Dirty Mind (studio album) by Prince

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Dirty Mind is ranked 3rd best out of 63 albums by Prince on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Prince is Sign 'O' The Times which is ranked number 174 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,281.

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77/100 (from 406 votes)
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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 77.2/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.

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From 12/12/2023 07:50
Prince's first masterpiece. For You is pretty forgettable, and the self-titled album is enjoyable but that's about it. Dirty Mind is a quantum leap forward, a masterful half an hour of music that blends funk with new wave, all produced in a very unique and idiosyncratic way like only Prince could. It's fantastic, front to back.
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70/100
From 07/30/2022 11:20
This album brings new things to funk, but for me there is no outstanding content.
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50/100
From 03/08/2022 06:12
Best two tracks are the last two, "sister" and "partyup", Can listen to these two over and over but the rest of the album is average.
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From 12/11/2021 21:30
Album Rating: 78.88
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Side one

1. "Dirty Mind" Prince, Doctor Fink 4:14 - 86
2. "When You Were Mine" 3:47 - 95
3. "Do It All Night" 3:42 - 71
4. "Gotta Broken Heart Again" 2:16 - 72

Side two

5. "Uptown" 5:32 - 79
6. "Head" 4:44 - 79
7. "Sister" 1:31 - 77
8. "Partyup" - 72
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75/100
From 05/02/2021 23:32
Fun album, but not much lasting impact. The production is pretty lo-fi and can sometimes detract from the songs. "When You Were Mine" remained one of his best songs, and it's a taste of what's to come.
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95/100
From 03/26/2021 01:28
One of his very best records. It's a great listen, but the last two tracks drag a little bit.
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85/100
From 01/03/2021 03:23
Prince entered the 80s not playing around at all. This might prove to be my favorite overall Prince album.
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From 06/24/2020 08:08
Just a great funk-pop record. Definitely of its time but a good listen
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From 05/15/2020 05:30
The music is definitely great, but the vocals range from adequate to downright bad, a particular lowlight is "When You Were Mine".
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From 04/14/2020 21:42
Holy shit. This is so good. I thought 1999 was great, I think this might be Prince's best, excluding Purple Rain. One of the grooviest albums I've ever heard. Prince is an underrated guitarist, but he's an even more underrated bassist. Listen to Uptown and try not to bop your head, I DARE YOU! New favorite Prince album for sure.
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