Controversial Covers
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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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Nudity: baby's genitalia.
[First added to this chart: 12/22/2013]
Year of Release:
1991
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37,990
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Nudity: statues' genitalia.
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Sexuality: androgynous kissing couple (from the 1991 book "Stolen Glances: Lesbians Take Photographs")
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Year of Release:
1993
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3,163
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Nudity: pubic hair.
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Nudity/Violence: well... see the original cover
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Year of Release:
1994
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710
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Nudity: baby's head exiting from its mother's vagina during birth.
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Nudity: Manson as an androgynous naked figure with breasts, six fingers and airbrushed genitalia.
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
1,101
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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% | |
| Jane's Addiction | 1 | 3% | |
| Slayer | 1 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 1 | 3% | |
| Prince | 1 | 3% | |
| Sigur Rós | 1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Controversial Covers chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 13th to 12th Virgin Killer by Scorpions |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 12th to 13th Street Survivors by Lynyrd Skynyrd |
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