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Paid in Full (1987) Beta

All time rank:	142 of 1,000
1980s rank:	26 of 178
1987 rank:	4 of 17
List appearances:	15 lists
Genres:	Hip Hop Boom Bap Conscious Hip Hop Data provided by Discogs
Released:	7 July 1987
Label:	4th & B'way Records
Wikipedia:	Paid in Full (album)
MusicBrainz:	Release group
Discogs:	Master release
Wikidata:	Q1643785
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Source Lists (15)

All time 6

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2024	Paste	The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time	245
2023	Rolling Stone	The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time	61
2013	NME	The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time	185
2012	Rolling Stone	500 Greatest Albums of All Time	228
2006	Time	The All-TIME 100 Albums	1
2002	Rockdelux	Los 200 mejores discos del siglo XX	172

2024 Paste

2023 Rolling Stone

2013 NME

2012 Rolling Stone

500 Greatest Albums of All Time #228

2006 Time

2002 Rockdelux

Los 200 mejores discos del siglo XX #172

Decade 4

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2022	Treble	The 150 Best Albums of the 1980s	35
2018	Pitchfork	The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s	11
2012	Slant	The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s	32
2002	Pitchfork	The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s	52

2022 Treble

2018 Pitchfork

2012 Slant

2002 Pitchfork

Miscellaneous 5

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2015	Spin	The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years	62
2014	Rockdelux	Los 300 discos del 30 aniversario de la revista Rockdelux	71
2010	Spin	125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years	22
2008	Entertainment Weekly	The 50 best albums in the past 25 years	61
2005	Spin	Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years	47

2015 Spin

2014 Rockdelux

Los 300 discos del 30 aniversario de la revista Rockdelux #71

2010 Spin

2008 Entertainment Weekly

2005 Spin

Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years #47

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