To celebrate Prince's status as a quinquagenarian, Trevor Nelson counts down his top 30 best-selling singles in the UK and musical stars tell of their love for his music.

Broadcast: BBC Radio 2 UK 14:00 to 17:00

May be very similar to the VH1 countdown!

Happy New Year and Happy listening.

I'll be listening 2 Prince at home.

Ah you beat me to it. I was going to post this after just seeing it in my TV guide. Staying in or going out, chillin or gettin ready, we'll all have a fabulous soundtrack for new years eve.

they did MJ yesterday i think, and today is Madge, they have various interestin titbits, interview clips, comments from other artists and facts and stuff, so xpect mica paris, jam n lewis, beverly knight, kylie, nelson george etc. puttin' their views... should b good...

Yes I can't think of a better preparation for new years eve than this! Listened to the mj and madonna countdown's and it sort of wet the appetite! Interesting to hear what anecdotes and background they will have?

thank you for posting! ill sure be listening to it

alexandernevermind1999 said:

Yeah, it was intersting to hear from Quincy that Bad was meant to be a duet with Prince, but that Prince backed out at the last minute. I like that track, but also glad that Prince didn't get involved. Prince will always b on another level. Can't wait to hear his 30 at 50. What do we reckon will be his biggest UK seller? Gett Off? 1999? TMBGITW? I hope they play some outtakes like they did with MJ.