Batman™ (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
by Prince

Batman™ (Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Prince
(Soundtrack album)
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 7,525th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 121 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (106th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,077th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,525th)

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Batman™ (Motion Picture Soundtrack) is ranked 16th 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 15,885.

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This album (7,525th)
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Batman™ (Motion Picture Soundtrack) rankings

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Overall rank: 7,525th | 1980s rank: 1,077th | 1989 rank: 106th

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Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 121 votes)
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07/24/2025 14:42 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  14,96574/100
 
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07/08/2025 04:57 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,41064/100
 
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02/05/2025 20:37 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,19268/100
 
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11/16/2024 03:37 davidleewrong  Ratings distribution  2,33781/100
 
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10/27/2024 13:17 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,12973/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.3/100, a mean average of 67.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.

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90/100
From 06/24/2020 18:57 | #254449
Stop The Press! This is a Masterpiece!
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From 04/16/2020 03:36 | #250007
This one gets some flack but for me it’s a fun soundtrack with songs that work for the movie. It’s on par with The Black Album you can tell it was put together quickly and should not be judged as a proper album.
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From 11/28/2018 00:32 | #225767
Slightly schmaltzy (the duet with Sheena Easton is a glaring example of that) but nonetheless very enjoyable throughout (in a kitsch sorta way) and marks the end of an astonishing decade for Prince. What could have been a trainwreck ends up being quite good actually, the funky first two tracks being my favourites, although don't discount the final track which is a mess, albeit an audacious one.
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Rating:  
75/100
From 01/04/2017 21:46 | #181748
May not be Prince's highly ranked albums but I find myself liking this record nonetheless
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60/100
From 01/30/2015 15:06 | #133110
Come on, who doesn't love Batdance?
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75/100
From 12/08/2014 21:50 | #129011
Average pop rock/soundtrack album. Best 5 songs average is 76/100, album gets 75/100. Antiquated 80ies pop music. Only good song is the duet ballad "The arms of orion" 80/100. All other songs average 70-75/100.
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From 05/10/2012 03:36 | #41951
Haha, this was my first Prince album. I guess that's maybe a little pathetic, but come on, I was a kid, I didn't give a fuck about Prince. I did like Batman though, that is the most nostalgic movie ever for me. This was and still is a good soundtrack, it's not one of his best albums but it's good enough to make someone a Prince fan. Like me.
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