Top 50 Greatest Music Albums
by brundogg 
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums.
top fifty but it is not in order yet except for the top fifteen
- Chart updated: 04/01/2011 21:41
- (Created: 04/01/2009 00:51).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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1993
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11,744
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1995
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5,336
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1994
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15,172
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1988
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6,661
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1995
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1,832
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1996
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2,042
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1994
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5,020
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1987
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1,809
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2000
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5,056
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1988
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3,277
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 29 | 58% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Jay-Z | 2 | 4% | |
| Eminem | 2 | 4% | |
| OutKast | 2 | 4% | |
| Public Enemy | 2 | 4% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 4% | |
| DJ Shadow | 1 | 2% | |
| Black Sheep (US) | 1 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/21/2018 11:31 |  DommeDamian | 1,005 | 89/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2017 00:48 | Seab | 1,998 | 93/100 |
| ! | 10/27/2013 20:49 |  junodog4 | 713 | 73/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 03/16/2012 07:00 in Chart of the day (#157): By brundogg
BestEverAlbums 03/16/2012 07:00 in Chart of the day (#157): By brundogg“Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by brundogg () 1. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan (1993) 2. Liquid Swords by GZA (1995) 3. Illmatic by Nas (1994) 4. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy (1988) 5. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... by Raekwon…”
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/27/2013 20:49 | #89495
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/27/2013 20:49 | #89495
Fantastic. Not much to argue with.
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album guru joe 03/17/2012 02:12 | #38521
Excellent list of rap albums...(hip-hop is a style within' the genre rap) :)
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HigherThanTheSun 03/16/2012 16:06 | #38486
HigherThanTheSun 03/16/2012 16:06 | #38486
Knew it was gonna be good when WuTang were #1
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ProfessorSquid 03/16/2012 15:28 | #38484
ProfessorSquid 03/16/2012 15:28 | #38484
When I saw 36 Chambers at number one I figured this would be good, but it was even better than expected. It would be hard to do a better hip hop top 50.
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chris lancaster 02/20/2011 16:46 | #18555
This is a great list! If you're in the UK, you may be interested to know Black Star are playing a gig in Hammersmith soon.
Some additional artists that would be in my hip-hop fifty.. Immortal Technique, Non-Phixion, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and possibly Roots Manuva..
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