Best Hip-Hop albums of all time

17 records · chart score = each record's average, pulled toward the site average (8.0) until it has more than a few scores

1. 1
   IllmaticNas

   1994Hip-Hop
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
2. 2
   Ready to Die (The Remaster)The Notorious B.I.G.

   1994Hip-Hop
   Chart score8.42avg 9.6 · 1 score
3. 3
   Paul's Boutique (20th Anniversary Edition / Remastered)Beastie Boys

   2009Hip-Hop
   Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
4. 4
   Doe Or DieAZ

   1995Hip-Hop
   Chart score8.17avg 8.6 · 1 score
5. 5
   The Low End TheoryA Tribe Called Quest

   1991Hip-Hop
   Chart score8.08avg 8.2 · 2 scores
6. 6
   Life After Death (2014 Remastered Edition)The Notorious B.I.G.

   1997Hip-Hop
   Chart score8.05avg 8.1 · 1 score
7. 7
   Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...2Pac

   1993Hip-Hop
   Chart score8.00avg 7.9 · 1 score
8. 8
   The ChronicDr. Dre

   1992Hip-Hop
   Chart score8.00avg 7.9 · 1 score
9. 9
   Licensed To IllBeastie Boys

   1986Hip-Hop
   Chart score7.80avg 7.1 · 1 score
10. 10
    Me Against The World2Pac

    1995Hip-Hop
    Chart score7.80avg 7.1 · 1 score
11. 11
    All Eyez On Me2Pac

    2001Hip-Hop
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
12. 12
    It Was WrittenNas

    1996Hip-Hop
    Chart score7.55avg 6.1 · 1 score
13. 13
    Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) [Expanded Edition]Wu-Tang Clan

    1993Hip-Hop
    Chart score7.37avg 5.4 · 1 score
14. 14
    I Am...Nas

    1999Hip-Hop
    Chart score7.35avg 5.3 · 1 score
15. 15
    KIDS SEE GHOSTSKIDS SEE GHOSTS

    2018Hip-Hop
    Chart score7.17avg 4.6 · 1 score
16. 16
    King's DiseaseNas

    2020Hip-Hop
    Chart score7.17avg 4.6 · 1 score
17. 17
    Paid In FullEric B. & Rakim

    1987Hip-Hop
    Chart score6.47avg 1.8 · 1 score