Musicology
by Prince
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Prince bestography
Musicology is ranked 14th best out of 67 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 15,228.
(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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Musicology track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Musicology rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 58 Music Albums of 2004 | 36/58 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 57 Music Albums of 2004 | 37/57 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 67 Music Albums of 2004 | 51/67 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1d410Arthur | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 8/99 | 90 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 70 Music Albums of 2004 | 49/70 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 98 Music Albums of 2004 | 45/98 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Brandon8 | Prince Top 15 Albums | 13/15 | - |
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 19 Music Albums of 2004 | 11/19 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 73 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 277 | |||
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Musicology ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/25/2026 10:59 | cicadelic | 14,105 | 73/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2026 01:52 | Brandon8 | 1,054 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 19:22 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,080 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Musicology forum mentions
pedro1976 07/22/2024 10:55 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Purplepash 05/26/2021 10:57 in What album are you listening to right now?Musicology comments
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Cinnamon Girl is one of my favorites, but the rest of the album is very forgettable.
We all lose our edge eventually.
lightmyway TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/10/2012 04:10 | #41960 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/15/2020 18:36 | #249985 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
Shame he'd lost most of his fanbase (myself included) as this is Prince back to being "Prince" again. Not as good as when in his heyday but definitely deserves more recognition (Edited)
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