Does anyone knows Prince's complete chart runs in the Billboard Hot 100 (or at least their Top 40 portion)?

wikapedia

not there. Just the peaks are there

http://www.billboard.com/...mId=961013

http://www.lalistawip.com..._20055433/

Hes had 5 number one hits, When Doves Cry, ;Lets Go Crazy, Kiss, Batdance and Cream. But has not had anything higher than number 3 since 1994, When the Most Beautiful girl got there.
Other piece of Trivia, Princes first number one hit in Britain was the Most Beautiful girl in 1994, it was his 37th release there since I wanna be your lover. His previous best was a double A side of 1999/ Little Red Corvette, which peaked at #2 in January 1985 (In the midst of Purple Rain Mania

Soft and wet was his first Pop Hit reaching 92 in June 1978 and #12 R and B, I wanna be your lover was #11 Pop in January 1980 and his R and B number one.
Little Red Corvette reached #6 in May 1983, making it his first Top 10 Pop hit and When Doves Cry also reached #1 in June 1984 and stayed there five weeks, going double platinum and being the biggest hit of 1984 and his biggest ever hit to date. It only got #4 in the UK
The Purple Rain album sold 13 million copies in the USA (and 7 million more worldwide, including 1.5 million in the UK) and was number one for 26 weeks, in the midst of the Movie and Tour. Only ATWIAD, Batdance and incredibly 3121 have been #1 albums in the USA. His second biggest Album Diamonds and Pearls reputedley sold 4 million in the USA and 3 million more worldwide only peaked at #3. 3121 however sold less than a million worldwide, yet still was #1, mainly due to one good week and quickly retreating sales, as well as the moribund state of CD sales in the Ipod concious millenium.

Hope this helps a bit, try the Billboard book of Pop hits (Joel Whithorn???) or anything by Paul Gambaccini for British chart statistics

Just out of interest:
I Wanna Be Your Lover got to number 3 here in New Zealand in Feb 1980. As far as i know this is his 1st top 10 hit in the national charts of any country in the world.

And not counting any songs he's done for other artists, he himself has had over 50 different top 20 singles off his albums in national charts around the world (not talking black charts/alternative charts/rnb charts/contempory charts etc, i mean actual national top 20's). Pretty impressive really (although only 4 have come from this century...).

I doubt there's many other artist/groups who have notched up 50+ national top 20 singles (and more than 20 top 10 albums) in there lifetimes...

I am not interested in peak positions but in actual week to week chart runs. I got those for the UK (I could post them if anyone is interested) I was wondering if anyone has them for the US hot 100 as well

marian said:

* US SINGLES *
=====

1. SOFT AND WET
Written by: Prince
Date: 04/11/1978 - Run: (BU:101-102-103) 96-96-94-*92* (4 wks)

2. I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER
Written by: Prince
Date: 24/11/1979 - Run: 85-76-40-27-23-23-17-16-13-*11*-11-20-31-36-87-95 (16 wks) UK:#41/3

3. CONTROVERSY
Written by: Prince
Date: 24/10/1981 - Run: 90-80-77-74-*70*-70-76-76-81-97-97 (11 wks) UK:#5/5/1

4. 1999
Written by: Prince
Date: 30/10/1982 - Run: (BU:110-103) 81-71-61-55-53-49-44-44-65-65-77-97 (12 wks)
Re #01: 04/06/1983 70-52-39-33-23-15-13-*12*-12-17-18-27-42-75-95 (15 wks, 27 wsf)
Re #02: 16/01/1999 40 (1 wk)
Total # of weeks: 28-15c () (UK:#10/30/1)

5. LITTLE RED CORVETTE
Written by: Prince
Date: 26/02/1983 - Run: 66-62-54-37-27-24-19-17-12- 10-9-8-*6*-6-8-14-26-36-51-61-73-86 (22/6 wks) UK:#54/11

6. DELIRIOUS
Written by: Prince
Date: 03/09/1983 - Run: 74-55-37-30-21-17-13- *8*-8-8-8-11-18-54-73-94-99-99 (18/4 wks)

7. LET'S PRETEND WE'RE MARRIED / IRRESISTABLE BITCH
Written by: Prince
Date: 17/12/1983 - Run: 91-82-82-75-67-58-*52*-53-67-92 (10 wks)

8. WHEN DOVES CRY
Written by: Prince
Date: 02/06/1984 - Run: 57-36-17- 8-3-*1*-1-1-1-1-2-4-4-5-11-17-23-46-63-70-96 (21/11/5 wks) UK:#4/18/6

9. LET'S GO CRAZY (by Prince & The Revolution)
Written by: Prince
Date: 04/08/1984 - Run: 45-35-23-16- 8-6-4-2-*1*-1-2-5-8-17-32-58-72-78-93 (19/9/2 wks)

10. PURPLE RAIN (by Prince & The Revolution)
Written by: Prince
Date: 06/10/1984 - Run: 28-18- 9-4-3-3-*2*-2-4-15-26-54-54-72-78-91 (16/7 wks) UK:#8/14/2

11. I WOULD DIE 4 U (by Prince & The Revolution)
Written by: Prince
Date: 15/12/1984 - Run: 42-32-32-25-19-14- 10-*8*-10-19-32-47-66-74-97 (15/3 wks) UK:#58/8

12. TAKE ME WITH U (by Prince & The Revolution)
Written by: Prince
Date: 09/02/1985 - Run: 61-51-42-37-33-30-*25*-25-31-42-66-78 (12 wks)

13. RASPBERRY BERET (by Prince & The Revolution)
Written by: Prince
Date: 18/05/1985 - Run: 37-30-25-17-11- 4-4-3-3-*2*-7-14-21-32-52-67-97 (17/6 wks) UK:#25/11

14. POP LIFE (by Prince & The Revolution)
Written by: Prince
Date: 27/07/1985 - Run: 46-36-29-24-18-13- 10-9-*7*-13-21-42-59-90 (14/3 wks) UK:#60/2

15. AMERICA (by Prince & The Revolution)
Written by: Lisa Coleman/Matt Fink/Wendy Melvoin/Prince/Robert Rivkin
Date: 19/10/1985 - Run: 70-57-*46*-46-54-77-93 (7 wks)

16. KISS (by Prince & The Revolution)
Written by: Prince
Date: 22/02/1986 - Run: 52-41-28-15- 10-5-3-2-*1*-1-3-12-17-30-36-53-61-90 (18/7/2 wks) UK:#6/14/2

17. MOUNTAINS (by Prince & The Revolution)
Written by: Lisa Coleman/Wendy Melvoin/Prince
Date: 24/05/1986 - Run: 58-49-44-33-27-24-*23*-25-37-54-92 (11 wks) UK:#45/6

18. ANOTHERLOVERHOLENYOHEAD (by Prince & The Revolution)
Written by: Prince
Date: 19/07/1986 - Run: 86-76-67-*63*-63-68-70-84-85-95 (10 wks) UK:#36/3

19. SIGN 'O' THE TIMES
Written by: Prince
Date: 07/03/1987 - Run: 59-35-24-14-12- 7-4-*3*-5-6-17-35-49-80 (14/5 wks) UK:#10/9/1

20. IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND
Written by: Prince
Date: 30/05/1987 - Run: 83-79-69-*67*-92-98 (6 wks) UK:#20/6

21. U GOT THE LOOK
Written by: Prince
Date: 01/08/1987 - Run: 67-61-54-43-35-29-20-15- 10-6-5-*2*-3-8-17-30-39-48-58-65-75-75- (22 wsf)
02/01/1988: 75-96-100 (25/6 wks) UK:#11/9

22. I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN
Written by: Prince
Date: 14/11/1987 - Run: 81-56-45-37-32-26-23-23-20-16-13-11- *10*-22-38-55-86 (17/1 wks) UK:#29/6

23. HOT THING
Written by: Prince
Date: 06/02/1988 - Run: 80-75-*63*-63-70-74-87-84-97 (9 wks)

24. ALPHABET ST.
Written by: Prince
Date: 30/04/1988 - Run: 62-49-33-27-19-15-12- 10-*8*-12-30-41-71 (13/2 wks) UK:#9/6/1

25. BATDANCE
Written by: Prince
Date: 17/06/1989 - Run: 53-41-22-12- 6-4-2-*1*-3-8-18-25-37-43-62-70-85-95 (18/6/1 wks) UK:#2/12/4

26. PARTYMAN
Written by: Prince
Date: 26/08/1989 - Run: 46-40-34-31-24-20-*18*-23-51-76 (10 wks) UK:#14/6

27. THE ARMS OF ORION (by Prince With Sheena Easton)
Written by: Prince
Date: 21/10/1989 - Run: 91-75-59-50-47-41-39-39-*36*-46-46-63-74-92 (14 wks) UK:#27/7

28. THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE
Written by: Prince
Date: 04/08/1990 - Run: 55-40-28-18-13-11- 7-*6*-8-22-44-67-86 (13/3 wks) UK:#7/6/2

29. NEW POWER GENERATION
Written by: Prince
Date: 03/11/1990 - Run: 70-67-*64*-67-89 (5 wks) UK:#26/4

30. GETT OFF (by Prince & The New Power Generation)
Written by: Prince
Date: 17/08/1991 - Run: 66-78-71-55-47-41-31-25-*21*-22-30-49-63-81 (14 wks) UK:#4/8/3

31. CREAM (by Prince & The New Power Generation)
Written by: Prince
Date: 28/09/1991 - Run: 46-32-17-11- 6-3-*1*-1-2-5-7-12-14-14- (14 wsf)
04/01/1992: 26-30-33-52-60-67 (20/7/2 wks) UK:#15/7

32. DIAMONDS AND PEARLS (by Prince & The New Power Generation)
Written by: Prince
Date: 07/12/1991 - Run: 88-49-30-30-19-13- 6-6-4-4-*3*-4-5-7-9-17-21-31-35-45-50 (21/9 wks) UK:#25/6

33. INSATIABLE (by Prince & The New Power Generation)
Written by: Prince
Date: 14/12/1991 - Run: 92-88-88-79-*77*-86-89 (7 wks)

34. MONEY DON'T MATTER 2 NIGHT (by Prince & The New Power Generation)
Written by: Prince
Date: 28/03/1992 - Run: 90-62-42-33-31-28-26-*23*-25-37-47-67-90 (13 wks) UK:#19/5

35. SEXY M.F. (by Prince & The New Power Generation)
Written by: Anthony Mosely/Prince/Levi Seacer
Date: 25/07/1992 - Run: *66*-73-79-97 (4 wks)

36. MY NAME IS PRINCE (by Prince & The New Power Generation)
Written by: Anthony Mosely/Prince
Date: 10/10/1992 - Run: 70-52-*36*-43-50-55-59-66-78-97-97 (11 wks) UK:#7/5/2

37. 7 (by Prince & The New Power Generation)
Written by: Prince
Date: 28/11/1992 - Run: 98-57-44-38-29-23-19-15-13- 10-8-8-8-*7*-11-13-20-23-27-33-36-39-47 (23/5 wks) UK:#27/6

38. THE MORNING PAPERS (by Prince & The New Power Generation)
Written by: Prince
Date: 03/04/1993 - Run: (BU:110) 77-63-51-48-45-45-*44*-47-63-82-97 (11 wks) UK:#52/3

39. PINK CASHMERE
Written by: Prince
Date: 18/09/1993 - Run: 88-60-*50*-51-52-50-55-73-92 (9 wks)

40. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD
Written by: Prince
Date: 05/03/1994 - Run: 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 (26/11 wks) UK:#1/13/6/2

41. LETITGO
Written by: Prince
Date: 20/08/1994 - Run: 79-38-44-38-35-*31*-33-31-38-41-58-68-77-93 (14 wks) UK:#30/8

42. PURPLE MEDLEY
Written by: Prince
Date: 01/04/1995 - Run: *84*-95 (2 wks) UK:#33/5

43. I HATE U
Written by: Prince
Date: 23/09/1995 - Run: 56-13-*12*-19-25-36-53-67-86-92 (10 wks)

44. GOLD
Written by: Prince
Date: 23/12/1995 - Run: *88*-100 (2 wks) UK:#10/15/1

45. THE GREATEST ROMANCE EVER SOLD
Written by: Prince
Date: 23/10/1999 - Run: 96-95-73-*63*-63-63-68-74-87-92-89-85-99 (13 wks) UK:#65/5

46. CALL MY NAME
Written by: Prince
Date: 21/08/2004 - Run: (BU:115-104-108-108-116-113-109-102-102) *75*-77-77-82-84-82-87-83-85-86-88-92-94-93-95-98-0-100-100 (18-16c wks)

47. BLACK SWEAT
Date: 11/03/2006 - Run: *60* (1 wk) UK:#43/5

* US SINGLES - BUBBLING UNDER *
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1. UP TOWN
Date: 25/10/1980 - Run: 106-102-102-102-104-*101* (6 wks)

2. LET'S WORK
Date: 30/01/1982 - Run: 109-107-*104* (3 wks)

3. DAMN U (by Prince & The New Power Generation)
Date: 02/01/1993 - Run: *108*-108-117-114-116-121-124-0-124 (8-7c wks)

4. MUSICOLOGY
Date: 01/05/2004 - Run: 124-125-0-*120* (3-2c wks)

5. S.S.T. (SADE'S SWEETEST TABOO)
Date: 01/10/2005 - Run: *111* (1 wk)

got the above from here: http://www.ukmix.org/foru...start=2075

FlamingRaindrop said:

thanks:)

Good information FlamingRaindrop!!!

FlamingRaindrop said:

Youre right the same year, our number ones were songs like Tears by Cathy and Crocodiles and Montego Bay by John Stevens. (Remember Ready to Roll)

Alphabet Street was his only Kiwi Number one. Kiss and Doves only got to 2 and my favourite bubbled out at 15.

tane1976 said:

Your favorite: would that be Peach?
Don't forget TMBGITW and Batdance, those two were also number 1's here.

It's kinda sad that he hasn't had a top 20 single here for over 14 years since Most Beautiful Girl was number 1.

I heard a long time ago that Prince has the record for most #2 songs .

Can anyone conferm that rumor ?

tane1976 said:

Batdance was number two after that.

vivid said:

it would have been #1 but they didnt anticipate the demand and didnt stock enuff singles in the stores

sexymf was #4 in uk

I created this list few yrs back

Top 40 Hits written by prince for others

Stevie Nicks "Stand Back" (1983) #5 US
Chaka Khan "I Feel For You" (1984)#3 US #1 UK (yr end charts '85 #5 in us)
Sheila E. "The Glamorous life" (1984) #7 US
The Time "The Bird" (1984) #36US
The Time "Jungle love" (1985) #20 US
Sheena Easton "Sugar walls" (1985) #9 US
Sheila E. "The Belle Of St Mark" (1985) #34 US #18 UK
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
Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990) #1 US #1 UK (#1 in yr end charts in us and #2 in uk)(#1 in 21 countries)
Kid Creole & The Coconuts "The Sex Of It" (1990) #29 UK
MC Hammer "Pray" (1990) #2 US #8 UK (sampled)
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 (sampled "Do Me Baby")
New Power Generation "The Good " (1995) #29 UK
New Power Generation "Get Wild" (1997) #15 UK (reissue)
Ginuwine "When Doves Cry " (1997) #10 UK
Alicia Keys "How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore" (2002) #26 UK
Jay-Z featuring Beyonce Knowles "03 Bonnie & Clyde" (2003) #4 US #2 UK (sampled)
Inaya Day "Nasty Girl" (2005) #9 UK

Top 40 R&B Hits only written by prince

"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

PRINCE UK chart runs

Feb 1 1983 Prince 1999 33-25-26-34-35
Jul 3 1984 Prince When Doves Cry 21-8-5-4-4-5-8-14-19-24-32
Sep 18 1984 Prince and the Revolution Purple Rain 25-16-8-10-14-21-33
Oct 16 1984 Chaka Khan I Feel For You 22-5-2-1-1-1-2-6-14-21-25-21-25
Jan 15 1985 Prince 1999/Little Red Corvette (reissues) 13-2-3-5-6-10-15-28-39
Feb 19 1985 Prince and the Revolution Let's Go Crazy/Take Me With U 27-9-7-10-16-30
Mar 5 1985 Sheila E The Belle of St. Mark 39-24-18-22-31
Jun 4 1985 Prince and the Revolution Paisley Park 37-24-22-18-21-32
Jul 30 1985 Prince and the Revolution Raspberry Beret 33-27-25-26-36
Feb 18 1986 Bangles Manic Monday 24-10-4-2-3-8-12-20-31
Mar 4 1986 Prince and the Revolution Kiss 27-13-6-9-15-26-32
Aug 12 1986 Prince and the Revolution Girls and Boys 27-11-12-13-22-34
Oct 28 1986 Prince and The Revolution Anotherloverholenyohead 40-36
Mar 10 1987 Prince Sign "O" The Times 20-16-10-12-15-21-34
Jun 16 1987 Prince If I Was Your Girlfriend 32-23-20-24-31
Aug 11 1987 Prince and Sheena Easton U Got The Look 38-19-13-11-13-23-30
Nov 22 1987 Prince I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 36-29-30
May 1 1988 Prince Alphabet Street 18-9-11-29
Jul 17 1988 Prince Glam Slam 29-29
Oct 23 1988 Art Of Noise/Tom Jones Kiss 19-5-7-15-26
Oct 30 1988 Prince I Wish U Heaven 31-26-24-37
Jun 18 1989 Prince Batdance 3-2-4-10-14-24-23-31-30-36
Sep 3 1989 Prince Partyman 20-14-16-26
Nov 12 1989 Prince and Sheena Easton The Arms Of Orion 35-31-27-40
Jan 14 1990 Sinead O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U 30-3-1-1-1-1-2-4-9-13-20-38
Apr 22 1990 Kid Creole and the Coconuts The Sex Of It 35-29
Jul 29 1990 Prince Thieves In The Temple 11-7-10-27
Nov 4 1990 Prince New Power Generation 33-26-34
Dec 2 1990 MC Hammer Pray (sample of "When Doves Cry") 20-11-10-9-10-8-16-22-39
Aug 11 1991 Martika Love... Thy Will Be Done 35-13-12-9-9-12-21-26
Aug 25 1991 Prince and the New Power Generation Gett Off 5-4-6-11-18-24-39
Sep 15 1991 Prince and the New Power Generation Cream 19-15-19-28
Nov 24 1991 Martika Martika's Kitchen 37-28-23-19-17-17-19-32
Dec 1 1991 Prince and the New Power Generation Diamonds and Pearls 25-26-33-32-30
Mar 22 1992 Prince and the New Power Generation Money Don't Matter 2 Night 31-19-25
Jun 21 1992 Prince and the New Power Generation Thunder 28-39
Jul 12 1992 Prince and the New Power Generation Sexy MF 7-4-9-15-35
Oct 4 1992 Prince My Name Is Prince 9-7-17-40
Nov 29 1992 Prince and the New Power Generation 7 38-27
Mar 7 1993 Monie Love Born To Breed 25-18-18-29
Jun 6 1993 Monie Love In A Word Or 2 33-38
Oct 10 1993 Prince Peach 17-14-23
Dec 5 1993 Prince Controversy 5-17
Apr 3 1994 Prince The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 4-2-1-1-2-6-11-17-20-31
May 29 1994 Prince The Beautiful Experience Mustang Mix 18-32
Sep 4 1994 Prince Let It Go 30-39
Mar 12 1995 Artist Formerly Known As Prince The Purple Mix 33
Mar 26 1995 Toro Toro and the New Power Generation [a.k.a. Prince!] Get Wild 19-40
Aug 13 1995 New Power Generation The Good Life 29
Sep 17 1995 The Symbol Formerly Known As Prince I hate U 20
Dec 3 1995 Prince Gold 10-15-17-18-20-26-30-40
Jul 28 1996 Prince Dinner With Dolores 36
Dec 8 1996 Artist Formerly Known as Prince Betcha By Golly Wow 11-26-31-32
Mar 2 1997 Prince The Holy River 19-35
Jun 29 1997 The New Power Generation The Good Life (re-issue) 15-31
Aug 31 1997 Ginuwine When Doves Cry 10-24-38
Jan 3 1999 Prince 1999 (2nd reissue) 10-20-33
Jan 2 2000 Prince 1999 (3rd reissue) 40
Jul 20 2002 Alicia Keys How Come U Don't Call Me 26
Feb 2 2003 Jay-Z feat. Beyonce '03 Bonnie And Clyde* 2-4-9-13-12-19-22-32
Jul 23 2005 Inaya Day Nasty Girl 9-13-24-24-35
*partial sample of "If I Was Your Girlfriend"

Chaka Khan was replaced at #1 by Jim Diamond and "I Should Have Known Better"
1999/Little Red Corvette was #2 behind Foreigner and "I Wanna Know What Love Is"
The Bangles were #2 behind Diana Ross and "Chain Reaction"
Batdance was #2 behind Soul II Soul and "Back To Life"
Sinead O'Connor was replaced at #1 by Beats International and "Dub Be Good To Me"
"TMBGITW" was replaced at #1 by Toni Di Bart and "The Real Thing"
Jay-Z & Beyonce were #2 behind David Sneddon and "Stop Living The Lie

in the album charts:
1999 Feb 2 1985 38-31-30-37
Purple Rain Jul 21 1984 21-22-18-14-11-15-15-15-10-12-9-9-10-11-25-28-39
Feb 2 1985 38-/-/-28-21-9-7-12-13-20-15-17-27-28-36-33-/-38
Sep 3 1988 22-25-22-31-37
Mar 4 1995 22-18-27
Around The World In A Day May 4 1985 5-10-15-30-29-34-31-37-40-40
Parade Apr 12 1986 4-6-14-15-23-30
Aug 23 1986 24-14-19-21-27-37
Sign O' The Times Apr 11 1987 4-9-17-18-29
Jun 20 1987 40-35-23-30-32-40
Aug 29 1987 40-39-33
Lovesexy May 21 1988 1-4-14-18-30
Aug 6 1988 35-17-28-37-/-36-36-31
followed at #1 by Fleetwood Mac "Tango In The Night"
Batman Jul 1 1989 1-3-4-7-9-10-10-9-6-8-10-11-14-20-27-36
followed at #1 by Transvision Vamp "Velveteen"
Graffiti Bridge Sep 1 1990 1-3-12-20-30-36
followed at #1 by Carreras, Domingo & Pavarotti "In Concert"
Diamonds And Pearls Oct 12 1991 2-4-6-8-9-17-30-29-35-35-31-18-17-10-8-8-8-11-10-11-14-23-27-29-34-37-26-25-27-32-31-34-39-/-39-/-/-22-12-12-16-13-15-20-27-30-37-32
Mar 4 1995 31-25-28
#2 behind Simply Red "Stars"
Symbol Oct 17 1992 1-3-6-13-23-27-33-37-/-/-/-/-32-40
followed at #1 by Simple Minds "Glittering Prize 81-92"
Hits 1 Sep 25 1993 5-7-9-8-12-24-27-40-26-36-39-/-/-35-33-35-35-39
May 14 1994 35
Hits 2 Sep 25 1993 6-6-5-7-10-17-17-23-20-27-33-35-35-31-30-21-22-29-35
May 30 1994 34-/-30-/-32-37
Hits/B-Sides Sep 25 1993 4-12-19-27-40
Mar 26 2005 20-22-26-35
Come Aug 27 1994 1-3-14-20
followed at #1 by Wet Wet Wet "End Of Part 1 Greatest Hits"
The Black Album Mar 12 1994 36
Exodus Apr 8 1995 11-18-34
Gold Experience Oct 7 1995 4-11-23-40
Chaos And Disorder Jul 20 1996 14-33
Emancipation # Nov 30 1996 18
Crystal Ball peaked at #121
New Power Soul Jul 11 1998 38
The Vault:Old Friends For Sale peaked at #47
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic peaked at #145
The Very Best Of Prince Aug 11 2001 2-3-3-4-9-16-18
#2 behind David Gray "White Ladder"
Musicology May 1 2004 3-13-21-27
3121 Apr 22 2006 9-22
Ultimate Sep 2 2006 24-29-/-/-6-9-9-22-30-34
[Edited 11/6/08 12:04pm]

muleFunk said:

No way... that would be Elvis Presley in the UK with 18 #2 hits and I am not sure about the US but definitely not Prince

muleFunk said:

No the record there goes to Creedence Clearwater Revival who in 1969 to 1971 had 6 consecutive number 2 singles, being kept out of the top by rubbish like Sugar Sugar, Love Grows where my Rosemary goes and in the year 2525. The songs were Proud Mary, Willie and the Poor Boys, Green River, Fortunate Son to name a few. Creedence never number oned in Billboard, although aparently Bad Moon Rising did it for one week in Cashbox

tane1976 said:

Madonna had also 6 #2s:Material Girl, Causing A Commotion, Express Yourself, Cherish, I'll Remember and Frozen

marian said:

Yes but she had number ones too, CCR Never did

You are right. CCR had more #2s than either Elvis or Madonna. They had 7. They got to #2 with Green River, Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising, Long As I Can See The Light, Looking Out My Back Door, Travelling Band and Who'll Stop The Rain. Willie And The Poor Boys never charted on the pop charts whereas Fortunate Son made it only to #14

OK the album UK chart runs are updated too

marian said:

Its uncanny, how anyone can have so many number 2 hits and never reach that elusive number one song. Like I said I wasn't sure how many (6 or 7) and what songs of CCR #2ed, they were a bit before my time, but I read as some trivia that CCR were famous for their number of number 2 hits.
Stranger still artists like Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Culture Club and the Rolling Stones all had their first number one, before a song of theirs peaked at number 2.
The most famous act to have a number 2 hit before a string of number ones were the Beatles, whose second release (Please please me) stalled at #2 in Britain in March 1963 (The first single, Love Me do stalled at #18) and it wasn't until From me to you, the third song peaked at #1 in June 1963 they hit number one for the first at least 16 occasions depending on whose charts you look at. As you all know they didn't explode on the American scene until January 1964, with the current Hit I want to Hold your hand, which reputedley sold 15 million copies worldwide and was translated into several languages. In April 1964 the Beatles had become so popular that they held the Top 5 placings on the Billboard pop chart.