Erykah BaduBest Erykah Badu Albums Ranked
8.4
Avg Score
75
Opinions
15
Albums
23
Reviewers
Summary from 75 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Erykah Badu’s catalog across 15 albums from 75 opinions, with an overall average of 8.4/10. The top-rated Erykah Badu album is Mama's Gun (2000) with a 9.0/10 average from 10 ratings, followed by Baduizm and New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1997 to 2026. Echos ranks as the highest-rated Erykah Badu song on Rate.fm with a 9.5/10 average.
Echos
Erykah Badu • 2026
On & On
Erykah Badu • 1997
I Just Play A Part (feat. DJ Creole Princess, Westside Gunn & Joi)
Erykah Badu • 2026
Baduizm
“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit Erykah Badu’s 1997 debut, an existential anchor of the neo-soul movement.”
Mama's Gun
“Erykah Badu's second album is dense with ideas and sounds that draw from the past and look toward the future. Released in November 2000, it embodies the millennial tensions of that pivotal year.”
Before The World Blows
“Erykah Badu’s first studio album in 16 years arrives after a cryptic, stop-start rollout, carrying a title fit for the final broadcast before civilisation loses signal. Yet ‘Before the World Blows’, her long-awaited collaboration with venerated rap auteur The Alchemist, is less interested in predicting doomsday than asking what deserves protection when everything already feels volatile. Her answe”
Before The World Blows
“A truly great album that didn’t feel like copy paste Alchemist beats but ones made specifically for Erykah. Start was amazing but had a run of some good but not great songs. But redeem its self from the climax of the album. Stacked features didn’t disappoint and was the perfect selection on this kind of experimental jazzy atmosphere”
Mama's Gun
“Funky album, wonderfully produced and very entertaining”
Before The World Blows
“Honestly this was very unique for R&B. Some of them were not for me but that doesn’t mean they were bad songs. Added 6/16 to my playlist. Found some of the ones that weren’t overly listened to better than the popular tracks. I just think the scratchy voice of Badu sometimes hits me the wrong way.”