hip hop:
500. Outkast, 'Stankonia' (2000)
485. Kendrick Lamar, 'Good Kid M.A.A.D City' (2012)
470. Kanye West, 'Graduation' (2007)
466. The Wu-Tang Clan, 'The W' (2000)
459. Jay-Z, 'The Black Album' (2003)
433. Dr. Dre '2001' (2001)
420. A Tribe Called Quest, 'People’s Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm' (1990)
411. Madvillain, 'Madvillainy' (2004)
397. Jay-Z, 'Reasonable Doubt'
338. Notorious BIG, 'Ready To Die' (1994)
318. Ice T, 'OG Original Gangster' (1991)
295. Snoop Dogg, 'Doggystyle' (1993)
273. Kanye West, 'The College Dropout' (2004)
259. Public Enemy, 'Yo! Bum Rush The Show' (1987)
248. Eminem, 'The Slim Shady LP' (1999)
231. Dr Dre, 'The Chronic' (1992)
205. NWA, 'Straight Outta Compton' (1988)
186. Jay-Z, 'The Blueprint' (2001)
185. Paid in Full, 'Eric B & Rakim' (1987)
183. OutKast, 'Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'
179. Missy Elliott, 'Miss E… So Addictive' (2001)
135. Eminem, 'The Marshall Mathers LP' (2000)
126. Beastie Boys, 'Ill Communication' (1994
120. De La Soul, '3 Feet High And Rising' (1989)
112. GZA, 'Liquid Swords' (1995)
96. Public Enemy, 'Fear Of A Black Planet' (1990)
89. Lauryn Hill, 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill' (1998)
74. Nas, 'Illmatic' (1994)
24. Kanye West, 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' (2010)
17. Public Enemy, 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back' (1988)
top 10 (all genre)
10. Oasis, 'Definitely Maybe'
9. The Beatles, 'The Beatles'
8.Pixies, 'Doolittle'
7. The Stone Roses, 'The Stone Roses'
6. Pulp, 'Different Class'
5. The Velvet Underground & Nico, 'The Velvet Underground & Nico'
4. The Strokes, 'Is This It'
3. David Bowie, 'Hunky Dory'
2. The Beatles, 'Revolver'
1.The Smiths, 'The Queen Is Dead'
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