Any thoughts?

1 Sign O the Times 1987
2 Purple Rain 1984
3 Dirty Mind 1980
4 Black Album 1994
5 The Truth 1998
6 Prince 1979
7 Around the World in a Day 1985
8 Graffiti Bridge 1990
9 Parade 1986
10 Lovesexy 1988
11 Controversy 1981
12 For You 1978
13 0(+> 1992
14 Rainbow Children 2001
15 Diamonds & Pearl 1991
16 1999 1982
17 Musicology 2004
18 Crystal Ball 1998
19 One Nite Alone 2002
20 Gold Experience 1995
21 Come 1994
22 The Vault 1999
23 Batman 1989
24 Emancipation 1996
25 Chaos & Disorder 1996
26 Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic 1999

I just did something similar in a different thread so here ya go:

For You = C+
Prince = B
Dirty Mind = B+
Controversy = B-
1999 = A
Purple Rain = A+
Around the World in a Day = A-
Parade = A-
Sign O' the Times = A+
Lovesexy = C-
Black Album = B
Batman = B
Graffiti Bridge = B+
Diamonds and Pearls = B
Love symbol = B
Come = B+
Gold Experience = B-
Emancipation = B-
Crystal Ball = B+
The Truth = A-
New Power Soul = C-
The Vault = B+
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic = B-
Rave In2 the Joy Fantistic = D+
The Rainbow Children = A-
One Nite Alone (studio) = B
One Nite Alone (Live) = C
N.E.W.S = C
Musicology = C
3121 = B+

Madhouse 8 = B
Madhouse 16 = C-
Kamasutra = F
C-Note = B
Goldnigga = A-
Exodus = B-
Slaughterhouse = C+
Chocolate Invasion = C+
The War = B-

aslanking said:

Get your head out of your derrier NOW!!

1 Lovesexy
2 Parade
3 Black Album
4 Sign of the Times
5 1999
6 Purple Rain
7 Dirty Mind
8 Around the World in a Day
9 Prince
10 Chaos and Disorder
11 Truth
12 Rainbow Children
13 Emancipation
14 Crystal Ball
15 3121
16 Graffiti Bridge
17 For You
18 Musicology
19 The Vault
20 ONA
21 Gold Experience
22 Come
23
24 Batman
25 Rave un2 the Joy Fantastic
26 Diamonds and Pearls
27 Controversy

I am not listing them all but here is my opinion

1) Sign O the Times
2) Purple Rain
3) The Gold Experience/3121 tie for me
4) 1999
5) Parade
6) Symbol
7) Around the World in a Day
8) Lovesexy
9) Controversy/Batman
10)Prince/Emancipation

For You = C+
Prince = B+
Dirty Mind = B+
Controversy = B
1999 = A+
Purple Rain = A+
Around the World in a Day = B+
Parade = B
Sign O' the Times = A+
Lovesexy = D
Black Album = B
Batman = A+
Graffiti Bridge = C+
Diamonds and Pearls = B-
Love symbol = A
Come = D
Gold Experience = A+
Emancipation = B-
Crystal Ball = C
The Truth = B
New Power Soul = C-
The Vault = A+
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic = D
The Rainbow Children = B
One Nite Alone (studio) = B
One Nite Alone (Live) = A+
N.E.W.S = A+
Musicology = B+
3121 = A

1. 1999: A+
2. Lovesexy: A+
3. Sign o' the Times: A+
4. Crystal Ball: A
5. The Gold Experience: A
6. : A
7. Controversy: A
8. Parade: A
9. Purple Rain: A
10. 3121: A-
11. Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic: A-
12. Dirty Mind: A-
13. Around the World in a Day: A-
14. One Nite Alone: A-
15. Batman: B+
16. The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale: B
17. Graffiti Bridge: B
18. Prince: B
19. Musicology: B-
20. Come: B-
21. Diamonds and Pearls: B-
22. Emancipation: C+
23. The Rainbow Children: C+
24. Chaos and Disorder: C
25. The Truth: C
26. The Black Album: C
27. For You: C
28. NEWS: C
29. Newpower Soul: D
30. Xpectation: F

For You = E
Prince = D
Dirty Mind = C
Controversy = C
1999 = B
Purple Rain = B
Around the World in a Day = B
Parade = B
Sign O' the Times = A
Lovesexy = B
Black Album = C
Batman = D
Graffiti Bridge = C
Diamonds and Pearls = D
Love symbol = C
Come = D
Gold Experience = A
Emancipation = C
Crystal Ball = C
The Truth = B
New Power Soul = E
The Vault = D
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic = C
Rave In2 the Joy Fantistic = D
The Rainbow Children = B
One Nite Alone (studio) = B
One Nite Alone (Live) = E
N.E.W.S = E
Musicology = B
3121 = C

Madhouse 8 = B
Madhouse 16 = D
Kamasutra = D
C-Note = D
Goldnigga = E
Exodus = C
Slaughterhouse = D
Chocolate Invasion = D

For You = D
Prince = D+
Dirty Mind = C+
Controversy = C
1999 = A+
Purple Rain = A+
Around the World in a Day = B+
Parade = A-
Sign O' the Times = C
Lovesexy = B+
Black Album = A
Batman = B
Graffiti Bridge = D
Diamonds and Pearls = A
= C-
Come = B
Gold Experience = A+
Emancipation = C-
Crystal Ball = C
The Truth = D
New Power Soul = C-
The Vault = D
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic = B
The Rainbow Children = C
One Nite Alone (studio) = C
One Nite Alone (Live) = C
N.E.W.S = D+
Musicology = B-
3121 = A

I doubt any two people will have the same list

I think it's harder to rank the newer albums.

For You = C-
Prince = C-
Dirty Mind = B+
Controversy = A
1999 = A+
Purple Rain = A+
Around the World in a Day = A-
Parade = A-
Sign O' the Times = A+
Lovesexy = B-
Black Album = B-
Batman = B+
Graffiti Bridge = C+
Diamonds and Pearls = B
Love symbol = B
Come = B-
Gold Experience = B-
Chaos & Disorder = C+
Emancipation = C-
Crystal Ball = B+
The Truth = B+
New Power Soul = C-
The Vault = D+
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic = B-
Rave In2 the Joy Fantistic = C+
The Rainbow Children = D+
One Nite Alone (studio) = B
One Nite Alone (Live) = C
N.E.W.S = C-
Musicology = C+
3121 = C+
[Edited 3/24/06 22:28pm]

This will change next week, but...


Parade
TGE
Sign O' The Times
Emancipation
1999
Graffiti Bridge
3121
Rave Un2/In2 The Joy Fantastic
The Black Album
Come
Musicology
Crystal Ball
LoveSexy
Around The World in A Day
Purple Rain
Chaos And Disorder
Diamonds & Pearls
NPS
The Truth
Batman
Controversy
Dirty Mind
The Vault
For You
The Rainbow Children
Prince
N.E.W.S.

10 out of 10

1999
Purple Rain
Sign of the Times

9 out of 10

Parade

8 out of 10

Dirty Mind
Around the World in a Day
Black Album
Lovesexy

7 out of 10

Controversy
Batman
Graffiti Bridge
Diamonds and Pearls
Symbol
The B-Sides
Crystal Ball (4-CD set)
The Rainbow Children

6 out of 10

The Gold Experience
Emancipation
The Vault
Musicology
2131

5 out of 10

Prince
Come
Chaos & Disorder
Newpower Soul
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic

Gimme a second....
I can't find my grading pen.

Each to their own!
Rating albums is so difficult because it really depends upon the context that you listened to them in but my personal tops are;

1999
Purple Rain
The Rainbow Children
Parade
Sign of The Times