In 1998, The Score was included in The Source's 100 best rap albums list, and in 2020, the album was ranked number 134 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In addition to receiving mostly favorable reviews upon its release, The Score has garnered a considerable amount of acclaim over the years, with many music critics and publications noting it as one of the greatest albums of the 1990s, as well as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. As of June 2021, the album is the fifth most streamed rap album released in the 1990s on Spotify. With an estimated 22 million copies sold worldwide, the album has become one of the best-selling albums of all time, at the time of its release it became the best-selling hip-hop album of all time, and remains the best-selling album by a hip-hop group. It is the best-selling album by an American hip-hop act in France, where the album has been certified Diamond. As of February 2021, The Score has been certified seven times platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The singles " Killing Me Softly", " Fu-Gee-La", and " Ready or Not" also achieved notable chart success, and helped the group achieve worldwide recognition. It also topped the Top R&B/Hip-hop Albums chart for eight weeks, becoming the longest running number-one for a hip-hop group, and topped the 1996 year-end chart. Upon its release, The Score was a commercial success, peaking at the number-one spot on the Billboard 200, and becoming the third best selling album of 1996. Most versions of the album feature four bonus tracks, including three remixes of "Fu-Gee-La", and a short acoustic Wyclef Jean solo track entitled "Mista Mista". The album's guest verses are from Outsidaz members Rah Digga, Young Zee, and Pacewon, as well as Omega, John Forté, and Diamond D. Primarily, The Score's production was handled by the Fugees themselves, Jerry Duplessis and Warren Riker, with additional production from Salaam Remi, John Forté, Diamond D, and Shawn King. The album features a wide range of samples and instrumentation, with many aspects of alternative hip-hop that would come to dominate the hip-hop music scene in the mid-late 1990s. The Score was released worldwide on February 13, 1996, on Columbia Records.
In 1998, the album was included in The Source's 100 best rap albums list, and in 2012, it was ranked number 469 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.The Score is the second and final studio album by the hip hop trio Fugees. In addition to receiving mostly favorable reviews upon its release, the album has garnered a considerable amount of acclaim over the years, with many music critics and publications noting it as one of the greatest albums of the 1990s, as well as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. On October 3, 1997, The Score was certified six times platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The singles "Killing Me Softly", "Fu-Gee-La", and "Ready or Not" also achieved notable chart success, and helped the group achieve worldwide recognition. Upon its release, The Score was a commercial success, peaking at the number one spot on both the Billboard 200, and the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart (it was a number-one album on the latter in 1996 on the year-end chart). The album's guest raps are from Outsidaz members Rah Digga, Young Zee and Pacewon, as well as Omega, John Forté, and Diamond D. The Score's production was handled mostly by the Fugees themselves, Jerry Duplessis and Warren Riker, with additional production from Salaam Remi, John Forté, Diamond D, Warren Riker and Shawn King. The album features a wide range of samples and instrumentation, with many aspects of alternative hip hop that would come to dominate the hip hop music scene in the mid-late 1990s. The Score is the second and final studio album by the hip hop trio Fugees, released worldwide Februon Columbia Records.
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