Update: The poll has been closed. For the final results click here:

http://www.cs.cornell.edu...thm=runoff

This is the next installment in a series of polls ranking the songs on each album officially released by Prince or O+>. My goal is to determine which tracks should be included in a final poll to determine the overall top 25 Prince songs in the opinion of his fans.

For those of you who haven’t been following my polls, these are different than the usual “best song” threads in that they combine the preferences of all the voters into an overall list.

I am going through these in the same order that they were ranked in my earlier poll of the best Prince albums. Next up is Controversy, ranked #6 in that poll.

This shouldn't take you too long: only eight songs and you know them all. So please vote!

Please don’t discuss the preliminary results or campaign for your favorite song(s) until the poll is closed. I plan to close the poll on June 15, but I may close it early if the preliminary results are discussed on this site. This is to make sure the poll is as accurate as possible.

Click here to vote in the current poll:

http://www.cs.cornell.edu...63bc8a1147

For my previous polls, click here:

http://prince.org/msg/7/360805

http://prince.org/msg/7/360686

http://prince.org/msg/7/360530

http://prince.org/msg/7/360413

http://prince.org/msg/7/360382

http://prince.org/msg/7/360189

http://prince.org/msg/7/359981

http://prince.org/msg/7/357438

Also, if you haven't yet, please nominate your favorite Prince songs that were not released on Prince's albums or singles here:

http://prince.org/msg/7/360072

Thanks!

[Edited 6/15/11 1:46am]

Voted! I missed all the ones before Dirty Mind, but checked out the results. Surprising!

My results are way off from the group (so far).

I kind of expected it.

The early poll results can be misleading. It usually takes a day or so for the order to work itself out, which is why I have to shut down the poll if people start reporting the preliminary results (and thanks for not doing that). Keep those votes coming in!

Voted! This was the first album I bought so I have fond memories about it.

I stared at it for 10 minutes, and then closed the tab. Impossible...

Voted. I've been right on point in guessing

which songs would be #1 and #2 in the

last few polls, but looks like I might have

been off on #2 this time around

I wonder if the changing poll results have something to do with time zones. Fans in Europe and Asia would vote at different times than fans in North America, for example, and they might prefer different songs on each album. But I have no way of knowing where the votes are coming from.

Voted

VOTED

Up to 48 votes now. Last day to vote!

With 55 votes cast, here are the final results:

Thanks to everyone who voted. The Gold Experience is up next, so stay tuned!