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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 2.8
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West 3.43
The College Dropout Kanye West 3.33
Reign In Blood Slayer 2.95
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar 3.61
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar 3.6
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 2.46
A Grand Don't Come For Free The Streets 2.68
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park 3.38
Roots Sepultura 2.78
Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 2.27
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails 3.34

Uncontroversial Albums

Albums with strong consensus. These have the narrowest spread of ratings.
Album Artist Rating
Rumours Fleetwood Mac 4.45
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
Younger Than Yesterday The Byrds 3.13
Traffic Traffic 3.07
Face to Face The Kinks 3.28
Groovin' The Young Rascals 3.03
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars David Bowie 4.26
The Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd 4.43
Moby Grape Moby Grape 2.95
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 3.12
The Dark Side Of The Moon 4.43
Wish You Were Here 4.3
The Wall 4.15

Fleetwood Mac

Album Rating
Rumours 4.45
Tusk 3.45

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Album Rating
Trout Mask Replica 2.27
Safe As Milk 3

The Velvet Underground

Album Rating
White Light / White Heat 2.87
The Velvet Underground 3.53
The Velvet Underground & Nico 3.61

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
In The Court Of The Crimson King 3.6
Larks' Tongues In Aspic 2.99

The Beach Boys

Album Rating
Surf's Up 3.31
Pet Sounds 3.92
The Beach Boys Today! 3.27

Paul Simon

Album Rating
Hearts And Bones 3.04
Paul Simon 3.51
Graceland 3.74

The Who

Album Rating
Who's Next 3.91
Live At Leeds 3.32
The Who Sell Out 3.02
Tommy 3.35
My Generation 3.43

Portishead

Album Rating
Dummy 3.71
Third 3.13

Uncontroversial Artists

Artists with consistent reception — their albums tend to receive similar average ratings.

Hole

Album Rating
Celebrity Skin 3.28
Live Through This 3.28

Public Image Ltd.

Album Rating
Metal Box 2.42
Public Image: First Issue 2.42

Jane's Addiction

Album Rating
Nothing's Shocking 3.17
Ritual De Lo Habitual 3.18

The Band

Album Rating
Music From Big Pink 3.36
The Band 3.37

Coldplay

Album Rating
Parachutes 3.45
A Rush Of Blood To The Head 3.45

Orbital

Album Rating
Snivilisation 2.71
Orbital 2 2.7

Kendrick Lamar

Album Rating
To Pimp A Butterfly 3.61
good kid, m.A.A.d city 3.6

The Jam

Album Rating
All Mod Cons 3.25
Sound Affects 3.26

Manic Street Preachers

Album Rating
Everything Must Go 3.12
The Holy Bible 3.14

Dire Straits

Album Rating
Brothers In Arms 3.74
Dire Straits 3.72