Yo! Bum Rush The Show
by Public Enemy

Yo! Bum Rush The Show by Public Enemy
Year: 1987
Release date: 1987-02-10
Overall rank: 4,600th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 108 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (60th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (660th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,600th)

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Public Enemy bestography

Yo! Bum Rush The Show is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by Public Enemy on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Public Enemy is It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back which is ranked number 235 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,757.

Public Enemy album bestography « Higher ranked (4,169th)
Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black
This album (4,600th)
Yo! Bum Rush The Show
Lower ranked (9,506th) »
Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,600th | 1980s rank: 660th | 1987 rank: 60th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 108 votes)
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05/11/2026 16:21 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,43470/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.

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From 08/02/2023 06:35 | #298446
Album Rating: 74.08
(889/12)

1987

Public Enemy (US): Yo! Bum Rush The Show

1.You're Gonna Get Yours 83
2.Sophisticated Bitch 74
3.Miuzi Weighs A Ton 78
4.Timebomb 72
5.Too Much Posse 67
6.Rightstarter (Message To A Black Man) 70
7.Public Enemy No.1 76
8.M.P.E. 71
9.Yo! Bum Rush The Show 72
10.Raise The Roof 78
11.Megablast 68
12.Terminator X Speaks With His Hands 80
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From 05/26/2019 22:30 | #236762
Good album.

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100/100
From 05/12/2018 15:42 | #214662
Land mark hip hop album for me. Full marks.
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65/100
From 02/18/2018 11:41 | #208666
Rap ossessivo tipico da anni ottanta ma non senza una sua linea melodica sempre presente e con le radici blues che sottotraccia si fanno sentire qua e là.
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70/100
From 07/10/2016 23:22 | #171054
Feels less like a debut than the mixtape released before the debut.
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85/100
From 08/30/2014 19:17 | #120823
I wish I had a quid for every time I've played public enemy #1 and miuzi weighs a ton over the years. They sort of did ok after this album.
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80/100
From 08/15/2014 14:44 | #119577
Great lyrical content and production value. How can you go wrong with P.E? I am not one of those guys who say that Old School Rap is better than what is out now. But no current rapper can hold a candle to these guys. This album was made in the late 80s and still hold up strongly. I highly recommend this album for just holding up through the test of time!
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90/100
From 05/12/2012 16:33 | #42081
Somewhat overshadowed by the brilliance of It Takes A Nation, PE's first is still pure dynamite.
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