rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 60 Music Albums of 2009 | 31/60 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Keatownrodriguez | Tyler, The Creator Ranked | 9/9 | - |
| 2025 | dougcummings | Top 16 Music Albums of 2009 | 13/16 | 1 |
| 2025 | daCritic | Top 18 Music Albums of 2009 | 6/18 | 4 |
| 2024 | SUPERJEFF6 | Top 59 Music Albums of the 2000s | 59/59 | 0 |
| 2024 |  srogers900 | Top 16 Music Albums of 2009 | 5/16 | 4 |
| 2024 | srogers900 | Top 90 Music Albums of the 2000s | 59/90 | 7 |
| 2024 |  Lowkey | Top 99 Music Albums of 2009 | 23/99 | 4 |
| 2024 | srogers900 | Best Albums Ever 601-700 | 95/100 | - |
| 2024 | Jamie | Top 23 Music Albums of 2009 | 18/23 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 33 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 36 | |||
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Bastard ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/01/2026 15:08 |  DommeDamian | 7,839 | 48/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2026 02:29 | stareaterogni0n | 594 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2026 05:30 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,264 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.1/100, a mean average of 68.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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Bastard comments
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ShaneSpear TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/10/2011 06:58 | #19061
Say what you will about the hipster culture surrounding OFWGKTA in general, there are some genuine winners on this album. The opening title track is dark, sad, and evil enough to reasonably compare to a 1999-2001 Eminem. Blow is the most funky song about killing hookers I can think of at the moment. The production is above average as well. Check the song French where mid song the entire beat changes while he's crusing down Walmart selling cupcakes. Earl (who may end up being the most talented of the collective one day) also makes a cameo in Ass Milk. Is this album perfect? No. Do I buy 100% into the whole "We're black, we're young, fucking watch out for us" deal? No. I've lived through NWA, Wu-Tang, and Eminem. And I've seen Tyler hanging out with Justin Bieber. But just because a rapper knows how to market doesn't mean he doesn't know how to flow. Bastard is a great first offical effort and I am pumped for the next release this year.
The most consistent and the jazziest of Tyler's works.
To ShaneSpear: You were right about Earl, man!
C_Krug2009 05/24/2019 23:26 | #236707
This is definitely an overlooked and underrated project. It's stripped down production is what it gives it its aesthetic.
Bastard is one of my favourite songs ever, cept for all the feeling sorry for himself bullshit
RAPE/10 (Edited)
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