requiredlistening.appGet on the list →
No. 43Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums1991
The Low End Theory album coverNo. 43

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest is No. 43 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (2020 edition). It came out in 1991, has 14 tracks and runs 48 minutes. It sits between Illmatic (No. 44) and OK Computer (No. 42).

1991 · 14 tracks · No. 43 of 500

Listen

Spotify →Apple Music →YouTube Music →Amazon Music →Tidal →

Own it on vinyl

Amazon →Turntable Lab →

As an Amazon Associate, Required Listening earns from qualifying purchases.

Track list

  1. Excursions
  2. Buggin' Out
  3. Rap Promoter
  4. Butter
  5. Verses from the Abstract (feat. Vinia Mojica & Ron Carter)
  6. Show Business (feat. Diamond D, Lord Jamar & Sadat X)
  7. Vibes and Stuff
  8. Infamous Date Rape
  9. Check the Rhime
  10. Everything Is Fair
  11. Jazz (We've Got)
  12. Skypager
  13. What?
  14. Scenario (feat. Busta Rhymes, Dinco D & Charlie Brown)

Hear it all the way through

Required Listening is an iPhone app for working through all 500. Check off The Low End Theory once you've heard every track, and keep going.