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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 |
2.8 |
| 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 |