Magna Carta... Holy Grail
by Jay-Z
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Jay-Z bestography
Magna Carta... Holy Grail is ranked 9th best out of 17 albums by Jay-Z on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jay-Z is The Blueprint which is ranked number 511 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,372.
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Magna Carta... Holy Grail track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 68 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Magna Carta... Holy Grail rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | XXL Mag The 25 Best Albums Of 2013 | 18/25 | - |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 25 Music Albums of 2013 | 23/25 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2013 | 21/78 | - |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 86 Music Albums of 2013 | 66/86 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | The Boombox 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2013 | 5/10 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 40 Music Albums of 2013 | 18/40 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Vibe The Big List: VIBE’s Best 43 Albums Of 2013 | 20/42 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2013 | 18/43 | - |
| 2025 | DigitalDreamDoor | Albums of the year 2013 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Cabrones | Top 39 Music Albums of 2013 | 34/39 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 36 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 61 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/26/2026 14:21 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,616 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 06:36 | Olli | 7,931 | 62/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 18:04 | Jakor | 5,535 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 61.5/100, a mean average of 59.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 60.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.5.
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Boltzmann 12/27/2019 11:13 | #245971
Jay-Z is at his annoyingest when he tries to make something big. Random, unnecessary beat changes, overly dramatic instrumentals that work with the singing rather than the rapping, even fucking statues on the cover, he's trying so hard. The songs where it works on though are the ones that revolve around a boom bap and the richness of the production is added carefully like on "Somewhereinamerica". Keep it simple Jay, you're not Kanye. You're a better rapper, but you're not everything else Kanye is.
Jay-ZZZZZZ
One of the few albums I regret buying. It's sad that the best songs are the ones with heavy guest appearances. I don't know if I've ever heard a rap album so lyrically weak as this. Jay-Z can't go a single verse without shouting out an expensive car he owns. And who can forget the godawful "Somewhereinamerica" (stylized as one word because who knows) in which Jay-Z spends a good minute simply repeating "Twerk Miley Miley Miley Twerk."
Best Songs:
Holy Grail
Oceans
Part II (On The Run)
Worst Songs:
Somewhereinamerica
Versus
Tom Ford
swagnadalf 08/07/2014 23:05 | #118990
With such a lofty and pretentious title, I was expecting Jay-Z to put out some unexpected masterpiece. Instead, it's the worst thing he's ever recorded.
At the beginning of 2013, I heard that both Kanye and Jigga were dropping solo projects. I had a feeling both were going to come up short. When Kanye surprised me with Yeezus, I got excited for MCHG. I was even more excited when I got it for free since I have a Samsung phone. It is one of the few albums I've listened to on the first day. While although on the first few listens I thought of it to be pretty decent, I realized soon that it was a rather bland album. I hope Jay-Z steps it up on his next project.
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