The Black Album
by Jay-Z
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The Black Album is ranked 3rd best out of 16 albums by Jay-Z on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jay-Z is The Blueprint which is ranked number 530 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,296.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/10/2026 16:09 | Whataguy | 30 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2026 16:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 12,858 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 06:35 | Olli | 7,368 | 62/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 15:53 | Jakor | 5,434 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2026 07:49 | cicadelic | 13,151 | 73/100 |
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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 77.2/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.2.
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A strong album; well produced, and well rapped. It has a number of memorable hits and is perhaps Jay-Z's biggest claim to greatness. IMO he is a top 5 all-time rapper (along with Nas, Tupac, Biggie, and Em), but others think he is better. That aside, this album is excellent, although perhaps a tad bit long. 9.5/10!
VictorVale 01/25/2021 16:19 | #265066
Um dos maiores clássicos do Jay-Z, produção de luxo.
Larcx13 12/25/2020 22:07 | #263204
I dont like it.
The most polished Jay-Z album, every track is amazing
planetneutral 11/27/2020 16:32 | #261502
This is the Jay-Z album I find the most compelling.
Had the album for a few years but only really started to listen to it again in May 18 and it has some excellent and witty, observational commentary as well as some thumping tunes. Excellent album with half of the tunes all rated great by me and the remainder are good. Highlights include December 4th; Change Clothes & Justify My Thug.
Boltzmann 12/27/2019 08:42 | #245967
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This might be one of the greatest rap albums of all time! Jay has incredible flow here with amazing production!
Amirkhosro 10/20/2016 19:18 | #177226
Classic. Makes for a wonderful introduction to hip hop.
souplipton 06/10/2016 04:56 | #168362 | TOP COMMENT
The Black Album represents Jay-Z's career peak in my opinion. Supposed to be his final album, it would have made for an incredible farewell for one of rap's biggest stars. Production is consistently amazing, with beats by Kanye West, Just Blaze, Timbaland, The Neptunes, and others, and they are complimented by incredible verses. "December 4th", "99 Problems", and particularly "Public Service Announcement" are highlights on an album filled with gems. A classic from Jay-Z at the top of his game.
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