Paul's Boutique
by Beastie Boys

Overall rank: 251st | 1980s rank: 30th | 1989 rank: 4th
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2026	Romanelli	My Overall Chart 1001-1100	83/100	-
2026	DommeDamian	Scaruffi Best Albums of 1989	100/100	-
2026	cestuneblague	Top 70 Music Albums of 1989	22/70	4
2026	Rivera	Top 37 Music Albums of 1989	3/37	5
2026	jdizzle123456	80s-90s	25/50	-
2026	paladisiac	Top 100 Music Albums of 1989	10/100	5
2026	DommeDamian	June 26: 401-500	54/100	-
2026	araidernomore	Top 30 Music Albums of the 1980s	30/30	1
2026	matterhornrider	Top 49 Music Albums of 1989	12/49	4
2026	NowhereMan	Top 13 Music Albums of 1989	10/13	2
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		884
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		6,276

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70/100 !	08/25/2026 10:20	AledJames	1,677	69/100

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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 81.6/100, a mean average of 80.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.6.

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BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements

“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”

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BestEverAlbums 08/02/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5392): By leniad

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AlvaroIesus 08/16/2024 05:16 | #304773

Una locura de álbum. Creativo, divertido, inteligente, genialidad total. (Edited)

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From CjHubb117 02/10/2024 21:06 | #301890

This album is a colossus. Everyone should look up the samples from this album, it’ll introduce you to some absolutely phenomenal music/influences. (Edited)

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From poirotketchup 12/24/2023 16:25 | #300643

Paul's Boutique is a unique beast. The dense, sample-heavy production and the trio's lyrical acrobatics are on full display. (Edited)

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From mv3k 06/05/2023 20:42 | #297410

Good, entertaining rap album with creative use of samples it was ahead of its time.

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From TradeShark 05/08/2023 16:41 | #296750

The Dust Brothers made genius music for this album ??

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