Graffiti Bridge
by Prince
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Graffiti Bridge is ranked 15th best out of 67 albums by Prince on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Prince is Purple Rain which is ranked number 72 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,143.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Graffiti Bridge track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Graffiti Bridge rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | 101 - 200 | 89/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1990 | 44/92 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1990 | 32/50 | - |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 27 Music Albums of 1990 | 6/27 | 4 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (61), #0101-0200* | 57/95 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 40 Music Albums of 1990 | 14/40 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Vox Magazine Best Albums Of 1990 | 12/20 | - |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 46/100 | 11 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 82 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 181 | |||
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Graffiti Bridge ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/22/2026 01:52 |  Brandon8 | 1,055 | 88/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 02:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,603 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2026 14:21 |  VictorVale | 3,928 | 81/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.2/100, a mean average of 67.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Graffiti Bridge forum mentions
neilgee 07/16/2021 06:36 in What album are you listening to right now?
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Despite a new appreciation for this album, it is still my least favorite Prince album of his first two decades. I think part of it is a result of not really fully appreciating the handful of songs featuring other vocalists. I paid for a Prince album; not a Tevin Campbell, the Time, or Mavis Staples album. That being said, I haven’t given this album a listen in a great many years. I might have listened to it once or twice since 1990. Upon listening to it now, I have to say it has aged relatively well for me. I actually enjoyed it through my most recent listen. Maybe I enjoyed it because it’s like getting a new 80s era Prince album (and I miss that Prince a lot). I can definitely say that it is no longer my least favorite Prince album, and I give it just a smidge over 3 stars mostly because of the coolest track on it, “Thieves in the Temple.” That one is a truly great Prince song. “Joy in Repetition” also borders on being a great song.
It'd be easier to listen to if it was all Prince, but we get his B-list sidekicks too. Question of U is Under the Cherry Moon rehashed. Listen to New Power Generation and move on.
Underrated because people associate the movie too much with the music. As a film, Graffiti Bridge effectively ended Prince's once-promising film career, but the album has some real strengths.
lightmyway TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/10/2012 03:39 | #41952 | TOP COMMENT
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Another soundtrack, this one for the awful sequel to Purple Rain. The album is a lot better than the movie but it's overlong.
Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/16/2020 03:19 | #250003 | TOP COMMENT
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Unfortunately the movie was really bad and it overshadowed the fact that the soundtrack was really enjoyable. My favorites include Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got, New Power Generation, Round & Round, We Can Funk, Joy in Repetition & Thieves In The Temple. Not a big fan of The Time tracks and Melody Cool which makes it too long.
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