Public EnemyBest Public Enemy Albums Ranked
8.4
Avg Score
38
Opinions
18
Albums
15
Reviewers
Summary from 38 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Public Enemy's catalog across 18 albums from 38 opinions, with an overall average of 8.4/10. The top-rated Public Enemy album is Fear of a Black Planet (1990) with a 9.0/10 average from 7 ratings, followed by It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and Power To The People And The Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits. The discography on Wavelength spans 1988 to 2025. Bring The Noise ranks as the highest-rated Public Enemy song on Wavelength with a 9.7/10 average.
Fear of a Black Planet
1990
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
1988
Power To The People And The Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits
2005
What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?
2020
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
1991
The Evil Empire of Everything
2012
There’s a Poison Goin On…
2004
Public Enemy: The Revolverlution Tour (live)
2002
Black Sky Over The Projects: Apartment 2025
2025
Man Plans God Laughs
2015
Bring That Beat Back
2006
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
“A landmark hip-hop album that redefined what the genre could achieve politically and sonically.”
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
“These landmark albums have been remastered and reissued in 2xCD sets, accompanied by period bonus tracks, instrumentals, and remixes. They remain encouraging reminders of what a hip-hop album can be to the world.”
Power To The People And The Beats - Public Enemy's Greatest Hits
“This well-chosen, single-disc PE best-of highlights the band's power, vitality, and invention but is no substitute for their early studio albums.”
What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?
“New album What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? is their first for Def Jam in 25 years”
What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?
“When news arrived last month that Public Enemy had re-signed to Def Jam Records – a cultural institution that they helped build with the likes of LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys – hip-hop fans got excited, and rightfully so. Back on the label that helped turn them into cult heroes, the radical rap group, whose current lineup consists of Chuck D, Flavor Flav and DJ Lord, also announced ‘What You Gon”
What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?
“Chuck D and Flavor Flav summon the steely spirit of their Eighties heyday for a new hour of chaos”
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