Crystal Ball (Box Set)
by Prince
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Prince bestography
Crystal Ball (Box Set) is ranked 30th best out of 67 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 15,259.
(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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Crystal Ball (Box Set) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Crystal Ball (Box Set) 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 90 Music Albums of 1998 | 75/90 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1998 Pt 2 | 66/83 | - |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 43 Music Albums of 1998 | 16/43 | 3 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 60r albums (58), #0201-0300* | 33/65 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | 1990s 60rating (58), #0001-0100* | 37/40 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 83/100 | - |
| 2025 | dangerous30 | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 31/40 | 23 |
| 2024 |  21stCenturySchiz | Top 81 Music Albums of the 1990s | 53/81 | 7 |
| 2024 | davidhuret | Ranking: Prince | 38/45 | - |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 5/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 40 | |||
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Crystal Ball (Box Set) ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/09/2026 03:03 | Devilwoac | 1,491 | 97/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2025 09:06 | fabm0 | 7,009 | 58/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2024 09:54 | PurplePiePete | 1,839 | 80/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 70.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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Brandon8 04/16/2020 03:29 | #250005
It’s a collection of songs that did not make it on to proper albums and a separate acoustic album. This lacks the flow an album would have but if you go through it you will find plenty of gems if you’re willing to dig through. The acoustic disc is more cohesive and starts off very strong.
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