Last month, we launched the Pitchfork Rap Readers’ Poll, in which we asked you to rank your favorite rap albums of all time. Thousands of you did. Below, find those results, and compare them to our own list of the best rap albums of all time.
The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time, According to Pitchfork Readers
100. Clipse: Lord Willin’
99. Travis Scott: Rodeo
98. Ice Cube: Death Certificate
97. A$AP Rocky: LIVELOVEA$AP
96. M.I.A.: Kala
95. Playboi Carti: Whole Lotta Red
94. Death Grips: Exmilitary
93. billy woods: Aethiopes
92. Ice Cube: AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
91. Tyler, the Creator: Call Me If You Get Lost
90. Digable Planets: Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
89. Beastie Boys: Licensed to Ill
88. JPEGMAFIA / Danny Brown: Scaring the Hoes
87. Young Thug: Barter 6
86. Kanye West: 808s & Heartbreak
85. Playboi Carti: Die Lit
84. Ghostface Killah: Fishscale
83. Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap
82. Vince Staples: Summertime ’06
81. Dr. Octagon: Dr. Octagonecologyst
80. UGK: Ridin’ Dirty
79. billy woods / Kenny Segal: Maps
78. Vince Staples: Big Fish Theory
77. Clipse: Let God Sort Em Out
76. Digable Planets: Blowout Comb
75. Missy Elliott: Supa Dupa Fly
74. Danny Brown: XXX
73. Deltron 3030: Deltron 3030
72. Common: Be
71. A Tribe Called Quest: We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
70. JID: The Forever Story
69. De La Soul: Buhloone Mindstate
68. Drake: Take Care
67. Dr. Dre: 2001
66. Gang Starr: Moment of Truth
65. Eminem: The Eminem Show
64. Little Simz: Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
63. Beastie Boys: Check Your Head
62. Future: DS2
61. Pusha T: Daytona
60. The Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death
59. 50 Cent: Get Rich or Die Tryin’
58. A Tribe Called Quest: People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
57. Outkast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
56. Kendrick Lamar: Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
55. Cannibal Ox: The Cold Vein
54. Tyler, the Creator: Flower Boy
53. The Pharcyde: Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
52. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III
51. Beastie Boys: Ill Communication
50. MF DOOM: Operation: Doomsday
49. Kanye West: The Life of Pablo
48. Death Grips: The Money Store
47. Black Star: Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
46. Fugees: The Score
45. Jay-Z: The Black Album
44. The Roots: Things Fall Apart
43. Freddie Gibbs / Madlib: Piñata
42. Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels 2
41. Kanye West: Graduation
40. Tyler, the Creator: Igor
39. Eric B. & Rakim: Paid in Full
38. Earl Sweatshirt: Some Rap Songs
37. Snoop Dogg: Doggystyle
36. N.W.A.: Straight Outta Compton
35. Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt
34. Danny Brown: Atrocity Exhibition
33. Public Enemy: Fear of a Black Planet
32. Mos Def: Black on Both Sides
31. Kanye West: Late Registration
30. MF DOOM: MM..FOOD
29. J Dilla: Donuts
28. Clipse: Hell Hath No Fury
27. Outkast: ATLiens
26. 2Pac: All Eyez on Me
25. Ghostface Killah: Supreme Clientele
24. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP
23. Kendrick Lamar: DAMN.
22. Raekwon: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
21. Mobb Deep: The Infamous
20. Kanye West: The College Dropout
19. Jay-Z: The Blueprint
18. Kanye West: Yeezus
17. Dr. Dre: The Chronic
16. Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
15. Beastie Boys: Paul’s Boutique
14. A Tribe Called Quest: Midnight Marauders
13. Outkast: Stankonia
12. De La Soul: 3 Feet High and Rising
11. GZA: Liquid Swords
10. Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
9. The Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die
8. Outkast: Aquemini
7. Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
6. A Tribe Called Quest: The Low End Theory
5. Madvillain: Madvillainy
4. Kendrick Lamar: good kid, m.A.A.d city
3. Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp a Butterfly
2. Wu-Tang Clan: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
- Nas: Illmatic
