The best hip hop albums

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1Atrocity ExhibitionDanny Brown · 4.5 from 4 scores
  2. 2Speakerboxxx / The Love BelowOutKast · 4.5 from 3 scores
  3. 3MONTEROLil Nas X · 4.8 from 2 scores
  1. 4CosmogrammaFlying Lotus4.3 from 3 scores
  2. 5KalaM.I.A.4.3 from 3 scores
  3. 6IllmaticNas5 from 1 score
  4. 7DrunkThundercat4.1 from 4 scores
  5. 8DangerousMichael Jackson4.5 from 1 score
  6. 9AT.LONG.LAST.A$APA$AP Rocky4 from 3 scores
  7. 10St. ElsewhereGnarls Barkley4 from 3 scores
  8. 11Dangerous WomanAriana Grande4 from 2 scores
  9. 12THE ALBUMBLACKPINK4 from 2 scores
  10. 13Bottomless PitDeath Grips4 from 2 scores
  11. 14The Melodic BlueBaby Keem4 from 2 scores
  12. 15LONG.LIVE.A$APA$AP Rocky4 from 2 scores
  13. 16ASTROWORLDTravis Scott4 from 1 score
  14. 17IGORTyler, The Creator3.8 from 2 scores
  15. 18Get Rich or Die Tryin’50 Cent3.8 from 2 scores
  16. 19SwimmingMac Miller3.8 from 2 scores
  17. 20CirclesMac Miller3.8 from 2 scores
  18. 21Watch the ThroneJAŸ-Z3.8 from 2 scores
  19. 22SATURATION IIBROCKHAMPTON3.5 from 1 score
  20. 23Eternal AtakeLil Uzi Vert3.5 from 1 score
  21. 24SATURATIONBROCKHAMPTON3.5 from 1 score
  22. 25Legends Never DieJuice WRLD3.5 from 2 scores
  23. 26MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONABTS3.5 from 2 scores
  24. 27Planet HerDoja Cat3.5 from 2 scores
  25. 28Pink Friday: Roman ReloadedNicki Minaj3.5 from 3 scores
  26. 29My EverythingAriana Grande3.5 from 3 scores
  27. 30Good Girl Gone BadRihanna3.5 from 3 scores
  28. 31Cherry BombTyler, The Creator3.3 from 3 scores
  29. 32This Is ActingSia3.3 from 3 scores
  30. 33Take CareDrake3.2 from 3 scores
  31. 34Certified Lover BoyDrake3 from 2 scores
  32. 35BADLANDSHalsey2.5 from 1 score
  33. 36A Thousand SunsLinkin Park2.5 from 1 score
  34. 37Die LitPlayboi Carti2.5 from 1 score
  35. 38Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored WaterLimp Bizkit2 from 1 score
  36. 39ScorpionDrake2.5 from 2 scores
  37. 40Doo-Wops & HooligansBruno Mars2.5 from 2 scores
  38. 41KamikazeEminem2.5 from 2 scores