Top 5 Albums Per Year, Part 1: 2000-2010

[VenomBlackViper]

Theres no way RAW is better than Recovery or MBTDF...those are studio albums...even if RAW is better lyrically (which its not) the production and quality is less and thats a part of it

lolno

Raw > Recovery > MBTDF

[Emshady2]

2000:

1- The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
2- Restless - Xzibit
3- Supreme Clientele - Ghostface Killah
4- The W - Wu-Tang Clan
5- Back For The First Time - Ludacris

2001:

1- Until The End Of Time - Tupac
2- Stillmatic - Nas
3- Anghellic - Tech N9ne
4- Devil's Night - D12
5- Revolutionary Vol. 1 - Immortal Technique

2002:

1- The Eminem Show - Eminem
2- Better Dayz - Tupac
3- The Fix - Scarface
4- God's Son - Nas
5- Rock City - Royce Da 5'9''

2003:

1- Get Rich Or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent
2- Revolutionary Vol. 2 - Immortal Technique
3- Southernunderground - CunninLynguists
4- Grand Champ - DMX
5- Beg For Mercy - G-Unit

2004:

1- Death Is Certain - Royce Da 5'9''
2- Weapons Of Mass Destruction - Xzibit
3- D12 World - D12
4- The Hunger For More - Lloyd Banks
5- Streets Disciple - Nas

2005:

1- Documentary - Game
2- Sound Of Revenge - Chamillionaire
3- The Massacre - 50 Cent
4- The Rising Tied - Fort Minor
5- Independent's Day - Royce Da 5'9''

2006:

1- Everready - Tech N9ne
2- A Piece of Strange - CunninLynguists
3- Laugh Now, Cry Later - Ice Cube
4- Secound Round's On Me - Obie Trice
5- Doctor's Advocate - Game

2007:

1- The Cool - Lupe Fiasco
2- Return of the Mac - Prodigy
3- American Gangster - Jay-Z
4- Desire - Pharoahe Monch
5- Underground Kingz - UGK

2008:

1- Raw Footage - Ice Cube
2- Halfway House - Joe Budden
3- Q-Tip - The Renaissance
4- Untitled - Nas
5- Tronic - Black Milk

2009:

1- Relapse - Eminem
2- Gazing At The Moonlight - Hopsin
3- Till The Casket Drops - Clipse
4- The Ecstatic - Mos Def
5- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx PT2 - Raekwon

2010:

1- Recovery - Eminem
2- Raw - Hopsin
3- Distant Relatives - Nas & Damian Marley
4- The Hunger For More 2 - Lloyd Banks
5- The Great Adventures Of Bobby Ray - B.o.B

2006 should been Doctor's Advocate... And 2004 kanye Best list so far

[slimshadylappin]

2000:
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1-The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
2-Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
3-H.N.I.C - Prodigy
4-Stankonia - Outkast
5-The W - Wu-Tang Clan

2001:
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1-The Blueprint - Jay-Z
2-Stillmatic - Nas
3-Devil's Night - D12
4-Revolutionary Vol.1 - Immortal Technique
5-Anghellic - Tech N9ne

2002:
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1-The Eminem Show - Eminem
2-God's Son - Nas
3-The Lost Tapes - Nas
4-Blueprint2: The Gift & The Curse - Jay-Z
5-8 Mile Soundtrack - various Artists

2003:
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1-Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent
2-Rip The Jacker - Canibus
3-The Black Album - Jay-Z
4-SpeakerBoxxx/The Love Below - Outkast
5-Revolutionary Vol.2 - Immortal Technique

2004:
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1-College Dropout - Kanye West
2-Street's Disciple - Nas
3-D12 World - D12
4-Weapons of Mass Destruction - Xzibit
5-Encore - Eminem

2005:
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1-Late Registration - Kanye West
2-The Rising Tied - Fort Minor
3-Documentary - Game
4-The Massacre - 50 Cent
5-Sound of Revenge - Chamillionaire

2006:
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1-Food & Liquor - Lupe Fiasco
2-Everready (The Religion) - Tech N9ne
3-A Piece of Strange - CunninLynguists
4-Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell - Jedi Mind Tricks
5-Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas

2007:
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1-Graduation - Kanye West
2-The Cool - Lupe Fiasco
3-Below The Heavens - Blu
4-Desire - Pharoahe Monch
5-American Gangster - Jay-Z

2008:
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1-The Balancing Act - Sadistik
2-State of Lunacy - Rhyme Asylum
3-Untitled - Nas
4-When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (Atmosphere)
5-Halfway House - Joe Budden

2009:
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1-Relapse - Eminem
2-Gazing At The Moonlight - Hopsin
3-K.O.D - Tech N9ne
4-Padded Room - Joe Budden
5-Before I Self Destrcut - 50 Cent

2010:
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1-RAW - Hopsin
2-My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
3-Recovery - Eminem
4-The Life & Times of Peter Nelson - Copywrite
5-The Great Adventures of Bobby Ray - B.o.B

those are my chocies, of course ALOT!!! and I do mean ALOT of albums deserve to be counted in some years but suffered the presence of other amazing albums

No way in hell Graduation is better then The Cool

[slimshadylappin]

it was a tough choice, but I liked Graduation more

Worst song on The Cool > Best song on Graduation

[MikeNUFC]

This took longer than I thought. Probably not 100% accurate but couldn't be fucked to think

2000:

1- The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
2- Outkast - Stankonia
3- Reflection Eternal - Train Of Thought
4- Like Water For Chocolate - Common
5- Dead Prez - Let's Get Free

2001:

1- Disposable Arts - Masta Ace
2- Stillmatic - Nas
3- Jay-Z - The Blueprint
4- Dilated Peoples - Expansion Team
5 - CunninLynguists - Will Rap For Food

2002:

1- Eminem - The Eminem Show
2- Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli
3- God's Son - Nas
4- Copywrite - High Exhaulted
5- Talib Kweli - Quality

2003:

1- Jay-Z - Black Album
2- Southernunderground - CunninLynguists
3- Gang Starr - The Ownerz
4- Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner
5- Cheers - Obie Trice

2004:

1- A Long Hot Summer - Masta Ace
2- Death Is Certain - Royce Da 5'9''
3- College Dropout - Kanye West
4- Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle
5- A Grand Don't Come For Free - The Streets

2005:

1- Kanye West - Late Registration
2- Common - Be
3- Game - The Documentary
4- Proof - Searching For Jerry Garcia
5- Lowkey - Key To The Game Vol. 3

2006:

1- Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
2- The Roots - Game Theory
3- Nas - Hip-Hop Is Dead
4- Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
5- Rhymefest - Blue Collar

2007:

1- Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
2- Pharoahe Monch - Desire
3- Talib Kweli - Eardrum
4- Kanye West - Graduation
5- eMC - The Show

2008:

1- Lowkey - Dear Listener
2- Sadistik - The Balancing Act
3- Rhyme Asylum - State Of Lunancy
4- Nas - Untitled
5- The Roots - Rising Down


2009:

1- Relapse - Eminem
2- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx PT2 - Raekwon
3- Gazing At The Moonlight - Hopsin
4- The Ecstatic - Mos Def
5- Rakim - The Seventh Seal

2010:

1- Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives
2- Copywrite - Life & Times
3- The Roots - How I Got Over
4- Hopsin - Raw
5- Rhyme Asylum - Solitary Confinement

[MikeNUFC]

I can see why people don't like Relapse.

To be honest, there was no album from 2009 that I really thought was amazing. Those 5 are all solid to great, depending on my mood, and could probably change to any order.

[KillahBee]

I've tried doing this list 3 times now, fuckit heres mine (albums in no order)

2000

Ghostface - Supreme Clintelle
Em - MMLP
Outkast - Stankonia
Common - Like Water For Chocolate
Slum Village - Fantastic Vol 2

2001

Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Masta Ace - Disposable Arts
J Live - The Best Part
Cormega - The Realness

2002

Clipse - Lord Willin'
Em - Eminem Show
The Roots - Phrenology
Common - Electric Circus
Scarface - The Fix

2003

King Geedorah - Take Me To Your Leader
Jay-Z - The Black Album
Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
Vakill - The Darkest Cloud
Juggaknots - ReRelease

2004

Madvillain - Madvillainy
Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer
Kanye - College Dropout
Ghostface - Pretty Toney LP
The Roots - The Tipping Point

2005

Edan - Beauty and The Beat
Common - BE
Kanye - Late Registration
The Game - The Documentary
Gorillaz - Demon Days (fuck it, I'm including this!)

2006

Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
Cunninlynguists - A Piece Of Strange
J Dilla - Donuts
Ghostface - Fishscale
The Roots - Game Theory

2007

Kanye - Graduation
UGK - Underground Kingz
Pharoahe Monch - Desire
Blu and Exile - Below The Heavans
Jay-Z - American Gangster

2008

Madlib - Beat Konducta Vol 5
Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegience To The Grind II
Black Milk - Tronic
eLZhi - The Preface
Rhyme Asylum - State Of Lunacy

2009

Freddie Gibbs - Midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik
Raekwon - OB4CL Pt 2
Clipse - Till The Casket Drops
Eminem - Relapse
Mos Def - The Ecstatic

2010

Kanye - MBDTF
Big Boi - Sir Lucious Leftfoot
Curren$y - Pilot Talk
Distant Relatives
Black Milk - Album of The Year

[KillahBee]

hmmm, I noticed u have a very different taste, but the albums u mentioned are still amazing

except for Gorillaz, I never knew they rapped

and Dizzee Rascal's album over GRODT?

ha i couldn't think of another great album from '05 so i put Gorillaz in there because it's produced by Danger Mouse and has MF DOOM, De La Soul and Root Manuva as guests

and yep, nowadays i'd prefer Boy In Da Corner over GRODT, Dizzee was a phenomenon back in '03

[classthe_king]

2000:
1. Eminem- MMLP
2. Ghostface Killah- Supreme Clientele
3. Reflection Eternal- Train of Thought
4. Jedi Mind Tricks- Violent by Design
5. Binary Star- Masters of the Universe

2001:
1. Jay-Z- The Blueprint
2. Dilated Peoples- Expansion Team
3. Nas- Stillmatic
4. Masta Ace- Disposable Arts
5. Immortal Technique- Revolutionary Vol. 1

2002:
1. Eminem- The Eminem Show
2. Atmosphere- God Loves Ugly
3. Copywrite- The High Exaulted
4. Nas- God's Son
5. Talib Kweli- Quality

2003:
1. Styles of Beyond- Megadef
2. Immortal Technique- Revolutionary Vol. 2
3. Jay-Z- The Black Album
4. Jedi Mind Tricks- Visions of Ghandi
5. Brother Ali- Shadows On The Sun

2004*:
1. Spoonfull- Drawn With An Eraser
2. Copywrite- Cruise Control Vol. 1
3. Jedi Mind Tricks- Legady of Blood
4. Bekay- Future of Hip-Hop is Now
5. R.A The Rugged Man- Die Rugged Man Die

2005:
1. Fort Minor- The Rising Tide
2. The Crest- Skeptik
3. Notorious B.I.G- Duets: The Final Chapter
4. Joe Budden- Mood Music 2
5. One Be Lo- S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M

2006*:
1. Jedi Mind Tricks- Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell
2. Army Of The Pharoahs- The Torture Papers
3. Tech N9ne- Everready
4. Chino XL- Poison Pen
5. Apathy- Eastern Philosophy

2007*:
1. Army of the Pharoahs- Ritual of Battle
2. Copywrite- The Jerk Vol. 0
3. Bekay- The Horrorflick LP
4. Mac Lethal: 11:11
5. Apathy & Celph Titled- No Place Like Chrome

2008*:
1. Sadistik- The Balancing Act
2. Rhyme Asylum- State of Lunacy
3. Hollywood Undead- Swan Songs
4. Jedi Mind Tricks- A History of Violence
5. J. Cole- The Come Up

2009:
1. DZK- The Intertainer
2. Prince Ea- The Adolescence
3. Bekay- Hunger Pains
4. Kid Cudi- Man On The Moon
5. Hopsin- Gazing At The Moonlight

2010*:
1. Diabolic- Liar & A Thief
2. Copywrite- The Life & Times of Peter Nelson
3. Hopsin- Raw
4. Kid Cudi- Man On The Moon II
5. Rhyme Asylum- Solitary Confinement

*My favorite years

[Mahmoud48]

WTF?
did i miss something CLASS IS BACK

[classthe_king]

Was 2005 like the worst year for music ever?

[classthe_king]

06 was amazing

Honestly 06-10 have been the best 5 years in music ever...let's hope 11 can keep it going

[dead prez]

05 was amazing, definitely one of the better years in Hip Hop next to 00 itself. RIP J dilla though, and I honestly thought 08-10 were lackluster years. Worst years in Hip Hop would however be the death of Big and people just getting over Pac's death as well as the rise of Jiggy era.

2000
1) Deltron 3030
2) Stankonia
3) Supreme Clientele
4) Masters of the universe
5)MMLP

Yeah fuck doing all the other years

[slimshadylappin]

2000:
1. Eminem- MMLP
2. Ghostface Killah- Supreme Clientele
3. Reflection Eternal- Train of Thought
4. Jedi Mind Tricks- Violent by Design
5. Binary Star- Masters of the Universe

2001:
1. Jay-Z- The Blueprint
2. Dilated Peoples- Expansion Team
3. Nas- Stillmatic
4. Masta Ace- Disposable Arts
5. Immortal Technique- Revolutionary Vol. 1

2002:
1. Eminem- The Eminem Show
2. Atmosphere- God Loves Ugly
3. Copywrite- The High Exaulted
4. Nas- God's Son
5. Talib Kweli- Quality

2003:
1. Styles of Beyond- Megadef
2. Immortal Technique- Revolutionary Vol. 2
3. Jay-Z- The Black Album
4. Jedi Mind Tricks- Visions of Ghandi
5. Brother Ali- Shadows On The Sun

2004*:
1. Spoonfull- Drawn With An Eraser
2. Copywrite- Cruise Control Vol. 1
3. Jedi Mind Tricks- Legady of Blood
4. Bekay- Future of Hip-Hop is Now
5. R.A The Rugged Man- Die Rugged Man Die

2005:
1. Fort Minor- The Rising Tide
2. The Crest- Skeptik
3. Notorious B.I.G- Duets: The Final Chapter
4. Joe Budden- Mood Music 2
5. One Be Lo- S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M

2006*:
1. Jedi Mind Tricks- Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell
2. Army Of The Pharoahs- The Torture Papers
3. Tech N9ne- Everready
4. Chino XL- Poison Pen
5. Apathy- Eastern Philosophy

2007*:
1. Army of the Pharoahs- Ritual of Battle
2. Copywrite- The Jerk Vol. 0
3. Bekay- The Horrorflick LP
4. Mac Lethal: 11:11
5. Apathy & Celph Titled- No Place Like Chrome

2008*:
1. Sadistik- The Balancing Act
2. Rhyme Asylum- State of Lunacy
3. Hollywood Undead- Swan Songs
4. Jedi Mind Tricks- A History of Violence
5. J. Cole- The Come Up

2009:
1. DZK- The Intertainer
2. Prince Ea- The Adolescence
3. Bekay- Hunger Pains
4. Kid Cudi- Man On The Moon
5. Hopsin- Gazing At The Moonlight

2010*:
1. Diabolic- Liar & A Thief
2. Copywrite- The Life & Times of Peter Nelson
3. Hopsin- Raw
4. Kid Cudi- Man On The Moon II
5. Rhyme Asylum- Solitary Confinement

*My favorite years

What no Lupe Fiasco? Food and Liquor is one of the best albums of the decade. Its a fucking crime not to put it in the top 5 of 06. Still though good list

[ThomasJ]

Some of the albums listed here are a fucking joke...