Straight Outta Compton
by N.W.A

Album
Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A
Year: 1988
Release date: 1988-08-08
Overall rank: 529th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 750 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1988 (9th)
Award Top 100 albums of of the 1980s (79th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (529th)

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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

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Track pick (890 - 192 votes)
Straight Outta Compton
Average Rating: 89 (192 votes)Comments: View 2
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Track pick (890 - 179 votes)
Fuck Tha Police
Average Rating: 89 (179 votes)Comments: View 3
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Gangsta Gangsta
Average Rating: 83 (125 votes)Comments: View 2
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If It Ain't Ruff
Average Rating: 80 (105 votes)Comments: View 3
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Parental Discretion Iz Advised
Average Rating: 80 (102 votes)Comments: View 2
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Track pick (860 - 132 votes)
Express Yourself
Average Rating: 86 (132 votes)Comments: View 1
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Compton's N The House (Remix)
Average Rating: 75 (97 votes)Comments: View 1
8.
I Ain't Tha 1
Average Rating: 77 (98 votes)Comments: View 1
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Dopeman (Remix)
Average Rating: 75 (101 votes)Comments: View 1
10.
Quiet On Tha Set
Average Rating: 77 (96 votes)Comments: View 1

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Straight Outta Compton rankings

Straight Outta Compton rankings summary
Overall rank: 529th | 1980s rank: 79th | 1988 rank: 9th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 750 votes)
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 !		32 hours ago Mrump  Ratings distribution  53775/100
 
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 !		47 hours ago HoldenM  Ratings distribution  1,89284/100
 
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 !		09/02/2026 07:48 AndyLish79  Ratings distribution  50581/100

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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 17.4.


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From BestEverAlbums 3 days ago in Chart of the day (#5439): By joedec
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95/100
From 47 hours ago | #316121
I've kind of avoided this one, partly as an east coast diehard, and also because I wasn't sure if it would actually hold up. Sure enough, this thing is a riot. From top to bottom, this is about as good as hip hop from this era gets. Throttling and uninhibited in the best (and some of the worst) ways. What holds up is a portrait of young black men from a particular place in time announcing themselves with the utmost clarity and honesty. It just happens to be a hell of a ride, as well.
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35/100
From 04/14/2026 20:18 | #313927
Enjoy the beats and the instrumentals but not a fan of some of the rapping and not much variety in each track (given they are mostly 5 minutes long) so found myself bored by the end of the album. Express Yourself and Parental Discretion are the two highlights for me (Edited)
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From 05/05/2024 00:53 | #303361
One of the finest hip hop records ever made. 9.5/10! (Edited)
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85/100
From 07/07/2023 16:07 | #297984
Album Rating: 81.10
(811/10)

08.08.1988

N.W.A (USA): Straight Outta Compton

1.Straight Outta Compton 94
2.Fuck Tha Police 85
3.Gangsta Gangsta 73
4.If It Ain't Ruff 74
5.Parental Discretion Iz Advised 84
6.Express Yourself 98
7.Compton's N The House (Remix) 71
8.I Ain't Tha 1 93
9.Dopeman (Remix) 68
10.Quiet On Tha Set 71 (Edited)
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85/100
From 03/19/2023 19:45 | #295189
If second half was as good as the first half it would have been much better album as a whole. But still it was incredibly groundbreaking for hip-hop in terms of hardcore gangsta lyrics and new style of west coast production which is one of the best ever. Also the group has grear rapping skills, escpecially Ice Cube. Some of the lyrics didn't age well, but it's part of their style. Title track is an anthem.
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