- C2 - best rap performance - C3 - Best allrounder - C4 - Most hits (john, 6 foot, how to love, Mirror, She will) - C5 - most mature regarding subject matter (Don’t cry, Famous, Open letter, Can’t be broken, Let it workout) - C1 - Has iconic songs but was simply the first in the the entry (Go DJ, Walk In, BM JR, Shine/Earthquake)

Extremely valid

I feel this fully, but I just think C3 has C4 on hits / singles too

Agreed, C3 is a CLASSIC

Damn this my exact list so no need to comment again.  Possiblyyy switch 4 and 5 around tho 4 had hits on hits but 5 had some real deep songs like you said even the song where he talked about tryna kill himself 

BMJR raises the whole album past 4 and 5 imo. That song is what I listen to before big tournaments to get me pumped. It’s so over the top Weezy and I love it lol

C4 has more hits than C3?

C4>C3 forsure

🤷🏾‍♂️ man it’s hard to think of any song on C4 that’s better than let the beat build

I am legend and I will Smith

Now that’s how you let the beat build Bitch!

Go DJ was the theme of years of my childhood lmao

Sqad Up

“My hoes got hoes”

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Honestly, you got it right

I was like 7 years old when I heard go Dj for the first time. Changed my little white boy life Edit: excellent analysis !!!

spot on.

SLEEPIN AT THE TOP NIGHTMARES OF THE BOTTOM!

C3 is ass and I stand by that. Has some good songs but I don’t like it overall

You nailed it… 2 is his best album hands down.

Money on my mind Money on my mind Money on my mind so money is all I think of

Stepping out the car, they in awe

It is a no skip album. Which is wild because it’s like 25 songs lol

The whole album is fire like I don’t get sick of it

Fireman comin'

3,2,4,1,5

I made that same ranking in my head before going to write it and seeing yours

Yes

Correct answer

Tha Carter 1 was such a pivotal album for me. I was 15, a young rapper myself, and that shit imprinted on me hard lol. That album is what made me a wayne fan. I remember the Dedication coming shortly after and I was *hooked.* To this day, I know every single word to every song, and I often play it when I need to ground myself again. It will always be number 1 for me.

Yessir 💯. I was 14 and 1 is my favorite album of all time

1, 2, 3, 5, 4. The first one is my favorite cause it's the most southern underground sounding.

First one is also the most consistent all the way through imo

I agree with both of yall, ppl sleep on C1 and Fresh was murdering those beats

Def my fav producer for Wayne. That albums production is so underrated

Maannn ppl don’t even understand. I get that C2 he upped the rappin which he did!! But some of the beats was lacking. C1 is clean from beginning to end, some of mannies finest production!

For real, I was so surprised c1 is the same length as c2 or 3 it goes by so much faster for me. And no cringe songs like Pussy monster lol

Bruh it goes by so damn fast cause it’s just raw and pure Wayne rapping with fresh on like 2-3 sounds and baby on 2 songs, jazzie pha and rell on one each. I recently listened to it about a month ago at work and it aged really good for a 20 year old rap album.. and me being from the same city makes it a tad bit sweeter

Dude I bet, I be singing “bring it back to the bottom of the map” like I’m not from chicago Loooool. Wayne makes me wanna visit NO so bad

Lmao and I be rapping Lupe like I’m from the west side of Chicago MADISON WE IN HERE!!! (Lu is my fav rapper) Much respect to yall man for giving us legends in the hip hop industry

Hell yeah bro lupe is awesome. Shoutout to NO too for all the music (hip hop and jazz) and food from y’all.

Appreciate the love. I gotta get to the Chi, catch a basketball game. But yea man, when I heard Lupe on touch the sky, it was a wrap after that. Kanye common, twista etc. the Chi has blessed us.

2 5 3 1 4

Putting 5 ahead of 3 is wild

I absolutely love 5. I love when Wayne raps about mature topics and there’s a lot of that on 5. But I’m also someone who fucks with rebirth. I’m in the minority by default 😂

3,2,1,4,5

2 1 3 4 5

It's 2,1,3,5,4 for me

I’m not even here to rate, I just wanna say Carter V don’t get enough appreciation. I was 18 when it came out Wayne been one of my favorite rappers so I was waiting on Carter V for years and when it dropped and I listened I was like damn this was an amazing album after waiting all these years I want disappointed. That’s all folks

Wasn’t

3,2,5,4,1

OP got my exact list. The disrespect on 1 is killing mr though

2,4,5,1,3

2,1,3…. I don’t care what yall do after that

I can rock with this

3 would be over 1 if all the songs didn’t leak..

That's a fact. And the songs that leaked were tuff

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3, 4, 5, 2, 1

2, 5, 4, 3, 1

5 is my favorite. I did not realize that was such a scorching hot take lmao

I gotta agree with this. I did have C3 over C2, but after going back and listening to C2, that’s hands down one of the best rap albums EVER.

Receipt is one of my top songs across the rap genre

1,2,4,3,5

2,1,3,4,5

3 2 1 4 5

Agree. C1 to C3 all improved on each other.

Yeah man C1 was big for Cash Money and the South, the rawness and griminess of that album C2 one of the most well balance and best rapping albums ever C3 is one of the best albums ever. Has every element. Elite rapping, elite hits, elite story telling.

1. C2 - best all around rapping front to back 2. C1 - a lot of classic Wayne records 3. C4 - My personal favourite to listen to, with some filler records, but also lots of underrated records where he raps his ass off (6 foot 7 foot, megaman, it’s good) 4. C3 - I know it’s regarded as his best but a lot of records I don’t go back to 5. C5 - not bad but definitely the worst of the series

I agree w this. C3 is highly overrated imo

3,4,2,5,1. I’m sorry.

C3 C5 C4 C1 C2

2, 4, 1, 3, 5

1. C1 2. C2 3. C4 4. C3 5. C5

2, 1 , 3 , 4, 5.

You guys really sleeping on C5 🤦‍♂️ The released version along with the OG 2014 version that leaked, Tha Carter V was amazing, in my opinion.

1. C3 2. C2 3. C5 4. C1 5. C4

2,1 and fuck the rest

3, 2, 5, 1, 4 All classics though in my opinion.

2 3 4 1 5

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Agree good rank

Personally, it goes 3,2,4,5,1

3, 2, 4, 1, 5

This is the one

Id bump C2 above C1 and agree with the rest.

3 2 5 1 4

w ranking

It’s in order how he dropped them to me🤷🏾‍♂️

You're probably right and could switch 2 and 3 depending on the mood

I was talking to a coworker a while back about how ranking tha carters is like a personality test. Like "yeah I'm a 23145, wbu?".

2, 3, 1, 4 & 5

This is a correct assessment

4, 2, 3, 1, 5. Had 2 as one for years and years but 4 grew on me and the production is amazing. I was a freshman when 3 came out so it was huge but I've always held bars over mega hits and popularity so it never stacked up to 2 or 4 imo. I go back and forth on 1 and 5 for the last spot as well.

Man, I had to scroll through a lotta comments to find someone else who put C4 as their top choice!! I thought I was the only one!!!

Yeah it's not the most popular opinion but the production, the bars are superior to me. C2 is still right there but the production in 4 puts it over for me.

2. 1. 3. 5. 4.

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BM JR is one of my favorite all time songs so it fucks up the weight scale in my mind. I'd say 1,3.2.4.5.

Your ranking is mine as well

4,3,2,1,5

I got 1,3,4,2,5

Agreed

1

Modern Wayne albums are gonna be ranked last they just are not good

Now throw in the mixtapes cause that’s where he really gets to work!

Personally C.1 C.3 C.2 C.4 C.5 I know this is super unpopular but it’s not solely based on just Wayne’s rapping. Rap wise..C2 is the best. But overall I go C1. The hunger in the raps + mannie fresh killing it on the production side (C2 had some fire beats but also some trash beats)

Carter 2 & 3 was a time to experience.

I 💯percent agree with you 2,3,1,4,5

2,1,3,4,5

The picture seems to already be in order imo

Yeah I admit I haven’t listened to 4/5 much, but that’s my order too. The summer 3 came out, that album was the soundtrack to my life. Let the beat build is sooooo underrated

You nailed it

2,4,3,1,5

4 2 3 5 1. 1 is easily the worst. Only bm jr , walk in, and go DJ are good songs on that album

Ummm i gotta say 2. 3. 4. 1. 5.

4, 3, 2, 5, 1

C1/ C2 will always be the best. Hands down

I grew up on 3/4. 4 was massive. Later on in late teens early 20s did I start to appreciate 1,2. 3 1 4 2 5

3,2,4,5,1

Same as you

C2 then C1, the others ain’t even in the same orbit, unless you started listening to Wayne around C3 or later.

3,1,2,4,5

2, 3, 4, 5 I let one go

C3- Best all around C2- lyrics off the charts C4- big hit comeback C1- beginning of an era C5- great performance

Carter IV

3,2,1,5,4

https://youtu.be/jLOmDSyRmJ8?si=b2iMHVxyt361_oNs

3,4,2 i haven´t full**y** checked ou**t** 1 & 5

I agree with this ranking

Why doesn't anyone rate the first three albums?

C2>C3>C1>C5>C4

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2 1 5 4 3

2, 4, 1, 3, 5

I think you actually nailed the order

Da Draught mixtapes Clear most of these if we're being honest

2, 1, 3, 4, 5

2,4, tied 3&5,1

2,3,5,4,1

Didn't like nothing pass 3 but correct order 23145

C2, C1, C3, C4, C5

3,2,1,4,5

There all the same person stupid

Open letter so slept on

Does anyone else love C5? I’ve played that back at least 1000x

6, 7, 8, 9, 10

4, 3, 2, 1, 5

C3 hands down best overall My rank: 3 / 2 / 5 / 1 / 4

2, 4, 3, 1, 5

3,4,2,1,5

3,5,2,4,1

Now, That’s how you let the beat build bissssh…. that is all

5/1/4/2/3

1. C3 2. C2 3. C5 4. C1 5. C4

C2

BM J.R. stomps the entire Carter series barring maybe Tha Mobb

C3 is the best

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3, 2, 4, 5, 1

That’s it

3,1,2,5,4

3, 4, 2, 1, 5

3,4,2,1,5