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 233 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 6,659.
Public Enemy is ranked number 201 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 10,093 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).
Public Enemy official website: http://www.publicenemy.com
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- 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:
Public Enemy bestography composition
Public Enemy best tracks
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Public Enemy ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 07/27/2025 11:25 |  doombringer | 208 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/12/2025 23:04 | Invader666 | 337 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2024 19:27 |  paladisiac | 1,041 | 67/100 |
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This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 23.9.
Public Enemy favourites
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Public Enemy forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/18/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5439): By joedec BestEverAlbums 09/10/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5431): By Amirkhosro BestEverAlbums 08/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5414): By Graeme2Public Enemy comments
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zags7000 08/15/2015 07:17 | #147711
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 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/30/2012 18:33 | #45663
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...
