Imperial
by Denzel Curry

Imperial by Denzel Curry
Year: 2016
Release date: 2016-03-09
Overall rank: 5,253rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 117 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2016 (80th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (953rd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,253rd)

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Denzel Curry bestography

Imperial is ranked 4th best out of 12 albums by Denzel Curry on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Denzel Curry is Ta13oo which is ranked number 1094 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,586.

Denzel Curry album bestography « Higher ranked (5,253rd)
Imperial
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Imperial
Lower ranked (8,824th) »
King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2

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Imperial track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 5,253rd | 2010s rank: 953rd | 2016 rank: 80th
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2026 DommeDamianTop 19 Music Albums of 201614/192
2026jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of 201649/1003
2026 baystateoftheartTop 100 Music Albums of 201662/1002
2026bobnickmadTop 98 Greatest Music Albums92/987
2026juanr1096Top 100 Music Albums of 201622/1004
2026 DommeDamianFavorite Hip-Hop/Rap records73/78 -
2026PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 201619/1004
2026saltysurpriseTop 57 Music Albums of 201641/571
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 201615/1004
2025jackqTop 96 Music Albums of the 2010s57/968
2025 LebowskiRamsTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s57/1009
2025dukeboxkool100 of the Albums I listened to in 201887/100 -
2025 DavyTop 71 Music Albums of 201614/714
2025bobnickmadTop 25 Music Albums of the 2010s6/2516
2025 teagueTop 62 Music Albums of 20167/625
2025 LebowskiRamsTop 41 Music Albums of 201612/414
2025dougcummingsTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s65/1007
2025MaxStorm98Top 48 Music Albums of 201625/483
2025 travelfulTop 100 Music Albums of 201617/1004
2025jackqTop 16 Music Albums of 201612/162
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 79
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 263
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 117 votes)
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75/100
 
03/24/2026 18:02 Mafedere  Ratings distribution  53775/100
 
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10/29/2025 13:47 jackq  Ratings distribution  38886/100
 
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09/09/2025 13:41 DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,33449/100
 
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04/01/2025 20:37 thepardunk  Ratings distribution  2,58069/100
 
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03/21/2025 06:44 MaxStorm98  Ratings distribution  3,79889/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.5.

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90/100
From 06/08/2019 08:37 | #237255
It is rare that I take huge slaps with current hip-hop. But "Imperial" is really one. Denzel Curry is a young talent from Carol City, South Florida. We are witnessing, mixtape after mixtape, the ever more advanced emergence of an extraordinary rapper with dark eyes and bitter flow, that he poses on trap productions, shared between narcolepsy and the purest violence. Arrogant, incisive, Denzel Curry is however not this gangsta without personality, raised to the bandanas of 2pac and to the urban tales of Ice Cube. His universe is more introspective, self-centered on comics and cartoons, this hip-hop that grew between a bowl of Froot Loops and a weed join, which we called cloud rap. Between these different atmospheres, Denzel's flow is very technical. "Imperial" is full of fine and melodic productions. While their first album was a bit too acid, "Imperial" is more concise and announces a bright future for Denzel.

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Best track: "ULT"
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85/100
From 06/10/2016 02:33 | #168337
Denzel Curry is really making a name for himself. Amazing mixtape for trap rap. Very consistent, good trap beats and fantastic rapping.
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