Planet Rock: The Album
by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
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Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force bestography
Planet Rock: The Album is ranked as the best album by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force.
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Planet Rock: The Album track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Planet Rock: The Album rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Upcoming Album Club Picks 3 | 40/40 | - |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 26 Music Albums of 1986 | 4/26 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Best Electronic / Dance albums of all time by DigitalDreamDoor | 22/100 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (65), #0401-0500* | 29/30 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1986 | 17/20 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 38 Music Albums of 1986 | 9/38 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 90/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 54 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 103 | |||
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Planet Rock: The Album ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/24/2026 14:38 | Goodrump | 64 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2026 14:55 | jonny5244 | 8,469 | 63/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2026 21:47 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.9/100, a mean average of 71.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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Planet Rock: The Album forum mentions
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Planet Rock: The Album comments
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/01/2012 16:49 | #51582
One of the seminal old-school hip-hop albums. Modern hip-hop owes so much to this. Renegades of Funk is a highlight.
Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/02/2014 21:04 | #115862
Maybe not as good as some make out but pretty good all the same. It's not an all out classic. The first track obviously is and the next two which I think were also singles are great too. The rest is not quite up to this level.
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