Purple
by Stone Temple Pilots

Purple by Stone Temple Pilots
Year: 1994
Release date: 1994-06-07
Overall rank: 621st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 529 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1994 (19th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (103rd)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (621st)

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Purple is ranked as the best album by Stone Temple Pilots.

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Purple track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 621st | 1990s rank: 103rd | 1994 rank: 19th
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2026roberto71Top 100 Greatest Music Albums12/10088
2026pinkfreud1981Top 100 Greatest Music Albums59/10042
2026 pedro1976Top 30 Music Albums of 199417/302
2026pinkfreud1981Best 100 albums ever. ( 1 per artist)66/100 -
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 199416/504
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 701-80094/100 -
2026sunnydhammTop 26 Music Albums of 199412/263
2026 SuperunknownTop 100 Greatest Music Albums56/10045
2026 jeremy9Top 97 Music Albums of 19948/975
2026saltysurpriseTop 67 Music Albums of 199446/672
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 199456/1002
2026 BroknsocialShawnTop 35 Music Albums of the 1990s32/352
2026 JMGL95Top 52 Music Albums of 199434/522
2026 paladisiacTop 100 Music Albums of 19948/1005
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 73 Music Albums of 199420/734
2026javicho07Top 24 Music Albums of 199419/241
2026Cheboygan74Top 15 Music Albums of 199412/151
2026mrmcrookTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s94/1001
2026 Robert Anton WilsonTop 100 Greatest Music Albums36/10064
2026AbsurdCheesecakeTop 50 Music Albums of the 1990s24/5011
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 379
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 2,737
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 529 votes)
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85/100
 
03/26/2026 14:16 alexandermause  Ratings distribution  1,55586/100
 
70/100
 
03/12/2026 21:41 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,72970/100
 
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03/02/2026 22:09 stareaterogni0n  Ratings distribution  36772/100
 
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02/28/2026 16:04 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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02/26/2026 22:34 daCritic  Ratings distribution  4,44073/100

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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 77.5/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.

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90/100
From 02/15/2024 08:25 | #302005
Still Remains still remains my favourite track on this album after all these years.
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85/100
From 09/16/2021 23:05 | #273821
This album is a very enjoyable album and has a lot of brilliant tracks as well. While the music isn't completely unique it does have very strong instrumentation that feels frantic and very fun. The vocal is very consistent and deliver the lyrics very well. It is a reasonably unbalanced album as some songs are poor compared to others but on the whole there is a lot more great tracks than bad tracks. There is also a lot to keep coming back for on this record and you can find that it is very addictive and you will keep listening to it over and over again. Overall, the record is full of great content and enjoyable moments so is worth a listen.
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Rating:  
70/100
From 12/15/2020 16:05 | #262728
One of the best for this style ( I don't wanna say genre, because it isn't that clear which genre this fits into ).
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80/100
From 09/20/2020 03:59 | #258460
Good follow up to the debut. Better overall songs right through
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85/100
From 10/04/2019 14:39 | #243377
Better than the Core album
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85/100
From 01/10/2018 20:55 | #205168
I prefer this one to Core. It has more varied and creative songs imo. Not every song is perfect but this is some amazing alt rock/grunge. And it contains the biggest dark horse of the STP catalog, "Kitchenware and Candybars"

Favorite tracks: Silvergun Superman, Kitchenware and Candybars, Interstate Love Song
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Rating:  
60/100
From 06/01/2017 06:42 | #191787
Purple is competent, but it's an artistic dead end, like Kiss and Aerosmith updated for the 1990s.
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From 02/10/2017 21:56 | #185250
The most creative and well rounded release by STP
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80/100
From 05/14/2016 21:32 | #165973
Vasoline, Interstate Love Song, Pretty Penny, Big Empty, Silvergun Superman, are very solid. The others... well I feel they are average, but that's my taste.
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90/100
From 04/18/2016 22:34 | #164098
After years I still get Lounge fly stuck in my head. Its worth watching that one live on youtube, RIP scott. Great record but not as good as Core... Idk where this disagreement is coming from...???
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