Is it important or does it matter even if the new 3 cd set hits number one?

The answer to me is yes why i will tell you

Back in the day when i was a little teenager during the 80's i used to love listening to the chart coming out and seeing how Prince did I can still remember all his chart postitions for singles in the US and i live in

god damn England i remember being mad raspberry beret only hit no2 annoyed as hell at Mountains poor chart position and annoyed as hell that SOTT stalled at No3

Cream hit number 1 hell i smiled all day even as a god damn symbol TMBGITW hit number 3 and wow number ONE (his only one ) in the UK

Then the chart postitions started to flounder young fans started to not even know who the hell Prince was at first i didnt care so what i could still buy the albums

Then i forget the year 2001 I think he came and did some dates in the UK a small venue cant remember where it was now either Brixton Academy or the like and basically no one cared!!!!!

The press and public were forgetting he existed I am not talking about the quality of his releases just how it was perception wise

Now from my point of view i consider Prince to be a genius and without being a total fam an important part of my past and present so for him to be forgotten irrelevant UNNOTICED was a major bummer

Then something happened Musicology and the fanatastic tour (and giveaway obviously) sent the album up the charts to No3 people noticed him again

Then damn, 3121 hits number 1, charts equal publicity recognition and party time again. I want this to continue i want Prince to be relevant i want prince to be respected and rememebered chart success unfortunately

or fortunately helps that i want everyone to recognise the genius that is Prince and the best way for that to happen is Number 1 success and all the hoopla that goes along with that

I could have been more eloquent but hell all i know is the last 5 years as a Prince fan have been far more fun than the 8 years that preceded it

Does it matter to you?
[Edited 4/6/09 11:06am]

Oh yes, positivity!

I really don't think 3121 debuting at #1 mattered in the grand scheme of things. Sure, Prince got some extra attention for a week, but it's not like radio rediscovered him or anything.

It really won't make much difference if LF is #1 or #2 this week.

LiveToTell86 said:

If Prince keeps having number 1 albums maybe even the money men running radio may think hold on people are buying Prince records maybe we should play the occasional one which may give us more listeners and then more add revenue etc.

you never know

It'll be nice if he has a number one but it certainly won't help him get noticed over here. I can't believe he hasn't sorted something out for this set in the uK, to build on what he started with the O2 and Planet Earth. There weren't many who didn't know Prince was doing soimething big here in the summer of '07 but how many of those know that he has some new stuff out?

currently at # 1 with 54% reporting


LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 PRINCE NPG 149,533
LOTUS FLOW3R
-- 2 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 116,829
DEFYING GRAVITY
1 3 NOW 30 UME 70,046
VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 4 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY RECORDS 59,605
SOUNDTRACK
-- 5 UGK JIVE/JLG 46,733
UGK 4 LIFE
-- 6 DIANA KRALL VERVE 40,451
QUIET NIGHTS
3 7 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 34,318
SOUNDTRACK
8 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 33,128
FAME
-- 9 FLO RIDA ATLANTIC 30,468
R.O.O.T.S.
11 10 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 30,224
FEARLESS
-- 11 RODNEY ATKINS CURB 25,077
IT'S AMERICA
4 12 KERI HILSON INTERSCOPE 21,806
IN A PERFECT WORLD
17 13 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 21,275
DARK HORSE
7 14 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 19,883
ALL I EVER WANTED
-- 15 BOW WOW COLUMBIA 16,779
NEW JACK CITY II
13 16 THE-DREAM DEF JAM/IDJMG 16,553
LOVE VS. MONEY
-- 17 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 15,794
DAVID COOK
24 18 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 14,633
INTUITION
-- 19 DONNIE MCCLURKIN VERITY/JLG 13,875
WE ARE ALL ONE (LIVE IN DETROIT)
6 20 U2 INTERSCOPE 13,726
NO LINE ON THE HORIZON
26 21 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 12,968
PAPER TRAIL
32 22 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA NASHVILLE 12,645
CARNIVAL RIDE
33 23 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 12,605
FOUNDATION
16 24 JOHN RICH WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 12,165
SON OF A PREACHER MAN
23 25 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 11,508
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
35 26 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,223
LEARN TO LIVE
39 27 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 10,831
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 28 CHRIS BOTTI COLUMBIA 10,311
CHRIS BOTTI IN BOSTON
10 29 MARTINA MCBRIDE RCA NASHVILLE 10,056
SHINE
28 30 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 9,188
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
22 31 ADELE COLUMBIA 8,399
19
37 32 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 8,365
FUNHOUSE
40 33 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 8,348
A DIFFERENT ME
-- 34 JAMEY JOHNSON MERCURY NASHVILLE 8,268
THAT LONESOME SONG
29 35 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 7,815
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
41 36 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 7,682
SCARS & SOUVENIRS
38 37 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 7,624
CIRCUS
18 38 SLIM THUG E1 MUSIC 7,548
BOSS OF ALL BOSSES
31 39 NOW POWER BALLADS UME 7,245
VARIOUS ARTISTS
36 40 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 6,948
808S & HEARTBREAK
44 41 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 6,854
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
-- 42 QUEENSRYCHE RHINO 6,714
AMERICAN SOLDIER
47 43 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 6,251
FREEDOM
27 44 THE FRAY EPIC 6,139
THE FRAY
9 45 PAPA ROACH GEFFEN 6,106
METAMORPHOSIS
43 46 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 5,927
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
-- 47 GAVIN DEGRAW J RECORDS/RMG 5,663
FREE
48 48 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 5,530
ONE OF THE BOYS
5 49 PEARL JAM LEGACY 5,454
TEN (LEGACY EDITION)
-- 50 INDIA.ARIE UNIVERSAL REPU

skywalker said:

Dispite what his personal life was like as it played out in the media; he has to be respected for remaining true to himself and the course he has set for himself musically.

It's not important to me Prince forgot there are no Target stores in

luv4u said:

Want me to send you a CD?

skywalker said:

Personally i feel between 1995 and 2003 his legacy was pretty dented by the name change fiasco and lack of chart success. People didn't talk about what a great muscian and songwriter/performer he was during this
period just what a crank he was

I would like the upswing in respect to continue and a number one album would garner further respect from the wider audience

I used to do the same-used and try and get off school and listen to the charts and get really frustrated if Prince songs didn't chart high enough (UK here by the way) and used to real smile if all was going well. I know it's sad but there you go. Today I see that it is not as relevant because Prince has got that-"I can sell out an Arena with no hits coz I've been around forever" kind of thing going on.He is regarded as genius without the requirement of on going proof and to be fair very few artists go on to have chart success forever-Prince has done well in this respect.The industry is ageist. I know people are going to cite Madonna etc but these are exceptions that proove the rule and her focus is to achieve that-she's sell a child to get to number one-if she could get over the habit of adopting them that is. However I do love it when Prince does well because you do get tired of justifying him to others. Charts take away that pressure as those that hate him or defend others as great when they are clearly not usually refer to sales as proof of their tastes and on this level you can't really fight back. Prince is too famous for one to argue musicality-when someone is as well known as Prince chart failure looks to many like failure as a whole

jcurley said:

Good point totally agree

Album position doesn't mean much in the UK. Now if he had a no1 single....

That would really shake things up. Radio 1 would have to play it

I understand what you are saying here. However, isn't it sad the public "perception" is bought and sold to us? I mean 1995-2003 is when Prince wasn't really "playing the game" so he got little love from the mass media. Since 2004, he has been more media friendly and so he gets more positive coverage.



Ultimately I ask you this: Why do you need everyone else to like Prince? I get that it's cool when everyone else respects/digs your fav musician, but why the need to defend him to others? Why not just tell everyone to fuck off and do what you are going to do? Prince will continue to make music and be genius either way...

Spank86 said:

Those basterds should play it away we pay their damn wages...

I'm asking for a few tracks ...we all (UK) should ...Prince is an Indie now no reason for them not to play him...

luv4u said:

YES, ain't that a bitch?
[Edited 4/7/09 8:03am]

LondonStyle said:

sounds like we need to get organised and barrage radio one with requests for prince songs.

Spank86 said:

Yep....15.4% of the org is from the UK so we should be 25 request strong anytime in the day....let's pick a date to start emails flood..

I don't care. It's no.1 to me that's all that counts.

The way that they add this chart up, I do not think he will get number 1. I think they add the totals by retailer. Since Prince is only at one retailer, Keith Urban has a definite possibility of overcoming Prince.

skywalker said:

You ask i reply I have been a Prince fan for 27years and never missed a tour to the UK Since and including Parade '86 I have happily bought any prince music i could get my hands on and enjoyed my personal favs on each.

Hell i remember my peers giving me stick back in '85 when ATWIAD was released "hey whats all that indian music shit on Prince's new album" was a common comment so what "others" say doesn't effect my own enjoyment or influence me one iota

however i would like Prince to have more universal recognition of his talent and unique genius and i feel this happens with a number 1 record and the subsquent attention that this generates

here ends the sermon and i looks like another number 1 could happen

You ask i reply I have been a Prince fan for 27years and never missed a tour to the UK Since and including Parade '86 I have happily bought any prince music i could get my hands on and enjoyed my personal favs on each.

Hell i remember my peers giving me stick back in '85 when ATWIAD was released "hey whats all that indian music shit on Prince's new album" was a common comment so what "others" say doesn't effect my own enjoyment or influence me one iota

however i would like Prince to have more universal recognition of his talent and unique genius and i feel this happens with a number 1 record and the subsquent attention that this generates

I think you've lived the same life as me-ha ha. Always had to defend Prince-but secretly can't win because I always liked to do so in a kind of self righteous way.
Anyway you must be pleased today as Prince looks like he has his number 1.I struggle like you with the need for Prince to be successful and always want him to be rich. I think it's just a sense of injustice that he may not be getting his dues (Which I think he is now) when you see the wealth some "Stars" have.

However we must remember that though Prince's marketing model seems quite successful, without the old radio and singles structure albums will not have any longevitity so sales turn into the Morrissey thing-one mad rush then bang gone. At least I suppose this way we see the size of Prince's core audience. And if we are honest if it wasn't for Purple Rain his later albums in the 80's would not have sold as well-imagine Lovesexy in its uniqueness selling anyway nearly as much without the fame he had already generated

Anyway I'll shut it now-Prince is number 1