Imperial
by Denzel Curry
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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 1128 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,550.
(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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Imperial track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Imperial rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | bobnickmad | Top 98 Greatest Music Albums | 92/98 | 7 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Favorite Hip-Hop/Rap records | 73/78 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | DommeDamian | Top 20 Music Albums of 2016 | 14/20 | 2 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | XXL Mag 50 Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2016 | 17/50 | - |
| 2026 | kevinrob4 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2016 | 99/99 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 82 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 264 | |||
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Imperial ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/24/2026 23:34 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,620 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2026 18:02 | Mafedere | 787 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2025 13:47 | jackq | 388 | 86/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.5.
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Forum mentions
pedro1976 03/09/2026 08:10 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
teague 09/13/2020 14:12 in What album are you listening to right now?
travelful 03/27/2019 22:51 in What album are you listening to right now?Imperial comments
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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.
9/10
Best track: "ULT"
travelful 06/10/2016 02:33 | #168337 | TOP COMMENT
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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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