2001
by Dr. Dre
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Dr. Dre bestography
2001 is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by Dr. Dre on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Dr. Dre is The Chronic which is ranked number 479 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,532.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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2001 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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2001 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BurndenAce | Top 75 Music Albums of the 1990s | 49/75 | 7 |
| 2026 |  foxytreeko | Top 87 Music Albums of the 1990s | 23/87 | 15 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 67 Music Albums of 1999 | 33/67 | 3 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 17 Music Albums of 1999 | 16/17 | 1 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 57 Music Albums of 1999 | 10/57 | 4 |
| 2026 |  eclab | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Artists Pt 3 | 42/100 | - |
| 2026 | araidernomore | Top 7 Music Albums of 1999 | 4/7 | 3 |
| 2026 | thenat | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 33/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 4 | 78/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 339 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,774 | |||
2001 collection
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2001 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/07/2026 14:54 | araidernomore | 499 | 69/100 |
| ! | 10/04/2026 14:22 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2026 15:09 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.1.
2001 favourites
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2001 forum mentions
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2001 comments
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Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/02/2020 08:27 | #247413 | TOP COMMENT
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"Dude, I wasn't out of inspiration, I was watching."
Whatever, it's fun. Dr. Dre comes back with an overproduced set of tracks of which the best thing you could say is that they're catchy. All the while keeping up appearences that he's still the mf OG of rap. Sure Dre, as long as you keep them beats coming. I think this guy's career could've been much greater (than it already is) if he had let go of his perfectionism. (Edited)
mayonaise93 08/16/2010 03:02 | #14419 | TOP COMMENT
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No one can ever make better hip hop records than Dr.Dre . High quality is the only way to describe his products. If only he could live forever.
Great production, awesome and fun beats. Dre may not be the greatest rapper, but his voice suits in this album pretty well. He should be thankful to Snoop though, this man made this LP from good to damn great. First time I heard Pause for Porno I was driving with mom sitting next to me. Not the most comfortable situation I must say.
souplipton 06/10/2016 04:45 | #168359 | TOP COMMENT
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2001 is G-Funk at its funkiest. There are some awesome verses on the album, but the greatest strength is Dre's production. Even tracks which don't feature Dre's rapping are smooth, particularly "Xxplosive", which is one of my favourite beats ever. Every beat is a classic, making for a production clinic courtesy of one of hip-hop's best.
Rife misogyny notwithstanding, Dr Dre's "2001" is a great album with tremendous production and some great features. I imagine it would've been the sound of the future back then, since all of these tracks hold up so well in 2017. Catchy and just really strong.
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