History YMMV / HotSpace

* ContestedSequel: Some fans praise the album for its production, vocal harmonies, and willingness to try something different and transcend musical boundaries. Alternatively, it's hated and considered to be below to the band's standards, mainly because of the use of synthesized bass and drum machines and the fact that Music/BrianMay's guitar is essentially DemotedToExtra. This sentiment even extends to the band themselves: John Deacon was the one who pushed the band towards synths, as both he and Music/FreddieMercury were very interested in the funk and dance music they heard in American clubs. May and Taylor, on the other hand, viewed the entire project as a mistake, and the fact that they are for all intents and purposes Music/{{Queen|Band}} in the twenty-first century may have influenced the album's status as the black sheep of the catalogue.

* SignatureSong: "Under Pressure" is the best-known song from the album, to the point where most people bought it [[JustHereForGodzilla solely because it was on it]], and it remains one of the most popular tracks in both Queen and Music/DavidBowie's catalogs.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Narrowly averted because of the presence of Music/DavidBowie on "Under Pressure", the one (and usually only) track that everyone enjoys. That being said, there are less dedicated fans of Queen who tend to prefer that ''Hot Space'' never existed, and that "Under Pressure" was released as a non-album single (especially given the six-month gap between its single release and that of "Body Language ↑⬱").

* JustHereForGodzilla: Multiple reviewers noted that "Under Pressure" is typically the only reason that most people checked out and remember the album. This got so prominent that the song was included as a bonus track on the 1995 reissue of Bowie's better-regarded album ''Music/LetsDance'', and it remains a staple of both artists' {{Greatest Hits Album}}s to this day.

* AmericansHateTingle: While the {{disco}} song [[Music/TheGameQueen "Another One Bites the Dust"]] became a hit single despite being released at the height of the American DiscoSucks movement, the decision to make a full album based around the sound garnered especially large amounts of backlash in the United States. This set the stage for a sharp and prolonged decline in popularity that the band would never truly recover from until after Music/FreddieMercury's death.

* AmericansHateTingle: The album's foray into funk cost them their American fanbase, which never truly recovered until after Music/FreddieMercury's death.

* JustHereForGodzilla: Multiple reviewers noted that "Under Pressure" is typically the only reason that most people checked out and remember the album.

* VindicatedByHistory: The album has become much more appreciated in recent years, what with the revival of funk and disco music by modern artists, especially those in the electropop genre.

* ContestedSequel: Some fans praise the album for its production, vocal harmonies, and willingness to try something different and transcend musical boundaries. Alternatively, it's hated and considered to be below to the band's standards, mainly because of the use of synthesized bass and drum machines and the fact that Music/BrianMay's guitar is essentially DemotedToExtra. This sentiment even extends to the band themselves: John Deacon was the one who pushed the band towards synths, as both he and Music/FreddieMercury were very interested in the funk and dance music they heard in American clubs. May and Taylor, on the other hand, viewed the entire project as a mistake, and the fact that they are for all intents and purposes Music/{{Queen}} in the twenty-first century may have influenced the album's status as the black sheep of the catalogue.
* FanonDiscontinuity: Narrowly averted because of the presence of Music/DavidBowie on "Under Pressure", the one (and usually only) track that everyone enjoys. That being said, there are less dedicated fans of Queen who tend to prefer that ''Hot Space'' never existed, and that "Under Pressure" was released as a stand-alone single.

* SpiritualSuccessor: The album was meant to be a spiritual successor to the massive success of the {{Funk}}-influenced "Another One Bites the Dust", although its success was limited.

* BrokenBase: Some fans praise the album for its production, vocal harmonies, and willingness to try something different and transcend musical boundaries. Alternatively, it's hated and considered to be below to the band's standards, mainly because of the use of synthesized bass and drum machines and the fact that Music/BrianMay's guitar is essentially DemotedToExtra.
** Despite the fact that his role in the band was essentially usurped by machines on the album, it was actually John Deacon who pushed the band towards using more synthesizers and pre-programmed beats, as both Deacon and Mercury were very interested in the funk and dance music they heard in American clubs. May and Taylor, on the other hand, viewed the entire project as a mistake, and the fact that they are for all intents and purposes Music/{{Queen}} in the twenty-first century may have influenced the album's status as The Unfavorite of the catalogue.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Narrowly averted because of the presence of Music/DavidBowie on "Under Pressure", the one (and usually only) track that everyone enjoys.

* AmericansHateTingle: The album's foray into funk cost them their American fanbase, which never truly recovered until after Musci/FreddieMercury's death.