Illmatic
Accolades
The information regarding accolades attributed to Illmatic is adapted from Acclaimed Music.

Illmatic

Section Title: Accolades
Table Section Text: The information regarding accolades attributed to Illmatic is adapted from Acclaimed Music.

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank

About.com	United States	100 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums	2008	1

Best Rap Albums of 1994	2008	1

10 Essential Hip-Hop Albums	2008	1

Blender	500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die	2003	*

ego trip	Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980–98	1999	1

Ink Blot	Albums of the 90s	2002	11

MTV	The Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All Time	2005	2

Music Underwater	Top 100 Albums 1990–2003	2004	45

Pitchfork	Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1990s	2003	33

Robert Dimery	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die	2006	*

Rolling Stone	The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time	2012	314

100 Best Albums of the 90s	2010	26

The Essential Recordings of the 90s	1999	*

The Source	100 Best Rap Albums	1998	*

The Critics Top 100 Black Music Albums of All Time	2006	5

Spin	Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years	2005	17

Stylus	Top 101–200 Albums of All time	2004	143

Tom Moon	1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die	2008	*

Vibe	51 Albums representing a Generation, a Sound and a Movement	2004	*

Top 10 Rap Albums	2002	4

Village Voice	Albums of the Year	2000	33

Hip Hop Connection	United Kingdom	Top 100 Readers Poll	2003	3

Mojo	Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide	2001	*

NME	The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time	2013	27

Albums of the Year	1994	33

The New Nation	Top 100 Albums by Black Artists	2004	5

Select	Albums of the Year	1994	18

The 100 Best Albums of the 90s	1996	99

Juice	Australia	The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s	1999	101

Exclaim!	Canada	100 Records That Rocked 100 Issues	2000	*

Les Inrockuptibles	France	50 Years of Rock'n'Roll	2004	*

Spex	Germany	Albums of the Year	1994	9

Juice	The Hundred Most Influential Rap Albums Ever	2002	4

OOR	Netherlands	Albums of the Year	1994	42

VPRO	299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time	2006	*

The Movement	New Zealand	The 101 Best Albums of the 90s	2004	51

Dance de Lux	Spain	The 25 Best Hip-Hop Records	2001	25

Rock de Lux	The 150 Best Albums from the 90s	2000	134

Pop	Sweden	Albums of the Year	1994	9

(*) designates lists that are unordered.

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In 1998, Illmatic was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.

final_sentence: In 1998, Illmatic was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.