Born Sinner
by J. Cole
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J. Cole bestography
Born Sinner is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by J. Cole on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by J. Cole is 2014 Forest Hills Drive which is ranked number 1773 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 965.
(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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Born Sinner track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Born Sinner rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 23 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | XXL Mag The 25 Best Albums Of 2013 | 20/25 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2013 | 35/78 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | HipHopDX's Top 25 Albums of 2013 | 14/26 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Vibe The Big List: VIBE’s Best 43 Albums Of 2013 | 17/42 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2013 | 33/43 | - |
| 2025 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | DigitalDreamDoor | Albums of the year 2013 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2024 | migl | Top 21 Music Albums of 2013 | 18/21 | 1 |
| 2024 |  srogers900 | Best Hip-Hop/Rap Albums 101-200 | 82/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 43 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 165 | |||
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Born Sinner ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/26/2026 14:12 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,310 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/27/2026 12:39 | Mafedere | 847 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2026 15:25 | TonySayers61 | 25,961 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.0/100, a mean average of 66.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.9.
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Born Sinner forum mentions
WindowAbove 11/21/2014 19:32 in What album are you listening to right now?Born Sinner comments
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Kanye's my boy and I love his music, but let's be honest, it's a disgrace Born Sinner is lower than Yeezus. This is easily the better album that came out Tuesday. The lyrics on this album blow Kanye's out of the water. I listened to Yeezus then this and I'm so glad I did. J. Cole sold me by the end of the first verse lol. Production and beats Kanye probably has the edge, but J. Cole's lyrics are much better. I recommend both, but give first preference to this, and this is coming from a big fan of all of Kanye's music.
One of the best "studio album" from J Cole. Rich niggaz second verse is incredible. Underrated but still the beat are a little bit too much pop sounding for me.
Very poppy album, which might garner it some hate, but Cole pulls off great verses and great melodies to make an excellent pop rap album.
This is Cole's best release yet. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.
Spinning in circles, live my life with out rehearsal
incredible
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