The Gold Experience
by Prince
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Prince bestography
The Gold Experience is ranked 12th best out of 67 albums by Prince on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Prince is Purple Rain which is ranked number 71 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,153.
(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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The Gold Experience track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (14 out of 18 tracks have been rated).
The Gold Experience 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 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1995 Pt 2 | 26/48 | - |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 36 Music Albums of 1995 | 3/36 | 5 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 1995 | 1/50 | 5 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 35 Music Albums of 1995 | 26/35 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Brandon8 | Prince Top 15 Albums | 11/15 | - |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 4/100 | 19 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  21stCenturySchiz | Top 18 Music Albums of 1995 | 8/18 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 67 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 316 | |||
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The Gold Experience ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/24/2026 10:12 | Leginlists | 3,847 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 18:57 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/16/2026 22:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,510 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/09/2012 20:48 | #34895 | TOP COMMENT
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"the gold experience" marked the beginning of the denouement of prince's career. He rehashes a number of sounds from his last album along with a song he lent to tevin campbell. The songs were funky but not enough to make classics out of songs like "pussy control" and "dolphin" like he pulled off on "love symbol". After this album, it's R.I.P. prince.
Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/20/2018 02:27 | #219880 | TOP COMMENT
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Probably Prince’s most underrated album.
The First Album Since He Changed His Name Into The Symbol，It Was Also the Best 1 That Era，His Lyrics R Mostly Weird（And Meaningless） in This One Except 4 Dolphin and Gold.
Highlights：Endorphinmachine，Dolphin，319，Now，Shy，Billy Jack Bitch，Gold，Eye Hate U.
Least Favorite：P Control（I Really Hate This One，2 Cringey 4 Me）
Rating：8.5/10
This record is a mixed bag. There is some great material on here and some filler. The operator gets really tiresome upon repeated play.
lightmyway TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/10/2012 03:57 | #41957 | TOP COMMENT
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This was another disappointing album. There are a few really great songs but it goes beyond inconsistent.
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