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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Year of Release:
1991
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10,340
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8.5/10
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Year of Release:
1993
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4,131
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8/10
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Year of Release:
2016
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3,437
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1990
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1,133
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Top 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 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% | |
| Kanye West | 3 | 3% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 3 | 3% | |
| Run The Jewels | 3 | 3% | |
| cLOUDDEAD | 2 | 2% | |
| Beastie Boys | 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 55th Moment Of Truth by Gang Starr |
| Down 1 from 55th to 56th Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse |
| Down 1 from 56th to 57th Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar |
| New entries |
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 93 'Til Infinityby Souls Of Mischief |
| The Powers That B by Death Grips |
| Leavers |
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 Burnerby Odd Nosdam |
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100/100  | 09/22/2022 07:25 |  Graeme2 | | 94/100 |
 80/100 | 07/07/2020 12:00 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
| 90/100 | 03/27/2018 22:22 |  joannajewsom | | 62/100 |
| 100/100 | 01/11/2018 16:09 |  ForegroundNoise | | 87/100 |
| 95/100 | 12/19/2017 18:15 |  DommeDamian | | 89/100 |
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From Larcx13 07/07/2020 12:00
Larcx13 07/07/2020 12:00
Some awkward picks but generally a good list.
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90/100
From joannajewsom 03/27/2018 22:23
joannajewsom 03/27/2018 22:23
This is a great chart.
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100/100
From ForegroundNoise 01/11/2018 16:09
ForegroundNoise 01/11/2018 16:09
Yet another class chart, used this to get onto cLOUDDEAD and mining it for other great underground hip hop. Love!!
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95/100
From DommeDamian 12/19/2017 18:15
DommeDamian 12/19/2017 18:15
41 artists in common
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95/100
From danbell 06/13/2017 15:37
This is an awesome chart
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Genga009 03/14/2017 15:16
I agree with you to not entroduce Endtroducing.... great chart!
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