The Notorious B.I.G.
Life After Death







Release Year: 1997

Rankings:
All-Time #744 / 1990s #132 / 1997 #18

Genres: Gangsta Rap
Parent Genres: Hardcore Hip Hop, Hip Hop

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Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002) 25
Ego Trip (USA) - Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 (1999) 1
Popblerd/bLISTerd (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (2012) 62
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 90s (2010) 66
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012) 476
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020) 179
Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential Recordings of the 90s (1999) No Order
Spin (USA) - The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (2015) 143
Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) Catalog entry
Various writers - Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings (2005) No Order
Vibe (USA) - 150 Albums That Define the Vibe Era (1992-2007) No Order
Vibe (USA) - 51 Albums representing a Generation, a Sound and a Movement (2004) No Order
Vibe (USA) - The 50 Greatest Albums Since '93 (2013) 1
XXL (USA) - 40 Years of Hip-Hop: Top 5 Albums by Year (2014) No Order
Hip-Hop Connection (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rap Albums 1995-2005 14
The New Nation (UK) - Top 100 Albums by Black Artists 60
FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) 858
Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003) No Order
Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4.5 Stars
MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) 2.5 Bones
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade A
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) 5 Stars
Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 7
Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) 4 Stars
Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4.5 Stars
End of Year Lists
Addicted to Noise (USA) - Albums of the Year 7
Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year 7
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year 12
Face (UK) - Albums of the Year 20
Q (UK) - Albums of the Year No Order
Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year 19