CTRL
by SZA
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Jun 9, 2017
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 570 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 535 out of 570
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 570
  3. Negative: 19 out of 570
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  1. NETMUSIC
    Jun 16, 2017
    5
    From a few up-beat beautifully produced song, CTRL seems lifeless at the most and bare at most points.

    Best Song(s)
    Love Galore ft. Travis Scott
    Broken Clocks

    Worst Song(s)
    Drew Barrymore
  2. LaValeh
    Aug 22, 2021
    4
    No es el estilo de música que suelo escuchar y tampoco siento que pude encajar demasiado con SZA, es más un tema personal, no sé si el álbum es malo o bueno, solo sé que no conecté con él, me gustaron pocas canciones pero aún así le voy a dar una segunda oportunidad a la cantante en su próximo álbum.

Awards & Rankings

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#17 Best Album of 2017
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#19 Most Discussed Album of 2017

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Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Sputnikmusic
    Sep 26, 2023
    70
    Ctrl is a Facebook-photo album of opinions and behaviours that probably shouldn’t be broadcasted online. It’s also an assembly of tracks that prevail as mantras of self-affirmation, and it balances the two sides of its character with an awareness that feels like an accident, though it's welcomed all the same. But even if we disregard what it all means, these tracks are still jams, tunes, or any other blasé term people attach to music that you can throw away your dignity to.
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  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Sep 26, 2023
    100
    From start to finish, CTRL os nothing less than outstanding - the late arrival of a very important artist.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    Dec 14, 2017
    90
    In Ctrl, SZA draws on her personal experience and explores women’s sexuality in a direct and honest way which was so far mostly reserved to male R&B and pop artists.
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