Phenomenon
by LL Cool J
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LL Cool J bestography
Phenomenon is ranked 8th best out of 16 albums by LL Cool J on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by LL Cool J is Radio which is ranked number 3528 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 417.
(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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Phenomenon track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Phenomenon rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 66,176th | 1990s rank: 9,887th | 1997 rank: 1,063rd| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  TheDarkOrb | Top 55 Music Albums of 1997 | 49/55 | 1 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | 100 of the Albums I listened to in 2018 | 95/100 | - |
| 2023 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - LL Cool J (US) - Ranked | 8/15 | - |
| 2021 |  CharlieBarley | Top 63 Music Albums of 1997 | 26/63 | 3 |
| 2021 |  Boltzmann | hip hop - '90s | 64/89 | - |
| 2020 | HipHopGoldenAge | Top 40 Hip Hop Albums 1997 | 40/40 | 0 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 99 Music Albums of 1997 | 62/99 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
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Phenomenon collection
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Phenomenon ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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.
N.B. The average rating for this album will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 9 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/10/2025 10:00 | Leginlists | 1,181 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2025 18:27 | covecove | 6,502 | 73/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2025 05:27 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2025 09:07 |  DommeDamian | 7,299 | 49/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2024 18:58 | LosWochos | 46,693 | 75/100 |
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