Straight Outta Compton
by N.W.A
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Straight Outta Compton is ranked as the best album by N.W.A.
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Straight Outta Compton track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Straight Outta Compton rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s | 12/50 | 16 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 45 Music Albums of 1988 | 8/45 | 4 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 32 Music Albums of 1988 | 4/32 | 5 |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1988 | 1/32 | 5 |
| 2026 | Vasco | Top 3 Music Albums of 1988 | 2/3 | 3 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 48/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | gloriousgoo | Top 22 Music Albums of the 1980s | 15/22 | 7 |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | My Favourite Album by Year | 39/74 | - |
| 2026 |  Dingerbell | Top 10 Music Albums of 1988 | 6/10 | 3 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 44 Music Albums of 1988 | 35/44 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 614 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,240 | |||
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Straight Outta Compton ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/06/2026 20:26 | WeWereInLove | 101 | 82/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2026 10:19 | Mrump | 545 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/18/2026 18:57 |  HoldenM | 1,904 | 84/100 |
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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 78.4/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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Straight Outta Compton forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026View latest topic →
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Straight Outta Compton comments
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Jbalbinolr 11/18/2017 15:25 | #201571 | TOP COMMENT
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Blueprint for rap and hip-hop of the 90s, sadly it havent aged well and the lyrics feel less impactful now than in the 80s. But the good songs, are REALLY good.
Not an outright masterpiece but it is a breakthrough for hip hop production (Dre's talents are really noticeable here). The rapping is just ok pretty much everywhere EXCEPT for when the excellent Ice Cube takes the mic... the whole project is elevated by Cube's energy.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/13/2015 17:54 | #149707 | TOP COMMENT
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Extra points for its importance to rap.
There are some groundbreaking moments on here. No, make that earth shattering if we are being honest. One of the most important rap albums ever and one that has some really nice grooving tracks on it. Certainly far from perfect, and the second half is a weak compared to the first half (aside from Express Yourself and I Ain't Tha 1), but overall it's a nice ride and a glimpse inside the lives of these guys were living at the time.
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/04/2019 09:29 | #231328 | TOP COMMENT
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Seminal Rap album that is incorrectly labelled as the 1st Gangsta Rap release , rather it was the first Gangsta Rap album to garner mainstream success largely on word of mouth and infamy. Interestingly success was found mainly in the homes of disenfranchised white males rather than the black community
For a group that really only released 2 albums proper before internal bickering tore them apart , N.W.A's influence on the gene cannot be underestimated
This album is essential listening for all music fans
One of the most important album in hip hop. Unfortunately it is not well tied-up together. Some forgettable moments and some classic moments.
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