Kanye West Albums Ranked
Every Kanye West album ranked worst to best by the fans who voted, one head-to-head matchup at a time. Their #1: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
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- 27albums
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- 86fans voting
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- 1890votes
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- 984avg rating
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Most streamed Kanye West albums
The Life of Pablo
2016
6.19bn
Graduation
2007
9.65bn
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2010
6.06bn
Every play of every song on the album, as of 13 October 2026. Where an album has several editions, the biggest figure counts. No Spotify total for KIDS SEE GHOSTS II, Wolves, ye (Slowed, Cuck, WAVES, VULURES 3, DONDA: Pio Pico Sessions, Job Well Done, G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night, TurboGrafx16, GOD WANTS YOU, SWISH, YEBU, CARTI YE and In a Perfect World.
Most streamed Kanye West songs
- 1Heartless2.13bn890k/day
- 2Flashing Lights1.94bn1.2m/day
- 3Ni**as In Paris1.92bn626k/day
- 4Stronger1.91bn703k/day
- 5Gold Digger1.58bn373k/day
- 6Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 11.54bn356k/day
- 7Bound 21.44bn530k/day
- 8FourFiveSeconds1.4bn301k/day
- 9Runaway1.28bn655k/day
- 10POWER1.24bn435k/day
Source: Spotify lifetime totals via kworb.net. Albums as of 13 October 2026, songs as of 13 October 2026. Stream counts are not votes and are never mixed into the fan ranking.
Kanye West albums: your questions
- What is Kanye West's best album?
- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) is Kanye West's #1 album on TakeRank, winning 74% of its 357 head-to-head matchups.
- What is Kanye West's most underrated album?
- Late Registration (2005) sits at #4 but wins 69% of its matchups, the best record of any Kanye West album outside their top three.
- How many albums has Kanye West released?
- Kanye West has released 27 studio albums between 2004 and 2025.
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