Paul's Boutique (studio album) by Beastie Boys

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 234th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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82/100 (from 1,008 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1989 (4th)
Award Top 50 albums of the 1980s (29th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (234th)
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82/100 (from 1,008 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.7/100, a mean average of 80.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.

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From 02/10/2024 21:06
This album is a colossus. Everyone should look up the samples from this album, it’ll introduce you to some absolutely phenomenal music/influences.
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80/100
From 12/24/2023 16:25
Paul's Boutique is a unique beast. The dense, sample-heavy production and the trio's lyrical acrobatics are on full display.
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80/100
From 06/05/2023 20:42
Good, entertaining rap album with creative use of samples it was ahead of its time.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 05/08/2023 16:41
The Dust Brothers made genius music for this album 👏🏻
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Rating:  
60/100
From 03/09/2023 10:07
There is a lot of fun to be had with this record if you don't take it too seriously. As someone who didn't grow up on this sound I came into with no bias towards or against the record. I found myself having a lot of fun as long as I wasn't listening too in depth. When I did this I found it quite an outdated record with lots of moments that sound rough and almost annoying at times. It does have some great samples in places and they do elevate a few songs which make them extremely enjoyable. However, sampling has been done to a much higher degree in the future and it can almost make the best samples on here look poor in comparison. There is no question about the influence this release has had but I do question the quality that is on here. Overall, I can see why people love this record with the nostalgia around it and it is easy listening but its just not for me.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 10/26/2022 11:48
Album Rating: 79.23
(1,030/13)

1.To All The Girls. 85
2.Shake Your Rump. 76
3.Johnny Ryall. 73
4.Egg Man. 66
5.High Plains Drifter. 66
6.The Sounds Of Science. 84
7.3-Minute Rule. 72
8.Hey Ladies. 74
9.5-Piece Chicken Dinner. N/A
10.Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun. 86
11.Car Thief. 96
12.What Comes Around. 88
13.Shadrach. 80
14.Ask For Janice. N/A
15.B-Boy Bouillabaisse. 84
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95/100
From 06/15/2022 19:00
An encyclopedia of arcane references, a rapid fire series of comedic rhymes, a mind-blowing set of samples and beats…this album still sounds modern.

The best compliment I can give this album is how easy the Beasties made this seem. In fact, they made it look so easy, that I believe this band spawned more horrible classroom raps for suburban middle school projects than any other. For that, I deduct 5 points.
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80/100
From 02/20/2022 10:26
Thank god for Beastie Boys, they saved the rap in my books, fun and varied execution of this music genre
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90/100
From 04/29/2021 01:15
A trippy sampledelia masterpiece by the BBs. No time waste in this album. So much humor and wordplay, yet it set a blueprint from underground rap such as Madvillain to mainstream rap like Eminem.
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80/100
From 04/08/2021 22:33
Aquele clássico de inesgotável prazer,
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