Discography
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| For You (1978) | — | — |
| Prince (1979) | — | — |
| Dirty Mind (1980) | Highlighted by “When You Were Mine,” this mostly titillating affair is a touch too simple in places. | B+ |
| Controversy (1981) | — | B |
| 1999 (1982) | If I have any complaint, it’s that it’s way too long. There’s no song whose groove I don’t enjoy during that time, but sometimes I feel like I want to get off the train but have to wait ’til the last stop. If that sounds like a compliment, maybe it is. | A- |
| Purple Rain (1984) | It’s fabulous, yes, but kind of skimpy beyond the singles. | B+ |
| Around the World in a Day (1985) | — | C+ |
| Parade (1986) | — | — |
| Sign o’ the Times (1987) | A more subtly rewarding Prince album in many ways; the title cut and “U Got the Look” you already know, but how about “The Ballad of Dorothy Parker,” too? | A |
| Lovesexy (1988) | — | — |
| Batman (1989) | — | — |
| Graffiti Bridge (1990) | — | — |
| Diamonds and Pearls (1991) | Somewhat flat dry run for its successor that has its moments, but is also too noisily produced to enjoy in more than short bursts. | B- |
| [Love Symbol] (1992) | These are among his best melodies, and even the raps have power and import. It starts running out of gas around the final lap—could have been his best vinyl, I think. | A- |
| Come (1994) | — | — |
| The Black Album (1994) | — | — |
| The Gold Experience (1995) | — | — |
| Chaos and Disorder (1996) | — | — |
| Emancipation (1996) | — | — |
| Crystal Ball (1998) | — | — |
| The Truth (1998) | — | — |
| The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999) | — | — |
| Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (1999) | — | — |
| The Rainbow Children (2001) | — | — |
| One Nite Alone… (2002) | — | — |
| Xpectation (2003) | — | — |
| N·E·W·S (2003) | — | — |
| Musicology (2004) | — | — |
| The Chocolate Invasion (2004) | I think Prince really enjoyed being able to easily create and release so much music in the digital age. | — |
| The Slaughterhouse (2004) | — | — |
| 3121 (2006) | — | B |
| Planet Earth (2007) | — | — |
| Lotusflow3r (2009) | — | — |
| MPLSound (2009) | — | — |
| 20Ten (2010) | — | — |
| Plectrumelectrum (2014) | — | — |
| Art Official Age (2014) | — | — |
| Hit n Run Phase One (2015) | — | B |
| Hit n Run Phase Two (2015) | — | — |
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