I know this has been done to death... But since PRINCE died I'm sure all of us have revisted and re appreciated many albums and view some in a new light...

Knowing now that there will be no more "NEW" albums from Prince except what's in the vault... What do you feel are the TOP 10 BEST PRINCE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.

My list.

1. PURPLE RAIN

2. SIGN O' THE TIMES

3. 1999

4. DIRTY MIND

5. PARADE

6. LOVESEXY

7. CONTROVERSY

8. AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY

9. THE BLACK ALBUM

10. FOR YOU

!. Parade

2. Around the World in a Day

3. Purple Rain

4. Dirty Mind

5. SOTT

6. Art Official Age

7. Graffiti Bridge

8. One Night Alone

9. Gold

10. HitnRun2

gandorb said:

!. Parade

2. Around the World in a Day

3. Purple Rain

4. Dirty Mind

5. SOTT

6. Art Official Age

7. Graffiti Bridge

8. One Night Alone

9. Gold

10. HitnRun2

AOA and PHASE 2 is better than 1999?

feeluupp said:

I know this has been done to death... But since PRINCE died I'm sure all of us have revisted and re appreciated many albums and view some in a new light...

Knowing now that there will be no more "NEW" albums from Prince except what's in the vault... What do you feel are the TOP 10 BEST PRINCE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.

My list.

1. PURPLE RAIN

2. SIGN O' THE TIMES

3. 1999

4. DIRTY MIND

5. PARADE

6. LOVESEXY

7. CONTROVERSY

8. AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY

9. THE BLACK ALBUM

10. FOR YOU

**Graffiti Bridge gets an honorable mention. QUESTION OF U, ELEPHANTS & FLOWERS, JOY IN REPETITION, WE CAN FUNK, THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE, some real amazing songs on ONE album.

feeluupp said:

gandorb said:

!. Parade

2. Around the World in a Day

3. Purple Rain

4. Dirty Mind

5. SOTT

6. Art Official Age

7. Graffiti Bridge

8. One Night Alone

9. Gold

10. HitnRun2

AOA and PHASE 2 is better than 1999?

Definitely for me. I have already played them more than 1999 and I got the double album 1999 the day it came out. I do think 1999 is really good, but too cold and repetitve to be a favorite of mine.

In no particular order


Come

1999

The Gold Experience

Parade

SOTT

Exodus

Grafitti Bridge

[Edited 2/17/17 20:50pm]

Cool lists! Here's mine:

1. Sign o the Times

2. Dirty Mind

3. 1999

4. Parade

5. Purple Rain

6. Love Symbol

7. The Gold Experience

8. Prince

9. 3121

10. Controversy

Could've easily switched 3 and 4...or 2 and 3...or 2 and 4...Wow, he was not just a brilliant songster, but one of the absolute greatest ALBUM artists, wasn't he?

Sign O the Times

1999

Parade

Purple Rain

Lovesexy

Dirty Mind

Love Symbol

The Gold Experience

The Rainbow Children

3121

The top six are firmly cemented in place, but the rest usually change every time I make one of these lists.

Sign o the Times

Parade

The Rainbow Children

1999

Dirty Mind

Purple Rain

Madhouse 8

The Undertaker

Around the World in a Day

Lovesexy

Honorable Mentions: Lotusflower, The Black Album, Come, Controversy, Madhouse 16, The War (this has at times been considered an album, right?)

[Edited 2/17/17 21:07pm]

Sweet list! My list is in order from greatest to least.

1. Love Symbol
2. LotusFlow3r
3. One Night Alone
4. ATWIAD
5. 1999
6. 20ten
7. The Hits/B-Sides
8. Emancipation
9. Musicology
10. Controversy

1979-1989. Prince through Batman.

The best album is The Gold Experience, then Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic. The best NPG album is Exodus.

The best post- new Prince album is probably 3121.

I like For You, and I like yacht rock, but ...meh. It's not to say I don't love other Prince records, but we're talking the best.

Arg..."top ten?" IDK! I've loved him since 1983.....I loved everything before then up until 1990 when my life drastically changed. Been collecting since he passed. Was rocking out and dancing to Crystal Ball on my ipod tonight...doing laundry...telling hubby (veteran) about Alfred then burst into tears during Strays of the World...been blubbering for half an hour. What a gift Prince was! No way to choose the top ten but surpised no one chose Crystal Ball yet. Oh well. Doesn't matter...genious is hard to define. Peace and love!

SweetKathleen said:

Moonbeam said:

SweetKathleen said:

Arg..."top ten?" IDK! I've loved him since 1983.....I loved everything before then up until 1990 when my life drastically changed. Been collecting since he passed. Was rocking out and dancing to Crystal Ball on my ipod tonight...doing laundry...telling hubby (veteran) about Alfred then burst into tears during Strays of the World...been blubbering for half an hour. What a gift Prince was! No way to choose the top ten but surpised no one chose Crystal Ball yet. Oh well. Doesn't matter...genious is hard to define. Peace and love!

I think of Crystal Ball as a compilation. Otherwise, it would definitely make my list. So many goodies!

Yes. That's why I didn't put it in my toop 10. Even though it is a bit uneven, it has so many great songs.

1. Lovesexy

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2. The Family
3. Parade

4. Sign O The Times / Dream Factory

5. Love Symbol

6. Around The World In A Day

7. Purple Rain

8. Emancipation

9. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

10. The Black Album

[Edited 2/18/17 5:15am]

Purple Rain

Lovesexy
SOTT

Parade

ATWIAD

1999

Dirty Mind

Controversy

Art Official Age

Prince

1. The Gold Experience

2. 1999

3. Purple Rain

4. Lovesexy

5. Sign of the Times

6. Parade

7. 3121

8. Come

9. Love Symbol

10. Emancipation

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Least Favorite Records: Graffiti Bridge, Rainbow Children

soladeo1 said:

No, no, no guys.... this is it: Purple Rain Sign O The Times 1999 Dirty Mind Parade Controversy The Truth Lovesexy The Rainbow Children The Gold Experience

"I Stand Corrected". Your list "got the look".

feeluupp said:

gandorb said:

!. Parade

2. Around the World in a Day

3. Purple Rain

4. Dirty Mind

5. SOTT

6. Art Official Age

7. Graffiti Bridge

8. One Night Alone

9. Gold

10. HitnRun2

AOA and PHASE 2 is better than 1999?

*kills self*

SweetKathleen said:

Arg..."top ten?" IDK! I've loved him since 1983.....I loved everything before then up until 1990 when my life drastically changed. Been collecting since he passed. Was rocking out and dancing to Crystal Ball on my ipod tonight...doing laundry...telling hubby (veteran) about Alfred then burst into tears during Strays of the World...been blubbering for half an hour. What a gift Prince was! No way to choose the top ten but surpised no one chose Crystal Ball yet. Oh well. Doesn't matter...genious is hard to define. Peace and love!

Whew! I thought it was just me! I have to agree with you I have been a fan since 1979 and it is impossible to do a top 10 list I loved all his albums!

LonelyStarfish said:

In no order: Prince Around the world in a day Sign o the times Diamonds and Peals Come Emancipation The Truth One nite alone 20ten Art official age [Edited 2/18/17 7:25am]

So 20TEN and EMANCIPATION is better than LOVESEXY, PURPLE RAIN, 1999 and PARADE.