Oxymoron
by Schoolboy Q
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Oxymoron is ranked as the best album by Schoolboy Q.
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Oxymoron track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Oxymoron rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | XXL Mag The 14 Best Hip-Hop Albums Of 2014 | 2/14 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2010s, #401-500 | 67/100 | - |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 76 Music Albums of 2014 | 15/76 | 4 |
| 2026 | paladisiac | top albums, #2401-2500* | 70/79 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | HipHopDX's Top 25 Albums of 2014 | 21/25 | - |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Hip-Hop Pt. 2 | 75/77 | - |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 42 Music Albums of 2014 | 21/42 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 73/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 93 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 320 | |||
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Oxymoron ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/21/2026 20:15 | cicadelic | 13,932 | 73/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 01:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,633 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 00:15 | Mafedere | 786 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.1/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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Skinny 12/31/2014 14:53 | #130525 | TOP COMMENT
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This album has actually held up really well over the course of the year. Whilst I enjoyed it from the first listen, it felt like a disappointment following on from Setbacks and Habits & Contradictions, let alone the high standards set by Kendrick, but I've found that - going back to it a few months since I last listened - it's actually held up astonishingly well, not losing any of its momentum or feeling tired/undercooked. In terms of mainstream hip-hop albums, this stands as easily one of the best of the year, starting out strong and never really letting up. The beats are tight, Q's got a fantastic selection of flows, and he's equally as capable of spitting party rhymes about drugs and bitches as he is spitting introspective raps about his chequered past. The replay value of this is pretty high, and the likes of 'Studio', 'Man of the Year', 'Collard Greens', 'Prescription/Oxymoron', 'Break the Bank', 'Hell of a Night', and 'Los Awesome' are among the best rap tracks of the last year (or 18 months, in some cases). It's also probably Q's catchiest full-length to date, though how much of that is down to sheer force of repetition shouldn't be underestimated. But, y'know, the record's dope, and should be much higher on my 2014 chart than it is. Up there with YG's in terms of mainstream hip-hop albums this year.
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junodog4 03/26/2014 20:13 | #107678 | TOP COMMENT
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Those who compare this to Kendrick will be disappointed. Those who take this on it's own merits will find a flawed, but enjoyable hip-hop album.
Can get a bit daft lyrically at times, and has some annoying hooks, but overall a very strong album with mostly solid production and good turns from several features - Jay Rock, Raekwon, Kendrick. Blind Threats and Break the Bank are the main standouts for me, the latter should be a strong contender for a hip hop track of the year for me.
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