Nobody's Smiling
by Common
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Common bestography
Nobody's Smiling is ranked 10th best out of 14 albums by Common on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Common is Be which is ranked number 1213 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,434.
(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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Nobody's Smiling track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Nobody's Smiling rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Exclaim! Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums 2014 | 8/10 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 91 Music Albums of 2014 | 51/91 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | XXL Mag The 14 Best Hip-Hop Albums Of 2014 | 6/14 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 30 Music Albums of 2014 | 25/30 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | HipHopDX's Top 25 Albums of 2014 | 4/25 | - |
| 2025 | smrtboi2120 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2014 | 31/99 | 3 |
| 2024 |  srogers900 | Top 33 Music Albums of 2014 | 28/33 | 1 |
| 2019 | NickD89 | Top 34 Music Albums of 2014 | 30/34 | 1 |
| 2019 |  Lachapelle | Top 32 Music Albums of 2014 | 27/32 | 1 |
| 2016 | chris lancaster | Top 10 Music Albums of the 2010s | 10/10 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 21 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/16/2026 16:22 | Jakor | 5,544 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2026 02:25 | ExTeaSea | 5,240 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2024 03:58 | PapaShiz86 | 11,712 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.2/100, a mean average of 63.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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Forum mentions
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A desperately needed hip-hop album entry for 2014. Common's a rapper that has always stuck to the basics because it works. Consistent production from No I.D. all across, basically picking up right where Dreamer, Believer left off. The production isn't grandiose or progressive enough to rival all the benchmark hip-hop albums, but it doesn't have to be. It's a very solid hip-hop album that will provide enough beats, samples, and bars to satisfy most die-hard hip-hop fans. It is not ambitious, just straight to the point, embodying what Common wants to accomplish as a rapper and a voice of a community.
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