Tha Carter II
by Lil Wayne
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Lil Wayne bestography
Tha Carter II is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Lil Wayne on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Lil Wayne is Tha Carter III which is ranked number 2891 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 538.
(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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Tha Carter II track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 69 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Tha Carter II rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 30 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 2005 | 75/83 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | AllMusic Guide Best Albums 2005 | 25/50 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 56 Music Albums of 2005 | 53/56 | 0 |
| 2026 | cmoshier | Top 99 Music Albums of 2005 | 96/99 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2005 | 79/81 | - |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 29 Music Albums of 2005 | 19/29 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2005 | 82/100 | - |
| 2026 |  travelful | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 50/100 | 50 |
| 2026 | sweetness | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 92/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Boltzmann | My Favorite Albums | 8/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 48 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 176 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/07/2026 09:27 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,553 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2026 01:57 | PapaShiz86 | 11,829 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2025 00:16 | travelful | 3,853 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 61.5/100, a mean average of 60.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 60.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 25.5.
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planetneutral 01/17/2021 21:50 in planetneutral's Master Rating Log 2021- planetneutral 01/17/2021 19:38 in What album are you listening to right now?Tha Carter II comments
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This is actually a respectable album, people over-look it because too much of the world thinks lil waynes career didnt start until the release of Tha Carter III. As far as low-down gangsta southern rap goes, this is as solid as it gets. Lil wayne showed some true potential to be a great rapper on tha carter and tha carter II, but we all know what he did with that "potential." Seriously check out "shooter" and tell me it isnt a pretty innovative southern rap joint. Favorite Tracks: Oh No, Hustla Musik, Shooter, & Reciept.
Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/04/2020 00:43 | #248467 | TOP COMMENT
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His flow carries everything. The rest isn't particularly special. The beats are fine, and even though the soul samples seem to be predicting Kanye, I'm not too impressed by them. On a sonic level, neither the vocals or drum machine sounds are what keep me listening. And let it be clear that the lyrics set the mood, but that's the most you could say of them. What keeps me intruiged is simply his rapping, and that's fucking special.
Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/04/2020 00:48 | #248468 | TOP COMMENT
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Really, I cannot with this bullshit. Even the positive reviews are negative. What did he do with that potential? Make the most influential rap track of the '00s maybe? 'Shooter' is also the most boring track on here.
(made a mistake in my first comment I cannot edit anymore now: this is of course a year after Kanye's debut, in my head this was released in 2005)
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/29/2026 16:12 | #314664 | TOP COMMENT
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Honestly - better than Tha Carter III.
...but still overhyped. Maybe Lil Wayne was told he was brilliant so much, that he didn't feel the need to refine or edit his work? It just seems like an indulgence of too many songs, childish lyrics (oooh - he doesn't give a fuck) and forgettable production. He could have done better, but didn't. (Edited)
planetneutral 01/17/2021 21:20 | #264577 | TOP COMMENT
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Not good through the first half. There's a redeeming stretch in the middle, right after Wayne reminds you what album you're listening to...because it's so long.
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