Prince and The Revolution
Purple Rain
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Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
Bill Shapiro (USA) - The Top 100 Rock Compact Discs (1991) | No Order |
Blender (USA) - 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (2003) | No Order |
Blender (USA) - The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time (2002) | 18 |
Gear (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the Century (1999) | 15 |
IE (USA) - 50 Great Albums, a Rock Time Capsule (1999)
| No Order |
Kitsap Sun (USA) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 40 Years (2005) | 23 |
Paul Gambaccini - The World Critics Best Albums of All Time (1987) | 90 |
Pause & Play (USA) - 10 Albums of the 80's (2003)
| No Order |
Pause & Play (USA) - Albums Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Album per Week | No Order |
Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Favorite Records of the 1980s (2002) | 12 |
Radio WXPN (USA) - The 100 Most Progressive Albums (1996) | 73 |
Robert Dimery (General Editor) - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005) | No Order |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | 72 |
Rolling Stone (USA) - The Essential 200 Rock Records (1997) | No Order |
Rolling Stone (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years (1987) | 39 |
SPIN (USA) - Ten Reasons Why We Wish SPIN had Started in 1984 (2005) | 1 |
Stereophile (USA) - 40 Years of Stereophile: The 40 (+94) Essential Albums (2002) | No Order |
The Sun (Canada) - The Best Albums from 1971 to 2000 (2001) | No Order |
Treble (USA) - The Best Albums of the 80s, by Year (2006) | 2 |
VH1 (USA) - The 100 Greatest Albums of R 'N' R (2001) | 18 |
Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | No Order |
Classic Rock & Metal Hammer (UK) - The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s (2006) | No Order |
Classic Rock (UK) - The 100 Greatest Rock Albums of All Time (2001) | 26 |
Guitarist (UK) - The Top 50 Most Influential Guitar Albums of All Time (1994) | 34 |
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989) | 26 |
Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | No Order |
Q (UK) - The Ultimate Music Collection (2005)
| No Order |
Stuart Maconie's Critical List on BBC Radio 2 (UK) - One Album Added Each Week | No Order |
The Observer (UK) - 50 Albums That Changed Music 1956-2006 (2006) | 28 |
The Times (UK) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 15 |
Expressen (Sweden) - The 100 Best Records Ever (1999)
| 44 |
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - 50th Anniversary of Rock (2004) | No Order |
Panorama (Norway) - The 30 Best Albums of the Year 1970-98 (1999) | 2 |
Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 101 |
Slitz (Sweden) - 3 Foreign Albums by Year 1980-94 (1995) | No Order |
Slitz (Sweden) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1990)
| 23 |
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 20th Century (1987) | 75 |
OOR (Netherlands) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1989)
| 12 |
Berlin Media (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1998)
| 89 |
Max Magazine (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of All Time (1997) | 21 |
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) | 264 |
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997) | 101 |
Tempo (Germany) - The 100 Best Albums from the 80's (1989) | 1 |
Wiener (Austria) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | 75 |
Zounds (Germany) - The Top 30 Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade (1992) | 18 |
Best (France) - Top 50 Albums of the 80s (1990) | 7 |
Rock & Folk (France) - The Best Albums from 1963 to 1999 (1999) | No Order |
Plásticos y Decibelios (Spain) - The 80 Best Albums of All Time (2000) | 4 |
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s (1990) | 5 |
Rolling Stone (Australia) - The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s (1990) | 2 |
List by Asian Critics - 100 Essential Albums (1998?) | No Order |
List by Japanese Critics - 200 Essential Albums (1998?) | No Order |
Yediot Ahonot (Israel) - Top 99 Albums of All Time (1999) | 28 |
Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998) | No Order |
Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 100 Best Albums by Decade (2002)
| 51-100 |
Rockstar (Italy) - The 100 Albums of the 80s (1989) | 2 |
Velvet (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 80s (1990) | No Order |
Screenagers (Poland) - Top 100 Albums of the 80s (2006) | 60 |
Pure Pop (Mexico) - The 10 (+50) Most Important Albums of All Time (2004)
| 2 |
Pure Pop (Mexico) - The Best Albums of All Time (1993)
| 25 |
Rolling Stone (Mexico) - The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2004) | 11 |
Switch (Mexico) - The 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1999) | No Order |
Ratings | |
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) | 4.5 Bones |
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| A- |
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 5 Stars |
Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995) | 9 |
Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 8 |
Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 4 Stars |
José Ramón Pardo (Spain) - The 1000 Best Pop-Rock Albums, Ratings 1-5 (1997)
| 4.5 Stars |
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10)
| 7 |
End of Year Lists | |
Grammy Awards (USA) - Album of the Year
| Nominee |
Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year
| No Order |
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
Face (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |
Kerrang (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 13 |
New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year
| 8 |
Schlager (Sweden) - Albums of the Year | 2 |
HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year
| 6 |
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year
| 2 |
Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 4 |
Tip (Germany) - Albums of the Year
| 1 |