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No. 155Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums2003
The Black Album album coverNo. 155

The Black Album

Jay-Z

The Black Album by Jay-Z is No. 155 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (2020 edition). It came out in 2003, has 14 tracks and runs 56 minutes. It sits between Let It Be (No. 156) and Amazing Grace (No. 154).

2003 · 14 tracks · No. 155 of 500

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Track list

  1. Interlude
  2. December 4th
  3. What More Can I Say
  4. Encore
  5. Change Clothes
  6. Dirt Off Your Shoulder
  7. Threat
  8. Moment of Clarity
  9. 99 Problems
  10. Public Service Announcement (Interlude)
  11. Justify My Thug
  12. Lucifer
  13. Allure
  14. My 1st Song

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