Nelly Albums Ranked

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album Country Grammar, of which the featured title track and the single “Ride wit Me” were top ten hits. The album peaked at number one the Billboard 200, and became Nelly’s best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. His following album Nellyville produced the number-one hits “Hot in Herre” and “Dilemma” (featuring Kelly Rowland), along with the top five single “Air Force Ones” (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics). Nelly has won multiple accolades throughout his career including three Grammy Awards and nine Billboard Music Awards. In 2005, he starred in the remake film The Longest Yard, alongside Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. He has two clothing lines, Vokal and Apple Bottoms. He has been referred to by Peter Shapiro as “one of the biggest stars of the new millennium”, and as of 2014, Nelly was ranked as the fourth-best-selling rap artist in American music history, according to the RIAA, with 21 million albums sold in the United States. In December 2009, Billboard ranked Nelly the number three Top Artist of the Decade (2000s). Here are all of Nelly albums ranked.

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8. Sweatsuit 

“First I have to begin by saying that I am a huge fan of Nelly and his music since his early days which were actually not that long ago. Loving his music has allowed me to be not only a fan but also a critic because I am able to distinguish between when he is at his best and when he is not. Nelly has come a long way from Country Grammar and this album clearly reflects his maturity as an artist and as a man. I would have loved to see him collaborate more with the Lunatics and to return to his roots but I suppose it is inevitable that every artist has to change their style and explore new things.”

7. M.O. 

“M.O. is a welcome addition to the collection! It took a few listens for this album to grow on me compared to his previous albums but there are some instantly catchy songs on here. I feel that this album has a slightly different sound to the previous ones but I’ve enjoyed the various collaborations from artists such as Florida Georgia Line and TI.”

6. 5.0 

“There are only a couple of songs on this one that I didn’t get into. A lot of good artists on this, including Notorious BIG in 1000 Stacks, that was a huge and unexpected surprise I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Still like Country Grammar the best but this is a good come back from Brass Knuckles.”

5. Sweat 

“This album is a little better than Nellyville but just not Country Grammar, which remains my favorite album of any genre ever. Tracks like “American Dream” and “Getcha Getcha” lead me to believe he still has the talent he had before, but tracks like “Tilt Ya Head Back” although nice in theory, force you to wonder what Nelly was thinking. “Another One” is apparently a diss to Chingy, which makes anyone love this song immediately. Possibly the second biggest low of this album is “Boy” with Lil’ Flip and a crank beat which is just not Nelly.”

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4. Suit 

“The album Nelly Suit is the second CD of Sweat Suit. Sweat is more of a fast, high tempo CD. Suit on the other hand, is a collection of slow songs. There are only eleven songs on the album Suit. Snoop Dogg, Jaheim, T.I., and many other rappers are featured on the album. Tim McGraw is also featured in the famous song Over and Over. The rating system for each song is as follows: one star being the lowest to five stars being the max.”

3. Brass Knuckles 

“Brass Knuckles is definitely an epic album for Nelly. We haven’t heard anything from him since The Longest Yard Soundtrack. Nelly proves why he is the an expert at party rap music that can be accepted by everyone. with collaborations from Rick Ross, Ashanti, T.I., and LL Cool J, Nelly is truly showing just how accepted he has become to mainstream America. Brass Knuckles is must have for any Nelly fan.”

2. Country Grammar 

“Country Grammar opens with a not particularly necessary skit from Cedric the Entertainer, something that’s regrettably par-for-the-course with early aughts rap albums, but then goes into “St. Louie,” which sets the tone for the rest of the album. Nelly starts with a nursery-rhyme hook about a typical day in St. Louis, and right when he gets to the line about how “some just smoke and fuck all day,” Jay E’s beat comes roaring in.”

1. Nellyville 

“NELLYVILLE could fairly be billed as its creator’s coming-of-age album, with a sophisticated sheen that’s a world and several million dollars away from its predecessor, the hugely successful COUNTRY GRAMMAR. Confidence and an undeniable musicality are the watchwords here, from the opening title track which is a both half-sung, half-rapped statement of first principles and a tour through the artist’s psyche.”