99% of all people will agree that the top song by The Knack is "My Sharona." But with Prince it is near impossible for fans to agree upon his definitive best. But let's try anyway.

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List your Top 3 songs from each of his '80s albums. Let's see if there is some consensus on what are Prince's best songs.

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DIRTY MIND

Uptown

Sister

When You Were Mine

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CONTROVERSY

Controversy

Sexuality

Jack U Off

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1999

1999

Delirious

All The Critics Love You In New York

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PURPLE RAIN

I Would Die 4 U

Take Me With U

Let's Go Crazy

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AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY

America

Pop Life

(only two from this album)

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PARADE

Mountains

Sometimes It Snows In April

Girls And Boys

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SIGN O THE TIMES

I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

Sign O The Times

The Cross

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LOVESEXY

I Wish U Heaven

When 2 R In Love

Glam Slam

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BATMAN

Batdance

The Future

Electric Chair

..

Anyone have the same?

I'll bite.

For You: Soft And Wet, Baby, Crazy You

Prince: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad, I Feel For You, Bambi

Dirty Mind: Sister, When U Were Mine, Partyup

Controversy: Sexuality, Private Joy, Annie Christian

1999: Lady Cab Driver, All The Critics Love U In New York, Something In The Water

Purple Rain: The Beautiful Ones, Computer Blue, Purple Rain

ATWIAD: Condition of the Heart, Tambourine, Temptation

Parade: Anotherloverholenyohead, Girls & Boys, Venus De Milo

SOTT: Strange Relationship, The Ballad of Dorothy Parker, Adore

Lovesexy: Anna Stasia, Dance On, Lovesexy

Batman: The Future, Electric Chair, Vicki Waiting

For You - Soft and Wet, Just As Long As We're Together, I'm Yours

Prince - Bambi, I Wanna Be Your Lover, Sexy Dancer

Dirty Mind - Uptown, Partyup, Do It All Night

Controversy - Sexuality, Private Joy, Do Me Baby

1999 - Little Red Corvette, Let's Pretend We're Married, Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)

Purple Rain - Darling Nikki, The Beautiful Ones, When Doves Cry

Around the World in a Day - Temptation, Tambourine, Condition of the Heart

Parade - Girls & Boys, New Position, Mountains

Sign O' The Times - Ballad of Dorothy Parker, Adore, Strange Relationship

Lovesexy - Dance On, Lovesexy, Alphabet St.

Batman - Electric Chair, Partyman, Vicki Waiting

P.S. Oh, yeah, this is all subject to change depending on whatever mood I happen to be in when you ask me.

P.S.S. For whatever it's worth, Let's Go Crazy could've possibly edged out When Doves Cry if the album contained the extended version that's actually in the movie.

P.S.S.S. I spared y'all from The Black Album selections, even though I - like a good many of you - owned an illegal copy in the 80s. (Sorry, P)

Dirty Mind - Do It All Night, Uptown, When You Were Mine

Controversy - Jack U Off, Let's Work, Do Me Baby

1999 - Automatic, Little Red Corvette, D.M.S.R.

Purple Rain - Darling Nikki, The Beautiful Ones, When Doves Cry

Around The World In A Day - Pop Life, America, Paisley Park

Parade - Anotherloverholenyohead, New Position, Sometimes It Snows In April

Sign O' The Times - If I Was Ur Girlfriend, The Ballad of Dorothy Parker, Adore

Lovesexy - When 2 R In Love, Anna Stesia (only 2 because I'm just starting to get into this album)

Batman - Electric Chair, Scandalous, The Future

[Edited 5/5/16 0:52am]

Okay, the first three posters and nobody listed 'Little Red Corvette' for 1999.... WTF...?

Dirty Mind: When U Were Mine, Dirty Mind, Uptown
Controversy: Controversy, Do Me Baby, Sexuality
1999: 1999, Little Red Corvette, Let's Pretend We're Married
Purple Rain: When Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy, Computer Blue
ATWIAD: Paisley Park, Around The World In A Day, Raspberry Beret
Parade: Anotherloverholenyohead, Mountains, Sometimes It Snows In April
SOTT: Strange Relationship, Sign O The Times, If I Was Your Girlfriend
Lovesexy: Anna Stesia, I Know, Alphabet Street (single version - not album version)
Batman: The Future, Electric Chair, Arms of Orion

And if we were to include the Black Album: Bob George, Superfunkycalifragisexy, Rock Hard in a Funky Place

Go on then, I'll play....

DIRTY MIND

When U Were Mine

Sister

Head

CONTROVERSY

Controversy

Lets Work

Annie Christian

1999

DMSR

Lady Cab Driver

1999

PURPLE RAIN

Computer Blue

Doves Cry

Purple Rain

AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY

Condition Of The Heart

Paisley Park

Pop Life

PARADE

Sometimes It Snows In April

Anotherloverholenyohead

Girls & Boys

SIGN O THE TIMES

Sign O The Times

Forever In My Life

Starfish & Coffee

LOVESEXY

Eye No

Anna Stesia

Positivity

THE BLACK ALBUM

Cindy C

Superfunkycalifragasexy

Bob George

BATMAN

The Future

Electric Chair

Scandalous

[Edited 5/5/16 4:21am]

Dirty Mind

When You Were Mine

Uptown

Sister

Controversy

Controversy

Annie Christian

Jack U Off

1999 (This is a hard one, and is subject to change a lot)

Automatic

All the Critics Love U in New York

Lady Cab Driver


Purple Rain

Darling Nikki

When Doves Cry

Computer Blue


Around the World in a Day

Around the World in a Day

Paisley Park

Pop Life

Parade (Another really difficult one)

Christopher Tracy's Parade

Life Can Be So Nice

Sometimes it Snows in April

Sign o the Times (There is just too many to choose from on this album)

The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

If I Was Your Girlfriend

It

Lovesexy

Annastesia

I Wish U Heaven

Positivity

Batman

The Future

Electric Chair

Scandalous

[Edited 5/5/16 4:54am]

Dirty Mind

1. When You Were Mine

2. Dirty Mind

3. Uptown

Controversy

1. Controversy

2. Let's Work

3. Private Joy

1999

1A. Little Red Corvette

1B. 1999

3A. Delirious

3B: All the Critics Love You in New York

Purple Rain

1. Purple Rain

2. When Doves Cry

3. Let's Go Crazy

Around the World in a Day

1. Paisley Park

2. Raspberry Beret

3. Pop Life

Parade

1. Sometimes it Snows in April

2. Girls and Boys

3. Christopher Tracy's Parade

Sign o' the Times

1. Sign o' the Times

2. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

3. If I Was Your Girlfriend

Lovesexy

1. Alphabet St.

2. When 2 R in Love

3. Anna Stesia

Batman

not really interested in this album... but, um... maybe:

1. The Arms of Orion

2. The Future

3. Scandalous

(best song from this period is B-side, 'I Love You in Me')

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I'll also throw in:

Graffiti Bridge (since it's mostly 80s material and recorded in...)

1. Thieves in the Temple

2. Joy in Repetition

3A. The Question of U

3B. Graffiti Bridge (yes, I know everyone else hates this song...)

DIRTY MIND

Partyup

Gotta Broken Heart Again

When You Were Mine

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CONTROVERSY

Controversy

Ronnie Talk 2 Russia

Jack U Off

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1999

DMSR

1999

Automatic

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PURPLE RAIN

Let's Go Crazy

Computer Blue

Purple Rain

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AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY

Paisley Park

Raspberry Beret

America

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PARADE

Anotherloverholenyohead

Sometimes It Snows In April

Mountains

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SIGN O THE TIMES

Strange Relationship

Sign O The Times

Starfish and Coffee

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LOVESEXY

I Wish U Heaven

Alphabet St.

Anna Stesia

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BATMAN

Vicki Waiting

The Future

Electric Chair

DIRTY MIND:

1. Dirty Mind

2. When U Were Mine

3. Head

CONTROVERSY:

1. Controversy

2. Do Me Baby

3. Private Joy

1999:

1. Automatic

2. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)

3. Lady Cab Driver

PURPLE RAIN:

1. The Beautiful Ones

2. Computer Blue

3. When Doves Cry

ATWIAD:

1. Condition of the Heart

2. Raspberry Beret

3. Temptation

PARADE:

1. New Posistion

2. Anotherloverholenyohead

3. Somtimes It Snows In April

Sign O' The Times:

1. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

2. If Eye Was Ur Girlfriend

3. Adore

LOVESEXY:

1. Anna Stesia

2. I Wish U Heaven

3. Positivity

BATMAN:

1. The Future

2. Vicki Waiting

3. Scandalous

Dirty Mind

1. When You Were Mine

2. Uptown

3. Dirty Mind

Controversy

1. Controversy

2. Jack U Off

3. Private Joy

1999

1. Little Red Corvette

2. D.M.S.R.

3. 1999

Purple Rain

1. The Beautiful Ones

2. Purple Rain

3. I Would Die 4 U

Around the World in a Day

1. Raspberry Beret

2. Pop Life

3. Paisley Park

Parade

1. Kiss

2. Sometimes it Snows in April

3. Mountains

Sign 'o the Times

1. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

2. Sign 'o the Times

3. Adore

Lovesexy

1: Glam Slam

2. Alphabet St.

3. Eye No

Batman

1. Scandalous

2. The Future

3. Lemon Crush

[Edited 5/5/16 11:56am]

ThePanther said:

Okay, the first three posters and nobody listed 'Little Red Corvette' for 1999.... WTF...?

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It's not that it's not a great song. I think the quirkiness of "All The Critics Love U In New York" & "Something In The Water", and the unadulterated 'fuck you' on "Lady Cab Driver" makes those songs slightly better, in general. LRC is its own monster, and sorta stands on its own.

DIRTY MIND:

1. Dirty Mind

2. When U Were Mine

3. Uptown

CONTROVERSY:

1. Controversy

2. Do Me Baby

3. Sexuality

1999:

1. Little Red Corvette

2. Lets Pretend

3. Lady Cab Driver

PURPLE RAIN:

1. The Beautiful Ones

2. Baby Im A Star

3. When Doves Cry

ATWIAD:

1. Condition of the Heart

2. Raspberry Beret

3. Temptation

PARADE:

1. Mountains

2. Anotherloverholenyohead

3. Somtimes It Snows In April

Sign O' The Times:

1. Forever In MyLife

2. If Eye Was Ur Girlfriend

3. Adore

BLACK ALBUM:

Dirty Mind

Head

Dirty Mind

Partyup

Controversy

Controversy

Sexuality

Let´s work

1999 (Tough!)

Let´s pretend we´re married

Lady Cab Driver

All the critics love u in New York

Purple Rain

Darling Nikki

Computer Blue

When Doves Cry

ATWIAD

Around the world in a day

Tambourine

Temptation

Parade (Impossible)

Life can be so nice

Under the cherry moon

Mountains

SOTT (Impossible²)

Sign o´the times

If I was your girlfriend

The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

Lovesexy

Positivity

Dance on

Anna Stesia/Eye no

Batman

The Future

Electric Chair

Vicki Waiting

DIRTY MIND:

Dirty Mind, When You Were Mine, Head

CONTROVERSY:

Controversy, Let's Work, Private Joy

1999:

1999, Delirious, Automatic

PURPLE RAIN:

Computer Blue, Let's Go Crazy, Purple Rain

AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY:
Raspberry Beret, Pop Life, America

PARADE:

Mountains, Venus De Milo, Sometimes It Snows In April

BLACK ALBUM:

Le Grind, Bob George, When 2 R In Love

LOVESEXY:

Alphabet Street, Eye No, Glam Slam

BATMAN:

Batdance, Vicki Waiting, The Future

DIRTY MIND

Uptown

Do It All Night

When You Were Mine

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CONTROVERSY

Controversy

Sexuality

Let's Work

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1999

Little Red Corvette

D.M.S.R

Lady Cab Driver

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PURPLE RAIN

When Doves Cry

The Beautiful Ones

Darkling Nikki

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AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY

Pop Life

Rasberry Baret

Tambourine

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PARADE

Mountains

Anothloverholeinyohead

Love or $ (Had to include a b-side, sorry!! )

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SIGN O THE TIMES

Adore

Housequake

Play in the Sunshine

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LOVESEXY

Glam Slam

When 2 R In Love

Alphabet St.

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BATMAN

Scandalous

Batdance

Electric Chair

Dirty Mind

Dirty Mind

When You Were Mine

Do It All Night

Controversy

Controversy

Let's Work

Private Joy

1999

1999
Little Red Corvette

Let's Pretend We're Married

Purple Rain

Let's Go Crazy

I Would Die 4 U

Take Me With U

Around The World In A Day

Raspberry Beret

Paisley Park

Pop Life

Parade

Mountains

Anotherloverholenyohead

Do U Lie?

Sign 'O' The Times

Adore

U Got The Look

Housequake

Lovesexy

Lovesexy

Glam Slam

I Wish U Heaven

Batman

Scandalous

The Arms of Orion

Batdance

Dirty Mind

When you were Mine

Uptown

Head

Controversy

Controversy

Let's Work

Private Joy

1999

Lady Cab Driver

Something in the Water

Little Red Corvette

Purple Rain

When Doves Cry

Let's Go Crazy

Computer Blue

Around the world in a Day

Raspberry Beret

America

Tambourine

Parade

Kiss

Girls and Boys

Mountains

Sign o the times

I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

Sign o the times

Forever in my Life

Lovesexy

Anna Stesia

Alphabet St.

I Wish You Heaven

RiotPaisley said:

1980: Dirty Mind: Uptown. Dirty Mind. When you were mine.

1981: Controversy: Do me, baby. Let's Work. Contoversy.

1982: 1999: Little Red Corvette. 1999. DMSR.

1984: Purple Rain: Purple rain. When doves cry. Let's go crazy.

1985: Around the world in a day: raspberry beret. Amreica. Pop Life.

1986: Under the cherry moon: Kiss. Mountains. Girls & Boys.

1987: Sign o the times: (R U kiddin!) I could never take the place of your man. If I was your girlfriend. Forever in your life.

1988: Lovesexy: I wish u heaven. Eye Know. Alphabet St..

1989: Batman: partyman. Electric Chair. The arms of orion.

Technically there are 4 soundtracks.

Cool exercise.

fun to think about the music (that's what's been getting me thru)

Dirty Mind
Dirty Mind

WHen U Were Mine

Uptown

Controversy
Controversy
Do Me Baby
Let's Work

1999
LRC

DMSR

Let's Pretend We're Married

Purple Rain
When Doves Cry
The Beautiful Ones
Let's Go Crazy

Around The World In A Day
Paisley Park

ATWIAD

Tamborine

Parade
Do U Lie?

Anotherloverholenyohead

Sometimes

Sign O' The Times
Ballad of Dorothy Parker

Adore

I Could Never...

The Black Album
Bob George
Rockhard In a Funky Place

Superfunkycalifragasexy

Lovesexy
Annastesia

Lovesexy

I Wish U Heaven

Batman
Electric Chair
Scandalous

Vicki Waiting

for now...like mentioned above...these change quite often!