10 Music Artists Who Released Their Best Album Last

The artist known (and formerly known) as Prince is one of the finest examples of pop royalty to ever pick up a microphone. His legacy as a musician, entertainer, and songwriter is simply limitless, not only for his own discography, but for the myriad of songs that he wrote for other artists including The Bangles, Sinead O'Connor, and Alicia Keys.

Purple Rain is a track that is almost as well-known as the man himself, but with the track falling on an album with only a handful of memorable tracks, it lacks the consistency of 2021's Welcome 2 America, which always maintains immense grandeur.

Welcome 2 America is daringly sharp with its lyrics, often consisting of strong social commentary and unapologetic statements that stay with the listener long after the 54 minutes, across 12 songs, are over.

The sheer amount of Prince's unreleased music would rival that which we as the listener have been graced with, so there's every chance that more could be mixed, and released. However, Welcome 2 America is the first previously-unreleased album to hit shelves by the Minnesota-born showman, and if this is it, Prince left fans with his best album to date.