We always mention songs that could have been a hit but what actually was his biggest hit single since 1994?

sitruk7 said:

Wasn't one of the Emancipation singles a top 10 hit? What about Musicology? Wasn't that a #1 single?

"Eye Hate U" by far in the U.S.

In the U.K., "Gold" peaked the highest at #10 (tied with the "1999" reissue).

Most non prince fans are aware of pussy control or Gold, so i'd say them two

NWF said:

Nope neither happened.

Patrick1985 said:

You must be joking?

Anyway, those are on the same album as TMBGITW...I'd say either The One, Come On, or Musicology has received the most exposure, not that it amounted to much.

lovemachine said:

Well, "Betcha By Golly Wow" peaked at #11 in the U.K.

viewaskew said:

Not in any way that matters. TGE was released over a year after TMBGITW had its run.

Anyway, the answer is still "Eye Hate U." It was a #3 R&B hit (the next highest was "Letitgo" at #10) and a #12 pop hit (the next highest was "Letitgo" at #31).

AlexdeParis said:

I thought so.Thanks!

Prince had a #1 hit with BL&B in Japan last year. That wasn't due to his 'comeback' either - Last December was #1 six years ago.

JudasSmile said:

Really? Cool! I knew (but forgot)that Last December went #1 there but I didn't know that Beautiful,Loved and Blessed did too.

Where I live people don't know any song by Prince...

sitruk7 said:

You're welcome! I love that song.

In the UK top 40:

1 Artist Formerly Known As Prince The Most Beautiful Girl In The World Apr 1994
18 Artist Formerly Known As Prince The Beautiful Experience Jun 1994
20 Artist Formerly Known As Prince Eye Hate U Sep 1995
10 Artist Formerly Known As Prince Gold Dec 1995
36 Artist Formerly Known As Prince Dinner With Delores Aug 1996
11 Artist Formerly Known As Prince Betcha By Golly Wow Dec 1996
19 Artist Formerly Known As Prince The Holy River Mar 1997

metalorange said:

ypu can find every single hit prince ever had in the uk

by using www.everyhit.com
but remeber not everything is in the name of prince

JudasSmile said:

Wow, Japan has good taste!
[Edited 2/12/07 10:16am]

this data looks acurate.



http://en.wikipedia.org/w...hy#Singles

metalorange said:

Thank you too!

JudasSmile said:

Unfortunately no. What happened was that BL&B was #1 on the Tokyo 100 chart, which is sponsored by the radio station J-WAVE. It was Black Sweat that did very well in Japan.

AlexdeParis said:

I never knew Eye hate U was a US hit. I never heard it or saw the video. I did see Gold a few times.

NDRU said:

Prince never officially released a video for Eye Hate U but, there is one.

NDRU said:

It's poor quality, but here you go!

[SNIP! The posting of Prince/Prince-related videos is not allowed due to legal reasons - BananaCologne.]

audience1 said:

Ah, I must have misread the info when I read it. What was Black Sweat's highest position? Has anyone a list of Prince's album and single positions in Japan?

Patrick1985 said:

they are?

JudasSmile said:

BL&B was the b-side to Black Sweat, so surely if Black Sweat did well, technically so did BL&B?

Alexandernvrmind said:

I knew a lot of non-prince fans who knew P Control. Mostly young men who frequented strip clubs.

AlexdeParis said:

mayte

Courtesy Rum and Raisin from another thread . The Billboard Hot 100 chart runs of all singles.... TMBGITW and beyond.....

>>>40. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD
DATE : 05-03-94 - : 60-34-21-13-11-9-8-6-3-3-3-4-4-5-8-10-11-15-19-21-22-26-31-43-45-49--> 26
pk 3 : wks 26

41. LETITGO
DATE : 20-08-94 - : 79-38-44-38-35-31-33-31-38-41-58-68-77-93--> 14
pk 31 : wks 14

42. PURPLE MEDLEY
DATE : 01-04-95 - : 84-95--> 2
pk 84 : wks 2

43. I HATE YOU
DATE : 23-09-95 - : 56-13-12-19-25-36-53-67-86-92--> 10
pk 12 : wks 10

44. GOLD
DATE : 23-12-95 - : 88-100--> 2
pk 88 : wks 2

45. 1999 (Re-Issue)
DATE : 16-01-99 - : 40--> 1
pk 40 : wks 1

46. THE GREATEST ROMANCE EVER SOLD
DATE : 23-10-99 - : 96-95-73-63-63-63-68-74-87-92-89-85-99--> 13
pk 63 : wks 13

47. CALL MY NAME
DATE : 21-08-04 - : 75-77-77-82-84-82-87-83-85-86-88-92-94-93-95-98--> 16
Re #1 : 18-12-04 - : 100-100--> 2
pk 75 : wks 18

48. BLACK SWEAT
DATE : 11-03-06 - : 60--> 1
pk 60 : wks 1 <<<<


oddly enough for longevity Call My Name wins at 18 weeks on the chart, although it only peaked at #75
[Edited 2/13/07 10:34am]

In the UK chart, Gold spent 2 weeks more in the chart than TMBGITW with 15 weeks - apart from the 1999 re-issue but obviously that's not a new song.

41. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD
DATE : 09-04-94 - : 4-2-1-1-2-6-11-17-20-31-51-65-77--> 13
pk 1 : wks 13

42. THE BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE
DATE : 04-06-94 - : 18-32-57-78--> 4
Re #1 : 07-01-95 - : 181--> 1
pk 18 : wks 5

43. LETITGO
DATE : 10-09-94 - : 30-39-59-71-90--> 5
Re #1 : 12-11-94 - : 146-178-172--> 3
pk 30 : wks 8

44. PURPLE MEDLEY
DATE : 18-03-95 - : 33-47-97-172-172--> 5
pk 33 : wks 5

45. EYE HATE U
DATE : 23-09-95 - : 20-42-64-87-128-131-185--> 7
Re #1 : 25-11-95 - : 154-167-146-162--> 4
pk 20 : wks 11

46. GOLD
DATE : 09-12-95 - : 10-15-17-18-20-26-30-40-56-79-97-123-144-191-170--> 15
pk 10 : wks 15

47. DINNER WITH DELORES
DATE : 03-08-96 - : 36-67-99-130-173-188--> 6
Re #1 : 21-09-96 - : 194--> 1
pk 36 : wks 7

48. BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW! (by Artist)
DATE : 14-12-96 - : 11--> 1
pk 11 : wks 1

49. BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW! (by Prince And The New Power Generation)
DATE : 21-12-96 - : 26-31-32-52-59-71-101-132-110-129-112-124--> 12
pk 26 : wks 12

50. THE HOLY RIVER
DATE : 08-03-97 - : 19-35-59-90-98-119-146-112-134-125-142--> 11
pk 19 : wks 11

51. COME ON
DATE : 21-11-98 - : 65-136--> 2
pk 65 : wks 2

52. 1999 (Re-Issue)
DATE : 02-01-99 - : 160-10-20-33-52-88-115-136-183--> 9
Re #1 : 06-03-99 - : 177--> 1
Re #2 : 18-12-99 - : 63-51-49-40-74-117-113-128-126-173-138-124--> 12
pk 10 : wks 22

53. THE GREATEST ROMANCE EVER SOLD (Import)
DATE : 23-10-99 - : 178--> 1
pk 178 : wks 1

54. THE GREATEST ROMANCE EVER SOLD
DATE : 26-02-00 - : 65-112-144-167--> 4
pk 65 : wks 4

55. CINNAMON GIRL
DATE : 20-11-04 - : 43-85--> 2
pk 43 : wks 2

56. BLACK SWEAT Universal (MCSTD40457)
DATE : 08-04-06 - : 43-79-114-154-159--> 5
pk 43 : wks 5

57. FURY Universal (MCSTD40462)
DATE : 10-06-06 - : 60-106-175--> 3
pk 60 : wks 3

Thanks for the additional feedback!