Controversial Covers
by 
NickVolos 
"Inspired" after listening to "Country Life".
Major reference: Wikipedia.
For a complete list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_controversial_album_art
- Chart updated: 12/22/2013 12:46
- (Created: 12/22/2013 09:57).
- Chart size: 35 albums.
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Controversy: parody on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
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Nudity: Alice Cooper poking his thumb through an opening in the front of his cape.
[First added to this chart: 12/22/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
721
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Violence: photograph of the band, particularly Steve Gaines, engulfed in flames. Three days after the album was released, three of the band members were killed in a fiery plane crash.
[First added to this chart: 12/22/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
283
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Violence: rape
[First added to this chart: 12/22/2013]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
11,188
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18. (=)
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Nudity: topless twins.
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,152
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Nudity: Prince naked in a devout pose.
[First added to this chart: 12/22/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
588
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Nudity: bare breasted woman.
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,061
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Nudity: baby's genitalia.
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
37,889
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Nudity: pubic hair.
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Nudity/Violence: well... see the original cover
[First added to this chart: 12/22/2013]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
708
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Controversial Covers composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 29% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 7 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 11% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Scorpions | 3 | 9% | |
| Marilyn Manson | 2 | 6% | |
| Suede | 1 | 3% | |
| Death Grips | 1 | 3% | |
| UFO | 1 | 3% | |
| The Black Crowes | 1 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 1 | 3% | |
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Controversial Covers chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 13th to 12th Virgin Killer by Scorpions |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 12th to 13th Street Survivors by Lynyrd Skynyrd |
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