1) 01/80: - - Prince
2) 10/80: - - Dirty Mind
3) 11/81: - - Controversy
4) 02/83: - - 1999 (single LP)
5) 07/84: 7 - Purple Rain
6) 09/84: 30 - 1999 (double LP)
7) 04/85: 5 - Around The World In A Day
8) 04/86: 4 - Parade
9) 04/86: - - For You
10) 03/87: 4 - Sign "O" The Times
11) 05/88: 1 - Lovesexy
12) 06/89: 1 - Batman
13) 08/90: 1 - Graffiti Bridge
14) 08/91: 33 - Gett Off (US import maxi-single)
15) 10/91: 2 - Diamonds And Pearls
16) 01/92: 59 - Purple Rain (re-issue)
17) 10/92: 1 - Love Symbol
18) 09/93: 5 - The Hits 1
19) 09/93: 5 - The Hits 2
20) 09/93: 4 - The Hits / The B-Sides
21) 08/94: 1 - Come
22) 11/94: 36 - Black Album
23) 02/95: 18 - Purple Rain (re-issue)
24) 03/95: 11 - Exodus (performed by The New Power Generation)
25) 09/95: 4 - The Gold Experience
26) 07/96: 14 - Chaos And Disorder
27) 11/96: 18 - Emancipation
28) 03/98: 91 - Crystal Ball (US import)
29) 06/98: 38 - Newpower Soul (performed by The New Power Generation)
30) 08/99: 47 - The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale
31) 11/99: 145 - Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (not ineliginle for charts)
32) 07/01: 2 - The Very Best Of
33) 12/01: - - The Rainbow Children (US import)
34) 01/03: - - One Nite Alone... Live! (US import)
35) 07/03: - - N.E.W.S. (US import)
36) 04/04: 3 - Musicology

wow, Lovesexy was his first UK number 1

and how did Exodus get on the charts?
wasnt it internet only?

thekidsgirl said:

oh goodness no, exodus was in the shops loud and clear. there was a fair amount of promo stuff i guess, with prince cavorting around as "tora tora", not showing his face and making mayte answer questions. Signings in record stores, performances on a few shows, etc.

no Exodus was released official in stores. what a great album! the internet wasnt really around at this time 2 release music 2 the masses i dont think!

Prince was at his most bizarre around that time.....the Prince being interviewed with the NPG with a mask on not even making any sound was down right stupid and embarrassing! At least when Tony and Rosie were there they could speak up 4 the group.....Mayte, bless her, did not do a good job as group speaker! Waht was prince on in those doays.....good album (in places) though!

I didnt know anything about this!

Can I still find it in store? I havent seen it
I dont have credit cards so I had given up on finding it

thanks ya'll

u can still find it in some places but dont expect to walk in2 HMV and buy it!. your best bet is to look around smaller, less commercial record shops and just dig deep!

Nath xx

I'll start digging thank

isnt it weird that essentially his crappiest albums chart at number, i.e. come, batman, graffiti bridge whereas 1999 charts at 30! haha, also note that 20 of the 36 cds charted in the top 20! Rave was essentially a top twenty also but because arista fucked it up it was ignored for chart purposes, HMV had it at number 11 i can remember!

Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic!

thesexofit said:

A stupid interview, yes... and yet, to this day, everyone remembers it! I can't remember every interview Prince has done, but I'll remember that one! If the point of an interview is to create self-promotion, job done.

TheNewPowerMan said:

A double negative there - do you mean it WAS eligible for the charts, or do you mean it was INELIGIBLE.

If it was inedible, why? And how could it even chart at 145 if it was inaliable?!

I can understand Rave In2 being illegible as that was only through Prince's website. But not Un2...
[Edited 11/8/04 14:50pm]

Yeah, I like it in an odd way I guess.....but it was still stupid! I never really like hearing Prince being interviewed, the rev or the original NPG were much more interesting vocally then prince was! So thanx to Prince wearing a mask, it definately was rememorable! I c ur point!

TheNewPowerMan said:

These were all available in the UK. The Rainbow Children was released offically at a later date. One Nite Alone and NEWS were available upon release. And not as imports.

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[Edited 11/11/04 4:17am]

Stripe said:

...is fantastic!

thekidsgirl said:

Come went to number 1? wow

Milty said:

Sure did. Didn't hang around for very long, tho'.