While "Madvillainy" achieved only moderate commercial success, it became one of the best-selling Stones Throw albums. It peaked at number 179 on the US "Billboard" 200, and attracted attention from media outlets not usually covering hip hop music, including "The New Yorker". "Madvillainy" received widespread critical acclaim for Madlib's production and MF Doom's lyricism, and is regarded as Doom's "magnum opus". It has ranked in various publications' lists of all-time greatest albums, including at 411 on "NME"'s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and at 365 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.