A Tribe Called Quest 
The best album credited to A Tribe Called Quest is The Low End Theory which is ranked number 134 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 9,648.
A Tribe Called Quest is ranked number 115 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 18,540.
A Tribe Called Quest official website: http://atribecalledquest.com
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- Q-Tip
- Phife Dawg
- See also:
- Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip
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A Tribe Called Quest best albums
The following albums by A Tribe Called Quest are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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A Tribe Called Quest best tracks
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 12/28/2025 00:41 |  JR | 345 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2025 15:32 | Invader666 | 337 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2025 21:37 |  Tamthebam | 883 | 73/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 2% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 82.4/100, a mean average of 81.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.2/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 16.3.
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A Tribe Called Quest forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 18 hours ago in Album of the day (#7520): We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service by A Tribe Called Quest BestEverAlbums 4 days ago in Chart of the day (#5451): By ffudnebbuh BestEverAlbums 09/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5444): By RomanelliA Tribe Called Quest comments
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How in the world has Low End Theory been overlooked until I came along and added it to the database? It's only the greatest hip hop album of the 90s...
cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/05/2011 08:19 | #19935
maybe the greatest hip-hop band ever...
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/26/2012 18:11 | #53482
Low End Theory isn't the only one to listen to. Midnight Marauders is a gem as well, and PITATPOR is decent as well. Their compilations are great, but these guys weren't a one-album wonder. An absolute titan of hip-hop, who took sampling, beats, and lyrics in a new direction. A wonderful foil for G-Funk.
zags7000 08/15/2015 07:40 | #147713
The Low End Theory is obviously one of the greatest hip hop albums ever. Midnight Marauders though is equally a great classic and Beats Rhymes & Life may be a little darker than previous albums but still great. At the top of their game, very few can match with them.
Captain_Dude 08/01/2011 05:54 | #25433
"Low End Theory." That's the one to listen to, definitely. After that, go for the greatest hits album.
