Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
| Entertainment Weekly (1992) | D |
| Entertainment Weekly (2009) | A |
| IGN | 7.8/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10 |
| PopMatters | 9/10 |
| Q | |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10 |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Rolling Stone (1992) | |
| Rolling Stone (2008) | |
Rolling Stone - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "…their most unconventional outing to date… Beneath the seeming chaos, the Beastie Boys have created a harmonious playground out of their musical fantasies."
Spin - Ranked #12 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s".
Spin - Ranked #4 in Spin's list of the "20 Best Albums Of The Year".
Alternative Press - Ranked #23 in AP's list of the "Top 99 Of '85-'95".
The Village Voice - Ranked #5 in the Village Voice's list of the 40 Best Albums Of 1992.
PitchforkMedia - Ranked # 34 in Pitchfork Media's list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1990s.
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