The Hits/The B-Sides
by Prince

The Hits/The B-Sides by Prince
(Compilation album)
Year: 1993
Overall rank: 23,742nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 69 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1993 (371st)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (3,713th)
Award Best albums of all time (23,742nd)

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Prince bestography

The Hits/The B-Sides is ranked 30th best out of 66 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 15,825.

Prince album bestography « Higher ranked (23,296th)
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This album (23,742nd)
The Hits/The B-Sides
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The Hits/The B-Sides track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Hits/The B-Sides rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 23,742nd | 1990s rank: 3,713th | 1993 rank: 371st

The Hits/The B-Sides collection

The Hits/The B-Sides ratings

Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 69 votes)
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65/100
 
02/11/2026 00:13 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  76896/100
 
35/100
 
01/15/2026 15:17 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  2,44984/100
 
90/100
 
12/13/2025 06:03 Sumbody  Ratings distribution  1,79376/100
 
85/100
 
11/16/2024 03:39 davidleewrong  Ratings distribution  2,32381/100
 
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12/24/2023 02:35 dylanllama  Ratings distribution  18087/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 83.5/100, a mean average of 83.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.

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From 05/03/2016 18:02 | #165122
Awesome collection of stellar pop/r&b/disco/funk/rock songs from one of the greatest singer, songwriter and musicians of all-time, and this INCLUDES his b-sides, which speak to how damn prolific and talented this cat was.
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From 01/03/2015 20:32 | #130724
Great collection of hits and rarities. Great intro to the real king of pop.
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From 11/30/2014 11:46 | #128314
One of the best compilations ever, Prince was simply brilliant from 1978 to 1993!
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From 11/16/2014 11:07 | #127143
A really good compilation of Hits and a brilliant 3rd disc of B Sides. The 3rd disc is a revelation this is the only album you can get these songs They are amazing. Most of his hits are here except The Most beautiful Girl........ which was released after this compilation. An must for Prince fans.
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