Public Enemy 
Variations: Enemy Radio.
The best album credited to Public Enemy is It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back which is ranked number 247 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 7,310.
Public Enemy is ranked number 204 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 10,705 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).
Public Enemy official website: http://www.publicenemy.com
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- Chuck D
- See also:
- Enemy Radio
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Public Enemy best albums
The following albums by Public Enemy are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
This may not be a complete discography for Public Enemy.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!
Public Enemy bestography composition
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| 1980s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 0% |
Public Enemy best tracks
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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80/100  | 01/17/2022 17:04 | MoonageDaydream | | 85/100 |
60/100 | 12/06/2019 17:26 | pago82 | | 67/100 |
75/100 | 10/17/2019 23:06 | JR | | 80/100 |
50/100 | 07/06/2019 01:48 | Samir | | 51/100 |
70/100 | 05/20/2019 22:31 | NickD89 | | 74/100 |
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This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 72.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.7/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 25.2.
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zags7000 08/15/2015 07:17
Their first four albums are not just classics but important recordings in american history. Fear of the Black Planet may be my choice as their greatest though It Takes A Nation... is equally great.
junodog4 06/30/2012 18:33
As a white kid, growing up in middle-class, suburban Canada, Public Enemy knocked me over. Powerful lyrics, powerful beats, powerful samples. I can only imagine what it did for a black kid from inner city Detroit...
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