Musicology (studio album) by Prince

Musicology by Prince
Year: 2004
Release date: 2004-04-20
Overall rank: 5,620th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 120 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2004 (83rd)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (978th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,620th)

Prince bestography

Musicology is ranked 9th best out of 64 albums by Prince on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Prince is Sign "O" The Times which is ranked number 169 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,309.

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Musicology track list

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 120 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.5/100, a mean average of 71.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.

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65/100
From 02/12/2021 18:21
Far from his best, but an unexpectedly good comeback nonetheless.
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80/100
From 04/15/2020 18:36
This was definitely a mainstream comeback. My favorite tracks are Musicology, Life ‘O’ The Party & Cinnamon Girl. It was a nice return to form after working on more experimental music.
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70/100
From 03/07/2016 22:16
We all lose our edge eventually.
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55/100
From 01/03/2015 20:23
Cinnamon Girl is one of my favorites, but the rest of the album is very forgettable.
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60/100
From 05/22/2014 10:28
A fun album with its moments but nothing near anything great.
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From 05/10/2012 04:10
A great album. I didn't even buy The Rainbow Children but this one felt like an amazing comeback. The songs are all great, and it's shorter, feeling leaner and more powerful than anything he'd done in a long time.
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