I logged onto RollingStone.com to check out the readers' picks for the top 100 albums of all time.

I fulfilled my obligation as a fan and voted for Sign O' The Times when the voting was going on.

Seems that every album by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and the Rolling Stones was on there...not to mention Eminem's NEW album making the top 25 and Madonna's "Music" being in there also.

Yet...Prince was there only ONCE...with Purple Rain coming in at #66!!! SOTT wasn't even there...yet U2's Joshua Tree was #4!!! WTF?!?!?!?

Those polls are so stupid, it's not even funny.

POLL

Haven't you realized yet that the rest of the world doesn't care one bit about Prince?

That's not true at all. Listen people just aren't Aware of his new stuff or what he is doing anymore. If people don't hear you on the Radio they basically forget about you except your fans who Never do.

yeah, i cant fault this poll since it was done *by the readers*...


prince just doesnt register with people anymore...

As you said WTF?!?!?!?

SkletonKee said:

well he has a hard time getting his own fans to praise him anymore. what do you expect from everyone else...

Oh how the times have changed!!!

I remember back in '90, Rolling Stone looked back at the decade before naming the top 100 albums of the 80's and Prince had 4 albums on that list.

If memory serves, London Calling by the Clash was number one followed by Purple Rain at number 2, and The Joshua Tree by U2 at number 3.

I can't remember there rankings, but I believe the other Prince albums on that list were, Dirty Mind, Sign 'O' the Times, and 1999. I know I'm biased, but I think those albums would easily make a top 100 list of all time!

SoupDog said:

if i remember correctly, 3 of the albums made the top RS top 100 about 2 years ago when they ranked the all-time best albums. this is just a fan poll on a website. nothing to fret about.

rolling stone has long scince sold out...

record companies buy the cover to coincide with their artists' record release...

The POWER is always among the MINIORITIES og the NEW GENERATIONS.

I’m so happy too be a part of this SOCIETY,

with PRINCE as our leader.


It was year 2018 : and a fan of a New leader said:

ZZZ said:

And then the circle has ended –

the History has repeated...

I have been a fan since 1980 and its getting more and more fun every year.

In 2018 Ill lean back 2gether with all U gays and say:

It´s a BIIIG Told U so (But then again we are wrong)

Sahar said:

I think Shar means "guys."

2the9s said:

Im not often right - so Im wrong again
SORRY GUYS

POOK - fling some poo on that poll, would ya?

Anyone who'd vote Eminem into the top ANYTHING is more insane than Natasha being brought to orgasm by the man himself...

It didn't suprise me that only ONE Prince album made it. Rolling Stone readers aren't that familiar (overall) with Prince's work. It is definitely a more "progressive"/rock audience.

I think if the same poll was done by Vibe, Sign "O" the Times as well as Purple Rain, Dirty Mind and maybe one more of his albums would have been recognized.

...figures...

I went through this poll also. Bowie only had one album as well. Yet Weezer has 2. It's slanted towards young taste and super old classics. Artists with a big fanbase had more representation like U2 with 6 entries and Madonna with 4. No big whoop.

CalhounSq said:

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AaronForever said:

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His fans praise him by paying up to $150.00 a ticket to see him in concert. I cannot think of anymore praise than that.

When are you going to post a comment that makes sense?
Nobody gives a rats ass about Rolling Stone !!!111

AaronForever said:

London Calling is a magnificent album. Passionate, intelligent and terrific fun all at the same time. It's a better album than Purple Rain and The Joshua Tree. I think SOTT is a better album though...just!

those polls are the same shit every year,only Prince album u will find is 1999 or Purple Rain.
Rolling STone dont know jack shit newayz...ok so i still buy the mag,but thats not the point!

i dont see how it was a diss since hes on there

Christopher said:

well, prince famatics all want to see every single prince album on this list before they will accept a fan voted on by a group of people...a group of people who had the freedom to choose which ever and whatever they wanted.

SkletonKee said:

Yeah, where's "For You" because surely it's one of the greatest 100 albums OF ALL TIME.

Joshy84au said:

What's wrong with Purple Rain and 1999 being on there? They WERE fantastic albums! For the record, I'd be willing to bet that many of the people complaining havent even heard almost all the other albums on the list. So how do they even know without a doubt that Prince's stuff is better?

Its kind of biased to simply proclaim rolling stone readers retards just because they dont share the same musical tastes as you.

You guys have to remember this poll represents a certain demographic of RS readers/fans of their site. To me it's really no surprise. In the past the critics have always listed about 4 different Prince albums as one of the best of the year/best of the year/best of all time, etc. But Rolling Stone today is a VERY different magazine than it once was, and it's hard for me to take them seriously.

lovemachine said:

Music popularity is very political and at least 80% image and the music often doesn't matter when it comes to these polls. He would do very well in a Critics poll.

Admitting you read a poll in ROLLING STONE -100

Posting that the RS poll "dissed" Prince -200


Your self-confidence index in forming your opinions
[This message was edited Sun Oct 6 14:37:52 PDT 2002 by PFunkjazz]

PFunkjazz said:

Opening a thread entitled "Prince dissed by RS Readers" -300

Making a post ripping on people for "admitting you read a rolling stone poll" -700 (because obviously you were interested enough to open the tread)

PFunkjazz said:

What kinda funny stuff you been smoking?