Princology05 said:

You've never heard the whole of Thriller? Damn. You've never heard Beat It? or Human Nature? You're missing out.

Both albums are absolutely classic but Purple Rain edges it for me, "Computer Blue" is what tips the balance.

Definately Purple Rain! I think Off the Wall holds a better challenge against 1999 btw.

I have heard neither one of these albums,
so my answer is Purple Rain.

@ Illustrator

I'd pick PR. Thriller is great, but it has a few clunkers, like Thriller and The Girl is Mine. And I don't think Beat It has aged very well.

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2. Baby Be Mine
3. The Girl Is Mine (With Paul McCartny)
4. Thriller
5. Beat It
6. Billie Jean
7. Human Nature
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
9. The Lady In My Life


1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Take Me With U
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. Computer Blue
5. Darling Nikki
6. When Doves Cry
7. I Would Die 4 U
8. Baby, I'm A Star
9. Purple Rain

PR wins!!!!!

Ok over the years I really don't like M. Jackson, the way he use the media to over hype himself, plus all the weird stuff he has done. But both albums are great. The best albums of the 80's. Both maybe in the top 5 albums of all time. Thats a tough one to answer. I know that over the years I've listen to Purple Rain more, so for that I say purple rain.

ooooohhhh a versus!


1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' VS Let's Go Crazy
2. Baby Be Mine VS Take Me With U
3. The Girl Is Mine (With Paul McCartny) VS The Beautiful Ones
4. Thriller VS Computer Blue
5. Beat It VS Darling Nikki
6. Billie Jean VS When Doves Cry
7. Human Nature VS I Would Die 4 U
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) VS Baby, I'm A Star
9. The Lady In My Life VS Purple Rain

Prince wins 5-4!
[Edited 4/1/07 14:31pm]

I can't decide. Both albums are great and define what these young cats today have been UNABLE to do for the past twenty years.

I barely remember Thriller after all these years but I play Purple rain all the time so.....

=FORTHEIRERA

wow your coming to a Prince Forum and asking this question.
lol.

Princology05 said:

Why would you compare Thriller with Purple Rain, if you have never heard the whole of Thriller before. Of course you are going to prefer Purple Rain..

I prefer Thriller myself, although my favourite MJ album is "Off The Wall", but Thriller defines an era that was unforgettable imo. It was definetly the peak of MJ's career.

whatsgoingon said:

I'm comparing them because their both big hit albums.

I love both albums... but I gotta go for Purple Rain! I haven't heard the whole Thriller album in a long time- but I have three of the songs on my iPod. But I love PR!!!! Sorry Michael.

Princology05 said:

It still doesn't make sense, since you've admitted that you have heard only 2 songs from one, whereas the other you have listen to the whole album. Your on a Prince Forum so the responses are obviously going to be one-sided.

whatsgoingon said:

You never know. You cant assume whats going to be said.

its a tie for me. even though Computer Blue kills everything on Thriller

I love both albums but my vote goes for Purple Rain. I listened to it more and it grabs me a little more than Thriller but Thriller still kicks my ass. Props to Prince and Michael Jackson for making these incredible albums that still stand the test of time.

Militant said:

Militant said:

Wow! Thats exactly how I would've rated those classics! PR has two clunkers BIAS and IWD4U but I still would have to, as an original Prince fan, would have to at least rate PR a TIE to the greatest album of all time! (We are all biased though)! But I can remember back in the day during Thrillers dominance wondering, where the hell was Prince and what the hell was he doing?..It was as if he was AWOL! Then in May '84 When Doves Cry dropped, with the subsequent movie, and my prayers were answered!

Militant said:

Thriller for me. I haven't listened to Purple Rain in awhile.

Both classic albums from the '80's and two of the greatest albums of all time!! Of course, I'm partial 2 Purple Rain, but I love Thriller as well!

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' VS Let's Go Crazy
2. Baby Be Mine VS Take Me With U
3. The Girl Is Mine (With Paul McCartny) VS The Beautiful Ones
4. Thriller VS Computer Blue
5. Beat It VS Darling Nikki
6. Billie Jean VS When Doves Cry
7. Human NatureVS I Would Die 4 U
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) VS Baby, I'm A Star
9. The Lady In My Life VS Purple Rain

Purple rain

I can't really say because i've only heard a couple songs off thriller but i'm just gonna go ahead and say purple rain!

It's obvious that almost everyone's going to say purple rain, though! i mean, this is a prince fan site! It's like asking a black guy if they like white people or black people.

krazzikittie said:

Purple Rain

Although, I do recall having many copies of Thriller in the house. My brothers and I each had a vinyl and a cassette.

For Purple Rain, I had all the 45s, 12", and a cassette plus the lp.

LittleSmedley said:

come again? a black person can't like white people?