Diamonds And Pearls (studio album)
by Prince & The New Power Generation
Prince & The New Power Generation bestography
Diamonds And Pearls is ranked 8th 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 15,973.
(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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Diamonds And Pearls track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/30/2025 06:07 |  Kingturtle | 6,326 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2025 20:29 | brent13 | 1,622 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/02/2025 13:31 | cicadelic | 11,219 | 73/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2025 21:20 |  EyeKanFly | 8,092 | 65/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2025 19:04 | Hyggevinyl | 4,168 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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May not match the quality of his 80's classic albums but he's still got it and a step up from Batman & Graffiti Bridge
I dont think have a bad album in his first 15 year trayectory
A sort of comeback. Unpredictable, he is
Really don't understand the hate for this one. Sure, it is a bit of a departure and perhaps Prince isn't the world's greatest rapper. But I thought it was a great listen, would definitely listen again.
His attempts at hip hop are ridiculously dated, but about half the album is very solid.
Uneven, but I can't really complain too much when you've got Diamonds and Pearls, Gett Off, and Cream on one record.
junodog4 09/28/2013 02:07 | #87022
Hmm... Prince is getting hornier and hornier. This is where he finds a nice balance between swag, funk and sex.
His spottiest album to date (including the most-hated Batman soundtrack) but Prince wanted hits, and he got them in spades here. And lets be honest, Gett Off has lost none of its luster in 22 years.
covecove 06/18/2013 04:23 | #79242
The last 4 tracks are delicious...
Brandon8 02/07/2013 23:44 | #64419
It's a great party album. It has lots of rhythm and tons of energy. One of Prince's best albums does not get enough credit but I am a huge Prince fan.
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