I was checking out my old Uptown magazines and found this survey of it's readers, who were mainly diehards. It was done in 1995. Kind of interesting.

Question 1: Which are your 3 favorite officially released albums?

1. Sign O' The Times 222

2. Lovesexy 135

3. Purple Rain 133

4. The Symbol Album 89

5. Parade 78

6. 1999 68

7. Dirty Mind 59

8. Come 57

9. Around The Word In A Day 51

10. Diamonds and Pearls 49

11. The Black Album 22

12. Prince 11

12. Batman 11

14. Controversy 10

14. Graffiti Bridge 10

16. For You 4

Question 2: Which are your 3 favorite officially released songs?

1. Anna Stesia 48

2. When Doves Cry 40

3. If I Was Your Girlfriend 39

4. The Beautiful Ones 37

4. Purple Rain 37

6. The Most Beaufil Girl 35

7. Adore 28

8. Joy In Repetition 25

9. Forever In My Life 21

9. Sometimes It Snow In April 21

11. Little Red Corvette 19

11. Sign O' The Times 19

13. She's Always In My Hair 18

13. Housequake 18

13. Gett Off 18

Question 3: Which are your 3 favorite tours?

1. Lovesexy 236

2. Sign O' The Times 141

3. Parade 97

4. Act II 91

5. Nude 86

6. Purple Rain 78

7. Diamonds & Pearls 59

8. Act I 51

9. Ultimate Live Experience 48

10. 1999 25

Very interesting, great to see SOTT was as popular back then, and that Symbol's stock was higher then than today mainly as it was only 3 years old.

The absence the Gold Experience suggests the survey was before September of 1995, surprised to see controversy was so low down on the scale. Its good to bear in mind that most of his worst works came out after the survey.

Interesting to see Anna Stesia is the favourite song and Most Beautiful girl is right up there too. Back in 95 I would have agreed, it was the peak of my first major Prince obsession (1991 - 1997)

motherfunka said:

I was checking out my old Uptown magazines and found this survey of it's readers, who were mainly diehards. It was done in 1995. Kind of interesting.

Question 1: Which are your 3 favorite officially released albums?

1. Sign O' The Times 222

2. Lovesexy 135

3. Purple Rain 133

4. The Symbol Album 89

5. Parade 78

6. 1999 68

7. Dirty Mind 59

8. Come 57

9. Around The Word In A Day 51

10. Diamonds and Pearls 49

11. The Black Album 22

12. Prince 11

12. Batman 11

14. Controversy 10

14. Graffiti Bridge 10

16. For You 4

Question 2: Which are your 3 favorite officially released songs?

1. Anna Stesia 48

2. When Doves Cry 40

3. If I Was Your Girlfriend 39

4. The Beautiful Ones 37

4. Purple Rain 37

6. The Most Beaufil Girl 35

7. Adore 28

8. Joy In Repetition 25

9. Forever In My Life 21

9. Sometimes It Snow In April 21

11. Little Red Corvette 19

11. Sign O' The Times 19

13. She's Always In My Hair 18

13. Housequake 18

13. Gett Off 18

Question 3: Which are your 3 favorite tours?

1. Lovesexy 236

2. Sign O' The Times 141

3. Parade 97

4. Act II 91

5. Nude 86

6. Purple Rain 78

7. Diamonds & Pearls 59

8. Act I 51

9. Ultimate Live Experience 48

10. 1999 25

Aaahhhh the good old days.

Mind you I doubt they were very hardcore if The Most Beautiful Girl is placed at #6 all time favourite song!

I am surprised:

The Symbol Album is that high on the list.

and the Nude tour is that high too, ok?

Nude tour is maybe the least fave of mine.

That's an interesting list, and even more interesting would be such a poll now. Just how much of an impact would his post-95 output have on the outcome? Comparatively little, I'd wager!