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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[For You (Prince)|For You]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Controversy (album)|Controversy]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Controversy (album)|Controversy]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Around the World in a Day]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Around the World in a Day]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Parade (album)|Parade]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Parade (album)|Parade]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Sign "☮" the Times (album)|Sign "☮" the Times]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Sign "☮" the Times (album)|Sign "☮" the Times]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Lovesexy]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Lovesexy]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Batman (album)|Batman]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|[[Image:prince symbol.svg]] (also written '''O(+>)''' ) a.k.a. ''[[Love Symbol (unofficial title)|Love Symbol]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Emancipation (album)|Emancipation]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Emancipation (album)|Emancipation]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Crystal Ball (Prince)|Crystal Ball]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Crystal Ball (Prince)|Crystal Ball]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Kamasutra (album)|Kamasutra]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Kamasutra (album)|Kamasutra]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[The Truth (album)|The Truth]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[The Truth (album)|The Truth]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Newpower Soul]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Newpower Soul]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[1999: The New Master]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[1999: The New Master]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic]]'' |
|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[One Nite Alone...]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[3121 (album)|3121]]'' |
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|align="left" valign="top"|''[[Ultimate (album)|Ultimate]]'' |
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Revision as of 20:48, 26 April 2007
This article includes the discography of American musician Prince. Also included is a list of the songs and recordings he has written and produced during his career.
Albums
Accumulative worldwide sales: 83,360,000.
Year | Album Cover | Album | U.S. | UK | Worldwide sales [citation needed] |
RIAA Certification |
BPI Certification |
Additional Information |
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1978 | File:Prince for-you 250.jpg | For You | 163 | - | 930,000 | - | - |
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1979 | File:Prince prince 250.jpg | Prince | 22 | - | 1.95m | Platinum (02/21/80) | Gold (12/11/04) |
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1980 | File:Prince dirty-mind 250.jpg | Dirty Mind | 45 | - | 2.01m | Gold (06/20/84) |
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1981 | File:Prince controversy 250.jpg | Controversy | 21 | - | 2.65m | Platinum (01/11/85) | Silver (11/17/89) |
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1982 | File:Prince 1999 250.jpg | 1999 | 9 | 30 | 6.07m | 4xPlatinum (03/24/99) | Silver (01/01/85) |
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1984 | File:Prince purple-rain 250.jpg | Purple Rain | 1 | 7 | 19.88m | 13xPlatinum (05/16/96) | 2xPlatinum (05/01/90) |
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1985 | File:Prince atwiad 250.jpg | Around the World in a Day | 1 | 5 | 4.58m | 2xPlatinum (07/02/85) | Gold (04/22/95) |
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1986 | File:Prince parade 250.jpg | Parade | 3 | 4 | 4.15m | Platinum (06/03/86) | Platinum (03/01/92) |
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1987 | File:Prince sign-o-the-times 250.jpg | Sign "☮" the Times | 6 | 4 | 4.02m | Platinum (01/10/89) | Platinum (09/01/90) |
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1988 | File:Prince lovesexy 250.jpg | Lovesexy | 11 | 1 | 2.82m | Gold (12/05/88) |
Platinum (08/23/89) |
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1989 | File:Prince batman 250.jpg | Batman | 1 | 1 | 6.79m | 2xPlatinum (08/29/89) | Platinum (11/01/89) |
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1990 | File:Prince graffiti-bridge 250.jpg | Graffiti Bridge | 6 | 1 | 2.30m | Gold (11/01/90) |
Gold (08/21/90) |
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1991 | File:Prince diamonds-and-pearls 250.jpg | Diamonds and Pearls | 3 | 2 | 6.45m | 2xPlatinum (01/30/92) | Platinum (12/01/91) |
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1992 | File:Prince symbol-album 250.jpg | File:Prince symbol.svg (also written O(+>) ) a.k.a. Love Symbol | 5 | 1 | 2.70m | Platinum (12/17/92) | Platinum (05/01/93) |
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1993 | File:Prince hits-bsides 250.jpg | The Hits/The B-Sides | 19 | 4 | 1.00m | Platinum (12/01/93) | Silver (06/01/95) |
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1993 | File:Prince hits1 250.jpg | The Hits 1 | 46 | 5 | 2.75m | Platinum (08/10/95) | Platinum (06/01/95) |
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1993 | File:Prince hits2 250.jpg | The Hits 2 | 54 | 5 | 2.25m | Platinum (08/10/95) | Platinum (06/01/95) |
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1993 | File:Npg goldnigga 250.jpg | Goldnigga | - | - | - | - | - |
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1994 | File:Prince be 250.jpg | The Beautiful Experience | 92 | - | - | - | - |
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1994 | File:Prince 1800newfunk.jpg | 1-800 NEW FUNK | - | - | - | - | - |
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1994 | File:Prince come 250.jpg | Come | 15 | 1 | 1.00m | Gold (10/18/94) |
Gold (08/01/95) |
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1994 | File:Prince black-album 250.jpg | The Black Album | 47 | 36 | 575,000 | - | - |
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1995 | File:Prince tge 250.jpg | The Gold Experience | 6 | 4 | 900,000 | Gold (12/07/95) |
Gold (10/01/95) |
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1995 | File:Prince exodus 250.jpg | Exodus | - | - | - | - | - |
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1996 | File:Prince girl6 250.jpg | Girl 6 | 75 | - | - | - | - |
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1996 | File:Chaos-and-disorder-front.jpg | Chaos And Disorder | 26 | 14 | 350,000 | - | - |
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1996 | Emancipation | 11 | 18 | 1.20m | 2xPlatinum (02/07/97) | - |
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1998 | File:Prince crystal.jpg | Crystal Ball | 62 | - | 275,000 | - | - |
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1998 | File:Kamasutra cdartwork promocover.jpg | Kamasutra | - | - | - | - | - |
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1998 | File:590535truthcover.jpg | The Truth | - | - | - | - | - |
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1998 | File:Prince nps 250.jpg | Newpower Soul | 22 | - | 425,000 | - | - |
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1999 | 1999: The New Master | 150 | - | - | - | - |
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1999 | File:Prince vault 250.jpg | The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale | 85 | - | 250,000 | - | - |
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1999 | File:Prince rave-un2 250.jpg | Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic | 18 | - | 750,000 | Gold (12/10/99) |
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2000 | File:Prince rave-in2 250.jpg | Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic | - | - | - | - | - |
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2001 | File:Prince very-best 250.jpg | The Very Best Of Prince | 55 | 2 | 2.00m | Platinum (09/21/04) | Platinum (01/23/04) |
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2001 | File:Prince rainbow-children 250.jpg | The Rainbow Children | 109 | - | 300,000 | - | - | -
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2002 | File:Prince-ona-250.jpg | One Nite Alone... | - | - | - | - | - |
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2002 | File:Prince ona-live 250.jpg | One Nite Alone... Live! | - | - | 950,000 | - | - |
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2003 | Xpectation | - | - | - | - | - |
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2003 | C-Note | - | - | - | - | - |
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2003 | File:Prince news 250.jpg | N.E.W.S | - | - | - | - | - |
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2004 | The Chocolate Invasion | - | - | - | - | - |
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2004 | The Slaughterhouse | - | - | - | - | - |
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2004 | File:Prince musicology 250.jpg | Musicology | 3 | 3 | 2.50m | 2xPlatinum (01/31/05) | Gold (05/14/04) |
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2006 | 3121 | 1 | 4 | 1.5m | Gold (06/26/06) |
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2006 | File:Prince - Ultimate.jpg | Ultimate | 61 | 24 | - | - | - |
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Singles
Year | Song | US | US R&B | US Dance | UK | Album |
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1978 | "Soft and Wet" | 92 | 12 | - | - | For You |
1978 | "Just as Long as We're Together" | - | 91 | - | - | For You |
1979 | "I Wanna Be Your Lover" 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 41 | Prince |
1979 | "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" | - | 13 | - | - | Prince |
1979 | "Still Waiting" | - | 65 | - | - | Prince |
1979 | "Sexy Dancer" 1 | - | - | 2 | - | Prince |
1980 | "Uptown" 2 | 101 | 5 | 5 | - | Dirty Mind |
1980 | "Dirty Mind" 2 | - | 65 | 5 | - | Dirty Mind |
1980 | "Do It All Night" | - | - | - | - | Dirty Mind |
1980 | "Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" | - | - | - | - | - |
1980 | "Controversy" 3 | 70 | 3 | 1 | - | Controversy |
1980 | "Let's Work" 3 | 104 | 9 | 1 | - | Controversy |
1981 | "Do Me, Baby" | - | - | - | - | Controversy |
1982 | "1999" | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 1999 |
1983 | "Little Red Corvette" | 6 | 15 | 61 | 54 | 1999 |
1983 | "Delirious" | 8 | 18 | - | - | 1999 |
1983 | "Let's Pretend We're Married" | 52 | 55 | 52 | - | 1999 |
1983 | "Irresistible Bitch" | - | - | - | - | 1999 |
1984 | "When Doves Cry" 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Purple Rain |
1984 | "Let's Go Crazy" (with The Revolution) 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Purple Rain |
1984 | "Purple Rain" (with The Revolution) | 2 | 4 | - | 8 | Purple Rain |
1984 | "I Would Die 4 U" (with The Revolution) | 8 | 11 | 50 | 58 | Purple Rain |
1985 | "1999" / "Little Red Corvette" (re-issue) | - | - | - | 2 | - |
1985 | "Take Me With U" (with The Revolution and Apollonia) |
25 | 40 | - | - | Purple Rain |
1985 | "Paisley Park" (with The Revolution) | - | - | - | 18 | Around the World In a Day |
1985 | "Raspberry Beret" (with The Revolution) 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 25 | Around the World In a Day |
1985 | "Pop Life" (with The Revolution) 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 60 | Around the World In a Day |
1985 | "America" (with The Revolution) | 46 | 35 | - | - | Around the World In a Day |
1986 | "Kiss" (with The Revolution) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Parade |
1986 | "Mountains" (with The Revolution) | 23 | 15 | 11 | 45 | Parade |
1986 | "Anotherloverholenyohead" (with The Revolution) 8 |
63 | 18 | 21 | 36 | Parade |
1986 | "Girls & Boys" (with The Revolution) 8 | - | - | 21 | 11 | Parade |
1987 | "Sign “☮” the Times" | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | Sign “☮” the Times |
1987 | "If I Was Your Girlfriend" | 67 | 12 | - | 20 | Sign “☮” the Times |
1987 | "U Got the Look" (with Sheena Easton) | 2 | 11 | - | 11 | Sign “☮” the Times |
1987 | "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" 9 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 29 | Sign “☮” the Times |
1987 | "Hot Thing" 9 | 63 | 14 | 4 | - | Sign “☮” the Times |
1988 | "Alphabet St." | 8 | 3 | 22 | 9 | Lovesexy |
1988 | "Glam Slam" | - | 44 | - | 29 | Lovesexy |
1988 | "I Wish U Heaven" | - | 18 | - | 24 | Lovesexy |
1988 | "Kiss" (re-issue) | - | - | - | 76 | - |
1989 | "Little Red Corvette" / "1999" (re-issue) | - | - | - | 92 | - |
1989 | "Batdance" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Batman |
1989 | "Partyman" | 18 | 5 | 45 | 14 | Batman |
1989 | "The Arms of Orion" (with Sheena Easton) | 36 | - | - | 27 | Batman |
1989 | "Scandalous" | - | 5 | - | - | Batman |
1989 | "The Future" | - | - | - | - | Batman |
1990 | "Thieves In the Temple" | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | Graffiti Bridge |
1990 | "New Power Generation" | 64 | 27 | - | 26 | Graffiti Bridge |
1991 | "Gett Off" (with The New Power Generation) | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Diamonds and Pearls |
1991 | "Cream" (with The New Power Generation) | 1 | - | - | 15 | Diamonds and Pearls |
1991 | "Diamonds and Pearls" (with The New Power Generation) |
3 | 1 | - | 25 | Diamonds and Pearls |
1992 | "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" (with The New Power Generation) |
23 | 14 | - | 19 | Diamonds and Pearls |
1992 | "Insatiable" (with The New Power Generation) | 77 | 3 | - | - | Diamonds and Pearls |
1992 | "Thunder" (with The New Power Generation) | - | - | - | 28 | Diamonds and Pearls |
1992 | "Sexy M.F./Strollin’" (with The New Power Generation) | 66 | 76 | - | 4 | File:Prince symbol.svg |
1992 | "My Name Is Prince" (with The New Power Generation) |
36 | 25 | 9 | 7 | File:Prince symbol.svg |
1992 | "My Name Is Prince" (remixes) (with The New Power Generation) |
- | - | - | 51 | - |
1992 | "7" (with The New Power Generation) | 7 | 61 | - | 27 | File:Prince symbol.svg |
1992 | "The Morning Papers" (with The New Power Generation) |
44 | 68 | - | 52 | File:Prince symbol.svg |
1992 | "Damn U" (with The New Power Generation) | 108 | 32 | - | - | File:Prince symbol.svg |
1993 | "Pink Cashmere" | 50 | 14 | - | - | The Hits/The B-Sides |
1993 | "Peach" | 107 | - | - | 14 | The Hits/The B-Sides |
1993 | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | - | 62 | - | - | The Hits/The B-Sides; B-side to "Peach" |
1993 | "Controversy" (re-issue) | - | - | - | 5 | - |
1994 | "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (as "File:Prince symbol.svg") |
3 | 2 | - | 1 | The Beautiful Experience |
1994 | "Staxowax" (as "File:Prince symbol.svg") |
- | - | - | - | The Beautiful Experience |
1994 | "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Mustang Mix)" (as "File:Prince symbol.svg") |
- | - | - | - | The Beautiful Experience |
1994 | "The Beautiful Experience" (as "File:Prince symbol.svg") |
- | - | - | 18 | The Beautiful Experience |
1994 | "Letitgo" | 31 | 10 | - | 30 | Come |
1994 | "Space" | - | 71 | - | - | Come |
1995 | "Purple Medley" | 84 | 74 | - | 33 | - |
1995 | "File:Prince.eye.gif Hate U" (as "File:Prince symbol.svg") | 12 | 3 | - | 20 | The Gold Experience |
1995 | "Gold" (as "File:Prince symbol.svg") | 88 | 92 | - | 10 | The Gold Experience |
1996 | "Dinner with Delores" (as "File:Prince symbol.svg") | - | - | - | 36 | Chaos and Disorder |
1996 | "Betcha by Golly Wow!" (as "File:Prince symbol.svg") | - | - | - | 11 | Emancipation; charted as airplay-only hit in US |
1996 | "The Holy River" (as "File:Prince symbol.svg") | - | - | - | 19 | Emancipation; charted as airplay-only hit in US |
1998 | "The War" (as "New Power Generation") | - | - | - | - | - |
1998 | "Come On" (as "New Power Generation") | - | - | - | 65 | New Power Soul |
1998 | "1999" (December 1998 re-issue) | 40 | 45 | - | 10 | - |
1999 | "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (as "File:Prince symbol.svg") |
63 | 23 | - | 65 | Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic |
1999 | "1999" (December 1999 re-issue) | 56 | - | - | 40 | charted as sales-only hit |
2001 | "U Make My Sun Shine" | 59 | 108 | - | - | Prince with Angie Stone; charted as sales-only hit |
2001 | "Supercute / Underneath the Cream" | - | - | - | - | double A-side CD-Single available on 2001 tour |
2001 | "The Work, pt. 1" | - | - | - | - | The Rainbow Children |
2002 | "Days of Wild" | - | - | - | - | in support of One Nite Alone... Live! |
2004 | "Musicology" | 120 | 44 | - | - | Musicology |
2004 | "Call My Name" | 75 | 27 | - | - | Musicology; promo-only; charted as airplay-only hit in US |
2004 | "Cinnamon Girl" | - | - | - | 43 | Musicology |
2005 | "S.S.T." | 111 | - | - | - | - |
2005 | "Te Amo Corazón" | - | 67 | - | - | 3121 |
2006 | "Black Sweat" | 60 | 82 | - | 43 | 3121 |
2006 | "Fury" | - | - | - | 60 | 3121 |
- see also New Power Generation discography.
Notes
- "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and its B-side "Sexy Dancer" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
- "Uptown", "Dirty Mind" and "Head" all charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart.
- "Controversy" and its B-side "Let's Work" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
- "When Doves Cry" and its B-side "17 Days" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
- "Let's Go Crazy" and its B-side "Erotic City" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
- "Raspberry Beret" and its B-side "She's Always In My Hair" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
- "Pop Life" and its B-side "Hello" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
- "Anotherloverholeinyohead" and its B-side "Girls & Boys" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
- "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" and its B-side "Hot Thing" charted separately on the Hot 100, but together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
Computer CD-ROM
- (Prince) Interactive (1994) by Graphix Zone, ISBN 1-880528-19-3
See a detailed description and review
See another review with a page with screen captures of the game.
Top 40 Hits written for, covered, or sampled by others
- Stevie Nicks "Stand Back" (1983) #5 US
- Chaka Khan "I Feel for You" (1984) #3 US #1 UK (cover version)
- Sheila E. "The Glamorous Life" (1984) #7 US
- The Time "The Bird" (1984) #36 US
- The Time "Jungle Love" (1984) #20 US
- Sheena Easton "Sugar Walls" (1985) #9 US
- Sheila E. "The Belle of St. Mark" (1985) #34 US #18 UK
- The Bangles "Manic Monday" (1986) #2 US (behind "Kiss", at #1), #2 UK
- Sheila E. "A Love Bizarre" (1986) #11 US
- Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones "Kiss" (1988) #5 UK (cover)
- Sinéad O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990) #1 US #1 UK (cover version)
- Kid Creole & The Coconuts "The Sex of It" (1990) #29 UK
- MC Hammer "Pray" (1990) #2 US #8 UK (sampled "When Doves Cry")
- The Time "Jerk Out" (1991) #9 US
- Tevin Campbell "Round and Round" (1991) #11 US
- Martika "Love... Thy Will Be Done" (1991) #10 US #9 UK
- Martika "Martika's Kitchen" (1991) #17 UK
- Monie Love "Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." (1993) #18 UK
- Monie Love "In a Word or 2 / The Power" (1993) #33 UK
- New Power Generation "Get Wild" (1995) #19 UK
- Mokenstef "He's Mine" (1995) #7 US (sample of "Do Me Baby")
- New Power Generation "The Good Life" (1995) #29 UK
- New Power Generation "The Good Life" (1997) #15 UK (reissue)
- Ginuwine "When Doves Cry " (1997) #10 UK (cover version)
- Jordan Knight "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (1999) #31 US (cover version)
- Alicia Keys "How Come You Don't Call Me" (2002) #26 UK (cover version)
- Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé "03 Bonnie & Clyde" (2003) #4 US #2 UK (sample)
- Inaya Day "Nasty Girl" (2005) #9 UK (cover version)
Top 40 R&B Hits only
- Apollonia 6 "Sex Shooter" #19
- Sheila E. "Sister Fate" #36
- Sheila E. "Koo Koo" #35
- The Family "The Screams of Passion" #9
- The Family "High Fashion" #34
- Patti Labelle "Yo Mister" #6
- Madhouse "6" #5
- Mazarati "100 MPH" #19
- Mavis Staples "Melody Cool" #36
- The Time "Get It Up" #6
- The Time "Cool" #7
- The Time "777-9311" #2
- The Time "The Walk" #24
- The Time "Ice Cream Castles" #11
- Vanity 6 "Nasty Girl" #7
Other notable songs written by Prince and recorded by other artists
- Céline Dion "With This Tear"
- Nona Hendryx “Baby Go-Go” #60 R&B
- Sheena Easton “101” #2 Dance
- Rosie Gaines “I Want U” #28 Dance, #90 R&B
- Elisa Fiorillo “On The Way Up” #31 Dance
- Mica Paris “If I Love U 2 Nite” #43 UK
- Carmen Electra “Everybody Get on Up” #33 Dance
- Paula Abdul “U”
- Nona Gaye “Love Sign”
- Taja Sevelle “Wouldn't You Love To Love Me?”
- Kenny Rogers “You're My Love”
- Earth, Wind & Fire “Super Hero”
- Joe Cocker “Five Women”
- George Clinton “The Big Pump”
- Graham Central Station “Utopia”
- El DeBarge “Tip O' My Tongue”
- Howard Hewett “Allegiance”
- Ingrid Chavez “Elephant Box”
- Jill Jones “For Love”
- Deborah Allen “Telepathy”
- André Cymone “The Dance Electric”
- Candy Dulfer “Sunday Afternoon”
- Louie Louie “Dance Unto The Rhythm”
- The Steeles “Well Done”
- Jevetta Steele “Hold Me”
- Ren Woods “I Don't Wanna Stop”
- Dale Bozzio “So Strong”
- Three O'Clock “Neon Telephone”
- 94 East “Just Another Sucker”
- Lois Lane “Qualified”
- Brownmark “Shall We Dance”
- Eric Leeds “Times Squared”
- T.C. Ellis “Miss Thang”
- Kahoru Kohiruimaki “Bliss”, "Mind Bells" from the album "Time the Motion" #10 Oricon Chart Japan
- MPLS “Minneapolis”
- Margie Cox “Standing At The Altar”
- Van Gogh “Van Gogh”
- TLC "If I Was Your Girlfriend" (cover version)
- Foo Fighters "Darling Nikki" (cover)
See Purplejams for a full list of songs Prince has written for other artists