The Cactus Album
by 3rd Bass
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The Cactus Album is ranked as the best album by 3rd Bass.
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The Cactus Album track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Cactus Album rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 70 Music Albums of 1989 | 59/70 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ObsoleteEntity | Hip-Hop Greatest 100 | 56/99 | - |
| 2025 |  idiotican | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 11/100 | 18 |
| 2025 |  Larcx13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 30/100 | 14 |
| 2025 | Larcx13 | Best Hip Hop Records 1989 Top 15 | 3/15 | - |
| 2025 | Larcx13 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1989 | 6/32 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 52 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 132 | |||
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The Cactus Album ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/04/2026 06:24 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,832 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2025 23:01 | Larcx13 | 2,853 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2025 23:45 | idiotican | 2,803 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 76.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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The Cactus Album forum mentions
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Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/25/2021 19:07 | #266691 | TOP COMMENT
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Bomb Squad produced 2 tracks on this, Prince Paul did 2 and the rest was Sam Sever with the band. Great record and the first time we got to hear MF Doom (Zev Love X) on Gas Face. They rip into Hammer on that track and further down the line the lads ran into serious trouble because if it. My favourite has always been Wordz of Wisdom remix with the Amen sounding massive over a Depeche Mode sample. (Edited)
Larcx13 01/04/2021 04:57 | #263798 | TOP COMMENT
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better than people here give it credit. It is a bit long with a lot of short interludes. But the music is good. The Bomb Squad don't usually disappoint.
The Cactus Mojo mix where they sample Peace Frog and sime harmonica is really epic but it's only on the extended version.
drstuey 03/30/2021 11:33 | #267968 | TOP COMMENT
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I loved this when it came out and played it to death. Most listen to it again to see how it stands up 30 years on.
All time classic
Album Rating: 79.92
(959/12)
10.11.1989
3rd Bass (USA): The Cactus Album
1.Stymie's Theme n/a (59) n/a
2.Sons Of 3rd Bass 92
3.Russell Rush n/a (61) n/a
4.The Gas Face 70
5.Monte Hall 83
6.Oval Office 76
7.Hoods n/a (61) n/a
8.Soul In The Hole 80
9.Triple Stage Darkness 90
10.M.C. Disagree n/a (60) n/a
11.Wordz Of Wizdom 95
12.Product Of The Environment 75
13.Desert Boots n/a (62) n/a
14.The Cactus 72
15.Jim Backus n/a (12) n/a
16.Flippin' Off The Wall Like Lucy Ball 71
17.Brooklyn-Queens 78
18.Steppin' To The A.M. 77
19.Episode #3 n/a (60) n/a
20.Who's On Third n/a (63) n/a
21. Wordz of Wizdom II n/a (96) n/a
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