To The 5 Boroughs
by Beastie Boys
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Beastie Boys bestography
To The 5 Boroughs is ranked 7th best out of 16 albums by Beastie Boys on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Beastie Boys is Paul's Boutique which is ranked number 253 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,238.
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To The 5 Boroughs track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
To The 5 Boroughs rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 80 Music Albums of 2004 | 31/80 | 3 |
| 2026 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 55 Music Albums of 2004 | 55/55 | 0 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 58 Music Albums of 2004 | 38/58 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 60/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 86 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 243 | |||
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To The 5 Boroughs ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/21/2026 14:04 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 17:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,023 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2026 21:37 | Jonboy | 146 | 78/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.1/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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This harkens the Boys to an older time where raw rapping and hip-hop was beloved by all. Unfortunately, this was not the case when this album was released, so public appeal was not terribly fantastic as it wasn't witty for the most part as fans of the group expected from them. That being said, this is strong stuff. They really pulled out the rhyming punches here, none stronger than in Ch-Check It Out, which is way up there amongst their best tracks. Letter to NYC is also a poignant and powerful tune after the tragedy on 9/11, and the album art featuring both towers standing is a further message of empowerment and hope that is done quite well and tastefully.
Key Cuts: Ch-Check It Out, Triple trouble, Right Right Now Now (Edited)
Not their best by a hundred stretches, but this album gets a lot more hate than is due. I'm a big fan of a lot of the tracks. Sure, they never made another License to Ill or Paul's Boutique, but I'd argue that this is their third best. (Edited)
llibnanoon 06/15/2020 17:07 | #253587 | TOP COMMENT
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Classic Beastie. This is a fun album! (Edited)
lightmyway TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/04/2012 08:49 | #41487 | TOP COMMENT
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This is the Beasties doing a mostly straightforward version of hip hop without many bells and whistles. I kinda miss those bells and whistles but it's still a good album. (Edited)
Sorry boys, but your age showed on this one. Very disappointing considering all that good stuff that came before. (Edited)
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