Prince & The RevolutionBest Prince & The Revolution Albums Ranked

Purple Rain

fantano

10

“Prince at his most iconic, blending rock, pop, funk, and soul into perfection.”

Purple Rain

pitchfork

10

“In 1984, Purple Rain turned Prince into a global superstar, and the 3xCD remaster of the canonical record adds an entire disc of previously unreleased music cut during the same period.”

Parade (Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon)

pitchfork

9.1

“With “Kiss” as its lead single, Parade reeled in listeners. The rest of the album featured fresh turns of minimalist funk. Prince isn’t known for his subtlety, but Parade proves perhaps he should be.”

Around The World In A Day

pitchfork

8.8

“After he conquered the world with Purple Rain, Prince made a hard left turn into bright and sweet psychedelia. But the album had more going on beneath the surface.”

Prince and The Revolution: Live (2022 Remaster)

pitchfork

8.7

“Remastered, rescanned, and color corrected after years languishing in Paisley Park’s vault, the 1985 concert film and its soundtrack receive the deluxe reissue treatment they’ve long deserved.”

Purple Rain

rollingstone

8.0

“The spirit of Jimi Hendrix must surely smile down on Prince Rogers Nelson. Like Hendrix, Prince seems to have tapped into some extraterrestrial musical dimension where black and white styles are merely different aspects of the same funky thing. Prince’s rock & roll is as authentic and compelling as his soul and his extremism is […]”

Purple Rain

ben

7.2

“Not really my cup of tea. Sorry guys. There are 2 songs I like. Rest is skips for me”