The 50 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time


The following is an aggregate list based off of 46 different "Greatest Rap/Hip Hop Albums of All Time" lists (updated as of 4/4/25)

  1. Nas – Illmatic (1994)
  2. Wu-Tang Clan – Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
  3. The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die (1994)
  4. Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
  5. Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
  6. A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory (1991)
  7. Dr. Dre – The Chronic (1992)
  8. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
  9. Eric B. & Rakim – Paid in Full (1987)
  10. Madvillain – Madvillainy (2004)
  11. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
  12. N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton (1988)
  13. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
  14. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012)
  15. Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle (1993)
  16. OutKast – Aquemini (1998)
  17. Jay-Z – The Blueprint (2001)
  18. De La Soul – 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
  19. Kanye West – The College Dropout (2004)
  20. 2Pac – All Eyez on Me (1996)
  21. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… (1995)
  22. A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders (1993)
  23. Jay-Z – Reasonable Doubt (1996)
  24. OutKast – Stankonia (2000)
  25. Beastie Boys – Paul's Boutique (1989)
  26. Run-D.M.C. – Raising Hell (1986)
  27. Mobb Deep – The Infamous (1995)
  28. Fugees – The Score (1996)
  29. Boogie Down Productions – Criminal Minded (1987)
  30. GZA – Liquid Swords (1995)
  31. Dr. Dre – 2001 (1999)
  32. Beastie Boys – Licensed to Ill (1986)
  33. Kendrick Lamar – Damn. (2017)
  34. The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death (1997)
  35. Mos Def – Black On Both Sides (1999)
  36. Ice Cube – AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990)
  37. 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003)
  38. Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet (1990)
  39. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III (2008)
  40. OutKast – ATLiens (1996)
  41. Missy Elliott – Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
  42. Drake – Take Care (2011)
  43. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Mecca and the Soul Brother (1992)
  44. Ice Cube – Death Certificate (1991)
  45. LL Cool J – Radio (1985)
  46. Kanye West – Late Registration (2005)
  47. Run-D.M.C. – Run-D.M.C. (1984)
  48. Kanye West – Graduation (2007)
  49. Slick Rick – The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (1988)
  50. Missy Elliott – Miss E… So Addictive (2001)

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