Reasonable Doubt
by Jay-Z

Album
Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z
Year: 1996
Release date: 1996-06-25
Overall rank: 847th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 530 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1996 (13th)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (148th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (847th)

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Jay-Z bestography

Reasonable Doubt is ranked 2nd best out of 17 albums by Jay-Z on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jay-Z is The Blueprint which is ranked number 511 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,366.

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The Blueprint This album (847th)
Reasonable Doubt Lower ranked (936th) »
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Reasonable Doubt track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
Can't Knock The Hustle (Feat. Mary J.Blige)
Average Rating: 82 (91 votes)Comments: View 1
2.
Politics As Usual
Average Rating: 80 (85 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Brooklyn's Finest (Feat. The Notorious B.I.G.)
Average Rating: 82 (90 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Dead Presidents II
Average Rating: 85 (110 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Feelin' It
Average Rating: 83 (88 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
D'evils
Average Rating: 84 (95 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
22 Two's
Average Rating: 77 (80 votes)Comments: View 1
8.
Can I Live
Average Rating: 82 (86 votes)Comments: View 2
9.
Ain't No Nigga (Feat. Foxy Brown)
Average Rating: 74 (81 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Friend Or Foe
Average Rating: 75 (78 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Coming Of Age (Feat. Memphis Bleek)
Average Rating: 79 (79 votes)Comments: View 0
12.
Cashmere Thoughts
Average Rating: 77 (75 votes)Comments: View 0
13.
Bring It On (Feat. Big Jaz, Sauce Money)
Average Rating: 79 (76 votes)Comments: View 0
14.
Regrets
Average Rating: 81 (79 votes)Comments: View 0

Reasonable Doubt rankings

Reasonable Doubt rankings summary
Overall rank: 847th | 1990s rank: 148th | 1996 rank: 13th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 530 votes)
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 !		07/28/2026 17:52 Mafedere  Ratings distribution  79574/100
 
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Rating:  
75/100
From 01/02/2025 12:39 | #306767
Album Rating: 76.50
(1,071/14)

Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Reasonable Doubt

25.06.1996

1.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Can't Knock The Hustle (Feat. Mary J.Blige) 84
2.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Politics As Usual 80
3.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Brooklyn's Finest (Feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) 79
4.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Dead Presidents II 84
5.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Feelin' It 86
6.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - D'evils 78
7.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - 22 Two's 71
8.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Can I Live 84
9.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Ain't No Nigga (Feat. Foxy Brown) 64
10.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Friend Or Foe 68
11.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Coming Of Age (Feat. Memphis Bleek) 70
12.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Cashmere Thoughts 70
13.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Bring It On (Feat. Big Jaz, Sauce Money) 73
14.Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Regrets 80

Ranked in order:

* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Feelin' It 86
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Can I Live 84
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Can't Knock The Hustle (Feat. Mary J.Blige) 84
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Dead Presidents II 84
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Politics As Usual 80
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Regrets 80
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Brooklyn's Finest (Feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) 79
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - D'evils 78
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Bring It On (Feat. Big Jaz, Sauce Money) 73
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - 22 Two's 71
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Cashmere Thoughts 70
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Coming Of Age (Feat. Memphis Bleek) 70
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Friend Or Foe 68
* Jay-Z (RD - US - Jun 96) - Ain't No Nigga (Feat. Foxy Brown) 64 (Edited)
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Rating:  
95/100
From 06/07/2024 20:44 | #303899
Smooth production and a good flow from Jay-Z. He clearly is not yet at his peak, although it is still a strong debut. The first half is much stronger than the second half. 9.5/10! (Edited)
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100/100
From 01/11/2022 19:15 | #279163
Hov's best album and a magnificent lyrical display. Incredible production!
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Rating:  
75/100
From 12/12/2020 14:33 | #262595
Production, lyrics, delivery, everything works. A classic for a reason.
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Rating:  
70/100
From 11/08/2020 15:01 | #260370
A few memorable moments, but not much that sticks with me.
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