| Number | Album | Artist | Release Date | Average score | Number of reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Run the Jewels 2 | Run The Jewels | October 24 | 89 | 35 reviews |
| 2 | Cadillactica | Big K.R.I.T. | November 10 | 88 | 10 reviews |
| 3 | PRhyme | Royce da 5'9 & DJ Premier | December 9 | 84 | 5 reviews |
| 4 | Piñata | Freddie Gibbs & Madlib | March 18 | 82 | 18 reviews |
| 5 | Cilvia Demo | Isaiah Rashad | January 28 | 82 | 13 reviews |
| 6 | Lese Majesty | Shabazz Palaces | July 28 | 81 | 29 reviews |
| 7 | Honest | Future | April 22 | 80 | 21 reviews |
| 8 | My Krazy Life | YG | March 18 | 80 | 16 reviews |
| 9 | Lord Steppington | Evidence and The Alchemist | January 21 | 79 | 11 reviews |
| 10 | Oxymoron | Schoolboy Q | February 25 | 78 | 31 reviews |
| 11 | Broke with Expensive Taste | Azealia Banks | November 6 | 78 | 25 reviews |
| 12 | So It Goes | Ratking | April 8 | 78 | 19 reviews |
| 13 | Nobody's Smiling | Common | July 22 | 77 | 17 reviews |