Best Hip-Hop Albums of All Time
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joannajewsom 
Making life harder for myself by reducing my favorite genre to 20 favorites
- Chart updated: 12/24/2020 03:45
- (Created: 04/07/2018 00:16).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1993
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12,523
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2018]
Year of Release:
2001
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3,345
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1993
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4,103
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2018]
Year of Release:
2003
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912
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2018]
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1995
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5,523
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2018]
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1994
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16,349
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2018]
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2005
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5,642
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1995
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2,418
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2018]
Year of Release:
2000
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5,456
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Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Best Hip-Hop Albums of All Time composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 50% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 25% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Eminem | 1 | 5% | |
| The Notorious B.I.G. | 1 | 5% | |
| Wu-Tang Clan | 1 | 5% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 1 | 5% | |
| Jay-Z | 1 | 5% | |
| M.I.A. | 1 | 5% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 1 | 5% | |
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Best Hip-Hop Albums of All Time chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 14th to 17th Some Rap Songs by Earl Sweatshirt |
| Down 2 from 7th to 9th The Infamous by Mobb Deep |
| Down 2 from 9th to 11th Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G. |
| New entries |
|---|
| To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar |
| Leavers |
|---|
| The Reason by Beanie Sigel |
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| ! | 07/28/2021 15:10 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2018 04:48 | NickD89 | 2 | 88/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2018 15:48 |  Norman Bates | 150 | 96/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2018 11:27 |  Graeme2 | 213 | 94/100 |
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