Prince
by Prince

Prince by Prince
Year: 1979
Release date: 1979-00-00
Overall rank: 4,546th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 195 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (75th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (760th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,546th)

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Prince bestography

Prince is ranked 11th 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 15,875.

Prince album bestography « Higher ranked (2,841st)
Love Symbol
This album (4,546th)
Prince
Lower ranked (4,969th) »
Emancipation

(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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Stella Prince
Mercury Lounge, New York, United States. United States
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Feb
13
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Vincent Neil Emerson, William Prince
Tuffy's Music Box, Sanford, United States. United States
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Prince track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Prince rankings

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Overall rank: 4,546th | 1970s rank: 760th | 1979 rank: 75th

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Prince ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 195 votes)
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80/100
From 04/03/2023 18:47 | #295751
Delicinha de álbum.
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From 02/13/2022 17:13 | #281261
I feel that this is a tad underrated in BEA.
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65/100
From 07/23/2020 14:49 | #256074
A little over the top for me. Rating (71.67)
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90/100
From 04/15/2020 18:44 | #249986
This is a very good 2nd effort leaps and bounds better than the debut. Some of the Production is a bit dated but has great songs such as I Wanna Be Your Lover, Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?, Bambi, I Feel For You and It’s Gonna Be Lonely. This deserves to be in his top ten.
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80/100
From 09/21/2017 17:45 | #198435
Very underrated and miles better than, Dirty mind, or, controversy. This is Prince's best album before the big time of 1999. The ballads are the weakest but the rest is fantastic. I wanna be your lover, Sexy dancer, and, Bambi, are the highlights.
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90/100
From 03/31/2017 00:27 | #188433
It's shocking to me that this isn't in his top 10, at least.
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80/100
From 06/05/2016 07:57 | #167892
Second album from Prince and a step up from "For You". I Wanna Be Your Lover, Bambi, Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad, With You & I Feel For You are the stand out tracks. The other tracks are all 75/100. I still listen to this album and it always leaves a smile on my face.
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Rating:  
70/100
From 02/01/2016 19:07 | #158418
Not a bad sophomore effort. Prince is still looking for his sound. He begins to hone his song writing skills here and it's got some really good cuts. The best is still yet to come.
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60/100
From 07/14/2015 03:57 | #145713
This isn't a bad album. It's Prince finding his way. The groundwork is laid no doubt. Especially in the guitar work. There are a few tracks on here were Prince completely shreds. Overall it's okay, but I certainly prefer Prince in the decade to come.
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65/100
From 01/14/2013 22:28 | #61530
His funk had yet to acquire balls. Still, it's a good second outing with 3 hit songs (one as a cover by chaka khan).
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