The fact that her weakest album got three 100s shows you what good PR gets you. This album did not deserve a 85, it should be somewhere in the 60s at best.

That's, kind of, their thing. It'd be more interesting to answer about the times they were right. All of these arbitrary numbers really don't mean a single thing, other than a critic overestimating their own importance—like they're some type of maestro. Pfft, please...

Solar Power. It’s still weak by Lorde’s standards but should be a 75ish on MC.

damita jo 

erotica 

idk about katy because they're maybe like 60s at best but britney's earlier projects perhaps, i would also lump femme fatale in with that

 

3 hours ago, zasderfght said:

100% agree with Vroom Vroom and ARTPOP. Absolutely not with BTD and Ultraviolence (even though I love Lana). 

BTD might not be Lana's best but it was like 3 points away from being labeled as mixed   there are albums by Demi Lovato and Camila Cabello with a higher score, that's definitely not right.

7 hours ago, Avariko said:

OP reported? 

Probably an MDNA stan 

4 hours ago, worldwide angel said:

damita jo 

How could I forget my own fave's album? 

This one and Stripped by miss Xtina were unfairly rated, based on their reputation at the moment.

80% of the time 

7 hours ago, MusicLoverDude said:

Charlie Puth's Charlie having a 70+ score when most of the songs are immature or bland. 

81 

 

Its what Voicenotes should have got

4 hours ago, Tylerbv said:

Solar Power. It’s still weak by Lorde’s standards but should be a 75ish on MC.

It really doesn’t though. The fact that a few critics called it a masterpiece is too much acclaim for that album already. 

Critics are incredibly lukewarm to Florence and especially Hozier, which is absurd. And indeed BTD and UV are too low

Beyonce and Lemonade are both bad albums that critics overrated due to the way they were released. 

15 hours ago, StonedSoulPicnic said:

 

The way this album got panned originally just to become her masterpiece all these years later with 10.0 score on Pitchfork 

15 hours ago, alfonso12 said:

Born to die, Vroom Vroom, ARTPOP and Ultraviolence deserved better.

This. Born to die is the best example. The way critics switched on Lana like f****** Born to die is still charting at 500+ weeks

Vroom Vroom is STILL ahead of its time

16 hours ago, blown away said:

Metacritic score: 64 (instead of the 20 it deserves)

 

Metacritic score: 52 (deserved at least 65, definitely more than MDNA got)

 

Metacritic score: 78 (A cute album, but a 78 is a bit much... 66 would've been more appropriate)

 

Any other examples?

 

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Let's not turn this into a Britney's/Xtina's whole discography mess 

 

This

 

 

has a Metacritic score of 62, while this

 

 

has a Metacritic score of 66. 

 

I have no problems with KMO's score, but it's a crime against humanity for Body Language to be below it.

3 hours ago, ithinkheknowsoutsold said:

This

 

 

has a Metacritic score of 62, while this

 

 

has a Metacritic score of 66. 

 

I have no problems with KMO's score, but it's a crime against humanity for Body Language to be below it.

How did Body Language get a 62? I am shocked.

2 hours ago, blown away said:

How did Body Language get a 62? I am shocked.

It was a pre-poptimism album, even Fever as retrospectively acclaimed as it is only got a 68. Body Language being more experimental and less approachable was bound to get a worse score.

BTD & TD.

 

NFR is a 9 at the very least. Same for Folklore.

Mariah Carey's entire discography besides Caution.
Mariah was always blasted by critics with low scores criticizing her lyrics and stating that her vocals were more impressive than expressive.