In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
by Jay-Z
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In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 is ranked 10th best out of 17 albums by Jay-Z on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jay-Z is The Blueprint which is ranked number 516 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,346.
(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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In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 66 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 57 Music Albums of 1997 | 51/57 | 1 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 44 Music Albums of 1997 | 36/44 | 1 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 12 Music Albums of 1997 | 10/12 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1997 | 93/100 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 1997 | 30/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1997 | 44/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1997 | 95/100 | - |
| 2025 |  LebowskiRams | Top 18 Music Albums of 1997 | 16/18 | 1 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 52/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 32 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 49 | |||
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In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/28/2026 19:41 | Mafedere | 863 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/28/2026 15:11 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,568 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 06:36 | Olli | 7,961 | 62/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.3/100, a mean average of 65.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.9.
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I've always thought this was one of Jay-Z's most underrated albums. It's actually pretty dope. Especially the UK version with the track "Wishing on a Star". (Edited)
Yes, it's one big shameless crossover attempt, but with the benefit of hindsight this shit sounds damn good.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/27/2017 17:29 | #188223
The weakest of his early work.
Unfortunately
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