RANKED FROM PUBLISHED SCORECARDS
Highest-rated albums of 2001.
A leaderboard of the records we've scored. Explore an era, read the reasoning, and see where your own verdict differs.
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Only the 108 albums with an unambiguous, usable published score can enter these rankings. Equal scores share a rank; alphabetical ordering within a tie does not imply a preference. This is the site's reviewed selection, not a complete survey of every release.
| Rank | Album / artist | Year | Score / 10 | Label & sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blueprint ↗JAY-ZListening guide → | 2001 | 9.5 | Roc-A-Fella Records / Def Jam Recordings |
| 1 | Stillmatic ↗NasListening guide → | 2001 | 9.5 | Columbia Records / Ill Will Records1 scorecard & notesMusicBrainz — release and track listing ↗ |
| 3 | C! True Hollywood Stories ↗Canibus | 2001 | 2 | Archives Music (independent)1 scorecard & notes |