Jay-Z's Albums, Ranked From Worst To Best

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  1. 'The Blueprint' (2001)
  2. 'Reasonable Doubt' (1996)
  3. 'Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter' (1999)
  4. 'Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life' (1998)
  5. 'The Black Album' (2003)
  6. 'In My Lifetime, Vol. 1' (1997)
  7. Jay-Z and Kanye West, 'Watch the Throne' (2011)
  8. '4:44' (2017)
  9. 'The Dynasty: Roc La Familia' (2000)
  10. 'American Gangster' (2007)
  11. The Carters, 'Everything Is Love' (2018)
  12. 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' (2013)
  13. R. Kelly & Jay-Z, 'The Best of Both Worlds' (2002)
  14. 'The Blueprint 3' (2009)
  15. 'The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse' (2002)
  16. 'Kingdom Come' (2006)
  17. R. Kelly & Jay-Z, 'Unfinished Business' (2004)

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