Electric Circus
by Common

Electric Circus by Common
Year: 2002
Release date: 2002-12-10
Overall rank: 8,426th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 35 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2002 (159th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (1,449th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,426th)

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Common bestography

Electric Circus is ranked 4th best out of 14 albums by Common on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Common is Be which is ranked number 1220 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,429.

Common album bestography « Higher ranked (7,724th)
Resurrection
This album (8,426th)
Electric Circus
Lower ranked (11,104th) »
One Day It'll All Make Sense

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Electric Circus rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,426th | 2000s rank: 1,449th | 2002 rank: 159th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 35 votes)
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Common is stretching out on this album. Fuller sounds, rougher beats, and more r&b flavour. He's feeling good, and his cockiness is leaking through. Still intelligent, and still possessing one of the smoothest flows in the game.
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