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From the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Most And Least Controversial Albums And Artists
Controversial Albums
Albums with the most divided opinions. These have the widest spread of ratings.
| Album |
Artist |
Rating |
| Yeezus |
Kanye West |
2.81 |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |
Kanye West |
3.44 |
| The College Dropout |
Kanye West |
3.34 |
| Reign In Blood |
Slayer |
2.95 |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city |
Kendrick Lamar |
3.6 |
| Slipknot |
Slipknot |
2.69 |
| To Pimp A Butterfly |
Kendrick Lamar |
3.61 |
| Loveless |
My Bloody Valentine |
3.16 |
| Bitches Brew |
Miles Davis |
3.29 |
| A Grand Don't Come For Free |
The Streets |
2.69 |
| Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water |
Limp Bizkit |
2.47 |
| Hybrid Theory |
Linkin Park |
3.38 |
| Trout Mask Replica |
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
2.27 |
| The Downward Spiral |
Nine Inch Nails |
3.34 |
| Roots |
Sepultura |
2.76 |
Uncontroversial Albums
Albums with strong consensus. These have the narrowest spread of ratings.
| Album |
Artist |
Rating |
| Rumours |
Fleetwood Mac |
4.46 |
| Abbey Road |
Beatles |
4.46 |
| Midnight Ride |
Paul Revere & The Raiders |
3.01 |
| Led Zeppelin IV |
Led Zeppelin |
4.38 |
| Nevermind |
Nirvana |
4.38 |
| Stephen Stills |
Stephen Stills |
3.19 |
| Lady Soul |
Aretha Franklin |
4.05 |
| Traffic |
Traffic |
3.07 |
| Younger Than Yesterday |
The Byrds |
3.13 |
| Face to Face |
The Kinks |
3.27 |
| Moby Grape |
Moby Grape |
2.95 |
| The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars |
David Bowie |
4.26 |
| Groovin' |
The Young Rascals |
3.03 |
| The Dark Side Of The Moon |
Pink Floyd |
4.43 |
| Crocodiles |
Echo And The Bunnymen |
3.04 |
Controversial Artists
Artists with albums that divide opinion — their releases receive widely varying average ratings.
Pink Floyd
| Album |
Rating |
| The Wall |
4.15 |
| The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn |
3.12 |
| The Dark Side Of The Moon |
4.43 |
| Wish You Were Here |
4.3 |
Fleetwood Mac
| Album |
Rating |
| Rumours |
4.46 |
| Tusk |
3.46 |
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
| Album |
Rating |
| Trout Mask Replica |
2.27 |
| Safe As Milk |
3.01 |
The Velvet Underground
| Album |
Rating |
| The Velvet Underground |
3.53 |
| White Light / White Heat |
2.87 |
| The Velvet Underground & Nico |
3.61 |
King Crimson
| Album |
Rating |
| In The Court Of The Crimson King |
3.6 |
| Larks' Tongues In Aspic |
2.99 |
Marvin Gaye
| Album |
Rating |
| What's Going On |
3.92 |
| Here, My Dear |
3.22 |
| Let's Get It On |
3.77 |
The Beach Boys
| Album |
Rating |
| Pet Sounds |
3.93 |
| The Beach Boys Today! |
3.27 |
| Surf's Up |
3.31 |
Lou Reed
| Album |
Rating |
| Transformer |
3.68 |
| Berlin |
3.09 |
Paul Simon
| Album |
Rating |
| Graceland |
3.74 |
| Hearts And Bones |
3.04 |
| Paul Simon |
3.52 |
Portishead
| Album |
Rating |
| Third |
3.13 |
| Dummy |
3.71 |
Uncontroversial Artists
Artists with consistent reception — their albums tend to receive similar average ratings.
The Band
| Album |
Rating |
| Music From Big Pink |
3.37 |
| The Band |
3.37 |
Coldplay
| Album |
Rating |
| Parachutes |
3.45 |
| A Rush Of Blood To The Head |
3.45 |
Jane's Addiction
| Album |
Rating |
| Nothing's Shocking |
3.18 |
| Ritual De Lo Habitual |
3.18 |
Kendrick Lamar
| Album |
Rating |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city |
3.6 |
| To Pimp A Butterfly |
3.61 |
Public Image Ltd.
| Album |
Rating |
| Metal Box |
2.41 |
| Public Image: First Issue |
2.41 |
Orbital
| Album |
Rating |
| Snivilisation |
2.71 |
| Orbital 2 |
2.7 |
Hole
| Album |
Rating |
| Live Through This |
3.27 |
| Celebrity Skin |
3.29 |
The Jam
| Album |
Rating |
| All Mod Cons |
3.25 |
| Sound Affects |
3.27 |
Manic Street Preachers
| Album |
Rating |
| Everything Must Go |
3.11 |
| The Holy Bible |
3.13 |
Dire Straits
| Album |
Rating |
| Brothers In Arms |
3.74 |
| Dire Straits |
3.72 |