The 18 Best Lauryn Hill Songs of All Time

Genre-blurring solo landmarks share the field with the group anthems that made her a legend, spanning tender confessionals and razor-sharp verses. Cast your vote!

1. 1
   Ex-Factor

   The aching breakup ballad from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, widely sampled and covered.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Doo Wop (That Thing)

   Her Grammy-winning 1998 solo debut single that topped the Billboard Hot 100.
   930pts
3. 3
   How Many Mics

   Her standout verse on the opening track of the Fugees' The Score.
   930pts
4. 4
   Ready or Not

   The brooding 1996 Fugees hit from The Score, a defining track of 90s hip-hop.
   636pts
5. 5
   The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

   The reflective title track that anchors her landmark 1998 solo album.
   636pts
6. 6
   Everything Is Everything

   An uplifting Miseducation single featuring a young John Legend on piano.
   520pts
7. 7
   Fu-Gee-La

   The breakout 1996 Fugees single that introduced The Score's sound to the mainstream.
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8. 8
   Killing Me Softly

   Her show-stopping lead vocal on the Fugees' Grammy-winning 1996 cover of the Roberta Flack classic.
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9. 9
   Lost Ones

   The fierce opening rap salvo of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
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10. 10
    Can't Take My Eyes Off You

    Her soulful hidden-track cover of the Frankie Valli classic on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which became a radio favorite around the world.
11. 11
    Turn Your Lights Down Low

    Her 1999 virtual duet with Bob Marley, reworking his love song for the Chant Down Babylon project and The Best Man soundtrack.
12. 12
    Nothing Even Matters

    Her tender duet with D'Angelo on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, a slow-burning love song often cited among the album's finest moments.
13. 13
    If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)

    Nas's 1996 hit from It Was Written, carried by Lauryn Hill's soaring sung hook that reimagines the Kurtis Blow classic.
14. 14
    To Zion

    Her moving ode to her firstborn son, featuring Carlos Santana's guitar, about choosing motherhood over the demands of her career.
15. 15
    The Sweetest Thing

    Lauryn Hill's 1997 love song with the Refugee Camp All-Stars from the Love Jones soundtrack, a lush soul ballad that previewed her solo direction.
16. 16
    Tell Him

    The closing prayer of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, a gentle love song drawing its words from the thirteenth chapter of 1 Corinthians.
17. 17
    I Used to Love Him

    Her bittersweet duet with Mary J. Blige on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill about walking away from a love that cost her too much.
18. 18
    Mystery of Iniquity

    The searing acoustic indictment of the justice system from MTV Unplugged No. 2.0, later famously interpolated in Kanye West's 'All Falls Down'.

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