# What is the best Common album?

> Three decades of jazzy boom bap, bold experiments and soul-baring poetry from Chicago. Some fans swear by the early records, others by the polished mid-2000s run.

*By YPB Team · Published October 21, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-common-album*

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1. **Like Water for Chocolate** — score 1000/1000
   A 2000 Soulquarians-era album, often named his masterpiece.
2. **Be** — score 794/1000
   Kanye West-produced 2005 album that returned Common to critical acclaim.
3. **Finding Forever** — score 680/1000
   The 2007 album, again produced largely by Kanye West, that reached No. 1.
4. **Nobody's Smiling** — score 600/1000
   A 2014 album about Chicago, produced by No I.D.
5. **Universal Mind Control** — score 529/1000
   A 2008 Neptunes-produced, club-friendly experiment.
6. **Electric Circus** — score 529/1000
   An adventurous 2002 genre-blending album.
7. **Can I Borrow a Dollar?** — score 448/1000
   Common's 1992 debut, released as Common Sense, with a youthful Chicago voice.
8. **Resurrection** — score 353/1000
   The 1994 album that made Common a conscious-rap favorite, produced by No I.D.
9. **One Day It'll All Make Sense** — score 353/1000
   A 1997 album with a wide guest list and reflective storytelling.
10. **The Dreamer/The Believer** — score 353/1000
   A 2011 album produced by No I.D. in a return to his roots.
11. **A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2** — score 353/1000
   A 2021 socially conscious album featuring several guests.
12. **Black America Again** — score 240/1000
   A 2016 politically charged album with Robert Glasper and others.
13. **Let Love** — score 240/1000
   A 2019 collaboration with Karriem Riggins, Grammy-winning.

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