Worldwide Underground
by Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu bestography
Worldwide Underground is ranked 6th best out of 8 albums by Erykah Badu on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Erykah Badu is Baduizm which is ranked number 1044 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,679.
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Worldwide Underground track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 05/12/2026 15:54 | Jakor | 5,377 | 70/100 | |
| 12/21/2025 06:40 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 | |
| 09/17/2025 15:27 | Cyrax | 1,808 | 61/100 | |
| 05/17/2025 04:13 | brent13 | 2,001 | 68/100 | |
| 11/06/2024 03:35 |  imacgill | 2,737 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 72.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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Shortlisted for R&B album of the year at the 2004 Grammys. the winner was Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross
Tamthebam 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.
junodog4 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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