Top 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums
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Arthurknight 
Very straightforward title, this is hip hop music.
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- Chart updated: 07/21/2022 04:15
- (Created: 08/19/2016 02:20).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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2001
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608
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2004
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14,218
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2015
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31,304
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1991
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10,159
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1994
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16,211
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1987
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1,856
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2001
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1,345
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1986
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1,400
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1995
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5,462
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1994
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 34 | 34% | |
| 2000s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2010s | 30 | 30% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Death Grips | 5 | 5% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 4 | 4% | |
| Run The Jewels | 3 | 3% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 3% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 3 | 3% | |
| Flying Lotus | 2 | 2% | |
| Tyler, The Creator | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 54th to 55thMoment Of Truth by Gang Starr |
| Down 1 from 55th to 56thHell Hath No Fury by Clipse |
| Down 1 from 56th to 57thGood Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar |
| New entries |
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| 93 'Til Infinity by Souls Of Mischief |
| The Powers That B by Death Grips |
| Leavers |
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| Burner by Odd Nosdam |
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| ! | 07/07/2020 12:00 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2018 22:22 |  joannajewsom | 296 | 62/100 |
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From Larcx13 07/07/2020 12:00 | #255166
Larcx13 07/07/2020 12:00 | #255166
Some awkward picks but generally a good list.
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From joannajewsom 03/27/2018 22:23 | #211815
joannajewsom 03/27/2018 22:23 | #211815
This is a great chart.
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From ForegroundNoise 01/11/2018 16:09 | #205268
ForegroundNoise 01/11/2018 16:09 | #205268
Yet another class chart, used this to get onto cLOUDDEAD and mining it for other great underground hip hop. Love!!
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From DommeDamian 12/19/2017 18:15 | #203572
DommeDamian 12/19/2017 18:15 | #203572
41 artists in common
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From danbell 06/13/2017 15:37 | #192502
This is an awesome chart
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I agree with you to not entroduce Endtroducing.... great chart!
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| Best Artists of 1987 | |
|---|---|
| 1. U2 | |
| 2. Guns N' Roses | |
| 3. Prince | |
| 4. The Smiths | |
| 5. Dinosaur Jr. | |
| 6. Dinosaur | |
| 7. R.E.M. | |
| 8. Michael Jackson | |
| 9. Depeche Mode | |
| 10. Sonic Youth | |
| 11. New Order | |
| 12. Def Leppard | |
| 13. INXS | |
| 14. The Cure | |
| 15. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
| 16. Pixies | |
| 17. Midnight Oil | |
| 18. Eric B. & Rakim | |
| 19. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |
