At thirty six it's his royal purpleness.
36 PRINCE
Born Prince Rogers Nelson 7th June 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The word genius can be often over used and praised upon artists that are just exceptionally good, but in the case of Prince it’s quite possibly the best way to describe him. Eccentric, erratic, brilliant, frustrating and occasionally downright weird but above it all a compelling performer, these were the attributes that made him one of the world’s biggest stars in the 80’s, but by the mid 90’s silly name changes, contractual disputes, and music made just to please himself, saw him gradually losing his fan base. Thankfully 2004’s Musicology album saw a return to form, his decision to give away his album ‘Planet Earth’ free through a daily newspaper was a first and upset people in the industry, but it is now his live shows that reaffirm his greatness.
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NO. OF HITS |
85 |
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NO. OF NO.1’S |
3 |
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NO. OF TOP TENS |
27 |
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WEEKS ON CHART |
501 |
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TITLE |
ARTIST |
POS |
WKS |
|
1 |
I Feel For You |
Chaka Khan |
1 |
18 |
|
2 |
Nothing Compares 2 U |
Sinead O’connor |
1 |
14 |
|
3 |
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World |
Prince |
1 |
12 |
|
4 |
Little Red Corvette |
Prince |
2 |
18 |
|
5 |
1999 |
Prince |
2 |
17 |
|
6 |
Batdance |
Prince |
2 |
12 |
|
7 |
Manic Monday |
Bangles |
2 |
12 |
|
8 |
’03 Bonnie And Clyde (12) |
Jay Z/Beyonce |
2 |
12 |
|
9 |
When Doves Cry |
Prince |
4 |
15 |
|
10 |
Gett Off |
Prince |
4 |
8 |
|
11 |
Sexy Mf (1) |
Prince |
4 |
7 |
|
12 |
Strollin’ |
Prince |
4 |
7 |
|
13 |
Kiss |
Art Of Noise/Tom Jones |
5 |
7 |
|
14 |
Controversy |
Prince |
5 |
5 |
|
15 |
Kiss |
Prince |
6 |
9 |
|
16 |
Let’s Go Crazy |
Prince |
7 |
9 |
|
17 |
Take Me With U |
Prince |
7 |
9 |
|
18 |
Thieves In The Temple |
Prince |
7 |
6 |
|
19 |
My Name Is Prince |
Prince |
7 |
6 |
|
20 |
Pray (2) |
Mc Hammer |
8 |
10 |
|
21 |
Purple Rain |
Prince |
8 |
10 |
|
22 |
Love Thy Will Be Done (3) |
Martika |
9 |
9 |
|
23 |
Nasty Girl |
Inaya Day |
9 |
8 |
|
24 |
Alphabet Street |
Prince |
9 |
6 |
|
25 |
Sign ‘O’ The Times |
Prince |
10 |
9 |
|
26 |
Gold |
Prince |
10 |
9 |
|
27 |
When Doves Cry |
Ginuwine |
10 |
5 |
|
28 |
U Got The Look |
Prince |
11 |
9 |
|
29 |
Girls And Boys |
Prince |
11 |
8 |
|
30 |
Partyman |
Prince |
14 |
6 |
|
31 |
Peach |
Prince |
14 |
5 |
|
32 |
The Good Life (4) |
New Power Generation |
15 |
8 |
|
33 |
Cream |
Prince |
15 |
7 |
|
34 |
Martika’s Kitchen |
Martika |
17 |
10 |
|
35 |
Paisley Park |
Prince |
18 |
10 |
|
36 |
The Belle Of St Mark |
Sheila E |
18 |
9 |
|
37 |
The Amsterdam E.P. |
Simple Minds |
18 |
6 |
|
38 |
Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (5) |
Monie Love |
18 |
5 |
|
39 |
The Beautiful Experience (Medley) |
Prince |
18 |
3 |
|
40 |
Money Don’t Matter 2 Night |
Prince |
19 |
5 |
|
41 |
Get Wild (4) |
New Power Generation |
19 |
4 |
|
42 |
The Holy River |
Prince |
19 |
3 |
|
43 |
If I Was Your Girlfriend |
Prince |
20 |
6 |
|
44 |
Eye Hate U |
Prince |
20 |
3 |
|
45 |
I Wish U Heaven |
Prince |
24 |
5 |
|
46 |
Raspberry Beret |
Prince |
25 |
8 |
|
47 |
Diamonds And Pearls |
Prince |
25 |
6 |
|
48 |
New Power Generation |
Prince |
26 |
4 |
|
49 |
How Come You Don’t Call Me |
Alicia Keys |
26 |
3 |
|
50 |
7 |
PRINCE |
27 |
6 |
|
51 |
The Arms Of Orion (6) |
Prince/Sheena Easton |
27 |
5 |
|
52 |
Thunder |
Prince |
28 |
3 |
|
53 |
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man |
Prince |
29 |
6 |
|
54 |
The Sex Of It |
Kid Creole |
29 |
5 |
|
55 |
Glam Slam |
Prince |
29 |
4 |
|
56 |
Letitgo |
Prince |
30 |
4 |
|
57 |
Stand Back |
Linus Loves/Sam Obernick |
31 |
3 |
|
58 |
In A Word Or 2 (7) |
Monie Love |
33 |
3 |
|
59 |
Purple Medley |
Prince |
33 |
2 |
|
60 |
Anotherloverholenyohead |
Prince |
36 |
3 |
|
61 |
Dinner With Delores |
Prince |
36 |
2 |
|
62 |
Battle Flag (8) |
Lo Fidelity Allstars |
36 |
2 |
|
63 |
I Wanna Be Your Lover |
Prince |
41 |
3 |
|
64 |
If I Love U Tonight |
Mica Paris |
43 |
3 |
|
65 |
Cinnamon Girl |
Prince |
43 |
1 |
|
66 |
Black Sweat |
Prince |
43 |
1 |
|
67 |
Mountains (9) |
Prince |
45 |
4 |
|
68 |
Adore |
Joe Roberts |
45 |
3 |
|
69 |
Sometimes It Snows In April |
Amar |
48 |
1 |
|
70 |
Kiss |
Age Of Chance |
50 |
6 |
|
71 |
The Morning Papers |
Prince |
52 |
3 |
|
72 |
101 |
Sheena Easton |
54 |
2 |
|
73 |
I Would Die 4 U |
Space Cowboy |
55 |
2 |
|
74 |
Lamborghini (10) |
Shut Up And Dance |
55 |
2 |
|
75 |
I Would Die 4 U |
Prince |
58 |
6 |
|
76 |
Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me |
Taja Sevelle |
59 |
4 |
|
77 |
Pop Life |
Prince |
60 |
2 |
|
78 |
Fury |
Prince |
60 |
1 |
|
79 |
Wanna Be Your Lover |
Gayle & Gillian |
62 |
1 |
|
80 |
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold |
Prince |
65 |
1 |
|
81 |
Come On |
New Power Generation |
65 |
1 |
|
82 |
If Eye Love U 2 Night |
Mayte |
67 |
1 |
|
83 |
Nothing Compares 2 U |
Mxm |
68 |
1 |
|
84 |
I Want U (11) |
Rosie Gaines |
70 |
1 |
|
85 |
He’s Mine |
Mokenstef |
70 |
1 |
|
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|
|
|
501 |
(1) with Tony Mosley/Levi Seacer
(2) with MC Hammer
(3) with Martika
(4) with Michael Bland/Thomas Elm/Morris Hayes/Lloyd Thompson
(5) with Monie Love/Levi Seacer
(6) with Sheena Easton
(7) with Monie Love
(8) with Steve Fisk/Shawn Smith
(9) with Lisa Coleman/Wendy Melvoin
(10) with Annie Lennox/Dave A Stewart/Carl Hyman/Philip Johnson
(11) with Rosie Gaines/Marvin Gaye/James Nyx/Arthur Ross/Leon Ware
(12) with Marvin Harper/Rick Rouse/Tupac Shakur/Tyrone Wright