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Best hip-hop albums of the 1980s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best hip-hop album of the 1980s is A Salt With a Deadly Pepa by Salt-N-Pepa, rated 4.7/5 by 3 listeners.

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  1. A Salt With a Deadly Pepa cover№ 1A Salt With a Deadly PepaSalt-N-Pepa · 19884.2Weighted score4.7 avg · 3 ratings
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  1. 2It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back coverIt Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackPublic Enemy · 19884.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings
  2. 3Paid in Full coverPaid in FullEric B. & Rakim · 19874.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings
  3. 4Straight Outta Compton coverStraight Outta ComptonN.W.A · 19884.0 score · 4.1 avg · 12 ratings
  4. 5Rock the House coverRock the HouseDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince · 19874.0 score · 4.1 avg · 6 ratings
  5. 6Licensed to Ill coverLicensed to IllBeastie Boys · 19864.0 score · 4.1 avg · 8 ratings
  6. 7Swass coverSwassSir Mix-A-Lot · 19883.9 score · 3.9 avg · 7 ratings
  7. 8And in This Corner... coverAnd in This Corner...DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince · 19893.9 score · 3.9 avg · 4 ratings
  8. 93 Feet High and Rising cover3 Feet High and RisingDe La Soul · 19893.9 score · 3.8 avg · 11 ratings
  9. 10All for Love coverAll for LoveNew Edition · 19853.8 score · 3.6 avg · 4 ratings
  10. 11Rhyme Pays coverRhyme PaysIce-T · 19872 ratings
  11. 12Lōc-ed After Dark coverLōc-ed After DarkTone-Lōc · 19892 ratings
  12. 13No More Mr. Nice Guy coverNo More Mr. Nice GuyGang Starr · 19892 ratings
  13. 14Radio coverRadioLL Cool J · 19852 ratings
  14. 15Paul's Boutique coverPaul's BoutiqueBeastie Boys · 19892 ratings
  15. 16N.W.A. and the Posse coverN.W.A. and the PosseN.W.A · 19871 rating
  16. 17Long Live the Kane coverLong Live the KaneBig Daddy Kane · 19881 rating
  17. 18The Great Adventures of Slick Rick coverThe Great Adventures of Slick RickSlick Rick · 19881 rating
  18. 19Duck Rock coverDuck RockMalcolm McLaren · 19831 rating
  19. 20Hot, Cool & Vicious coverHot, Cool & ViciousSalt-N-Pepa · 19861 rating
  20. 21He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper coverHe's the DJ, I'm the RapperDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince · 19881 rating
  21. 22Lyte as a Rock coverLyte as a RockMC Lyte · 19881 rating
  22. 23Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop coverGhetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip HopBoogie Down Productions · 19891 rating
  23. 24Walking With a Panther coverWalking With a PantherLL Cool J · 19891 rating
  24. 25Bigger and Deffer coverBigger and DefferLL Cool J · 19871 rating
  25. 26Raising Hell coverRaising HellRun-DMC · 1986
  26. 27Strictly Business coverStrictly BusinessEPMD · 1988
  27. 28Back on the Block coverBack on the BlockQuincy Jones · 1989
  28. 29No One Can Do It Better coverNo One Can Do It BetterThe D.O.C. · 1989
  29. 30Unfinished Business coverUnfinished BusinessEPMD · 1989
  30. 31Eazy-Duz-It coverEazy-Duz-ItEazy-E · 1988
  31. 32Power coverPowerIce-T · 1988
  32. 33It's a Big Daddy Thing coverIt's a Big Daddy ThingBig Daddy Kane · 1989
  33. 34Tougher Than Leather (Expanded Edition) coverTougher Than Leather (Expanded Edition)Run-DMC · 1988
  34. 35Yo! Bum Rush the Show coverYo! Bum Rush the ShowPublic Enemy · 1987
  35. 36King Of Rock (Expanded Edition) coverKing Of Rock (Expanded Edition)Run-DMC · 1985
  36. 37Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang coverBa-Dop-Boom-BangGrandmaster Flash · 1987
  37. 38Jam On Revenge coverJam On RevengeNewcleus · 1984
  38. 39All Hail the Queen coverAll Hail the QueenQueen Latifah · 1989
  39. 40Let's Get It Started coverLet's Get It StartedMC Hammer · 1988
  40. 41By All Means Necessary coverBy All Means NecessaryBoogie Down Productions · 1988
  41. 42Follow the Leader coverFollow the LeaderEric B. & Rakim · 1988
  42. 4333““45““78 cover33““45““78Stereo MCs · 1989
  43. 44Sex Packets coverSex PacketsDigital Underground · 1989
  44. 45The Cactus Album coverThe Cactus Album3rd Bass · 1989
  45. 46Jam On It - The Definitive CD Single coverJam On It - The Definitive CD SingleNewcleus · 1984
  46. 47The Light coverThe LightAfrika Bambaataa · 1988
  47. 48Seminar coverSeminarSir Mix-A-Lot · 1989
  48. 49El Soberano de la Cumbia coverEl Soberano de la CumbiaChacalón y la Nueva Crema · 1983
  49. 50Los Auténticos (Remastered Edition) coverLos Auténticos (Remastered Edition)Los Shapis · 1982

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