New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
by Erykah Badu

New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) by Erykah Badu
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-02-26
Overall rank: 4,317th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 79 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (62nd)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (736th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,317th)

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Erykah Badu bestography

New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Erykah Badu on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Erykah Badu is Baduizm which is ranked number 991 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,749.

Erykah Badu album bestography « Higher ranked (1,199th)
Mama's Gun
This album (4,317th)
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
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New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,317th | 2000s rank: 736th | 2008 rank: 62nd
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2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 200897/1000
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of 20087/1005
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s61/1008
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s65/1007
2026 TamthebamTop 95 Music Albums of 20088/955
2026sweetnessTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s90/1002
2026 paladisiactop 60r albums (60), #0001-0100*13/66 -
2026 covecoveTop 90 Music Albums of 200810/905
2025Invader666Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s78/1005
2025 EyeKanFlyTop 66 Music Albums of 200847/662
2025PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 200839/1003
2025 LeonardTop 100 Music Albums of 200831/1004
2025lanadeleswiftTop 71 Music Albums of 200858/711
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 200891/1001
2025 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of 200815/1004
2025 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 200817/1004
2025HyggevinylTop 59 Music Albums of 200827/593
2025 DommeDamianScaruffi Best Albums of 200832/46 -
2025pjerskeTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s87/1003
2025 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 20087/1005
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 108
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 329
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 79 votes)
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02/05/2026 06:12 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,07333/100
 
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01/20/2026 00:06 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  4,91881/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.4/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.

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From 05/20/2018 17:15 | #215294
Far from her best. A bit too self indulgent and rambling. Odd good moments though
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From 01/24/2013 19:22 | #62692
Badu really lets loose on this one. None of her earlier albums thump like this one. Easily her most hip-hop influenced work. You feel the confidence on this record. However, I find it a tad unfocused at times. While I enjoy the freedom, a little more control would greatly enhance the sound.
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