Paid In Full
by Eric B. & Rakim
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Eric B. & Rakim bestography
Paid In Full is ranked as the best album by Eric B. & Rakim.
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Paid In Full track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Paid In Full rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 50 Music Albums of 1987 | 7/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  sszwalbenest | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 80/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | CjHubb117 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 61/100 | 39 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 50 Music Albums of 1987 | 30/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 70 Music Albums of 1987 | 35/70 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 73 Music Albums of 1987 | 49/73 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 45 Music Albums of 1987 | 6/45 | 4 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 53 Music Albums of 1987 | 11/53 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 372 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,813 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2026 20:09 | Mafedere | 772 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2026 02:06 | ecocruzr | 170 | 69/100 |
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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 77.7/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.4.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5414): By Graeme2 BestEverAlbums 08/02/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5392): By leniad
pedro1976 06/15/2026 21:08 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Paid In Full comments
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HoldenM 08/30/2024 15:52 | #305045
No idea why this didn't click the first time around. This thing owns from top to bottom. Tight beats from Eric B. Bulletproof verses from Rakim. Just a match made in heaven. (Edited)
Smooth delivery, good beats, and ingenious rhymes. 9.5/10! (Edited)
Album Rating: 83.50
(835/10)
07.07.1987
Eric B. & Rakim (USA): Paid In Full
1.I Ain't No Joke. 91
2.Eric B. Is On The Cut. 70
3.My Melody. 84
4.I Know You Got Soul. 86
5.Move The Crowd. 85
6.Paid In Full. 100
7.As The Rhyme Goes On. 79
8.Chinese Arithmetic. 72
9.Eric B. Is President. 78
10.Extended Beat. 90
This album is very influential hip hop record and one of the best in 1980s. Rakim rapping skills were ahead of his time and production is decent. A lot of iconic tracks on here, but overall it still suffers a bit of being so early in the genre that not much variety is here.
Album Rating: 82.30
(823/10)
1.I Ain't No Joke. 91
2.Eric B. Is On The Cut. 70
3.My Melody. 84
4.I Know You Got Soul. 86
5.Move The Crowd. 85
6.Paid In Full. 88
7.As The Rhyme Goes On. 79
8.Chinese Arithmetic. 72
9.Eric B. Is President. 78
10.Extended Beat. 90
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