Prince 
Variations: The New Power Generation, Prince & 3rdEyeGirl, Prince & The New Power Generation, Prince & The NPG, Prince And The Revolution.
The latest album released by Prince is Timeless. This album was released 08/28/2026.
The best album credited to Prince is Sign "O" The Times which is ranked number 167 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 8,427.
The best album credited to Prince taking into account any aliases or variations is Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution which is ranked number 71 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 15,245.
Prince is ranked number 36 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 37,742 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 07/31/2026 19:31 | stareaterogni0n | 54 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2026 17:32 | Jakor | 2 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2026 12:22 |  doombringer | 209 | 85/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 2% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 81.6/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.9/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 21.2.
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9999 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/19/2018 15:43 | #217000
All due respect to Michael Jackson and all the Pixies and Smiths out there, but this guy was the definitive artist of the 80s. He dominated the decade like no other musician. Nine records in ten years, all of them ranging from good to absolutely brilliant. That doesn't happen very often. His proficiency, creativity and originality were outstanding, his talents as a producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist were borderline inhuman, his vocal range was huge and his overall impact in the music landscape is undeniable. He was the whole package, a once-of-a-kind genius who could do it all. There is no doubt in my mind that he was one of the most brilliant minds in modern music, and as far as solo musicians go, if someone deserves to be up there in the top 10 alongside Bowie and Dylan, that's definitely Prince.
So I am new to this community,but at first glance, to see Prince not rated in the top 10 is criminal. I know of no other person, or band, that was as skilled musically as Prince. From composition of music, lyrics, production, arrangements, as well as his ability to play multiple instruments, vocal ability, and showmanship, who else comes close? Every musical artist recognizes this, and was expressed by them upon his passing, from Dave Grohl to Elton John. So is this site about musical ability or popularity? He was the Mozart of the 20th century. INCOMPARABLE. RIP Prince...
corenfro TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/05/2018 02:53 | #220597
Must be a generational thing but Prince runs the risk of sounding like a heaping pile of overrated garbage to me. He's got moments here and there that make me think "okay maybe there's a reason gen-x'ers incessantly nut over this" but purple rain is middling at best and sign o the times is just painful for me to even make it through it.
I want to like Prince, I've attentively listened to his albums a dozen times or so. Lyrics suck, music is repetitive uninspired, and IT'S SO INCREDIBLY CHEESY, nothing is remarkable, songwriting is painfully bad. It's like if Michael Jackson had no songwriting ability.
HOWEVER - when he's not singing or attempting to write songs the instrumental sections of his songs can be really great. "I could never take the place of your man" becomes enjoyable after he stops singing and just plays the jam. Great musician, cheesy as heck songwriter.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/04/2015 19:26 | #133967
Prince is a one of a kind artist. No doubt about it. His work is a little inconsistent, but when Prince hits the nail on the head, there's no one like him. In my opinion, he is a genius and one of the 5 greatest living musicians. Very eclectic work.
Purple Rain is an undeniable classic, Sign O The Times is amazing, and albums like Around The World In a Day, Parade and 1999 have a lot of good songs on them as well.
No disrespect but, if Michael Jackson was a genius, what does that make of Prince? Incredibly under-rated on this site; he should be in the top 10, easily.
