Dark Times
by Vince Staples
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Vince Staples bestography
Dark Times is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by Vince Staples on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Vince Staples is Big Fish Theory which is ranked number 1163 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,503.
(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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Dark Times track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Dark Times rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2024 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  LebowskiRams | Top 68 Music Albums of 2024 | 28/68 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2024 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 100 Music Albums of 2024 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 17/100 | 17 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2024 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 74 Music Albums of the 2020s | 42/74 | 9 |
| 2026 |  AwaitingAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Ranked listening log 2024 101-112 | 10/12 | - |
| 2026 | mjp11 | Best of the 2020s (2/20/2025) | 85/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 86 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 258 | |||
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Dark Times ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/15/2026 19:34 | araidernomore | 492 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2026 14:56 | TonySayers61 | 25,738 | 64/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2026 09:39 | Mafedere | 814 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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Dark Times forum mentions
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BestEverAlbums 05/24/2024 12:00 in Latest Releases (w\c 2024-05-20) (week 21, 2024)Dark Times comments
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I haven't heard a whole lot from Vince but this is probably my favourite album of his after Big Fish Theory. (Edited)
“Dark times” feels like an intimate conversation. Over mellow beats, Vince raps direct emotions. The laid back instrumentals make sure that you are always paying attention. Discussions of self-esteem, personal history, and advice are held in dead center. “Little Homies” is the most moving with its sentiment of being stronger than a difficult world. For all of this approaches' strengths, the album feels more respectful than profound. The conversation is useful but not life-changing. (Edited)
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