torsdag 31 Dec 2009, 18:27
—————————————————————
This year, and decade, is finally over and it has been a great one, especially for hip-hop. Because I find it impossible to make a definitive ranking of these albums, I created a point system to determine rank, based on two stats: (1) total # of plays, and (2) average # plays per track (# of plays / # of tracks). I ranked every album based on these two stats and assigned points based on ranking in each category, added them together and ranked them based on their final score.
ie:
Chris Cornell Scream ranked 1st in plays (262) and 4th in average plays (14.56). Therefore, the formula used to calculate points for this album was (101-2) + (101-4) = 196.
This isn't a list of the best albums, but of my favorite albums. The ranking is sorted by plays and moderated by the # of tracks in each album. This compensates for greater # of plays for albums with more tracks (ie: B.o.B vs Bobby Ray , Mixtape Messiah 7 , etc.). So, here they are…
—————————————————————
————————— 1 - 10 —————————
—————————————————————
#1: http://audiorave.blogsome.com/images/chris-cornell-scream1-300x300.jpg Chris Cornell - Scream (197)
#2: http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/thevolume/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/kid-cudi-man-on-the-moon-the-end-of-day-cover-1-300x300.jpg Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon: The End Of Day (196)
#3: http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/dayswork.jpg?t=1262296136 Saigon & Statik Selektah - All In A Day's Work (195)
Spit | The Rules | My Crew | So Cruel | Lose Her
#4: http://www.ghostfaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/B.O.B.-vs-bobby-ray-300x300.jpg b.o.b & Bobby Ray - B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray (192)
Hip-Hop / R&B / Rock / Reggae Mixtape
#5:
wale - attention deficit (190)
http://www.thehiphopdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/wale-attention-deficit-300x300.jpg
Hip-Hop Album
Mirrors feat. Bun B | Prescription | Shades feat. Chrisette Michelle | Diary feat. Marsha Ambrosius | 90210
#6:
K-Os - Yes! (189)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/yse.jpg?t=1262296069
Hip-Hop Album
Zambony | 4 3 2 1 | The Aviator | Uptown Girl | I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
#7:
Curren$y - This Ain't No Mixtape (188)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/thisaintno.jpg?t=1262296072
Hip-Hop Album
Sail On (Ft. Young Chris) | Elevator Musik | On My Plane (Ft. Deelow) | Blown away (ft. Jean Lephare & Deelow) | Galaxy (Ft. Whodinsky & Jean Lephare)
#8:
xv - everybody's nobody (185)
http://www.reupspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/20090721-xv1-300x300.jpg
Hip-Hop Mixtape
In Due Time | Come Back Down | Blinded ft. Harlems Cash, Used To ft. Ne-Yo | Undeniable
#9:
J. Cole - The Warm Up (184)
http://www.uarclothing.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/j-cole-the-warm-up-300x300.jpg
Hip-Hop Mixtape
Lights Please | Grown Simba | Knock Knock | Dreams ft. Brandon Hines
#10:
Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap (178)
http://nects.net/slogg/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/deeper_than_rap-300x300.jpg
Southern Rap Album
All I Really Want (feat. The-Dream) | Maybach Music 2 (Feat. Kanye West, T-Pain, & Lil' Wayne) | Yacht Club (Feat. Magazeen) | Magnificent (feat. John Legend) | Usual Suspects (Feat. Nas)
—————————————————————
————————– 11 - 20 ————————–
—————————————————————
#11:
drake - So Far Gone (177)
http://freshnewtracks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/drake-so-far-gone-300x298.jpg
Hip-Hop / R&B Mixtape
November 18th | Best I Ever Had | Successful (feat. Trey Songz & Lil' Wayne) | Uptown (feat. Bun B & Lil' Wayne) | A Night Off (feat. Lloyd)
#12:
Pleasure P - The Introduction of Marcus Cooper (172)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/pleasure.png?t=1262296075
R&B Album
I'm A Beast Ft. Yung Joc | Fire Lovin | Gotta Have You | Boyfriend #2
#13:
The-Dream - Love vs. Money (172)
http://groovevolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/the-dream_love_vs_money-300x300.jpg R&B Album
http://divine79.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Mr.-Hudson-Straight-No-Chaser-300x300.jpg
Rockin That Shit | Mr. Yeah | Love Vs Money | Walkin On The Moon (Feat. Kanye West)
#14:
Slim Thug - Boss Of All Bosses (171)
http://freshlyservedhiphop.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/00-front-300x300.jpg
Southern Rap Album
I Run feat. YelaWolf | My Bitch | Hard feat. J-Dawg & Scarface | Top Drop Feat. Paul Wall
#15:
UGK - 4 Life (168)
http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/4life-300x300.jpg
Southern Rap Album
Everybody Wanna Ball | The Pimp and The Bun (feat. Ron Isley) | Swishas And Erb (Feat. Sleepy Brown) | Feelin' You | Da Game Been Good To Me
#16:
mr hudson - Straight No Chaser (167)
R&B Album
Everything Is Broken (feat. Kid Cudi) | Time | Straight No Chaser | Learning to Live | Supernova (feat. Kanye West)
#17:
Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati (161)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/brooklyn.jpg?t=1262296079
Hip-Hop Album
So Damn Down | She's Gone AKA Without You ft. Phonte & Brittany Bosco | We're Fly ft. Kay & Chop
#18:
creed - full circle (160)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/creed-1.jpg?t=1263664281
Rock Album
Full Circle | Bread Of Shame | Overcome
#19:
curren$y - the jet files (157)
http://africaincorp.net/cms/sub/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/currency-300x300.jpg
Hip-Hop Album
Perfect Time | Tokyo Drift | Smoke N Maintain (In and Out) | I'm Just Dope
#20:
snoop dogg - malice n wonderland (157)
http://theneptunes.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Snoop-Dogg-Malice-N-Wonderland-20091-300x300.jpg
Hip-Hop Album
Gangsta Luv feat. The-Dream | Pimpin Ain't EZ feat. R Kelly | Luv Drunk feat. The-Dream | Special feat. Brandy & Pharrell
—————————————————————
————————– 21 - 30 ————————–
—————————————————————
#21:
Ghostface - Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City (154)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/ghostface-wizard-of-poetry.jpg?t=1263664276
R&B / Hip-Hop Album
Paragraphes Of Love feat. Vaughn Anthony And Estelle | She's A Killah feat. Ron Browz (Bonus) | Goner feat. Lloyd | Let's Stop Playin' feat. John Legend | Do Over feat. Raheem DeVaughn
#22:
JR and PH7 - the standard (152)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/jrph7-1.jpg?t=1263664274
Hip-Hop Album
Top Rank (feat. Guilty Simpson & Black Milk) | Fast Lane Speedin' (feat. Oddisee) | Best Flow (feat. Pumpkinhead) | I Don't Know Why (feat. Oddisee)
#23:
Shawn Chrystopher - A City With No Seasons (1526)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/shawncrys.jpg?t=1262297434
Hip-Hop Mixtape
On Stage | You're Beautiful at Night | Lose Your Mind | Believer
#24:
Reks - MORE GREY HAIRS (151)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/reks.png?t=1262297281
Hip-Hop Album
Goodnight and Goodluck (Produced By Demo) | Bitter (Produced By The Soul Searchers) | Dear Winter (Produced By Timeless)
#25:
Joe Budden - Padded Room (147)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/padded.jpg?t=1262297274
Hip-Hop Album
Don't Make Me (Produced By Blastah Beats) | The Future Ft. The Game (Produced By Fyu-Chur) | Now I Lay (Produced By Blastah Beats) | Exxxes (Produced By The Klasix)
#26:
Fabolous - Loso's Way (146)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/loso.jpg?t=1262297270
Hip-Hop Album
Imma Do It (Feat. Kobe) | Everything, Everyday, Everywhere (Feat. Keri Hilson) | Last Time (Gotta Go) | Makin' Love (Feat. Ne-Yo)
#27:
Ryan Leslie - Ryan Leslie (146)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/rlrl.jpg?t=1262297285
R&B Album
Addiction (feat. Keri Hilson & Fabolous) | Out Of The Blue | Shouldn't Have To Wait
#28:
Nipsey Hussle - Bullets Ain't Got No Name Vol. 3 (145)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/nipsey.jpg?t=1262297271
Hip-Hop Mixtape
The Best Rapper | We Gangbangin (Feat. Coby Supreme, Jay Rock & Glasses Malone) | The Hu$$le Way | Rap Music (feat. June Summers) | Rich Roll (feat. Taslema)
#29:
Paul Wall - Fast Life (144)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/fastlife.jpg?t=1262297200
Southern Rap Album
One Hundred Ft. Z-Ro And Yung Redd | Look At Me Now Ft. Yung Chill | I Grind Ft. Marty James Of One Block Radius
#30:
Rock City - PTFAO The Album (141)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/ptfao.jpg?t=1262297275
Hip-Hop / R&B / Dancehall Mixtape
Rep V.I. | Can I Get On | In And Out of Traffic | I Know
—————————————————————
————————– 31 - 40 ————————–
—————————————————————
#31:
Royce da 5'9" - street hop (133)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/street.jpg?t=1262296969
Hip-Hop Album
Soldier feat. Kid Vishis | Gun Harmonizing feat. Crooked I | Thing For Your Girlfriend Feat. Kay Young | Shake This | Hood Love feat. Bun B & Joell Ortiz
#32:
asher roth - asleep in the bread aisle (131)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/asher.jpg?t=1262297107
Hip-Hop Album
As I Em (Ft. Chester French) | La Di Da | His Dream | Perfectionist (Ft. Beanie Sigel & Rock City)
#33:
Kevin Cossom - Hook Vs Bridge (131)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/kevincossom.jpg?t=1262297206
R&B Album
Relax (Feat. Snoop Dogg) | She Got A Boyfriend | I Dare You (Feat. Rick Ross & Lil' Jon) | Late Night
#34:
emilio rojas - recession proof (126)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/recessionproof.jpg?t=1262297280
Hip-Hop Mixtape
Way She Moves feat. Stat Quo, Marvin Priest (Prod. M-Phazes) | Keys To The City (Prod. Midnite) | Murder feat. Donny Goines, Mela Machinko (Prod. Illmind) | 10 Player Commandments (Prod. Reality)
#35:
J. Holiday - Round 2 (126)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/holiday.jpg?t=1262297204
R&B Album
Lights Go Out | Wrong Lover (Featuring Rick Ross) | Sing 2 U
#36:
donnis - Diary of an ATL Brave (125)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/donnis.jpg?t=1262297199
Hip-Hop Mixtape
Here_To_Stay | Gone | Sexytime
#37:
cunninlynguists - Strange Journey Volume Two (124)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/strangejourney.jpg?t=1262296971
Hip-Hop Album
To Be For Real | Close Your Eyes (Feat. Grieves, Geologic & Macklemore) | The W.W.K.Y.A. Tour (Substantial Feat. Efamm) (Remix)
#38:
flo-rida - R.O.O.T.S (124)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/roots.jpg?t=1262297287
Hip-Hop / Pop Album
Shone Ft. Pleasure P | Never | Available Ft. Akon & will.i.am
#39:
Chester French - Love the Future (120)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/chester.jpg?t=1262297112
Rock / Pop Album
Not Over You | C'mon (On My Own) | Bebe Buell | She Loves Everybody
#40:
Colin Munroe - Colin Munroe is the Unsung Hero (118)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/colinmunroe.jpg?t=1262297113
R&B / Hip-Hop Album
Break Off (feat. Saukrates & Black Milk) | Piano Lessons (feat. Joell Ortiz) | Cannon Ball (feat. Drake) | What The Young Man Says (feat. Izza Kizza & MIMS)
—————————————————————
————————– 41 - 50 ————————–
—————————————————————
#41:
timbaland - shock value ii (118)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/shockvalue2.jpg?t=1262297437
R&B / Pop Album
Carry Out (Featuring Justin Timberlake) | Tommorow In The Bottle (featuring Chad Kroeger & Sebastian) | Timothy Where You Been (Featuring Jet) | Ease Off the Liquor (featuring SoShy)
#42:
G-side - huntsville international (117)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/hunstville.jpg?t=1262298383
Southern Rap Album
Huntsville International ft. Sound of Silence | Paradise | So Wonderful ft. Chrystal Carr, G-Mane & SupaKing
#43:
slaughterhouse - slaughterhouse (117)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/slaughter.jpg?t=1262297678
Hip-Hop Album
Cut You Loose (Produced By Mr. Porter) | Sound Off (Produced By STREETRUNNER) | Pray (It's A Shame) (Produced By RealSon) | Rain Drops Ft. Novel (Produced By Filthy Rockwell)
#44:
DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2) (116)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/djdrama.png?t=1262297199
Southern Rap Album
Day Dreaming (Featuring Akon, Snoop Dogg And T.I) | Stripper Love (Featuring The-Dream, La Darkman And Too Short) | Pimpin' Ain't Easy (Featuring La Darkman, Bun B, Styles P And Jovan Dais)
#45:
fashawn - boy meets world (114)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/fashawn.jpg?t=1263664279
Hip-Hop Album
the ecology | freedom | Hey Young World Ft. Aloe Blacc & Devoya | father
#46:
three days grace - life starts now (114)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/threedaysgrace.jpg?t=1262296965
Rock Album
Break | Someone Who Cares
#47:
Wale - Back to the Feature (113)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/backtothefeature.jpg?t=1262297109
Hip-Hop Mixtape
Rhyme N Reason (feat. Tre) | Night Life (feat. Young Chris & Tre) | Warwick Avenue (Feat. Duffy) | Pot of Gold (Feat. Daniel Merriweather)
#48:
Emilio Rojas - The Natural (106)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/thenatural.jpg?t=1263664271
Hip-Hop Mixtape
Only Just Begun feat. Day (prod. by Boi-1da) | | Breaking Me Down feat. Mateo (prod. by M-Phazes) | Tic Toc feat. DVS (prod. by M-Phazes)
#49:
Oddisee - Mental Liberation (104)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/mentallib.jpg?t=1263664272
Hip-Hop Album
Q & A (Feat. Kenn Starr) | Hip Hop's Cool Again | Endure Remix (Feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow, MED & Rapper Pooh)
#50:
Silversun Pickups - Swoon (104)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/swoon.png?t=1262296967
Rock Album
Panic Switch | The Royal We | Growing Old Is Getting Old
—————————————————————
—————– Just Missed The Cut —————-
—————————————————————
#51:
warren g - the g files (104)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/WARRENG-1.jpg?t=1263664216
Hip-Hop Album
#52:
Mike Jones - The Voice (101)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/voice-1.jpg?t=1263664218
Southern Rap Album
#53:
ryan leslie - transition (100)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/covers/ryan-leslie-transition-300x300.jpg?t=1262290841
R&B Album
#54:
Lacuna Coil - Shallow Life (99)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/shallowlife-1.jpg?t=1263664218
Rock Album
#55:
Jet - shaka rock (97)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/shaka.jpg?t=1262293432
Rock Album
#56:
Keelay and Zaire - Ridin High (95)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/covers/ridin-high.jpg?t=1262290763
Hip-Hop/R&B Album
#57:
Maxwell - BLACKsummers'night (93)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/blacksum.jpg?t=1262293673
R&B Album
#58:
The Grouch & Eligh - Say g&E! (89)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/gande.jpg?t=1262293671
Hip-Hop Album
#59:
termanology - Time Machine: Hood Politics VI (83)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/TERMAN.jpg?t=1262293922
Hip-Hop Album
#60:
brother ali - us (81)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/us.jpg?t=1262293432
Hip-hop Album
#61:
kam moye - splitting image (79)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/MOYE.jpg?t=1262294221
Hip-Hop Album
#62:
Chamillionaire - Mixtape Messiah 7 (77)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/cham.jpg?t=1262293672
Southern Rap Mixtape
#63:
Platinum Pied Pipers - Abundance (76)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/PPP.jpg?t=1262294081
R&B / Soul Album
#64:
K'naan - Troubadour (73)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/TROUBA.jpg?t=1262293762
Hip-Hop Album
#65:
Donny Goines - The Breakfast Club (69)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/GOINES.jpg?t=1262294226
Hip-Hop Mixtape
#66:
Dj Quik & Kurupt - Blaqkout (66)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/covers/d06ca72c.jpg?t=1262290707
Hip-Hop Album
#67:
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 (66)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/BP3.jpg?t=1262294239
Hip-Hop Album
#68:
rhymefest - the manual (66
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/MANUAL.jpg?t=1262294226
Hip-Hop Mixtape
#69:
joe budden - escape route (65)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/ESCAPEROUTE.jpg?t=1262294229
Hip-Hop Album
#70:
charles hamilton - my brain is alive (63)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/covers/my-brain-is-alive-front-213x300.jpg?t=1262290764
Hip-Hop Mixtape
#71:
alice in chains - black gives way to blue (62)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/covers/1253300660_alice-in-chains-black-gi.jpg?t=1262290664
Rock Album
#72:
smile empty soul - Consciousness (60)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/consciousness.png?t=1262295047
Rock Album
#73:
Zion I - The Take Over (60)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/TAKEOVER.jpg?t=1262293922
Hip-Hop Album
#74:
wiz khalifa - burn after rolling (57)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/covers/burnafterrollingcover-450x488-276x3.png?t=1262290708
Hip-Hop Mixtape
#75:
juvenile - cocky and confident (52)
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/mhunke/cockyconfident.jpg?t=1262295048
Southern Rap Album
—————————————————————
—————– Honorable Mentions —————-
—————————————————————
#76:
skyzoo - The Salvation (48) Hip-Hop Album
#77:
freddie gibbs - midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik (47) Hip-Hop Mixtape
#78:
marco polo & torae - Double Barrel (47) Hip-Hop Album
#79:
sick puppies - tri-polar (46) Rock Album
#80:
Rakim - The Seventh Seal (43)Hip-Hop Album
#81:
Maino - If Tomorrow Comes (42)Hip-Hop Album
#82:
big sean - uknowbigsean (38)Hip-Hop Mixtape
#83:
Esso - off the wall (37) Hip-Hop Mixtape
#84:
muse - the resistance (37)Indie Rock Album
#85:
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (36) Indie Rock Album
#86:
R.O.M.E. - My Demo (35) Hip-Hop Mixtape
#87:
z-ro - cocaine (33) Southern Rap Mixtape
#88:
breaking benjamin - dear agony (29) Rock Album
#89:
saigon - Warning Shots 2 (26) Hip-Hop Mixtape
#90:
Tech N9ne - Sickology 101 (26) Hip-Hop Album
#91:
Blue Scholars - OOF! EP (22) Hip-Hop Album
#92:
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II (22) Hip-Hop Album
#93:
J.J. Brown - Connect The Dots (21) Hip-Hop Album
#94:
dj mitsu the beats - a word to the wise (19) Hip-Hop / R&B Album
#95:
mike posner & the brain trust - a matter of time (19) R&B / Hip-Hop Mixtape
#96:
serani - no games (19) Dancehall / R&B / Hip-Hop Album
#97:
statik selektah - the pre-game EP (16) Hip-hop Album
#98:
la coka nostra - A Brand You Can Trust (16) Hip-Hop Album
#99:
novel - suspended animation (16) R&B Mixtape
#100:
trey songz - anticipation (9)R&B Mixtape
—————————————————————
There are many great albums that didn't make this list due to the sheer quantity of quality albums and mixtapes put out this year, but don't hesitate to recommend any album that you think should be on this list.
—————————————————————
updated: 1/16/2010