# Public Enemy — Every Record We Rank

Public Enemy appears 2 times in our Golden Age Hip-Hop and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Golden Age Hip-Hop and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Year:** 1989
- **Highest placing:** No. 1 in Golden Age Hip-Hop
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/public-enemy/

## Appears on

### [Fight the Power](https://waxonia.com/track/public-enemy--fight-the-power/)

*1989 · Motown / Def Jam · No. 1 in [Golden Age Hip-Hop](https://waxonia.com/genre/golden-age-hip-hop/)*

The Bomb Squad layered dozens of samples into something closer to protest collage than a beat. Still the most confrontational record ever to become a genuine popular hit.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Public%20Enemy%20Fight%20the%20Power) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=mmo3HFa2vjg)

### [Fight the Power](https://waxonia.com/track/public-enemy--fight-the-power/)

*1989 · Motown / Def Jam · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

The densest production in rap attached to the least negotiable lyric. Thirty-six years on, no record has managed to be this loud and this precise at once.

Also on: [Golden Age Hip-Hop](https://waxonia.com/genre/golden-age-hip-hop/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Public%20Enemy%20Fight%20the%20Power) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=mmo3HFa2vjg)

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