Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em
by Eric B. & Rakim

Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em by Eric B. & Rakim
Year: 1990
Release date: 1990-06-19
Overall rank: 8,249th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 45 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1990 (110th)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (1,314th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,249th)

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Eric B. & Rakim bestography

Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em is ranked 4th best out of 5 albums by Eric B. & Rakim on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Eric B. & Rakim is Paid In Full which is ranked number 959 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,814.

Eric B. & Rakim album bestography « Higher ranked (8,096th)
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This album (8,249th)
Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em
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Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,249th | 1990s rank: 1,314th | 1990 rank: 110th  Overall chart history
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings).Help Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 45 minutes ago)
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2026 ERadioTop 60 Music Albums of 199031/603
2026saltysurpriseTop 52 Music Albums of 199033/522
2026 meccaleccaTop 43 Music Albums of 199038/431
2026PapaShiz86Top 50 Music Albums of 199023/503
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 199024/1004
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 199050/1003
2026Exist-en-cielTop 90 Music Albums of 199060/902
2026 covecoveFavorite Albums 200-1014/100 -
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 199032/1003
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 19902/1005
2026 junodog4Top 20 Music Albums of 199018/201
2026 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of 199083/1001
2025 Larcx13Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s60/1008
2025 Larcx13Best Hip Hop Records 1990 Top 172/17 -
2025HyggevinylTop 52 Music Albums of 19904/525
2025 paladisiactop 65r albums (62), #0201-0300*56/97 -
2025 pedro1976Top 30 Hip Hop Albums 1990 by HipHopGoldenAge6/30 -
2025 Larcx13Top 34 Music Albums of 19904/345
2025 paladisiac1990s 65rating (62-61.82), #001-100*34/83 -
2025HyggevinylTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s43/10012
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 63
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 153
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 45 votes)
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04/15/2026 15:22 covecove  Ratings distribution  6,67474/100
 
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09/17/2024 20:35 cestuneblague  Ratings distribution  8,25280/100
 
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06/24/2024 05:22 Jameth  Ratings distribution  3,45368/100

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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 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.


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90/100
It will grow on you with time if you let it. At first I would tell you this is my least favorite from them. Now Im not so sure which one is my #1. Great hip hop record.
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From 08/09/2018 16:49 | #219453
Still solid, but slipping from the standard of the first two. Just like other hip-hop trailblazers, the groups they inspired have surpassed them.
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85/100
First listen in over 20 years. Quite shocked at how good this is. Only used to really rat the first couple of tracks. This is solid.
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