Ctrl
by SZA
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Ctrl is ranked as the best album by SZA.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/14/2026 15:39 | Charlesd | 110 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 19:07 |  HoldenM | 1,840 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 20:11 |  covecove | 6,665 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/04/2026 19:36 | araidernomore | 471 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2026 05:25 | brent13 | 2,143 | 67/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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planetneutral 02/25/2021 04:30 | #266677
Definitely not bad as alt-R&B goes, but most songs are still too slow to really appeal to me.
Favorite Tracks: Love Galore, Go Gina, Garden (Say It Like Dat)
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
VictorVale 08/26/2019 19:45 | #241709
Muito fresco, mesmo ouvindo agora. Mereceu a aclamação!
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.
Great album!
mdbaxter 02/02/2018 21:47 | #207038 | TOP COMMENT
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Best album of 2017 for me. So many great songs on here that all flow together to make a great album.
JulianR 01/31/2018 04:13 | #206887
Reminds me a lot of frank ocean, but less experimental. Still, some pretty good songs, along with some average ones
Sza creates an honest album that is build on slow generic beats and bi-polar lyrics.
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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