Section.80
by Kendrick Lamar
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Section.80 is ranked 6th best out of 10 albums by Kendrick Lamar on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kendrick Lamar is To Pimp A Butterfly which is ranked number 21 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 28,712.
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Section.80 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Section.80 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 26 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | JeffN999 | Top 100 Rap Albums | 37/100 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 73/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 32 Music Albums of 2011 | 23/32 | 2 |
| 2026 | radio-head | Top 79 Music Albums of the 2010s | 23/79 | 14 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 22 Music Albums of 2011 | 7/22 | 4 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 44 Music Albums of 2011 | 4/44 | 5 |
| 2026 | araidernomore | Top 13 Music Albums of 2011 | 8/13 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | 100 Hip-Hop Essentials | 66/100 | - |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 28 Music Albums of 2011 | 12/28 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 368 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,900 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago | Gkmctpab96 | 19 | 62/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2026 14:00 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 20:06 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
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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 79.4/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Section.80 forum mentions
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Section.80 comments
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A little inconsistent, but it's first and last third are nothing short of stellar. The second third is rather good, but for what Kendrick would come up with next, it doesn't fit into his master-class catalogue that would come after Section.80.
Key Cuts: A.D.H.D, Hiiipower, Rigamortis
I can understand why he'd disown this as a mixtape looking at what he's put out since, but this could easily be a lesser artist's masterpiece.
Anyone who heard this before his debut album, and anyone after, could see this as a foreshadowing of his huge success. "Where it all began" A good kid from a mad city just trying to be heard. Now you won't see a new rap album released without him being featured on a track
Section.80 is one of the best debut albums of the 2010s. On this record, Kendrick finds his footing as an artist, creating tracks that blend great storytelling, witty lyricism and wordplay, and social commentary. Storytelling tracks such as Tammy’s Song and Keisha’s Song tell the story of two women who face adversity from their harsh environment in Compton. Tracks such as Rigamortus and HiiiPower have incredibly profound rapping ability and lyricism. The record contains socially aware songs such as Ronald Reagan Era that criticize the harsh position of the lower class that Ronald Reagan had left behind in the 1980s, or Fuck Your Ethnicity which exposes the racism that is continuing to plague our society. While the tracklist is very messy and non-cohesive, and tracks such as Chapter Ten and Ab-Soul’s Outro feel very unnecessary (and don’t even get me started on No Make-Up, which is one of the worst songs of his career), Section.80 is still great. While I think it is the weakest record in his catalogue as of 2025, that by no means makes it bad. (Edited)
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/26/2016 20:58 | #169945 | TOP COMMENT
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A bit more accessible than his other albums for me. The others were growers whereas this immediately had some kind of interest for me, but definitely similar depth.
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