BEA's Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums
by 
tgarritsen 
Since hip-hop albums are hugely underrepresented on this site, I decided to make a list of the highest ranked hip-hop albums as ranked by BEA members. This way it's easier to see what taste BEA members have regarding hip-hop. It also helps me spot my own blind spots when it comes down to this genre. Perhaps it will help other people aswell.
Note: I didn't include albums that lean too much towards other genres, and are only partly hip-hop. For example, albums from Gorillaz
- Chart updated: 06/09/2022 19:15
- (Created: 01/05/2021 17:30).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2021]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
6,551
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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
6,983
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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,278
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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2021]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,239
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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2021]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,990
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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2021]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,864
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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2021]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
1,401
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BEA's Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1990s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 43 | 43% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Kanye West | 7 | 7% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 5 | 5% | |
| OutKast | 4 | 4% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 4 | 4% | |
| Death Grips | 4 | 4% | |
| Beastie Boys | 4 | 4% | |
| Eminem | 3 | 3% | |
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BEA's Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 23rd to 18thIgor by Tyler, The Creator |
| Up 3 from 30th to 27thThe Life Of Pablo by Kanye West |
| Up 2 from 44th to 42ndSection.80 by Kendrick Lamar |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 21st to 24thStankonia by OutKast |
| Down 2 from 13th to 15thThe Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem |
| Down 2 from 17th to 19thReady To Die by The Notorious B.I.G. |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/11/2021 16:07 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
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From Larcx13 05/11/2021 16:08 | #269586
Larcx13 05/11/2021 16:08 | #269586
Thanks for making this, but boy do I strongly disagree with BEA's top hip hop...
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