Liquid Swords
by GZA/Genius

Overall rank: 311th | 1990s rank: 59th | 1995 rank: 6th
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings).(Last updated: 1 hour ago)

Filter

Sort by

Year	Source	Chart	Rank	Rank Score
2026	araidernomore	Top 8 Music Albums of 1995	4/8	3
2026	scwrlw	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	19/100	78
2026	Liks_on_music	Top 86 Greatest Music Albums	45/86	48
2026	DommeDamian	Favorite Hip-Hop/Rap records	6/78	-
2026	Romanelli	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	13/100	18
2026	leniad	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	65/100	7
2026	Purplepash	Ya joking? Should've been higher! 1990s edition	88/100	-
2026	OFarrio	Top 23 Music Albums of 1995	4/23	4
2026	sweetness	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	18/100	17
2026	adbrack1988	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	46/100	11
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		617
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		5,333

You can include this album in your own chart from the My Charts page!

Liquid Swords collection

Showing latest 20 members who have this album in their collection | Show all 230 members

Liquid Swords ratings

Average Rating:

84/100 (from 629 votes)

Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 629 ratings for this album.

Sort by

Rating	Date updated	Member	Album ratings	Avg. album rating
75/100 !	09/14/2026 20:19	Foxforce5	485	75/100
95/100 !	09/04/2026 15:12	HoldenM	1,897	84/100
90/100 !	08/30/2026 03:41	ScottJones	144	83/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 83.6/100, a mean average of 81.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.0.

Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to leave a rating

Liquid Swords favourites

Showing latest 10 members who have added this album as a favourite | Show all 148 members

bcc

Liquid Swords forum mentions

This album has been referenced 153 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.

From

BestEverAlbums 09/11/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5432): By joannajewsom

“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by joannajewsom () 1. by (1993) 2. by (1999) 3. by (1963) 4. by (1976) 5. by (1969) 6. (2006) 7. by by (1966) 9. by (1967) 10. by (1980) 12. by by (2003) 15. by by (1995) 18. by (1986) 19. by (1991) 20. by (2015) 21. by (1986) 23. by (2000) 24.…”

View forum post →

From

pedro1976 09/01/2026 06:53 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)

“0745”

View forum topic (31 mentions) →

From

BestEverAlbums 08/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5420): By Chris15789

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Chris15789 () 1. by (2002) 2. by (2015) 3. by (1968) 4. by (2022) 5. by (2002) 6. by (1998) 7. by (1969) 9. by by (2023) 11. by by (1997) 13. by by (1967) 15. by (2003) 16. by (1968) 17. by by (2002) 19. by (1979) 20. by (2005) 21. by by by…”

View forum post →

View all forum mentions

Liquid Swords comments

Rating:

95/100

From

HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/04/2026 15:12 | #315985

Love remembering that the members of WTC are nerds.

Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 0

Rating:

90/100

From ScottJones 08/30/2026 03:41 | #315913

Masterpiece from Wu-Tang Clan. More musically creative than before. Great beats throughout. GZA has impressive flow, and anchors the album through the array of excellent guest rappers. Very interesting lyrics. If you only hear one album from Wu-Tang Clan & Co., it should certainly be this one.

Classic East Coast hardcore hip-hop, makes me want to hear most of it again - though I felt "Labels" and "Hell's Wind Staff" fell flat. Best: "Dual of the Iron Mic", "Investigative Reports", "I Gotcha Back ", "B.I.B.L.E."

Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 1

Rating:

90/100

From Liks_on_music 05/06/2026 08:43 | #314329

Like a pizza.
You know it's good but you forgot how much it is without having another... slice ? (Edited)

Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 0

Rating:

95/100

From liquidbottle 07/12/2024 21:29 | #304300

really fucking good (Edited)

Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 0

Rating:

95/100

From alexandermause 05/28/2024 21:20 | #303763

Great concept album, pairing great production and sampling with catchy hooks and amazing imagery. Only weakness: some very good, but not excellent, songs on the second half keep the album from being perfect, IMO. 9.5/10! (Edited)

Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 0

What do you think of this album? Join the conversation!.
The top-voted comments get featured on our charts, Album of the Day, and the site newsletter.

Best Albums of 1995

1. The Bends by Radiohead

2. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis

3. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

4. Different Class by Pulp

5. Post by Björk

6. Liquid Swords by GZA/Genius

7. Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

8. To Bring You My Love by PJ Harvey

9. Elliott Smith by Elliott Smith

10. The Infamous by Mobb Deep