What is Kanye West's best album?

This position names The College Dropout as Kanye West's best album. It argues that his debut — recorded before his ego took over, and fully self-produced — set his career in motion and altered the course of hip-hop history, remaining his finest work.

The grand, elaborate Late Registration took West's concepts from The College Dropout to a new level, taking influence from a range of genres and deep lyrical themes.

The electronic-influenced Graduation, Kanye West's highest-selling album and containing arguably his biggest hit in Stronger, was his most popular work commerically for a reason: it's his best album.

The emotional 808s and Heartbreak marked a sudden change in direction for West. Though its reception was mixed at the time, its influence proves its status as Kanye West's best album.

Following a great deal of negative publicity after the 2009 VMAs, Kanye West set out to win back approval with his magnum opus, the sprawling My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

This position names Yeezus Kanye West's best album. Though his most jarring work sonically and lyrically, it argues the record was his boldest commercial gamble, confronted racial issues with rare urgency, and deliberately challenges the listener throughout.

Kanye West's 2016 Album, the Life of Pablo, underwent frequent changes before, and even after, release. Ultimately, these changes produced the best album West has ever recorded.