Top 25 Greatest Music Albums
by MzeeMan 
The Greatest Hip Hop/Rap albums of all time
- Chart updated: 07/31/2013 20:52
- (Created: 07/31/2013 20:52).
- Chart size: 25 albums.
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The greatest political album in ANY genre.
Year of Release:
1988
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6,983
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The God M.C laid the blueprint for all the rap albums that came after this legendary one.
Year of Release:
1987
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1,864
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The most unapologetic hip hop album ever made, and the blueprint for gangsta rap.
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1988
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3,278
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Rock-rap that defined hip hop in the 80s.
Year of Release:
1986
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1,401
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Blastmaster K on wax, in his most lethal form.
Year of Release:
1987
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429
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Didn't sell as much as their previous one, and wasn't liked as much when it was released, but it's definitely their best ever album.
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1989
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6,551
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Waddya know? white boys CAN rap, and the Beasties proved it with this multi-platinum seller.
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1986
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3,239
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The most lyrical West Coast album of all time, and right up there with the best lyrical hip hop albums of all time.
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Top 25 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 | 8 | 32% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 52% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Jay-Z | 2 | 8% | |
| Beastie Boys | 2 | 8% | |
| Eminem | 2 | 8% | |
| Boogie Down Productions | 1 | 4% | |
| Public Enemy | 1 | 4% | |
| Eric B. & Rakim | 1 | 4% | |
| Ice Cube | 1 | 4% | |
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