Criminal Minded (studio album) by Boogie Down Productions

Criminal Minded by Boogie Down Productions
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 3,441st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 127 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution   Average rating historyAverage rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (49th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (523rd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,441st)

Boogie Down Productions bestography

Criminal Minded is ranked as the best album by Boogie Down Productions.

Boogie Down Productions album bestography « Higher ranked (3,441st) This album (3,441st) Lower ranked (6,579th) »
Criminal MindedCriminal MindedBy All Means Necessary

Upcoming concerts

Sep
25
Thu
19:00
THE B-52s * DEVO: COSMIC DE-EVOLUTION TOUR
Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Sep
25
Thu
18:00
Molly Tuttle - The highway Knows Tour
Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, Wilmington, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Oct
23
Thu
20:00
Brian Culbertson - Day Trip Tour
Warner Theatre, Washington, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to Criminal Minded on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Criminal Minded track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort by
#
Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Rating: 83 (21 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
2.
Rating: 84 (27 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
3.
Rating: 84 (24 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
5.
Rating: 80 (19 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
6.
Rating: 80 (20 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
9.
Rating: 79 (19 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
10.
Rating: 80 (20 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify

Criminal Minded rankings

Criminal Minded collection

Criminal Minded ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 127 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 127 ratings for this album.

Sort ratings
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
75/100
 Report rating
08/06/2025 16:36 cicadelic  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 10,36873/100
 
5/100
 Report rating
07/19/2025 02:47 Proto  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,33534/100
 
75/100
 Report rating
04/02/2025 15:56 Volee  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 29069/100
 
80/100
 Report rating
01/01/2025 10:51 Jboy69  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 33979/100
 
80/100
 Report rating
10/18/2024 23:15 Banner  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,85980/100

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 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Criminal Minded favourites

Showing all 14 members who have added this album as a favourite

Criminal Minded comments

Showing all 7 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
95/100
From 05/02/2024 02:06
A landmark album. Nearly every track is fire. 9.5/10!
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 07/26/2021 22:04
Old-school de respeito.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 12/14/2020 02:25
Dated, but iconic and with lots of reference to other familiar tunes.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
75/100
From 03/23/2018 03:32
Ahead of the game.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 07/17/2015 11:42
Old school rap at it's finest.
Wa da da dang
Wa da da da dang (Ay!)
Listen to my 9 millimeter go bang
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 11/30/2014 08:26
Sounds pretty dated to me. "The Bridge Is Over" is the highlight.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 08/05/2014 03:31
Straight up amazing rhymes from start to finish.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Criminal Minded

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1987
1. The Joshua Tree by U2
2. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
3. Sign "O" The Times by Prince
4. Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths
5. You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur
6. Document by R.E.M.
7. Bad by Michael Jackson
8. Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode
9. Sister by Sonic Youth
10. Hysteria by Def Leppard
11. Substance by New Order
12. Kick by INXS
13. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure
14. Louder Than Bombs by The Smiths
15. Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Come On Pilgrim by Pixies
17. Diesel And Dust by Midnight Oil
18. Paid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim
19. Tango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac
20. Faith by George Michael
Back to Top