Best Hamza albums

1994 wins 73% of its duels and tops the Hamza album ranking ahead of Paradise.

The gap between Paradise at rank 2 and Paradise (Deluxe) at rank 3 reaches 94 ELO points, the sharpest divide in this ranking. 1994 dominates with 1387 ELO points after 59 duels, while Paradise follows at 1299 points across 63 duels. The deluxe edition trails its standard counterpart at 1205 points, suggesting fans prefer the original tracklist. H-24 sits at rank 4 with 1196 points, just ahead of Zombie life at 1181 points in fifth position. Santa Sauce 2 holds the middle ground at rank 6 with 1174 points and a 50% win rate. At the bottom, Santa sauce trails at 1044 ELO points with a 37% win rate, while 140 BPM 2 occupies rank 7 at 1113 points, indicating these projects resonate less strongly with the community.

This ranking draws on 659 duels submitted by 43 players comparing 8 Hamza albums. The figures reflect the state of the vote as of 12 October 2026. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your own votes and shift the standings: every duel adjusts the ELO scores and reshapes the hierarchy. Whether you side with the current consensus or champion an underrated release, your choices feed directly into the ranking.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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