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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 |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |
Kanye West |
3.4 |
| Yeezus |
Kanye West |
2.76 |
| The College Dropout |
Kanye West |
3.31 |
| Reign In Blood |
Slayer |
2.96 |
| Slipknot |
Slipknot |
2.67 |
| To Pimp A Butterfly |
Kendrick Lamar |
3.63 |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city |
Kendrick Lamar |
3.62 |
| Trout Mask Replica |
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
2.29 |
| Loveless |
My Bloody Valentine |
3.17 |
| A Grand Don't Come For Free |
The Streets |
2.66 |
| Hybrid Theory |
Linkin Park |
3.39 |
| Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water |
Limp Bizkit |
2.5 |
| Bitches Brew |
Miles Davis |
3.3 |
| Roots |
Sepultura |
2.79 |
| 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 |
4.45 |
| Midnight Ride |
Paul Revere & The Raiders |
3 |
| Nevermind |
Nirvana |
4.37 |
| Led Zeppelin IV |
Led Zeppelin |
4.35 |
| Younger Than Yesterday |
The Byrds |
3.13 |
| Lady Soul |
Aretha Franklin |
4.05 |
| Stephen Stills |
Stephen Stills |
3.18 |
| The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars |
David Bowie |
4.26 |
| Face to Face |
The Kinks |
3.28 |
| Cloud Nine |
The Temptations |
3.41 |
| Groovin' |
The Young Rascals |
3.03 |
| Traffic |
Traffic |
3.07 |
| Moby Grape |
Moby Grape |
2.94 |
| Parallel Lines |
Blondie |
3.76 |
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 |
4.14 |
| Wish You Were Here |
4.3 |
| The Dark Side Of The Moon |
4.43 |
Fleetwood Mac
| Album |
Rating |
| Tusk |
3.47 |
| Rumours |
4.45 |
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 |
2.89 |
| 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 |
3.78 |
| What's Going On |
3.94 |
King Crimson
| Album |
Rating |
| Larks' Tongues In Aspic |
2.99 |
| In The Court Of The Crimson King |
3.61 |
Paul Simon
| Album |
Rating |
| Hearts And Bones |
3.02 |
| Paul Simon |
3.51 |
| Graceland |
3.73 |
The Beach Boys
| Album |
Rating |
| The Beach Boys Today! |
3.27 |
| Surf's Up |
3.3 |
| Pet Sounds |
3.93 |
The Who
| Album |
Rating |
| The Who Sell Out |
3 |
| Live At Leeds |
3.32 |
| Tommy |
3.33 |
| My Generation |
3.41 |
| Who's Next |
3.9 |
Lou Reed
| Album |
Rating |
| Berlin |
3.09 |
| Transformer |
3.67 |
Uncontroversial Artists
Artists with consistent reception — their albums tend to receive similar average ratings.
Public Image Ltd.
| Album |
Rating |
| Public Image: First Issue |
2.42 |
| Metal Box |
2.42 |
Hole
| Album |
Rating |
| Celebrity Skin |
3.3 |
| Live Through This |
3.3 |
The Band
| Album |
Rating |
| The Band |
3.35 |
| Music From Big Pink |
3.35 |
Kendrick Lamar
| Album |
Rating |
| good kid, m.A.A.d city |
3.62 |
| To Pimp A Butterfly |
3.63 |
Slipknot
| Album |
Rating |
| Slipknot |
2.67 |
| All Hope Is Gone |
2.7 |
Orbital
| Album |
Rating |
| Orbital 2 |
2.69 |
| Snivilisation |
2.71 |
Jane's Addiction
| Album |
Rating |
| Nothing's Shocking |
3.17 |
| Ritual De Lo Habitual |
3.19 |
The Jam
| Album |
Rating |
| All Mod Cons |
3.25 |
| Sound Affects |
3.26 |
Fela Kuti
| Album |
Rating |
| Live! |
3.44 |
| Zombie |
3.46 |
Coldplay
| Album |
Rating |
| A Rush Of Blood To The Head |
3.44 |
| Parachutes |
3.46 |