Tougher Than Leather
by Run-D.M.C.
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Run-D.M.C. bestography
Tougher Than Leather is ranked 4th best out of 10 albums by Run-D.M.C. on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Run-D.M.C. is Raising Hell which is ranked number 1233 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,407.
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Tougher Than Leather track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Tougher Than Leather rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 67 Music Albums of 1988 | 20/67 | 4 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 45 Music Albums of 1988 | 31/45 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Larcx13 | Top 31 Music Albums of 1988 | 28/31 | 1 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 26 Music Albums of 1988 | 14/26 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Larcx13 | Best Hip Hop Records 1988 Top 15 | 8/15 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Graeme2 | Hip Hop | 31/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 43 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 75 | |||
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Tougher Than Leather ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/18/2026 09:03 | JamesMowbray | 5,752 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2026 13:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,814 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2026 15:59 | Devilwoac | 1,562 | 97/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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Tougher Than Leather forum mentions
imacgill 11/21/2024 00:40 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Tougher Than Leather comments
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/02/2019 03:57 | #243290
Still quality, but they weren't leading the pack anymore.
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