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Anderson .Paak

Anderson .Paak’s albums, ranked by what the critics we trust thought of each one. 3 have a B-Side Breakdown, averaging 76 (Keeper). See the discography in release order.

What is Anderson .Paak’s best album?

By the critics, it’s Malibu (2016), with a B-Side Breakdown of 80 (Keeper) from 8 reviews. 88% of them liked it.

Next best: Ventura (79). Lowest rated: Oxnard (69).

Anderson .Paak albums ranked

Best to worst by B-Side Breakdown.

  1. 1. Malibu (2016): 80 Keeper
  2. 2. Ventura (2019): 79 Keeper
  3. 3. Oxnard (2018): 69 Mixed Bag

Anderson .Paak discography, in release order

The earliest here80Malibu, 2016. Still the best reviewed.The latest79Ventura, 2019. 1 point below Malibu.

The career, by Breakdown

Every Anderson .Paak album with a B-Side Breakdown, in release order. Above the dashed line, most critics liked it.

5010070likedMalibu (2016): 80802016Oxnard (2018): 69692018Ventura (2019): 79792019

Every Anderson .Paak album we track, oldest first.

  1. 2016Album cover for Malibu by Anderson .PaakMalibu80 Keeper
  2. 2018Album cover for Oxnard by Anderson .PaakOxnard69 Mixed Bag
  3. 2019Album cover for Ventura by Anderson .PaakVentura79 Keeper

Which critics love Anderson .Paak, and which don’t

Each outlet’s scores set against the other critics on the same albums. Outlets that scored at least 3 Anderson .Paak albums.

Warmest on Anderson .PaakAllMusic12 points above the other critics, on average, across 3 albums.Coolest on Anderson .PaakRolling Stone11 points below the other critics, on average, across 3 albums.

Outlet by outlet

Average points above or below the other critics. Tap an outlet for its scores album by album.

AllMusic3 albums+12
  1. Malibu 2016100 vs 77 from 7 others +23
  2. Oxnard 201880 vs 68 from 7 others +12
  3. Ventura 201980 vs 79 from 11 others +1

All AllMusic reviews

Pitchfork3 albums−1
  1. Malibu 201686 vs 79 from 7 others +7
  2. Oxnard 201870 vs 69 from 7 others +1
  3. Ventura 201969 vs 80 from 11 others −11

All Pitchfork reviews

Consequence3 albums−1
  1. Malibu 201685 vs 79 from 7 others +6
  2. Oxnard 201865 vs 70 from 7 others −5
  3. Ventura 201975 vs 79 from 11 others −4

All Consequence reviews

Rolling Stone3 albums−11
  1. Malibu 201660 vs 82 from 7 others −22
  2. Oxnard 201860 vs 71 from 7 others −11
  3. Ventura 201980 vs 79 from 11 others +1

All Rolling Stone reviews

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