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100 Best Rap Albums of All Time, According to Pitchfork Readers

Published in October 2025.
Compare to Pitchfork editorial's own list of All-Time 100 Rap Albums.
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Nas - Illmatic
Nas - Illmatic
1
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
2
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
3
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
4
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Madvillain - Madvillainy
5
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991)
6
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
7
Outkast - Aquemini
Outkast - Aquemini
8
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (1994)
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (1994)
9
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
10
Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords
Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords
11
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
12
Outkast - Stankonia
Outkast - Stankonia
13
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
14
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
15
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
16
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
17
Kanye West - Yeezus
Kanye West - Yeezus
18
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
19
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
20
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
21
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
22
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
23
12. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
12. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
24
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
25
2Pac - All Eyez on Me
2Pac - All Eyez on Me
26
Outkast - Atliens (1996)
Outkast - Atliens (1996)
27
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
28
J Dilla - Donuts
J Dilla - Donuts
29
MF DOOM - MM..Food
MF DOOM - MM..Food
30
Kanye West - Late Registration
Kanye West - Late Registration
31
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
32
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
33
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
34
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
35
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1989)
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1989)
36
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
37
Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
38
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
39
Tyler, the Creator - IGOR
Tyler, the Creator - IGOR
40
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