The Score
by Fugees
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Fugees bestography
The Score is ranked as the best album by Fugees.
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The Score track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
The Score rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RasmV | Top 34 Music Albums of 1996 | 26/34 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Larcx13 | Top 48 Music Albums of 1996 | 6/48 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1996 | 5/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 70 Music Albums of 1996 | 38/70 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 96/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | imacgill | Top Greatest Music Albums 101-200 | 80/100 | - |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 45 Music Albums of 1996 | 4/45 | 5 |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Hip Hop - ATLiens, Bulletproof Wallets & Labor Days | 66/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 36 Music Albums of 1996 | 30/36 | 1 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 36/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 454 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,172 | |||
The Score collection
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The Score ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/20/2026 15:19 | ScottJones | 173 | 82/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2026 15:20 | araidernomore | 503 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2026 11:05 | Mafedere | 873 | 74/100 |
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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 77.0/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.
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The Score forum mentions
pedro1976 11/16/2025 19:44 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 03/27/2025 20:00 in Album of the day (#5212): The Score by FugeesView latest topic →
imacgill 10/10/2023 22:50 in What album are you listening to right now?View all forum mentions
The Score comments
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Being age 6 the year of its release, one of the best albums a little me could ever hope to get my hands on. Lauryn Hill commands the world's attention with her voice, and proves so with her success considering what little body of work she has relative to other artists.
PsychologistHD 12/05/2015 03:18 | #153928 | TOP COMMENT
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"Being age 6 the year of its release, one of the best albums a little me could ever hope to get my hands on."
You were 6? Ha. Try being negative one.
Incredibly fun album to listen. Kept my attention all the way, everything from the beats, lyrics, and flow that is compelling to listen to this record again soon.
ForegroundNoise 03/15/2024 14:19 | #302509 | TOP COMMENT
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No idea why this is regarded as worse than Miseducation. Genuinely think this might be the best mainstream hip hop record of the 90s...
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Possibly one of the most influential records in the rap/hip hop genre, and justifiably so. Hill has such a commanding voice.
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