album / LP / Aug 8, 1988 Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A Golden Age Ruthless Records Production credits Dr. DreDJ Yella Charts & certificationsBillboard 200 peak#37CertificationsRIAA3x-platinum · Apr 13, 2017 Linked moments 4 1988 Aug 8, 1988 Straight Outta Compton is released 1988 Aug 8, 1988 N.W.A. release 'Straight Outta Compton' Marquee 1988 Aug 9, 1988 "Fuck tha Police" is released 1988 Aug 9, 1988 "Straight Outta Compton" is released External wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_Outta_Comptondiscogs: https://www.discogs.com/master/16526-NWA-Straight-Outta-Comptonallmusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/straight-outta-compton-mw0000193309 Citations 3 B Wikipedia — Straight Outta Compton (album) Retrieved 2026-05-24. B Rolling Stone — Straight Outta Compton — Rolling Stone review Retrieved 2026-05-24. B AllMusic — Straight Outta Compton — AllMusic Retrieved 2026-05-24. Per methodology: Tier A = scholarly / institutional / primary; Tier B = trade press + paper of record + Wikipedia; Tier C = fan / community / specialist (with corroboration). ← All music