Ctrl
by SZA

Ctrl by SZA
Year: 2017
Release date: 2017-06-09
Overall rank: 893rd   
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 368 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2017 (12th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (126th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (893rd)

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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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Overall rank: 893rd | 2010s rank: 126th | 2017 rank: 12th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 368 votes)
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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 77.1/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.

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65/100
From 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.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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95/100
From 04/23/2020 16:34 | #250432
Favorite Tracks: Love Galore, Go Gina, Garden (Say It Like Dat)
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
90/100
From 01/25/2020 13:08 | #247153
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
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 08/26/2019 19:45 | #241709
Muito fresco, mesmo ouvindo agora. Mereceu a aclamação!
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Rating:  
80/100
From 06/08/2019 18:02 | #237274
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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Rating:  
80/100
From 05/18/2018 20:10 | #215147
Great album!
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Rating:  
80/100
From 02/02/2018 21:47 | #207038
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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Rating:  
70/100
From 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
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60/100
From 12/28/2017 22:25 | #204057
Sza creates an honest album that is build on slow generic beats and bi-polar lyrics.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 06/17/2017 04:10 | #192733
Hitting super close to home, this one is. Only gets better as it goes.
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