Last month, Chance The Rapper ranked Kanye’s albums from best to worst, and it led many people to tweet their own rankings. I myself did not feel as though I could fully analyze or justify my ranking with only 140 characters, so here we are.

(Note: I didn’t include "Watch The Throne" or "Cruel Summer," as they are compilation albums.)

7. "808s and Heartbreak."

"Chased the good life my whole life long / Look back on my life and life gone / Where did I go wrong?"

"808s and Heartbreak" is not a bad album; it’s just simply not as good as Kanye’s other projects. The best thing "808s and Heartbreak" has to offer is sensibility. He lost his fiancée and his mother, and in the wake of these tragic events, he created something we had never seen from him before. It’s a statement piece: Even though he has succeeded in his wishes to obtain fame and fortune, it shows that these two things alone cannot keep you happy.

Kanye completely switched things up with "808s." This is one of the first masterpieces of autotune. After discovering autotune, Kanye became obsessed with it, and felt he could better express his emotions through singing sad pop melodies rather than rapping. He also relies heavily on the Roland TR-808, claiming his weakness in his other music was the drums.

As a whole, "808s" is an amazing album. It’s an undisturbed expression of Kanye spilling out his darkest emotions. In relative comparison to his other musical endeavors, it is still influential, but not as variable as his other work.

Best songs: "Welcome To Heartbreak," "Amazing," "Love Lockdown," "Paranoid."

6. "Graduation."

“50 told me ‘go ahead and switch the style up / And if they hate, then let ‘em hate, and watch the money pile up.’”

"Graduation" is proof of Kanye’s versatility. With a pop-flavored hip-hop sound, Kanye is at (what we thought at the time) the top of his game. Although he had accomplished so much, he feels as though there is still much more to do. Kanye’s lyrics aren’t as eloquent here, which some may say is a good match for the new pop sound he's adopted. He switched out his soul and orchestra-based production for a more synth-based production.

"Graduation" was an easily-accessible album that introduced Kanye to listeners away from hip-hop, and set himself to the public as not just a rapper, but as an artist. Although he sacrifices lyricism for sound, he still has the ability to transfer his confidence and energy to the listener. "Graduation" is not Kanye’s best album, but it is an important turning point in his career.

Best songs: "Champion," "Can’t Tell Me Nothing," "Good Life," "Flashing Lights."

5. "The Life Of Pablo."

"Every agent I know, know I hate agents / I'm too black, I'm too vocal, I'm too flagrant."

Several years in the making, "The Life Of Pablo" was highly anticipated, and perhaps all the hype around the album is what leaves you wanting more.

"TLOP" has a hard time managing tone. It’s a tragically beautiful mess that doesn’t follow any form or function. During high moments, Kanye is able to put together his own talent, as well as the talents of his favorite other artists (Chance The Rapper, most notably), to make some of his best work. “Ultralight Beam” is an inspired anthem that blends hip-hop and gospel to make one of the best songs of 2016. “Famous” -- Kanye’s break-up song to fame -- brings out Kanye’s ability to use eclectic samples, and his skillful use of imagery.

Kanye’s production is at its peak on songs like “Waves,” with a modulating chorus used as the instrumental. His lyricism is not as powerful as it was on "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," but there’s still the boastful raps he is known for, such as “I feel like me and Taylor [Swift] might still have sex / I made that b*tch famous.”

"TLOP" is a great album, but it's inconsistent in quality. Kanye struggles to fit every identity of his into a singular album, and as a result, you have a painful piece of art.

Best songs: "Ultralight Beam," "Father Stretch My Hands Pt.1," "Famous," "No More Parties In LA."

4. "Yeezus."

"I know he the most high / But I am a close high."

"Yeezus" was a complete departure from Kanye’s previous album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy." With minimalist production and dark tones, Kanye proclaims himself as a God. His lyrics are abrasive as ever (“Soon as I get up and park the Benz / we get this b*tch shakin’ like Parkinsons.”), with an experimental, industrial sound. Kanye’s sample game is highly eclectic, ranging from Nina Simone’s “Strange Fruit,” to Hungarian rock music from the 70s.

This is Kanye’s most ambitious project, and with nothing held back, he’s delivered his message in a very harsh, aggressive manner. During "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," Kanye was frustrated, but on "Yeezus," he’s angry. He’s angry at the world for not forgiving him for what happened at the 2009 VMAs, and for the hate him and Kim Kardashian have seen from the public. Kanye set out to make an intentionally messy, yet pure, album, and he succeeded.

Best songs: "On Sight," "I Am A God," "I’m In It," "Blood On The Leaves."

3. "Late Registration."

“But they can’t cop cars without seeing cop cars / I guess they want us all behind bars.”

A year after his debut, Kanye stayed consistent.

After "The College Dropout," Kanye found himself surrounded by imitators of his sound, and thus he set out to create a new signature style. He kept the elements of soul from "TCD," but brought in a plethora of new, unique instruments for some original production, specifically a string orchestra. Over a decade later, "Late Registration" has aged well. It’s a rap fan’s dream, with appearances from Jay-Z, Killa Cam, and Nas.

On "Late Registration," Kanye is still the Kanye we know from "TCD," but he’s smoother now. Everything is smoother, from the delivery of the raps to the opulent production. Kanye takes himself, and the world, more seriously. There’s beautiful wordplay on songs such as “Crack Music” and “Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix),” where he is able to articulate more on the problems he finds, such as drug use and the civil war in "Sierra Leone."

Best songs: "Touch The Sky," "Crack Music," "Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)," "We Major."

2. "The College Dropout."

“From the bottom, so the top is the only place to go now.”

Before releasing his debut album, Kanye was known by his production and not by his rap skills (you can hear the story from Kanye himself during the outro to “Last Call”). In 2004’s hip-hop scene, where gangster-rap themes were currently dominating, "The College Dropout" was a breath of fresh air. Kanye raps about religion, the flawed education system, family, sexuality, fashion, materialism, and of course, his 2002 near-fatal car crash that broke his jaw and inspired the song “Through The Wire.”

As a debut album, Kanye set a very high bar for himself. "The College Dropout"’s production introduced Kanye’s signature style: Using pitched-up vocal samples of R&B and soul. His lyricism is clever and witty, setting up the recurring theme of confidence and perseverance that we would later see in every album afterwards. The double entendres cemented Kanye’s place as a lyricist ("I went to the mall and I balled too hard / 'Oh my god, is that a black card?' / I turned around and replied, 'Why, yes, / but I prefer the term ‘African American Express.’”)

Best songs: "All Falls Down," "Spaceship," "Two Words," "Last Call."

1. "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy."

“They say I was the abomination of Obama's nation / Well that's a pretty bad way to start a conversation."

Kanye left the public eye for a long time following his Hennessy-fueled “Taylor Swift Incident” at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. During this exile, he recorded "MBDTF" at Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii. With $3 million, a failed engagement, and a colossal amount of talent (Mike Dean, RZA, Kid Cudi, No I.D., Elton John, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Drake, Charlie Wilson, Nicki Minaj, etc.), he set out to make his biggest project yet (Kanye has said that “Power” alone took “5000 hours”).

"My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" is Kanye’s magnum opus. It’s the culmination of himself working himself into the ground, pouring his soul into his work. He hits familiar and new themes, such as escapism, materialism, consumerism, sex, escapism, self-doubt, love, the American Dream, etc. On songs such as “Power” and “Gorgeous,” Kanye is not afraid to voice his frustrations on himself and society. In “All Of The Lights,” he talks of the rap game and how he’s mistreated it, creating a metaphor in which the rap game is a spouse, and Kanye has had to serve time due to his abuse. The lyricism is vulnerable, truthful, and eloquent.

With maximalist production and grandiose aesthetics, Kanye puts together pieces of his past synchronize them together to create an album that is ultimately his best album. "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" is exactly what it sets out to be: Beautiful, dark, and twisted.

Best songs: "Gorgeous," "Power," "All Of The Lights," "Runaway," "Lost In The World."