Hard Core
by Lil' Kim
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Hard Core is ranked as the best album by Lil' Kim.
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Hard Core track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hard Core rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Upcoming Album Club Picks 2 | 23/100 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 1996 | 19/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 27 Music Albums of 1996 | 27/27 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1996 Pt 2 | 32/71 | - |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 47 Music Albums of 1996 | 10/47 | 4 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 45 Music Albums of 1996 | 17/45 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1996 Pt 2 | 28/32 | - |
| 2025 |  Boltzmann | Top 63 Music Albums of the 1990s | 44/63 | 6 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 60r albums (60), #0101-0200* | 97/99 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | 1990s 60rating (60), #0001-0100* | 29/81 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 33 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 105 | |||
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Hard Core ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/04/2026 13:52 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 19:19 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2026 16:55 | Liks_on_music | 681 | 81/100 |
Rating metrics:
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.6/100, a mean average of 67.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.7.
Hard Core forum mentions
EyeKanFly 09/17/2021 18:20 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition paladisiac 11/12/2018 17:20 in What album are you listening to right now?Hard Core comments
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A pretty solid, confident debut. Both gangster and sexy. While the rapping is pretty good the album is a bit dominated by males, and it get repetitive.
VictorVale 02/08/2019 20:03 | #231583
Um excelente rap noventista, uma força feminina em meio a tantos homens.
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