The Preface
by Elzhi
Elzhi bestography
The Preface is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by Elzhi on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Elzhi is Elmatic which is ranked number 16825 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 65.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Preface track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Preface rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hyggevinyl | Top 59 Music Albums of 2008 | 21/59 | 3 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | XXL The top 10 rap albums of 2008 | 9/10 | - |
| 2021 | AlienCinema | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2020 |  Lachapelle | Top 10 Music Albums of 2008 | 10/10 | 1 |
| 2019 | NickD89 | Top 50 Music Albums of the 2000s | 45/50 | 2 |
| 2018 |  Skinny | Top 99 Music Albums of the 2000s | 47/99 | 11 |
| 2017 | sonicdiscourse | Top 50 Music Albums of 2008 | 29/50 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 19 | |||
The Preface collection
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The Preface ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/19/2023 03:45 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 | |
| 10/02/2022 08:15 | Hyggevinyl | 4,291 | 72/100 | |
| 01/06/2021 20:01 | AvriZZle | 25 | 82/100 | |
| 10/29/2020 20:41 | LosWochos | 46,877 | 75/100 | |
| 10/15/2018 17:18 | NickD89 | 908 | 69/100 |
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The Preface comments
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One of the most naturally talented rappers around. A brilliant debut album.
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