Either rate each one or just rank them in order of preference. I have all of Prince's major albums but am missing some of the minor ones (Gold Experience, etc.)

Please forgive me if this has been done before. This is my first day on the forums.

jackuoff81 said:

This has been done before, but it was a pretty darn good topic so here's what I put on a grading scale (A-F, no E)

For You C

Prince C+

Dirty Mind B

Controversy B+

1999 A+

Purple Rain A+

ATWIAD C

Parade C-

S.O.T. B+

Black Album C

Lovesexy C-

Batman A-

G.B. C+

Diamonds and Pearls D+

Symbol A

Hits/Bsides A+

Come C-

Gold Exp A

Chaos and Disorder F

Emancipation D-

Crystal Ball A-

The Truth D+

New Power Soul C

Rave B-

Old Friends 4 sale C

Rainbow Children D-

N.E.W.S. F

One Nite Alone C-

Musicology D+

FrancerulzV99 said:

Cindy C
See?

Here we go! I prefer rating from 1 to 10 (1 = bullshit, 10 = outstanding):


For You 6

Prince 7

Dirty Mind 7

Controversy 7

1999 9

Purple Rain 9

ATWIAD 8.5

Parade 6

SOTT 10

Black Album 8

Lovesexy 8

Batman 7

G.B. 7

Diamonds and Pearls 7

Symbol 9.5

Hits/Bsides (would not like to rate as it is a compilation)

Come 4

Gold Exp 9

Exodus (if we include NPG albums, see below, then it's 7.5 imo)

Chaos and Disorder 7

Emancipation 9.5

Crystal Ball 7

The Truth 6

New Power Soul (would not like to rate as it was an NPG album - if I have
to: 5.5)

Rave 6.5 (problem here: some songs 10, some 2)

Old Friends 4 sale 5

Rainbow Children 10

N.E.W.S. 6.5

One Nite Alone 10

Musicology 8.5

B+ For You
A+ Prince
A Dirty Mind
A Controversy
A+ 1999
A+ Purple Rain
B ATWIAD
A+ Parade
A S.O.T.T.
A Black Album
A+ Lovesexy
B Batman
A G.B.
B Diamonds and Pearls
A Symbol
B+ Come
A Gold Exp
C Chaos and Disorder
B Emancipation
C- Kamasutra
A The Truth
D New Power Soul
B Rave
B Old Friends 4 sale
A+ Rainbow Children
B One Nite Alone
B Xpectation
B N.E.W.S.
A The Chocolate Invasion
A- The Slaughterhouse
B+ (most other npgmc releases)
B Musicology

EmancipationLover said:

Here's my list with EmancipationLover's rating-scale.


For You 6

Prince 7

Dirty Mind 8

Controversy 8

1999 9

Purple Rain 9

ATWIAD 9,5

Parade 9

SOTT 10

Black Album 8

Lovesexy 9

Batman 8

G.B. 8

Diamonds and Pearls 8,5

Symbol 9.5



Come 6

Gold Exp 9,5

Exodus 7

Chaos and Disorder 7

Emancipation 8,5

Crystal Ball 7

The Truth 5

New Power Soul 6,5

Rave 7

Old Friends 4 sale 5

Rainbow Children 8,5

N.E.W.S. 6.5

One Nite Alone 7,5

Musicology 8.5

For You . C-
Prince . B+
Dirty Mind . A
Crontroversy . A
1999 . A+
Purple Rain . A
Around the world in a Day . A+
Parade . A+
Sign 'o' the Times . A+
Black Album B+
Lovesexy . A++
Batman . A+
Graffiti Bridge . B-
Diamonds and Pearls B+
o+> . B-
Come B-
Gold Experiance . A
Chaos and Disorder . C
Emancipation . C-
NewPowerSoul . D
Rave onto the Joy Fantastic C+
Old Friends for Sale . D
Rainbow Children A++
N.E.W.S . A
Musicology B-

Rated on the 'nanascale of 1-to-10 [1 = terrible, 10 = awe-inspiring]

For You = 5
Prince = 6
Dirty Mind = 9
Controversy = 7
1999 = 9
Purple Rain = 10
Around The World In A Day = 9
Parade = 10
Sign o' The Times = 9
The Black Album = 7
Lovesexy = 10
Batman = 6
Graffiti Bridge = 5
Diamonds & Pearls = 7
= 6
The Hits/TheB-Sides = 10
Come = 6
The Gold Experience = 8
Chaos and Disorder = 3
Emancipation = 7
Crystal Ball = 8
The Truth = 6
New Power Soul = 6
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic = 6
Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic = 7
Old Friends 4 Sale = 7
Xpectation = 10
The Rainbow Children = 9
N.E.W.S. = 5
One Nite Alone = 8
One Nite Alone...Live! 8
Musicology = 6
3121 =

i have all of his albums even some of his bootleg albums too. so to sum them all into one big grade i would give it a b-

For You C
Prince B+
Dirty Mind C+
Controversy B
1999 A-
Purple Rain A+
ATWIAD C+
Parade B-
SOTT A
The Black Album B
Lovesexy C+
Batman B-
Graffiti Bridge D
Diamonds & Pearls B-
Come D-
The Gold Experience C
Emancipation D+
Crystal Ball C-
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic C+
Old Friends 4 Sale C+
The Rainbow Children A
N.E.W.S. D
Musicology B-

I've never given grades before...seems interesting.

Summa Cum Laude: (GPA 3.8-4.0)

1. 1999: A++ (my favorite album ever)
2. Lovesexy: A+
3. Sign o' the Times: A+
4. Crystal Ball: A+
5. The Gold Experience: A+
6. : A+
7. Controversy: A+

Magna Cum Laude: (GPA 3.6-3.79)

8. Parade: A
9. Purple Rain: A
10. Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic: A- (honestly!)
11. Dirty Mind: A-
12. ATWIAD: A-
13. One Nite Alone...: A-

Cum Laude: (GPA 3.4-3.59)

14. Batman: B+
15. The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale: B+
16. Graffiti Bridge: B
17. Musicology: B
18. Prince: B
19. Come: B


Passing: (GPA 2.5-3.39)


20. The Rainbow Children: B-
21. Diamonds and Pearls: C+
22. Emancipation: C+
23. NEWS: C
24. Chaos and Disorder: C
25. The Truth: C
26. The Black Album: C
27. For You: C

See me after class: (GPA 0.0-2.4)

28. Newpower Soul: D+
29. Xpectation: D

EmancipationLover said:

I also prefer this rating system.

For You - 5

Prince - 6

Dirty Mind - 9

Controversy - 9

1999 - 12

Purple Rain - 10

ATWIAB - 10

Parade - 6

SOTT - 8

Black Album - 10

Lovesexy - 4

Batman - 2

Graphitti Bridge - 7

Diamonds & Pearls - 6

Come - 1

Gold Experience - 6

Chaos & Disorder - 8

Emancipation - 4

Crystal Ball - 2

RUTJF - 3

Old Friends 4 Sale - 5

The Truth - 2

New Power Soul - 2

Rainbow Children - 1

Musicology - 0

For You - 4
Prince - 5
Dirty Mind - 7
Controversy - 4
1999 - 8
Purple Rain - 9
Around The World In A Day - 6
Parade - 7
Sign O' The Times - 10
The Black Album - 7
Lovesexy - 6
Batman - 4
Graffiti Bridge - 5
Diamonds & Pearls - 6
- 5
Come - 5
The Gold Experience - 6
Chaos & Disorder - 2
Emancipation - 7
The Truth - 9
Crystal Ball - 5
The Vault... Old Friends For Sale - 4
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic - 4
The Rainbow Children - 1
One Night Alone - 4
N.E.W.S. - 1
Musicology - 5

For You - 5
Prince - 6
Dirty Mind - 9
Controversy - 7
1999 - 9
Purple Rain - 8.5
Around The World In A Day - 8
Parade - 10
Sign O' The Times - 10
The Black Album - 8.5
Lovesexy - 9
Batman - 6
Graffiti Bridge - 7
Diamonds & Pearls - 6
- 6
Come - 8.5
The Gold Experience - 8.5
Chaos & Disorder - 7
Emancipation - 7
The Truth - 10
Crystal Ball - 7
New Power Soul - 7
The Vault... Old Friends For Sale - 6.5
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic - 6
The Rainbow Children - 10
Xpectation - 8
C=Note - 9
One Nite Alone (piano album) - 7.5
One Nite Alone (live +aftershow) - 6
N.E.W.S. - 7
Slaughterhouse - 6.5
The Chocolate Invasion - 8
Musicology - 4

One question:


WHAT IS WRONG WITH CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION?!?!?!?!?!?! It's one of my favorite Prince albums


EDIT: JUST now saw new topic on this subject. Whoops!
[Edited 12/11/05 18:06pm]

Purple Rain-Solid B


Did he have other albums before or after that?

The "A's"
1999
Purple Rain
Controversy
Sign O' The Times
Diamonds & Pearls
Gold Experience
Crystal Ball


The "B's"
Prince (B+)
Around The World In A Day
Parade
Lovesexy (B+)
Come (B+)
Emancipation
The Truth
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
Batman
Graffiti Bridge (B+)
The Vault...OF4S
One Nite Alone (piano)
Chocolate Invasion
Parade (B-)

The "C's"
Dirty Mind (C+)
NewPowerSoul
Musicology (C+)
The Black Album (C+)
Chaos and Diorder

Borderline! "C"/"D"
For You
The Rainbow Children

A Rank

Dirty Mind
Purple Rain
Sign O' The Times
Graffiti Bridge
The Gold Experience

B Rank

1999
Parade
Lovesexy
Batman
Symbol



C Rank

Around the World in a Day
Come
Chaos and Disorder (C+)
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
The Rainbow Children

D Rank

Diamonds and Pearls
Emancipation

F Rank

Musicology

Despite my love for A Million Days and the album's production, I've found it completely uninspired and flat upon revisiting it over the past couple of days..

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