People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm
by A Tribe Called Quest
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A Tribe Called Quest bestography
People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm is ranked 4th best out of 13 albums by A Tribe Called Quest on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by A Tribe Called Quest is The Low End Theory which is ranked number 134 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,704.
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People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 40 Music Albums of 1990 | 7/40 | 4 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 10 Music Albums of 1990 | 7/10 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | sweetness | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 78/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 27 Music Albums of 1990 | 23/27 | 1 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 80 Music Albums of 1990 | 79/80 | 0 |
| 2026 |  meccalecca | Top 43 Music Albums of 1990 | 9/43 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MW19704U | Top 99 Music Albums of 1990 | 23/99 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 286 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,113 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/03/2026 19:29 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2026 13:54 | spinout | 3,521 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2026 01:11 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.2/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/30/2012 17:07 | #45658 | TOP COMMENT
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Tribe introduced the world to clever sampling and smooth positive flow. They crafted scenarios and storylines better than anyone at the time. It started here.
I bought People's Instictive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm by A Tribe Called Quest on 28/12/1997 from Record & Tape Exchange on CD for £8.00 The version I have is on the record label Jive catalogue number 1331-2-J It entered the UK charts on 19/05/1990 and got to number 54 spending a total of 2 weeks on the chart.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/12/2020 13:01 | #256957 | TOP COMMENT
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There's plenty of good stuff here, but it's definitely not the more developed and nuanced mastery they would produce on the next two releases.
This record provides stretches that end up featuring a noticeable lack of Phife and ends up being a bit one sided in sound. Not inherently bad by any means as Q-Tip obviously carries a lot of weight without issue, but my favorite ATCQ material has a bit more interplay between the two incredible MC's playing off each other in a fashion that had to be inspiring in the writing and recording process.
Ultimately, this debut is VERY solid. Great bars and production for how early this came along, but it's an undercooked version of what was to come. The first four songs, Ham N Eggs, and Can I Kick It? are highlights.
cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/13/2010 21:36 | #17008 | TOP COMMENT
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a good rap album, but that genius intelligent jazz touch is yet to come
A bit samey but still a nice chill out rap album. Good.
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