Crystal Ball (Box Set)
by Prince

Crystal Ball (Box Set) by Prince
Year: 1998
Overall rank: 23,314th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 48 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1998 (370th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (3,637th)
Award Best albums of all time (23,314th)

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Prince bestography

Crystal Ball (Box Set) is ranked 29th 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 15,815.

Prince album bestography « Higher ranked (22,980th)
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
This album (23,314th)
Crystal Ball (Box Set)
Lower ranked (23,753rd) »
The Hits/The B-Sides

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Crystal Ball (Box Set) track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 23,314th | 1990s rank: 3,637th | 1998 rank: 370th

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71/100 (from 48 votes)
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02/09/2026 03:03 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  76896/100
 
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03/03/2025 09:06 fabm0  Ratings distribution  6,85959/100
 
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09/08/2023 21:23 Brandon8  Ratings distribution  1,03489/100

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From 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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