Worldwide Underground (studio album)
by Erykah Badu

Worldwide Underground by Erykah Badu
Year: 2003
Overall rank: 10,662nd   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 32 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2003 (198th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,884th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,662nd)

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Erykah Badu bestography

Worldwide Underground is ranked 7th best out of 8 albums by Erykah Badu on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Erykah Badu is Baduizm which is ranked number 1027 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,698.

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Worldwide Underground track list

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Worldwide Underground rankings

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Overall rank: 10,662nd | 2000s rank: 1,884th | 2003 rank: 198th

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74/100 (from 32 votes)
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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 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.

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From 07/26/2025 10:41 | #310292
Shortlisted for R&B album of the year at the 2004 Grammys. the winner was Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross
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From 04/01/2016 12:01 | #163086
The 3rd album from Erykah Badu is more experimental than Baduizm and Mama's Gun. It takes a few listens to get into but it really is a great adventure in minimalism and it really grows on you. I have the U.K. version and it contains 12 tracks Love of My Lifetime (an Ode To Hip Hop ft. Common) which is the version from the film Brown Sugar and is the version that was released as a single, there is also a cover version of Rufus/Chaka Khan's "Hollywood". These are the best track on the album ! So try and get the U.K./Japan version of this album with 12 tracks.
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From 01/24/2013 19:28 | #62696
There's growth here for sure. She's showing a little more angst, a little more bite, and more aggressive beats to back it up. Not as soulful, but more bite.
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