It Takes A Thief
by Coolio
Coolio bestography
It Takes A Thief is ranked 2nd best out of 3 albums by Coolio on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Coolio is Gangsta's Paradise which is ranked number 21676 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 47.
(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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It Takes A Thief track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
It Takes A Thief rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 20 Music Albums of 1994 | 8/20 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Larcx13 | Best Hip Hop Records 1994 | 21/25 | - |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2021 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1994... #101-200 | 65/100 | - |
| 2020 | zags7000 | Genre: West Coast Hip Hop | 73/100 | - |
| 2020 | HipHopGoldenAge | Top 40 Hip Hop Albums 1994 | 25/40 | 2 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2016 |  PatrickD | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 62/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11 | |||
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It Takes A Thief ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/10/2026 11:29 | TroutMaskGreg | 1,773 | 69/100 | |
| 08/23/2024 09:26 |  MetalMan67 | 6,111 | 71/100 | |
| 07/31/2024 17:03 | Jerem201 | 650 | 71/100 | |
| 09/29/2022 08:25 | LosWochos | 47,384 | 75/100 | |
| 09/30/2021 19:41 | PapaShiz86 | 11,453 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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