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Purple Rain (album) by Prince And The Revolution 
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Purple Rain
 Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution (1984)
Overall rank: 95th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 1,189 votes)
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Accolades: Best album of 1984 (1st)
Top 20 albums of the 1980s (13th)
Top 100 albums of all time (95th)

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Prince And The Revolution bestography

Purple Rain is ranked as the best album by Prince And The Revolution.

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Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 1,189 votes)
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80/100
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Bruunshaab
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85/100
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vengefulwill
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UnoriginalJason3
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bkogz
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RAFRW
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90/100
From VictorVale 01/02/2019 16:23
Álbum que virou o símbolo do multitalentoso Prince.
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From Goliath 11/27/2018 10:07
When Doves Cry, Purple Rain and Let's go crazy are great tracks, the rest not so much. I never understood the adoration Prince attracts, maybe seeing him on stage would have helped but the recordings are nothing special to me.
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From antiquusxy 11/26/2018 01:41
Oh wow. The songs on "Purple Rain" are uniformly excellent, ending with a masterwork of a track, sharing the same name as the album, which may well be his magnum opus according to most people. By taking the diverse, indulgent aura from his previous LP "1999" and tightening the tracks this time round, Prince makes every second count on this record. It's an excellent outing - full of funky, groovy and heart-rending pop - and deserves to be on everyone's Top 100 albums list !
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From goodhumourman 08/23/2018 18:12
So glad this made it to the top 100!!! I love you prince.
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From meltchett 07/26/2018 10:50
Finally got round to listening to this. No doubt about the musicality. The whole feel is massively of its time. The record trots along at a lovely poppy-rocky pace and then hits the title track, which is a masterpiece. Great record.
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From NPG0607 07/06/2018 03:17
Although This is The Most Classic Prince Album，I Don't Think It Was His Best，Still Fantastic Though.
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From 9999 06/19/2018 20:16
Glad it made it into the top 100. Hope it stays there for a while.
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From titansaurs28 06/12/2018 00:14
Purple rain is grandiose and vibrant at the cost of consistency and flow.
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From jdenny2018 05/18/2018 01:52
Fantastic album
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From kingofstorm 04/14/2018 04:10
One of my all-time favourites. Great album. Probably Prince's best - certainly his magnum opus and his most iconic recording. Production and songwriting holds up even to the present. Great blend of different genres like rock, pop, R&B, new wave, psychedelia, funk and dance.
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