yep....not sure about the us but if you discount the re-issue of "1999" which re-entered the charts at the tail end of 1998, prince has not had a new top ten hit in the uk since "gold" made number 10 in december 1995.....he had at least one top hit every year from 1984 until 1995 and now nothing for almost ten years

yep....not sure about the us but if you discount the re-issue of "1999" which re-entered the charts at the tail end of 1998, prince has not had a new top ten hit in the uk since "gold" made number 10 in december 1995.....he had at least one top hit every year from 1984 until 1995 and now nothing for almost ten years .....i think the fact that the uk singles chart is now to include downloads will help mature acts like prince getting back into the top reaches of the singles charts again but we will have to wait and see
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...i think he will have another big hit sooner rather than later but we will see

Coming to this realization is hard but I don't believe that prince will ever have a solo Top 10 pop hit ever again. Radio has changed too much and the man, quite frankly, is just too old to have a pop hit. Radio has passed Prince by but it has also passed itself by. Radio no longer builds stars; it's just a series of "hits" by one hit wonders who are hot enough for a moment to get a song on "Now Part 57" and then subsequently disappear from the airwaves and the public consciousness. Name the last substantial star that pop radio produced. Maybe Beyonce but who besides that? Does anyone ever have multiple albums that are successful anymore? Is there any pop artist out there who the public anxiously anticipates their upcoming release? And what of 50 cent or other rappers who have basically taken over the "pop" charts. 50 Cent had three singles in the Top 10 recently, which I think has only been done by the Beatles. I like 50 Cent as much as the next guy but he ain't no Beatles. Is 50 Cent the face of pop music these days and if so, how could Prince possibly fit in?

Prince's age goes against him sinply because it is impossible for me to think of anyone over 40 getting substantial Top 40 airplay. Madonna, whose career instincts were always better than Prince's, no longer has pop hits. Nor does Sting, Bruce Springstein or any of Prince's contemporaries. Santana was about the last "older" artist to be a hit on pop radio but that is only because he had duets with stars that were hot and young. Pop radio is a young person's playing field. It pretty much always has been. In the 80's, were there any artists over 40 on pop radio either? I don't remember any.

If Prince doesn't care about Top 40 hits so be it; he can still have hit albums with the right promotion. If he wants a Top 40 hit, he better call Beyonce, Rob Thomas, or 50 Cent.

Prince doesn't know how to make new music that appeals to the masses.

blackboab said:

The last UK top ten hit was Betcha By Golly Wow, not Gold.....

Prince has transcended above the charts---dig it.

Prince doesn't know how to make new music that appeals to the masses. He's totally out of touch.

EvilWhiteMale said:

You're right. Prince isn't an expert on C.R.A.P. (Contemporary Rap And Pop) that the TRL/106th & Parl crowd are listening to at the moment.

8up said:

yep....not sure about the us but if you discount the re-issue of "1999" which re-entered the charts at the tail end of 1998, prince has not had a new top ten hit in the uk since "gold" made number 10 in december 1995.....he had at least one top hit every year from 1984 until 1995 and now nothing for almost ten years .....i think the fact that the uk singles chart is now to include downloads will help mature acts like prince getting back into the top reaches of the singles charts again but we will have to wait and see
...
...i think he will have another big hit sooner rather than later but we will see

Prince doesn't know how to make new music that appeals to the masses. He's totally out of touch.

not entirely true you see.

"Last December" did go to number 1 in Japan. America isn't the only place in the world with charts ya know.

Milty said:

seriously?! wow, were there any other singles from TRC? how many did it sell in japan then? thats mental!

In the 80's, were there any artists over 40 on pop radio either? I don't remember any.

Tina Turner

meltwithu said:

Rod Stewart

GottaLetitgo said:

In the 80's, were there any artists over 40 on pop radio either? I don't remember any.

If Prince doesn't care about Top 40 hits so be it; he can still have hit albums with the right promotion. If he wants a Top 40 hit, he better call Beyonce, Rob Thomas, or 50 Cent.

EvilWhiteMale said:

Well, in my opinion, nobody does.

It's all about promotion and marketing. People in general are lazy and not really that interested in music, other than on a basic consumer's level. They will buy whatever stuff they're being exposed to, if the package looks good and it's available.

It's like if I'm gonna buy some toilet paper - I'm not particularly interested in toilet paper, I don't know very much about it, and I'm too lazy to educate myself on the subject, comparing different marks and prices etc... I only know I need it. So I just go to the store and pick up whatever kind they happen to have. I don't go all around town, read newspapers and reviews, or check the internet, looking for the best quality - it's not that important to me!

And unfortunately, most people feel the same way about music.

EvilWhiteMale said:

You're right. Prince isn't an expert on C.R.A.P. (Contemporary Rap And Pop) that the TRL/106th & Park crowd are listening to at the moment.