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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 |
| To Pimp A Butterfly |
Kendrick Lamar |
3.61 |
| Slipknot |
Slipknot |
2.69 |
| Loveless |
My Bloody Valentine |
3.16 |
| Bitches Brew |
Miles Davis |
3.29 |
| A Grand Don't Come For Free |
The Streets |
2.68 |
| 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 |
| Roots |
Sepultura |
2.77 |
| 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 |
4.46 |
| 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 |
| 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 Dark Side Of The Moon |
4.43 |
| The Wall |
4.15 |
| Wish You Were Here |
4.3 |
Fleetwood Mac
| Album |
Rating |
| Rumours |
4.46 |
| Tusk |
3.46 |
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
| Album |
Rating |
| Safe As Milk |
3.01 |
| Trout Mask Replica |
2.27 |
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 |
| Let's Get It On |
3.77 |
| What's Going On |
3.92 |
| Here, My Dear |
3.21 |
King Crimson
| Album |
Rating |
| Larks' Tongues In Aspic |
2.99 |
| In The Court Of The Crimson King |
3.6 |
The Beach Boys
| Album |
Rating |
| Pet Sounds |
3.92 |
| Surf's Up |
3.31 |
| The Beach Boys Today! |
3.27 |
Lou Reed
| Album |
Rating |
| Transformer |
3.68 |
| Berlin |
3.1 |
The Who
| Album |
Rating |
| The Who Sell Out |
3.02 |
| Tommy |
3.35 |
| My Generation |
3.44 |
| Who's Next |
3.92 |
| Live At Leeds |
3.32 |
Paul Simon
| Album |
Rating |
| Paul Simon |
3.52 |
| Graceland |
3.74 |
| Hearts And Bones |
3.05 |
Uncontroversial Artists
Artists with consistent reception — their albums tend to receive similar average ratings.
Public Image Ltd.
| Album |
Rating |
| Metal Box |
2.42 |
| Public Image: First Issue |
2.41 |
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 |
| Ritual De Lo Habitual |
3.18 |
| Nothing's Shocking |
3.18 |
Kendrick Lamar
| Album |
Rating |
| To Pimp A Butterfly |
3.61 |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city |
3.6 |
Hole
| Album |
Rating |
| Live Through This |
3.28 |
| Celebrity Skin |
3.29 |
Orbital
| Album |
Rating |
| Snivilisation |
2.71 |
| Orbital 2 |
2.7 |
The Jam
| Album |
Rating |
| All Mod Cons |
3.25 |
| Sound Affects |
3.27 |
Manic Street Preachers
| Album |
Rating |
| The Holy Bible |
3.13 |
| Everything Must Go |
3.12 |
Dire Straits
| Album |
Rating |
| Brothers In Arms |
3.74 |
| Dire Straits |
3.72 |