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Thread started 11/10/18 1:28am

Moonbeam

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Prince Album Poll 2018: Results

First, thanks to all the 83 voters! I am very pleased with the turnout and am happy to share the results as a way to celebrate Prince's legacy.

I'm going to take my time a bit with it, posting 2 albums per day initially when counting down the top 20 associated artist albums (of the 35 in total), and then the top 10 Prince non-studio albums (out of 15), and finally the top 39 Prince studio albums one per day.


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Reply #1 posted 11/10/18 1:45am

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The 35 candidate associated artist albums were these. My criteria was that to be eligible, an album had to feature Prince input on at least 50% of the tracks.


94 East - Minneapolis Genius
94 East - Symbolic Beginning
94 East - 94 East Featuing 10:15 & Fortune Teller Remix With Prince on Guitar
94 East - The Cookhouse Five
Andy Allo - Superconductor
Andy Allo - Oui Can Luv
Apollonia 6 - Apollonia 6
Bria Valente - Elixer
Carmen Electra - Carmen Electra
Chaka Khan - Come 2 My House
Elisa Fiorillo - I Am
Eric Leeds - Times Squared
Graham Central Station - GCS 2000
Ingrid Chavez - May 19, 1992
Jill Jones - Jill Jones
Judith Hill - Back in Time
Madhouse - 8
Madhouse - 16
Mavis Staples - Time Waits for No One
Mavis Staples - The Voice
Mayte - Child of the Sun
New Power Generation - Gold Nigga
New Power Generation - Exodus
New Power Generation - Newpower Soul
NPG Orchestra - Kamasutra
Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life
Sheila E. - Romance 1600
Sheila E. - Sheila E.
The Family - The Family
The Time - The Time
The Time - What Time Is It?
The Time - Ice Cream Castle
The Time - Pandemonium
Vanity 6 - Vanity 6
Various - 1-800 New Funk

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Reply #2 posted 11/10/18 1:52am

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#20 Associate: Mavis Staples - The Voice (1993)

Ratings: 26
Average: 5.90
Points: 2.94


Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

The Undertaker: #243
Melody Cool: #329
You Will Be Moved: #630

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Reply #3 posted 11/10/18 2:54am

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#19 Associate: Andy Allo - Oui Can Luv (2015)

Ratings: 28
Average: 5.96
Points: 3.21

Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

Love Is a Losing Game: #269
Push & Pull: #325
More Than This: #642

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Reply #4 posted 11/10/18 3:49am

gandorb

Nice bonus with the song info cool !

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Reply #5 posted 11/10/18 1:12pm

Moonbeam

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gandorb said:

Nice bonus with the song info cool !


My pleasure! That way, those who haven't heard the albums (like me with these first two!) can listen to the tracks that are considered the best if they are curious.

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Reply #6 posted 11/11/18 3:09am

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#18 Associate: Judith Hill - Back in Time (2015)

Ratings: 32
Average: 5.93
Points: 3.24

Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

Cry, Cry, Cry: #509
As Trains Go By: #527
Back in Time: #546

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Reply #7 posted 11/11/18 3:10am

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#17 Associate: Mavis Staples - Time Waits for No One (1989)

Ratings: 26
Average: 6.08
Points: 3.51

Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

Train: #332
Time Waits for No One: #423
Jaguar: #600

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Reply #8 posted 11/11/18 6:30pm

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#16 Associate: Various - 1-800 NEW FUNK (1994)

Ratings: 43
Average: 6.05
Points: 3.95


Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

Love Sign: #185
If I Love U 2night: #489
17: #526

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Reply #9 posted 11/12/18 2:35am

HamsterHuey

Moonbeam said:

#16 Associate: Various - 1-800 NEW FUNK (1994)

I loved Lovesign, which should have been more than a promo.

Good choice for Standing at the Altar as a single, love that song, but alas, suffering from the Prince effect (no proper promotion)

MPLS's beat is awesome. Hope there is a Prince version in the vault...
Gave it a low number, cuz the rest of the album is utter toilet

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Reply #10 posted 11/12/18 2:42am

HamsterHuey

Moonbeam said:

#17 Associate: Mavis Staples - Time Waits for No One (1989)

Worth it for the title track alone. BUTTT you get SO much more. Train. Jaguar. Come Home heart

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Reply #11 posted 11/12/18 2:43am

HamsterHuey

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#20 Associate: Mavis Staples - The Voice (1993)

I love, love, love Mavis' voice, but most songs on this one are sub-par to my ear and even that awesome voice cannot save it for me.

The only one that comes alive is The Undertaker and I kinda like the title song, even though it has that pastiche sound Prince somehow was stuck on from this era onward.

Most of the other are to dull (the slow ones) or too plastic (the dance-y songs) and just do nothing for me.

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Reply #12 posted 11/12/18 5:10am

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#15 Associate: New Power Generation - Newpower Soul (1998)

Ratings: 58
Average: 6.09
Points: 4.41

Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

The One: #98
Come On: #196
Wasted Kisses: #287

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Reply #13 posted 11/12/18 2:01pm

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HamsterHuey said:

Moonbeam said:

#17 Associate: Mavis Staples - Time Waits for No One (1989)

Worth it for the title track alone. BUTTT you get SO much more. Train. Jaguar. Come Home heart

Totally agree, I really like this album.

RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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Reply #14 posted 11/12/18 2:04pm

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HamsterHuey said:

Moonbeam said:

#20 Associate: Mavis Staples - The Voice (1993)

I love, love, love Mavis' voice, but most songs on this one are sub-par to my ear and even that awesome voice cannot save it for me.

The only one that comes alive is The Undertaker and I kinda like the title song, even though it has that pastiche sound Prince somehow was stuck on from this era onward.

Most of the other are to dull (the slow ones) or too plastic (the dance-y songs) and just do nothing for me.

As much as I like Time Waits For No One, I don't like The Voice at all either. Real disappointment.

RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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Reply #15 posted 11/13/18 1:14am

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#14 Sheila E. - Sheila E. (1987)

Ratings: 35
Average: 6.54
Points: 5.46

Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

Love on a Blue Train: #415
Koo Koo: #435
Boy's Club: #579

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Reply #16 posted 11/13/18 4:23am

TheFman

Sheila E is one of the 3 protegy-albums i played most (The Family being solid first), but no 'Hold me' in the top 3 of that album??

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Reply #17 posted 11/13/18 9:17am

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Almost to the top 10! Is Carmen Electra gonna make it?!! razz

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Reply #18 posted 11/13/18 10:35am

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TheFman said:

Sheila E is one of the 3 protegy-albums i played most (The Family being solid first), but no 'Hold me' in the top 3 of that album??


I don't think "Hold Me" would have been in the 2017 song poll because it contains no input from Prince.

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#13 Associate: The Time - Pandemonium (1990)

Ratings: 49
Average: 6.47
Points: 5.46

Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

Jerk Out: #205
Chocolate: #285
Data Bank: #311

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Reply #20 posted 11/13/18 11:46am

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scratchtasia said:

TheFman said:

Sheila E is one of the 3 protegy-albums i played most (The Family being solid first), but no 'Hold me' in the top 3 of that album??


I don't think "Hold Me" would have been in the 2017 song poll because it contains no input from Prince.


That's correct. The 2017 song poll only featured songs with Prince input. I agree that the non-Prince tracks on Sheila E. are also quite strong!

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Reply #21 posted 11/13/18 7:40pm

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#12 Associate: Eric Leeds - Times Squared (1991)

Ratings: 26
Average: 6.79
Points: 5.83

Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

Andorra: #687
Cape Horn: #738
Overnight, Every Night: #740

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Reply #22 posted 11/14/18 1:14pm

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#11 Vanity 6 - Vanity 6 (1982)

Ratings: 44
Average: 6.94
Points: 7.34

Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

Nasty Girl: #92
Drive Me Wild: #295
If a Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up): #307

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Reply #23 posted 11/14/18 2:51pm

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There are ten associated artist albums better than Vanity 6???

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sexton said:

There are ten associated artist albums better than Vanity 6???



Yeah, that was a surprise for me! I had it as my 4th highest associated artist album. It’s proof that everything Prince touched in 1982 turned to gold.
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Reply #25 posted 11/14/18 3:21pm

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#10 Associate: Sheila E. - Romance 1600 (1985)

Ratings: 46
Average: 7.09
Points: 8.00

Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

A Love Bizarre: #53
Sister Fate: #286
Dear Michaelangelo: #358

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Reply #26 posted 11/15/18 11:09am

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Moonbeam said:

sexton said:

There are ten associated artist albums better than Vanity 6???

Yeah, that was a surprise for me! I had it as my 4th highest associated artist album. It’s proof that everything Prince touched in 1982 turned to gold.


Vanity 6 would absolutely be in my top 5. Better than Apollonia 6 and Ice Cream Castles which I'm guessing will be in the top 10.

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Reply #27 posted 11/15/18 3:37pm

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Moonbeam said:

sexton said: Yeah, that was a surprise for me! I had it as my 4th highest associated artist album. It’s proof that everything Prince touched in 1982 turned to gold.


Vanity 6 would absolutely be in my top 5. Better than Apollonia 6 and Ice Cream Castles which I'm guessing will be in the top 10.

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Well.. the third Sheila E., the first Mavis Staples and New Power Soul are better for starters. cool

(oh, and Apollonia 6 too)

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These polls are fairly useless of course, other than that they show that Prince's music is so diverse that the people that listen to it are too. It seems we cannot agree on anything.

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One person's Something In The Water is another person's Grafitti Bridge...

Paisley Park is in your heart - Love Is Here!
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Reply #28 posted 11/15/18 4:19pm

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#9 Associate: Madhouse - 16 (1987)

Ratings: 41
Average: 7.30
Points: 8.56

Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

Sixteen: #606
Ten: #668
Nine: #690

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Reply #29 posted 11/15/18 4:22pm

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#8 Associate: The Time - Ice Cream Castle (1984)

Ratings: 47
Average: 7.28
Points: 8.77


Top 3 songs in 2017 song poll:

Jungle Love: #90
The Bird: #161
Ice Cream Castles: #290

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