Parade
by Prince And The Revolution
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Prince And The Revolution bestography
Parade is ranked 5th best out of 68 albums by Prince on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Prince is Purple Rain which is ranked number 73 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,072.
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Parade track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Parade rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 71/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | My Top 202-243 (The Rest of the 5 Stars) | 30/41 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1986 | 32/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 10/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | 101 - 200 | 42/100 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 60 Music Albums of 1986 | 1/60 | 5 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 46 Music Albums of 1986 | 30/46 | 2 |
| 2026 | Cyrax | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 12/100 | 89 |
| 2026 | ornot27 | Top 66 Music Albums of the 1980s | 44/66 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 324 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,576 | |||
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Parade ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/12/2026 17:42 | spinout | 3,535 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/03/2026 18:00 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2026 01:48 |  Brandon8 | 1,056 | 88/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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I listen to this one on vinyl all the time since my uncle gave me an original copy along with Purple Rain. The sum is greater than it's parts for sure as it has a loose concept going on based on the horrible movie Prince directed (The one talent he didn't exactly shine in, though a decent actor). Some of the songs sound a bit too similar and are either way too short, or go on too long. But I still have to say that Mountains & Sometimes it Snows In April are among his greatest musical achievements. Sometimes In Snows In April carries a deeper emotional weight for me, and I'm sure for others, concerning Prince died in April, and the song is about the concept character, Tracy, dying. I find myself skipping much of the album to get to those songs, along with Kiss. It's not because the rest of the songs are bad by any means, but those three are so classic they kind of overshadow everything else. This, along with Around The World In A day are his trippiest albums; but there is still plenty of funk and pop to go around.
Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/29/2018 17:38 | #220233 | TOP COMMENT
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Another vintage 80s release for Prince. This is a soundtrack and follows the theme but many of these songs stand on their own such as Mountains, Kiss, Anotherloverholenyohead & Sometimes It Snows In April. This is perhaps his most artistic album.
One of Prince's greatest albums. Slightly more quirkier than usual and the record is all the better for it. Excellent songs in, under the cherry moon, sometimes it snows in April, and, of course, kiss. Great pop music.
I was surprised at how lackluster the entire first half felt, even the more overtly sexual track "Girls & Boys" hearkens back to his early work but doesn't come close to most tracks on "Dirty Mind", for instance. However, there seems to be real passion in the second half. "Kiss" is my personal favourite here, but don't disregard the final track which is very deeply felt.
Also, is it just me or does the production sound really murky on this one ? There's something about the lack of clarity that unfortunately fails to draw me in. In conclusion, this latest soundtrack is a bit of a mixed bag, but "Parade" manages to redeem itself the further it goes on, ending on some strong tracks.
Besides Sign of the times this is my absolute favorite. A colorful mix of funk, jazz, pop, soul and rock. Then there is the certain factor Prince. It's an album as a unified whole.
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