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I know there are lots of Prince fans here, thankfully! Some of you participated in the big Prince song poll I ran last year, in which I counted down the top 365 songs as voted by Prince fans. I'm now running a Prince album poll with submissions due on November 1st. I've made a YouTube video which details how to participate if you're interested. There's a link in the description of the video on YouTube to a Google sheet you can access with the list of 89 eligible albums.
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Count me in of course. i already work on it.
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Romain wrote:Count me in of course. i already work on it.
Excellent! :happy-partydance:

Also got a list from Live in Phoenix. :music-guitarred:
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1. Purple Rain
2. Purple Rain
3. Purple Rain
4. Purple Rain
5. Purple Rain
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I'm in, I already send you the mail. I hope there are more polls about the discography of artists.
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Purple Rain v. 1999 v. Sign O' The Times.

Who will come out on top?

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bootsy wrote:Purple Rain v. 1999 v. Sign O' The Times.

Who will come out on top?

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You're forgetting about his actual masterpiece.

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And the fucking Parade album, and Controversy... and Dirty Mind... and Lovesexy.
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Time will tell! Hope you all weigh in with your opinions. :)
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Wow already got em riled up. This is going to be good.
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Romain wrote:Count me in of course. i already work on it.
carlos74 wrote:I'm in, I already send you the mail. I hope there are more polls about the discography of artists.
Thank you so both much for your lists!
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Moonbeam wrote:
Romain wrote:Count me in of course. i already work on it.
carlos74 wrote:I'm in, I already send you the mail. I hope there are more polls about the discography of artists.
Thank you so both much for your lists!
I'll participate as well. I'm not proclaiming to be the biggest Prince fan so no way I've listened to all or most of his albums but I have listened to some of them. I also would like to see more polls on discography of artists.
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Moonbeam wrote:
Romain wrote:Count me in of course. i already work on it.
carlos74 wrote:I'm in, I already send you the mail. I hope there are more polls about the discography of artists.
Thank you so both much for your lists!
You are welcome. And this time, I tried to well follow your instructions for scoring.
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Deadline is coming up soon! Get your lists in by November 1st.
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Thanks, bootsy, for your list!

For anyone else interested in participating, if it's easier, you can simply copy this into a PM to me (or post here) with ratings for however many ratings you wish to include. I've gotten 30 lists so far - I'd love to get well over 50!

Prince - For You:
Prince - Prince:
Prince - Dirty Mind:
Prince - Controversy:
Prince - 1999:
Prince - Purple Rain:
Prince - Around the World in a Day:
Prince - Parade:
Prince - Sign o' the Times:
Prince - Lovesexy:
Prince - Batman:
Prince - Graffiti Bridge:
Prince - Diamonds and Pearls:
Prince - Symbol:
Prince - Come:
Prince - The Black Album:
Prince - The Gold Experience:
Prince - Chaos and Disorder:
Prince - Emancipation:
Prince - Crystal Ball:
Prince - The Truth:
Prince - The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale:
Prince - Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic:
Prince - The Rainbow Children:
Prince - One Nite Alone...:
Prince - Xpectation:
Prince - N.E.W.S.:
Prince - Musicology:
Prince - The Chocolate Invasion:
Prince - The Slaughterhouse:
Prince - 3121:
Prince - Planet Earth:
Prince - Lotusflow3r:
Prince - MPLSound:
Prince - 20Ten:
Prince - Art Official Age:
Prince - PlectrumElectrum:
Prince - HitnRun: Phase One:
Prince - HitnRun: Phase Two:
Prince - The Hits/The B-Sides:
Prince - The Hits 1:
Prince - The Hits 2:
Prince - The Undertaker:
Prince - Girl 6:
Prince - Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic:
Prince - The Very Best of Prince:
Prince - One Nite Alone Live:
Prince - C-NOTE:
Prince - Ultimate Prince:
Prince - Indigo Nights:
Prince - 4Ever:
Prince - Purple Rain Deluxe:
Prince - Piano & A Microphone 1983:
94 East - Minneapolis Genius:
94 East - Symbolic Beginning:
94 East - 94 East Featuing 10:15 & Fortune Teller Remix With Prince on Guitar:
94 East - The Cookhouse Five:
Andy Allo - Superconductor:
Andy Allo - Oui Can Luv:
Apollonia 6 - Apollonia 6:
Bria Valente - Elixer:
Carmen Electra - Carmen Electra:
Chaka Khan - Come 2 My House:
Elisa Fiorillo - I Am:
Eric Leeds - Times Squared:
Graham Central Station - GCS 2000:
Ingrid Chavez - May 19, 1992:
Jill Jones - Jill Jones:
Judith Hill - Back in Time:
Madhouse - 8:
Madhouse - 16:
Mavis Staples - Time Waits for No One:
Mavis Staples - The Voice:
Mayte - Child of the Sun:
New Power Generation - Gold Nigga:
New Power Generation - Exodus:
New Power Generation - Newpower Soul:
NPG Orchestra - Kamasutra:
Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life:
Sheila E. - Romance 1600:
Sheila E. - Sheila E.:
The Family - The Family:
The Time - The Time:
The Time - What Time Is It?:
The Time - Ice Cream Castle:
The Time - Pandemonium:
Vanity 6 - Vanity 6:
Various - 1-800 New Funk:
Prince - Anthology: 1995-2010:
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No problem Moonbeam. Glad to do it.
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(This is being rolled out at Prince.org, sticky post at the Music and More forum. The #1 album by an associated act, and the #1 non-studio album [like compilations] have been revealed.)
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Live in Phoenix wrote:(This is being rolled out at Prince.org, sticky post at the Music and More forum. The #1 album by an associated act, and the #1 non-studio album [like compilations] have been revealed.)
Thank you! Was going to start the countdown here as well. The thread at prince.org is here.
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The 35 associated artist album results:

[1] The Time - What Time Is It? (1982)
[2] The Time - The Time (1981)
[3] Jill Jones - Jill Jones (1987)
[4] The Family - The Family (1985)
[5] Madhouse - 8 (1987)
[6] Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life (1984)
[7] New Power Generation - Exodus (1995)
[8] The Time - Ice Cream Castle (1984)
[9] Madhouse - 16 (1987)
[10] Sheila E. - Romance 1600 (1985)
[11] Vanity 6 - Vanity 6 (1982)
[12] Eric Leeds - Times Squared (1991)
[13] The Time - Pandemonium (1990)
[14] Sheila E. - Sheila E. (1987)
[15] New Power Generation - Newpower Soul (1998)
[16] Various - 1-800 New Funk (1994)
[17] Mavis Staples - Time Waits for No One (1989)
[18] Judith Hill - Back in Time (2015)
[19] Andy Allo - Oui Can Luv (2015)
[20] Mavis Staples - The Voice (1993)
[21] Apollonia 6 - Apollonia 6 (1984)
[22] Elisa Fiorillo - I Am (1990)
[23] Andy Allo - Superconductor (2012)
[24] Chaka Khan - Come 2 My House (1998)
[25] New Power Generation - Gold Nigga (1993)
[26] Ingrid Chavez - 33743 (1991)
[27] Mayte - Child of the Sun (1995)
[28] 94 East - Minneapolis Genius (1986)
[29] Carmen Electra - Carmen Electra (1993)
[30] Bria Valente - Elixer (2009)
[31] NPG Orchestra - Kamasutra (1997)
[32] Graham Central Station - GCS 2000 (1999)
[33] 94 East - Symbolic Beginning (1995)
[34] 94 East - The Cookhouse Five (2011)
[35] 94 East - 94 East Featuing 10:15 & Fortune Teller Remix With Prince on Guitar (2002)
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The 15 Prince non-studio album results:

[1] The Hits/The B-Sides (1993)
[2] Purple Rain Deluxe (2017)
[3] The Hits 2 (1993)
[4] The Hits 1 (1993)
[5] Ultimate Prince (2006)
[6] The Undertaker (1995)
[7] Anthology: 1995-2010 (2018)
[8] 4Ever (2016)
[9] One Nite Alone Live (2002)
[10] The Very Best of Prince (2001)
[11] Piano & A Microphone 1983 (2018)
[12] Girl 6 (1996)
[13] C-NOTE (2004)
[14] Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic (2001)
[15] Indigo Nights (2008)
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The 39 Prince studio albums (so far):

[39] Xpectation (2003)
[38] N.E.W.S. (2003)
[37] Planet Earth (2007)
[36] PlectrumElectrum (2014)
[35] 20Ten (2010)
[34] HitnRun: Phase One (2015)
[33] MPLSound (2009)
[32] The Slaughterhouse (2004)
[31] The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999)
[30] Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (1999)
[29] The Truth (1998)
[28] One Nite Alone... (2002)
[27] For You (1978)
[26] The Chocolate Invasion (2004)
[25] The Rainbow Children (2001)
[24] Lotusflow3r (2009)
[23] Chaos and Disorder (1996)
[22] HitnRun: Phase Two (2015)
[21] Graffiti Bridge (1990)
[20] Musicology (2004)
[19] Batman (1989)
[18] 3121 (2006)
[17] Prince (1979)
[16] Emancipation (1996)
[15] Art Official Age (2014)
[14] Diamonds and Pearls (1991)
[13] Come (1994)
[12] The Black Album (1987/1994)
[11] Crystal Ball (1998)
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Down to the top 10 now! Any guesses?
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I win if I'm the only one guessing!

10. Love Symbol Album - 1992
9. The Gold Experience - 1995
8. Controversy - 1981
7. Around the World in a Day - 1985
6. Dirty Mind - 1980
5. Lovesexy - 1988
4. Parade - 1986
3. 1999 - 1982
2. Purple Rain - 1984
1. Sign o' the Times - 1987
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Live in Phoenix wrote:I win if I'm the only one guessing!

10. Love Symbol Album - 1992
9. The Gold Experience - 1995
8. Controversy - 1981
7. Around the World in a Day - 1985
6. Dirty Mind - 1980
5. Lovesexy - 1988
4. Parade - 1986
3. 1999 - 1982
2. Purple Rain - 1984
1. Sign o' the Times - 1987
That's the spirit!
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Into the top 10 we go!

[10] Symbol (1992)
[9] Controversy (1981)
[8] The Gold Experience (1995)
[7] Around the World in a Day (1985)
[6] Dirty Mind (1980)
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Controversy after Te GoldExperience.... nonsense :-)
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Romain wrote:Controversy after Te GoldExperience.... nonsense :-)
I think they both should be top 4!
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[5] Lovesexy (1988)
[4] Parade (1986)
[3] 1999 (1982)
[2] Sign o' the Times (1987)
[1] Purple Rain (1984)
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The Alpha and the Omega for me. It was on 1999 that the peak of his hunger met the peak of his vision and the peak of his ambition, creating the most vibrant soundscape of any album ever made. 70 minutes and 36 seconds of wonder filled with synths that glow, sizzle, seduce, alarm, soar, ignite, and fracture over the course of its duration, and Prince himself emerged as a vocalist capable of absolutely everything here. The wails of "Something in the Water" still go right through my core, that drum machine rumble in "1999" still moves with seismic thunder, the alien synthscape of "Automatic" still leaves me breathless, the twisted funk of "All the Critics in New York" still ignites wild fits of dancing in me, the propulsion of "Let's Pretend We're Married" still inhabits me with each pulse, the punishing bass and sassy synth of "D.M.S.R." still get me moving thousands of listens later.

This album is responsible for my love of music. It is a symphony of neon purple lasers illuminating a pitch black sky that will thrill and amaze me until the day I die. It creates the most vivid pictures in my mind. I mean look at those worlds on the cover he drew! He made those worlds come to life in such a visual, visceral way! That ladder in the E leading up to that ascending and descending red staircase climbing into the clouds in particular is so striking. And the guy isn’t climbing the stairs as much as he is GROOVING his way up them. If I could think of one image of what Prince’s music can do, it would be this. If everybody's looking for the ladder, I found mine in 1999.
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Was hoping for a little shake up or surprise but it's what I predicted as usual. I will be mildly surprised if SOTT beats PR.
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bootsy wrote:Was hoping for a little shake up or surprise but it's what I predicted as usual. I will be mildly surprised if SOTT beats PR.
Just revealed that SOTT finished in second place. This actually IS a surprise to me. In previous polls, Sign o' the Times almost always wins. I remember a poll back in the early 2000s where Purple Rain finished 3rd behind SOTT and 1999.

The top 3 albums all were dominated with ratings of a perfect 10. The median rating for each was a 10! The final ranking was more determined by those who don't think those albums are perfect than those who do.
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Moonbeam wrote:
bootsy wrote:Was hoping for a little shake up or surprise but it's what I predicted as usual. I will be mildly surprised if SOTT beats PR.
Just revealed that SOTT finished in second place. This actually IS a surprise to me. In previous polls, Sign o' the Times almost always wins. I remember a poll back in the early 2000s where Purple Rain finished 3rd behind SOTT and 1999.

The top 3 albums all were dominated with ratings of a perfect 10. The median rating for each was a 10! The final ranking was more determined by those who don't think those albums are perfect than those who do.
They are really 3 interchangeable albums to me. You can't go wrong with any of them. They are all masterpieces.
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Thanks to all who participated! The combined list across all 3 types, along with more detailed stats, is here.
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Thanks for hosting Moonbeam.
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