Life After Death (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Life After Death" in English language version.

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28web.archive.org

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10billboard.com

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6rollingstone.com

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2xxlmag.com

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2vibe.com

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2robertchristgau.com

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2about.com

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2books.google.com

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2riaa.com

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2officialcharts.com

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1theboombox.com

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1cnn.com

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1mtv.com

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1thesource.com

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1youtube.com

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1ew.com

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1latimes.com

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1nme.com

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1pitchfork.com

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1archive.org

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1pqarchiver.com

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1nytimes.com

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1files.wordpress.com

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1stylusmagazine.com

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1blender.com

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1openlibrary.org

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1rapmusicguide.com

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1ultratop.be

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1dutchcharts.nl

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1offiziellecharts.de

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1charts.nz

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1swedishcharts.com

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1slagerlistak.hu

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1jamshowbiz.com

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1musiccanada.com

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1ifpi.dk

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1bpi.co.uk

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about.com (Global: 216^th place; English: 186^th place)

rap.about.com

"The Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of all Time". Rap.about.com. January 6, 2012. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
Adaso, Henry. "Best Rap Albums of 1997" Archived April 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. about.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

allmusic.com (Global: 25^th place; English: 22^nd place)

Birchmeier, Jason. "Life After Death – The Notorious B.I.G." AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2009.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Sheffield, Rob (2004). "The Notorious B.I.G.". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 592. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

billboard.com (Global: 19^th place; English: 18^th place)

"Information Not Found". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
Cabison, Rosalie (January 2, 2013). "Billboard 200™". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
"The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
"The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
"The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
"The Notorious B.I.G. Scores Fifth Million-Selling Album". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

blender.com (Global: 3,836^th place; English: 2,252^nd place)

"I Am A Capitalist! – The 100 Greatest American Albums of All Time". Blender. No. 5. Dennis Publishing Ltd. February 2002. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

"Top 20 Albums of the Year". Spin. Vol. 14, no. 1. New York. January 1998. p. 86. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). "1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade – The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.

bpi.co.uk (Global: 292^nd place; English: 226^th place)

"British album certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 4, 2013. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Life After Death Notorious B.I.G. in the "Search:" field.

charts.nz (Global: 720^th place; English: 419^th place)

"Life+After+Death&cat=a Charts.nz – The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2013.

cnn.com (Global: 28^th place; English: 26^th place)

"Gangsta rap revels in Life After Death". CNN. April 11, 1997. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

dutchcharts.nl (Global: 400^th place; English: 259^th place)

"Life+After+Death&cat=a Dutchcharts.nl – The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2013.

ew.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 31^st place)

Browne, David (April 11, 1997). "Life After Death". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 8, 2009.

files.wordpress.com (Global: 869^th place; English: 864^th place)

thimk.files.wordpress.com

Gonzales, Michael A. (May 1997). "Notorious B.I.G., Life After Death ... Till Death Do Us Part (Bad Boy/Arista)". The Source (92): 79. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

ifpi.dk (Global: 2,432^nd place; English: 1,597^th place)

"Danish album certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

jamshowbiz.com (Global: 4,999^th place; English: 2,603^rd place)

"ALBUMS : Top 100 of 1997". Archived from the original on March 20, 2001.

latimes.com (Global: 22^nd place; English: 19^th place)

Coker, Cheo Hodari (March 26, 1997). "A Memorable 'Life' on Its Own Merits". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2020.

mtv.com (Global: 80^th place; English: 67^th place)

MTV News Staff (February 1, 2000). "BIGGIE LP FIRST HARDCORE DIAMOND ALBUM". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

musiccanada.com (Global: 767^th place; English: 503^rd place)

"Canadian album certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death". Music Canada. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

nme.com (Global: 128^th place; English: 91^st place)

Fadele, Dele (April 12, 1997). "The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Pareles, Jon (March 30, 1997). "Swaggering in Death's Face Till the End". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2009.

officialcharts.com (Global: 76^th place; English: 69^th place)

"Notorious B.I.G. Official Chart History". Official Albums Chart. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
"Official R&B Albums Chart on 30/3/1997 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

offiziellecharts.de (Global: 190^th place; English: 325^th place)

ERROR in "Germany": Missing parameters: album. "Offiziellecharts.de – {artist} – {album}" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

openlibrary.org (Global: 325^th place; English: 255^th place)

Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings. London: Quantum. 2006. p. 283. OL 31881026M.

pitchfork.com (Global: 159^th place; English: 112^th place)

Ex, Kris (March 9, 2017). "The Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 9, 2017.

pqarchiver.com (Global: 490^th place; English: 322^nd place)

pqasb.pqarchiver.com

Jones, Steve (March 26, 1997). "Life After Death is a B.I.G. classic". USA Today. p. 01.D. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

rapmusicguide.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death: first Press. CD". Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

riaa.com (Global: 162^nd place; English: 128^th place)

"RIAA – Gold & Platinum Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
"American album certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death". Recording Industry Association of America.

robertchristgau.com (Global: 817^th place; English: 470^th place)

Christgau, Robert (2000). "Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
"The 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on August 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

rollingstone.com (Global: 47^th place; English: 38^th place)

"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020.
"500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
DeCurtis, Anthony (May 1, 1997). "Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
"500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 31, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
Wenner, Jann S., ed. (2010). The '90s: The Inside Stories from the Decade That Rocked. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-177920-6.

slagerlistak.hu (Global: 1,726^th place; English: 1,006^th place)

"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2022. 24. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

stylusmagazine.com (Global: 4,102^nd place; English: 2,419^th place)

McGarvey, Evan (September 11, 2007). "Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death – The Diamond" Archived June 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Stylus. Retrieved November 8, 2009.

swedishcharts.com (Global: 659^th place; English: 483^rd place)

"Life+After+Death&cat=a Swedishcharts.com – The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2013.

theboombox.com (Global: 7,238^th place; English: 4,035^th place)

"50 Greatest East Coast Hip-Hop Albums of the 1990s". The Boombox. October 20, 2017. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

thesource.com (Global: 2,644^th place; English: 1,493^rd place)

- "Today In Hip-Hop History: Notorious B.I.G. Dropped His Posthumous Life After Death LP 22 Years Ago". The Source. Retrieved May 29, 2019.

ultratop.be (Global: 257^th place; English: 219^th place)

"Life+After+Death&cat=a Ultratop.be – The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2013.

vibe.com (Global: 1,178^th place; English: 682^nd place)

Full Clip: Q-Tip Runs Down His Music Catalogue Ft. Tribe, De La Soul, Nas, Biggie, The Roots, Dilla & More! Archived February 17, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Vibe. Accessed on February 16, 2022.
"The Greatest 50 Albums Since '93". Vibe. April 18, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"50 Greatest East Coast Hip-Hop Albums of the 1990s". The Boombox. October 20, 2017. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
MTV News Staff (February 1, 2000). "BIGGIE LP FIRST HARDCORE DIAMOND ALBUM". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
"500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
Full Clip: Q-Tip Runs Down His Music Catalogue Ft. Tribe, De La Soul, Nas, Biggie, The Roots, Dilla & More! Archived February 17, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Vibe. Accessed on February 16, 2022.
Christgau, Robert (2000). "Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
Fadele, Dele (April 12, 1997). "The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
DeCurtis, Anthony (May 1, 1997). "Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
Jones, Steve (March 26, 1997). "Life After Death is a B.I.G. classic". USA Today. p. 01.D. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
Pareles, Jon (March 30, 1997). "Swaggering in Death's Face Till the End". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
Gonzales, Michael A. (May 1997). "Notorious B.I.G., Life After Death ... Till Death Do Us Part (Bad Boy/Arista)". The Source (92): 79. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
McGarvey, Evan (September 11, 2007). "Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death – The Diamond" Archived June 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Stylus. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
"The Greatest 50 Albums Since '93". Vibe. April 18, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
"The Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of all Time". Rap.about.com. January 6, 2012. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
Adaso, Henry. "Best Rap Albums of 1997" Archived April 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. about.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
"I Am A Capitalist! – The 100 Greatest American Albums of All Time". Blender. No. 5. Dennis Publishing Ltd. February 2002. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
"The 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on August 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
"Check Out How Biggie's Life After Death Was Made". XXL. March 25, 2014. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
"RIAA – Gold & Platinum Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
"Information Not Found". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
Cabison, Rosalie (January 2, 2013). "Billboard 200™". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
"Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death: first Press. CD". Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
"ALBUMS : Top 100 of 1997". Archived from the original on March 20, 2001.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
"The Notorious B.I.G. Scores Fifth Million-Selling Album". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

xxlmag.com (Global: 625^th place; English: 393^rd place)

Sidney Madden (March 25, 2015). "Today in Hip-Hop: The Notorious B.I.G. Drops Life After Death Album". XXL Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
"Check Out How Biggie's Life After Death Was Made". XXL. March 25, 2014. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2014.

youtube.com (Global: 9^th place; English: 13^th place)

"Would "Doin' It" have hit harder as Biggie's single or was it meant for LL Cool J?". DJcityTV. August 8, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via YouTube.

Life After Death (English Wikipedia)

about.com (Global: 216th place; English: 186th place)

rap.about.com

allmusic.com (Global: 25th place; English: 22nd place)

archive.org (Global: 6th place; English: 6th place)

billboard.com (Global: 19th place; English: 18th place)

blender.com (Global: 3,836th place; English: 2,252nd place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

bpi.co.uk (Global: 292nd place; English: 226th place)

charts.nz (Global: 720th place; English: 419th place)

cnn.com (Global: 28th place; English: 26th place)

dutchcharts.nl (Global: 400th place; English: 259th place)

ew.com (Global: 35th place; English: 31st place)

files.wordpress.com (Global: 869th place; English: 864th place)

thimk.files.wordpress.com

ifpi.dk (Global: 2,432nd place; English: 1,597th place)

jamshowbiz.com (Global: 4,999th place; English: 2,603rd place)

latimes.com (Global: 22nd place; English: 19th place)

mtv.com (Global: 80th place; English: 67th place)

musiccanada.com (Global: 767th place; English: 503rd place)

nme.com (Global: 128th place; English: 91st place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

officialcharts.com (Global: 76th place; English: 69th place)

offiziellecharts.de (Global: 190th place; English: 325th place)

openlibrary.org (Global: 325th place; English: 255th place)

pitchfork.com (Global: 159th place; English: 112th place)

pqarchiver.com (Global: 490th place; English: 322nd place)