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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 |
2.79 |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |
Kanye West |
3.42 |
| The College Dropout |
Kanye West |
3.32 |
| Reign In Blood |
Slayer |
2.96 |
| To Pimp A Butterfly |
Kendrick Lamar |
3.61 |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city |
Kendrick Lamar |
3.61 |
| Slipknot |
Slipknot |
2.68 |
| Bitches Brew |
Miles Davis |
3.3 |
| Loveless |
My Bloody Valentine |
3.17 |
| Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water |
Limp Bizkit |
2.47 |
| Trout Mask Replica |
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
2.29 |
| A Grand Don't Come For Free |
The Streets |
2.67 |
| Hybrid Theory |
Linkin Park |
3.39 |
| The Downward Spiral |
Nine Inch Nails |
3.34 |
| Roots |
Sepultura |
2.78 |
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 |
4.37 |
| Nevermind |
Nirvana |
4.37 |
| Stephen Stills |
Stephen Stills |
3.18 |
| Lady Soul |
Aretha Franklin |
4.05 |
| Younger Than Yesterday |
The Byrds |
3.14 |
| Traffic |
Traffic |
3.07 |
| Face to Face |
The Kinks |
3.27 |
| The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars |
David Bowie |
4.26 |
| Moby Grape |
Moby Grape |
2.95 |
| Groovin' |
The Young Rascals |
3.02 |
| Crocodiles |
Echo And The Bunnymen |
3.05 |
| Cloud Nine |
The Temptations |
3.41 |
Controversial Artists
Artists with albums that divide opinion — their releases receive widely varying average ratings.
Pink Floyd
| Album |
Rating |
| The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn |
3.11 |
| The Wall |
4.15 |
| Wish You Were Here |
4.3 |
| The Dark Side Of The Moon |
4.42 |
Fleetwood Mac
| Album |
Rating |
| Tusk |
3.46 |
| Rumours |
4.46 |
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
| Album |
Rating |
| Trout Mask Replica |
2.29 |
| Safe As Milk |
3.01 |
The Velvet Underground
| Album |
Rating |
| White Light / White Heat |
2.88 |
| The Velvet Underground |
3.53 |
| The Velvet Underground & Nico |
3.62 |
Marvin Gaye
| Album |
Rating |
| Here, My Dear |
3.21 |
| Let's Get It On |
3.77 |
| What's Going On |
3.93 |
King Crimson
| Album |
Rating |
| Larks' Tongues In Aspic |
3 |
| In The Court Of The Crimson King |
3.6 |
The Beach Boys
| Album |
Rating |
| The Beach Boys Today! |
3.27 |
| Surf's Up |
3.31 |
| Pet Sounds |
3.93 |
Paul Simon
| Album |
Rating |
| Hearts And Bones |
3.03 |
| Paul Simon |
3.51 |
| Graceland |
3.74 |
The Who
| Album |
Rating |
| The Who Sell Out |
3.01 |
| Live At Leeds |
3.33 |
| Tommy |
3.35 |
| My Generation |
3.43 |
| Who's Next |
3.92 |
Portishead
| Album |
Rating |
| Third |
3.13 |
| Dummy |
3.71 |
Uncontroversial Artists
Artists with consistent reception — their albums tend to receive similar average ratings.
Kendrick Lamar
| Album |
Rating |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city |
3.61 |
| To Pimp A Butterfly |
3.61 |
Orbital
| Album |
Rating |
| Orbital 2 |
2.7 |
| Snivilisation |
2.7 |
Public Image Ltd.
| Album |
Rating |
| Metal Box |
2.42 |
| Public Image: First Issue |
2.42 |
The Jam
| Album |
Rating |
| All Mod Cons |
3.26 |
| Sound Affects |
3.26 |
Hole
| Album |
Rating |
| Live Through This |
3.28 |
| Celebrity Skin |
3.29 |
The Band
| Album |
Rating |
| Music From Big Pink |
3.36 |
| The Band |
3.37 |
Coldplay
| Album |
Rating |
| A Rush Of Blood To The Head |
3.44 |
| Parachutes |
3.46 |
Jane's Addiction
| Album |
Rating |
| Nothing's Shocking |
3.18 |
| Ritual De Lo Habitual |
3.19 |
Dire Straits
| Album |
Rating |
| Dire Straits |
3.72 |
| Brothers In Arms |
3.74 |
Manic Street Preachers
| Album |
Rating |
| Everything Must Go |
3.11 |
| The Holy Bible |
3.14 |