New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
by Erykah Badu
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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 1047 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,670.
(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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New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 2008 | 29/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 59 Music Albums of 2008 | 27/59 | 3 |
| 2026 | skrapoel | Top 43 Music Albums of 2008 | 17/43 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | All Music Guide Albums of the Year 2008 Pop New Releases | 1/64 | - |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | pjerske | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 86/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 36/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 121 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 365 | |||
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New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/10/2026 06:06 | PurpleHazel | 1,515 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2026 00:19 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,688 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 17:27 | sweetness | 1,127 | 79/100 |
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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 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) forum mentions
Mercury 01/25/2022 19:02 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
Lowkey 12/09/2015 15:29 in The Lowkey Log
Hayden 11/25/2015 17:54 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayNew Amerykah Part One (4th World War) comments
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Far from her best. A bit too self indulgent and rambling. Odd good moments though
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/24/2013 19:22 | #62692 | TOP COMMENT
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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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