This is a list of influential albums in the history of hip hop music. The list has been derived from a more complete list at list of hip hop albums, inclusive, which collects the data from amateur and professional "best of" lists in order to create an aggregate list of the most influential albums in hip hop; this is the most frequently cited albums from that list.
Most-cited albums (in order, from most to least)
- Dr. Dre - The Chronic (43)
- Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (41)
- Nas - Illmatic (29)
- Notorious B.I.G - Ready to Die (28)
- NWA - Straight Outta Compton (27)
- A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (26)
- Tie (23)
- De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (19)
- Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full (17)
- A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (16)
- The Fugees - The Score (15)
- Tie (14)
- Notorious B.I.G - Life After Death (12)
- Tie (11)
- Tie (10)
- Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
- GZA - Liquid Swords
- OutKast - Aquemini
- Run-D.M.C - Raising Hell
- Tupac Shakur - All Eyez on Me
- Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
- Erykah Badu's Baduizm
- Missy Elliott's Supa Dupa Fly and Under Construction
- Queen Latifah's All Hail the Queen
- Salt-N-Pepa's Hot, Cool and Vicious
- TLC's Crazysexycool