Nah Gene. I'm gonna have to disagree with you. Purple Rain was the ish. "Let's Go Crazy," "The Beautiful Ones," "Darling Nikki," "When Doves Cry," "I Would Die For U," and of course "Purple Rain" are classics...and all from the same Artist.
David Dupree
· 2 years ago
Umm...I think we are forgetting about "The Bodyguard" soundtrack. Pretty much trumps purple rain.
Leah Clark Leach
· 2 years ago
By far, "Waiting to Exhale" should be up there. "Purple Rain" was okay, but not better (to me) than "Waiting to Exhale". I would say "Soul Food" or maybe even "The Lion King" (oh, I just can't wait to be king). Come on, you gotta give it 'em.
ETS
· 2 years ago
MattPat - I can't deny that I Would Die 4 U and When Doves Cry are classics ... despite Prince's messiah complex in the former song. The truth is I haven't heard enough of Purple Rain to say it shouldn't be #1.
I'm just saying folks shouldn't act like Mary J. Blige aint rip, "I was ya luvah and yo sek-kuh-terry!"
Dupree - Only the Whitney Houston tracks on Bodyguard were cool. Side B was kinda garbage.
Leah - I'm sure Lion King is on there. The soundtrack alone won like 10 awards.
Others emailed me privately and said don't forget Space Jam (I Believe I Can Fly) and Love Jones (the official neo soul soundtrack).
Do people still by soundtracks ... I mean of movies that are NOT musicals?
mr wynter
· 2 years ago
space jam was a tight soundtrack!
HIT EM HIGH HIT EM HIGH HIT EM HIGH - HIT EM LOW HIT EM LOW HIT EM LOW!
Most importantly R Kelly had the blockbuster hit: we can watch bugs bunny in bently, pt 14.
still it doesn't deserve topten.
love jones was tight, as was purple rain, as was superfly. to be a top soundtrack you have to crystalize definitive moment in time.
i'm just disappointed souljah boi's "tell em: de ohficial soundtrak" didn't make the cut.
clearly we're witnessing alittle age-ism.... that's all i'm saying.
Matthew & Tina Knowles
· 2 years ago
How ya'll gon forget about Dreamgirls?!
Kimberly Michelle
· 2 years ago
I liked the Preacher's Wife soundtrack. And no, I don't "buy soundtracks" anymore, but I did consider it when I saw I Think I Love My Wife.
bygbaby
· 2 years ago
If I had to pull together a list I would add "higher Learning" & "Low Down Dirty Shame". I bump these often.
Bygbaby
real
· 2 years ago
*sigh* @ A Low Down Dirty Shame. I miss Zhane.
UMO
· 2 years ago
For the 2Pac lovers out there i submit The Above the Rim Soundtrack and the Poetic Justice soundtrack.
Nicole
· 2 years ago
I think that the Boomerang really started the revolution in modern soundtracks. That was a hot album! I think my all time favorite is still Waiting to Exhale. I can still pull that cd out and sing every word to it when I am going through a little something.
Candace
· 2 years ago
now I have to second Above the Rim, second Dreamgirls, Purple Rain, and Waiting to Exhale.
Don't forget about MenaceIISociety ("top of the world," or MC Eight, wow I'm dated) or Dead Presidents
Juice was okay too back when I was a rap head I have to plug New Jersey Drive Sdtk.
and 8Mile
GIB
· 2 years ago
Down in the Delta is awesome (Ndegeocello, Janet Jackson, Luther, Sounds of Blackness, Chaka Khan).
All Comments
I can't deny that I Would Die 4 U and When Doves Cry are classics ... despite Prince's messiah complex in the former song. The truth is I haven't heard enough of Purple Rain to say it shouldn't be #1.
I'm just saying folks shouldn't act like Mary J. Blige aint rip, "I was ya luvah and yo sek-kuh-terry!"
Dupree -
Only the Whitney Houston tracks on Bodyguard were cool. Side B was kinda garbage.
Leah -
I'm sure Lion King is on there. The soundtrack alone won like 10 awards.
Others emailed me privately and said don't forget Space Jam (I Believe I Can Fly) and Love Jones (the official neo soul soundtrack).
Do people still by soundtracks ... I mean of movies that are NOT musicals?
HIT EM HIGH HIT EM HIGH HIT EM HIGH - HIT EM LOW HIT EM LOW HIT EM LOW!
Most importantly R Kelly had the blockbuster hit: we can watch bugs bunny in bently, pt 14.
still it doesn't deserve topten.
love jones was tight, as was purple rain, as was superfly. to be a top soundtrack you have to crystalize definitive moment in time.
i'm just disappointed souljah boi's "tell em: de ohficial soundtrak" didn't make the cut.
clearly we're witnessing alittle age-ism.... that's all i'm saying.
Bygbaby
Don't forget about MenaceIISociety ("top of the world," or MC Eight, wow I'm dated) or
Dead Presidents
Juice was okay too back when I was a rap head I have to plug New Jersey Drive Sdtk.
and 8Mile