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Music1975–2016

Prince

Minneapolis virtuoso who played nearly every instrument, produced his own records, and created a genre-defying catalog that placed him among the most gifted musicians in history.

Origin
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre
R&BSoul
Prince
Total Votes
Lists
1
Highest Rank
#—
The Divide

Pantheon Standing

List NameRankCombined
Greatest R&B / Soul Artists of All Time#196.0
Generational Fault Line

The Age Divide

Voters under 30 and over 35 rank Prince significantly differently across lists.

Under 30
#14
Over 35
#3

The Cultural Record

Discography

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Minneapolis virtuoso who played nearly every instrument, produced his own records, and created a genre-defying catalog that placed him among the most gifted musicians in history

Just as Long as We’re Together
Just as Long as We’re Together1978
Single
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The Gold Experience1995
Controversy
Controversy1981
Single
Soft and Wet
Soft and Wet1978
Single

Awards & Recognition

Grammy Awards
7

7 Grammy Awards

View All 7 Grammy Wins →
Hall of Fame

Oscar for Purple Rain score

owned his masters before it was a movement

The Case For Prince

The longevity argument alone puts them in a category of one. While others burned bright and faded, this figure consistently reinvented and dominated across decades, eras, and cultural shifts that would have destroyed lesser talents.

C
@CulturalCritic
Credentialed Voter
4,201Agreed

Technically unmatched. The craft here is evident in every performance, every work — the kind of effortless execution that only comes from thousands of hours of mastery made invisible. They make the impossible look inevitable.

R
@RecordKeeper
Populist Voter
3,842Agreed

Commercial success should never be held against artistic legacy. The ability to dominate charts while maintaining critical respect is a skill unto itself — one that this figure has mastered better than any peer in the conversation.

V
@VoteWithFacts
Credentialed Voter
2,914Agreed

Rank History

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