The Color Purple
by Quincy Jones
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Quincy Jones bestography
The Color Purple is ranked 11th best out of 28 albums by Quincy Jones on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Quincy Jones is The Dude which is ranked number 9523 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 129.
(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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The Color Purple track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Color Purple rankings summary
Overall rank: 58,074th | 1980s rank: 6,491st | 1985 rank: 599th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 94/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  CharlieBarley | My Favourite Movie Soundtracks | 82/100 | - |
| 2021 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2018 | NickVolos | Albums That I Added to BEA, Pt. 5 | 28/100 | - |
| 1986 | The Face | Recordings Of The Year 1986 | 27/30 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 10 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/25/2026 22:05 | hpgr | 10 | 77/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2024 16:17 | cicadelic | 14,138 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2024 18:45 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,747 | 74/100 |
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