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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 |
2.82 |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |
Kanye West |
3.44 |
| The College Dropout |
Kanye West |
3.35 |
| Reign In Blood |
Slayer |
2.94 |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city |
Kendrick Lamar |
3.6 |
| Slipknot |
Slipknot |
2.7 |
| 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 |
| The Downward Spiral |
Nine Inch Nails |
3.34 |
| Trout Mask Replica |
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
2.27 |
| Roots |
Sepultura |
2.76 |
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 |
| Traffic |
Traffic |
3.08 |
| Younger Than Yesterday |
The Byrds |
3.13 |
| The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars |
David Bowie |
4.26 |
| Moby Grape |
Moby Grape |
2.95 |
| Face to Face |
The Kinks |
3.27 |
| Groovin' |
The Young Rascals |
3.03 |
| Crocodiles |
Echo And The Bunnymen |
3.03 |
| The Dark Side Of The Moon |
Pink Floyd |
4.43 |
Controversial Artists
Artists with albums that divide opinion — their releases receive widely varying average ratings.
Pink Floyd
| Album |
Rating |
| The Dark Side Of The Moon |
4.43 |
| The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn |
3.12 |
| The Wall |
4.15 |
| Wish You Were Here |
4.3 |
Fleetwood Mac
| Album |
Rating |
| Tusk |
3.46 |
| Rumours |
4.45 |
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 |
King Crimson
| Album |
Rating |
| In The Court Of The Crimson King |
3.6 |
| Larks' Tongues In Aspic |
2.99 |
The Beach Boys
| Album |
Rating |
| The Beach Boys Today! |
3.27 |
| Pet Sounds |
3.93 |
| Surf's Up |
3.31 |
Marvin Gaye
| Album |
Rating |
| What's Going On |
3.92 |
| Here, My Dear |
3.22 |
| Let's Get It On |
3.77 |
Lou Reed
| Album |
Rating |
| Berlin |
3.09 |
| Transformer |
3.68 |
Paul Simon
| Album |
Rating |
| Paul Simon |
3.52 |
| Hearts And Bones |
3.05 |
| Graceland |
3.74 |
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 |
3.36 |
Jane's Addiction
| Album |
Rating |
| Nothing's Shocking |
3.18 |
| Ritual De Lo Habitual |
3.18 |
The Jam
| Album |
Rating |
| All Mod Cons |
3.26 |
| Sound Affects |
3.27 |
Coldplay
| Album |
Rating |
| Parachutes |
3.45 |
| A Rush Of Blood To The Head |
3.44 |
Kendrick Lamar
| Album |
Rating |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city |
3.6 |
| To Pimp A Butterfly |
3.61 |
Hole
| Album |
Rating |
| Celebrity Skin |
3.28 |
| Live Through This |
3.27 |
Public Image Ltd.
| Album |
Rating |
| Metal Box |
2.4 |
| Public Image: First Issue |
2.41 |
Manic Street Preachers
| Album |
Rating |
| Everything Must Go |
3.11 |
| The Holy Bible |
3.13 |
Super Furry Animals
| Album |
Rating |
| Fuzzy Logic |
2.96 |
| Rings Around The World |
2.98 |
Slipknot
| Album |
Rating |
| Slipknot |
2.7 |
| All Hope Is Gone |
2.72 |