AOTY 2019

Best Albums

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Highest Rated Hip Hop Albums of All Time

Decade

All Time
- All
- 2010s
- 2000s
- 1990s

Genre

Hip Hop
- - All
  - Alt-Country
  - Alternative Rock
  - Ambient
  - Americana
  - Art Pop
  - Country
  - Dream Pop
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Folk
  - Hip Hop
  - House
- - Indie Folk
  - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
  - Metal
  - Pop
  - Pop Rock
  - Psychedelic
  - Punk
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul
  - Synthpop

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

November 22, 2010

Score

100

2. Brother Ali - Us

Brother Ali - Us

September 22, 2009

Score

100

3. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...

November 19, 1996

Score

100

4. Dr. Dre - 2001

November 16, 1999

Score

92

5. Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Surf

Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Surf

May 29, 2015

Score

90

6. The Lonely Island - The Wack Album

The Lonely Island - The Wack Album

June 11, 2013

Score

90

7. Blackalicious - The Craft

Blackalicious - The Craft

September 27, 2005

Score

90

8. Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too

Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too

April 7, 2015

Score

90

9. Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus

Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus

July 28, 1997

Score

90

10. T.I. - King

March 28, 2006

11. Drake - Take Care

Drake - Take Care

November 15, 2011

Score

90

12. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition

September 27, 2016

Score

90

13. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata

March 18, 2014

Score

90

14. A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service

A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service

November 11, 2016

Score

90

15. Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

June 8, 2018

Score

90

16. Talib Kweli - Quality

Talib Kweli - Quality

November 19, 2002

Score

90

17. CunninLynguists - Oneirology

CunninLynguists - Oneirology

March 15, 2011

Score

90

18. Beastie Boys - Check Your Head

Beastie Boys - Check Your Head

April 21, 1992

Score

90

19. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

March 16, 2015

Score

90

20. Big K.R.I.T. - Return Of 4eva

Big K.R.I.T. - Return Of 4eva

March 22, 2011

Score

90

21. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3

December 25, 2016

Score

90

22. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

February 8, 2000

Score

90

23. Action Bronson - Rare Chandeliers

Action Bronson - Rare Chandeliers

November 15, 2012

Score

90

24. J Dilla - Donuts

J Dilla - Donuts

February 7, 2006

Score

90

25. Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package

Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package

February 16, 2010

Score

90

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout all.

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