Ctrl
by SZA

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Ctrl by SZA
Year: 2017
Release date: 2017-06-09
Overall rank: 872nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 372 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2017 (12th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (126th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (872nd)

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Ctrl is ranked as the best album by SZA.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Supermodel
Average Rating: 83 (86 votes)Comments: View 0
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Love Galore (Feat. Travis Scott)
Average Rating: 82 (82 votes)Comments: View 0
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Doves In The Wind (Feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Average Rating: 81 (83 votes)Comments: View 0
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Drew Barrymore
Average Rating: 85 (91 votes)Comments: View 1
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Prom
Average Rating: 81 (70 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Weekend
Average Rating: 83 (77 votes)Comments: View 0
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Go Gina
Average Rating: 79 (67 votes)Comments: View 0
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Garden (Say It Like Dat)
Average Rating: 80 (67 votes)Comments: View 0
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Broken Clocks
Average Rating: 82 (70 votes)Comments: View 0
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Anything
Average Rating: 77 (63 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Wavy (Interlude) (Feat. James Fauntleroy)
Average Rating: 75 (58 votes)Comments: View 0
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Normal Girl
Average Rating: 80 (66 votes)Comments: View 0
13.
Pretty Little Birds (Feat. Isaiah Rashad)
Average Rating: 77 (62 votes)Comments: View 0
14.
20 Something
Average Rating: 80 (63 votes)Comments: View 0

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Overall rank: 872nd | 2010s rank: 126th | 2017 rank: 12th  Overall chart history
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77/100 (from 372 votes)
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 !		09/19/2026 11:23 ASOARE  Ratings distribution  2,54478/100
 
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From BestEverAlbums 08/27/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5417): By Tamthebam
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s by Tamthebam () 1. by (2017) 2. by (2016) 3. by (2015) 4. by by (2016) 6. by (2015) 7. (2011) 9. by (2016) 10. by (2010) 11. (2015) 12. by (2019) 13. (2012) 14. by (2016) 15. (2016) 17. by (2012) 18. by (2014) 19. by (2010) 20. (2019) 21.…”
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From BestEverAlbums 08/26/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5416): By C_Krug2009
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by C_Krug2009 () 1. (2012) 2. by (1990) 4. by (2012) 6. by (2009) 7. by by by by (1973) 11. by (2015) 12. (1991) 13. by (2015) 16. by (2005) 17. by (1996) 20. by (2013) 22. (1989) 23. by (1986) 24. by (1999) 25. (2024) 26. by (2024) 27. by…”
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From Rhyner 06/18/2025 04:30 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
“(1) On first listen (first recent listen, that is; I listened to this not long after it came out and immediately dismissed it as not worth hearing again), I found this album to be largely mediocre-but-basically-passable, but with a sizable side helping of mildly irritating aspects. For instance,…”
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From 12/20/2017 13:42 | #203610 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Sounds good on a first listen. This is currently relatively low on BEAs 2017 list compared to a lot of critic lists. Personally, this is more like what I want to hear on a pop album than Lorde's latest, for example. It feels more expressive and energising to me. Will need to hear a few more times before I rate though.
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From 02/02/2018 21:47 | #207038 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Best album of 2017 for me. So many great songs on here that all flow together to make a great album.
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From 01/25/2020 13:08 | #247153 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Love the vibes on this album, perfect for a lazy Sunday at home. Definitely worth repeat listens, and I'm continuing to find different things to love throughout the record.

Favorite tracks: Garden (Say it Like Dat), Prom, Drew Barrymore
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From 06/08/2019 18:02 | #237274 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
SZA's debut is a really good follow-up to her EPs, she mixes a whole bunch of genres.

With personal lyrics and sentimental cuts like "Drew Barrymore" and "20 something" "CTRL" is one of the best albums of 2017.
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From 12/09/2017 10:55 | #202855 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This is so good. Like, soooooooo good. I don't know about you, but literally every track is impressive. This is a bold and consistent alt-R&B debut from SZA.
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