Does anyone know all the number one songs that Prince has written-for himself and others?

Let's Go Crazy
When Doves Cry
Kiss
Batdance
Cream
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

mashedpotato said:

When Doves Cry
Let's Go Crazy
Kiss
Nothing Compares To You
Batdance

Thanks guys, but there must be more(?)

What about Manic Monday? Purple Rain? etc

Probably a partial list.

When Doves Cry
Let's Go Crazy
Kiss
Batdance
Cream
Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinead Version)
Sugar Walls (Hot Dance/Club Play)
The Glamorous Life (Hot Dance/Club Play)
A Love Bizarre (Hot Dance/Club Play)
Nasty Girl (Hot Dance/Club Play)
Jerk Out (US R&B)
Love...Thy Will B Done (Aus)
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (#1 in AUS, UK and abroad)
Sign O The Times (US R&B)
Gett Off (Hot Dance/Club Play)
Diamonds and Pearls (US R&B)
Alphabet St (Norway)
I Wanna Be Your Lover (US R&B)
Controversy (US R&B)
Let's Work (US R&B)
1999 (US Hot Dance/Club Play)
Thieves In The Temple (US R&B)
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mashedpotato said:

Neither of those singles reached #1. Close, but no cigar.

Purple Rain reached #2. Same for Manic Monday, on any chart.

Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (1984)

ernestsewell said:

Yup, and Manic Monday was kept from the top spot by Kiss. So, at one time Prince had the top 2 spots on the Billboard Charts.

Great info from all-thanks.

What about Love Thy Will Be Done-Martika?

I have memories of it reaching No.1-at least in Oz.

mashedpotato said:

That's the only place it was #1, yes.

squirrelgrease said:

Only got to number 3

Didn't "101" by Sheena Easton make it to #1 on the dance chart?

US POP
When Doves Cry
Let's Go Crazy
Raspberry Beret
Kiss
Batdance
Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinead O'Connor)
Cream

UK POP
Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinead O'Connor)
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Huggiebear said:

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w...el_for_You

Prince Billboard charts:

http://www.allmusic.com/c...qr5ldhe~T5


Billboard albums:

1978 For You Black Albums 21
1978 For You Pop Albums 163
1979 Prince Black Albums 3
1980 Dirty Mind Black Albums 7
1980 Dirty Mind Pop Albums 45
1980 Prince Pop Albums 22
1981 Controversy Black Albums 3
1981 Controversy Pop Albums 21
1982 1999 Black Albums 4
1983 1999 Pop Albums 9
1983 1999 The Billboard 200 29
1983 1999 The Billboard 200 36
1983 1999 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 24
1983 1999 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 37
1984 Controversy The Billboard 200 110
1984 Controversy The Billboard 200 144
1984 Dirty Mind The Billboard 200 150
1984 Dirty Mind The Billboard 200 189
1984 Purple Rain The Billboard 200 1
1984 Purple Rain Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
1984 Purple Rain Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
1985 Around the World in a Day The Billboard 200 1
1985 Around the World in a Day Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 4
1986 Parade (Music from the Motion Picture "Under the Cherry Moon") The Billboard 200 3
1986 Parade (Music from the Motion Picture "Under the Cherry Moon") Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
1987 Sign 'O' the Times The Billboard 200 6
1987 Sign 'O' the Times The Billboard 200 6
1987 Sign 'O' the Times Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 4
1988 Lovesexy The Billboard 200 11
1988 Lovesexy Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 5
1989 Batman The Billboard 200 1
1989 Batman Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 5
1990 Graffiti Bridge The Billboard 200 6
1990 Graffiti Bridge Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 6
1991 Diamonds and Pearls The Billboard 200 3
1991 Diamonds and Pearls Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
1992 The Love Symbol Album The Billboard 200 5
1992 The Love Symbol Album Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 8
1993 The Hits 1 The Billboard 200 46
1993 The Hits 1 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 14
1993 The Hits 2 The Billboard 200 54
1993 The Hits 2 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 23
1993 The Hits/The B-Sides The Billboard 200 19
1993 The Hits/The B-Sides Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 6
1994 Come The Billboard 200 15
1994 Come Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
1994 The Beautiful Experience EP The Billboard 200 92
1994 The Beautiful Experience EP Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 29
1994 The Black Album The Billboard 200 47
1994 The Black Album Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 18
1995 Gold Experience The Billboard 200 6
1995 Gold Experience Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
1996 Chaos & Disorder The Billboard 200 26
1996 Emancipation The Billboard 200 11
1996 Emancipation Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 6
1996 Emancipation Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 23
1998 Crystal Ball The Billboard 200 62
1998 Crystal Ball Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 59
1998 New Power Soul The Billboard 200 22
1998 New Power Soul Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 9
1999 1999 [New Master] The Billboard 200 150
1999 1999 [New Master] Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 58
1999 Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic The Billboard 200 18
1999 Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic Top Internet Albums 5
1999 Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 8
1999 The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale The Billboard 200 85
1999 The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 27
2001 The Rainbow Children The Billboard 200 109
2001 The Rainbow Children Top Independent Albums 4
2001 The Rainbow Children Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 33
2001 The Very Best of Prince The Billboard 200 66
2001 The Very Best of Prince The Billboard 200 66
2001 The Very Best of Prince Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 72
2003 N.E.W.S Top Internet Albums -
2004 Musicology The Billboard 200 3
2004 Musicology Top Internet Albums 3
2004 Musicology Top Internet Albums 4
2004 Musicology Top Internet Albums 16
2004 Musicology Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 3
2005 The Hits/The B-Sides European Top 100 Albums
2006 3121 European Top 100 Albums
2006 3121 The Billboard 200 1
2006 3121 Top Canadian Albums 9
2006 3121 Top Internet Albums 1
2006 3121 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
2006 Ultimate European Top 100 Albums
2006 Ultimate The Billboard 200 61
2006 Ultimate Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 31
2007 Planet Earth European Top 100 Albums
2007 Planet Earth The Billboard 200 3
2007 Planet Earth Top Internet Albums 3
2007 Planet Earth Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
2009 Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r The Billboard 200 2
2009 Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r Top Independent Albums 1
2009 Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

Billboard singles:

1978 Soft And Wet Black Singles 12
1978 Soft And Wet Pop Singles 92
1979 I Wanna Be Your Lover Black Singles 1
1979 Just As Long As We're Together Black Singles 91
1980 I Wanna Be Your Lover/Sexy Dancer Club Play Singles 2
1980 I Wanna Be Your Lover Pop Singles 11
1980 Still Waiting Black Singles 65
1980 Uptown Black Singles 5
1980 Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? Black Singles 13
1981 Controversy/Let's Work Club Play Singles 1
1981 Controversy Black Singles 3
1981 Controversy Pop Singles 70
1981 Dirty Mind Black Singles 65
1981 Uptown/Dirty Mind/Head (LP All Cuts) Club Play Singles 5
1982 1999 Black Singles 4
1982 1999 Club Play Singles 1
1982 Let's Work Black Singles 9
1983 1999 Pop Singles 12
1983 Delirious Black Singles 18
1983 Delirious Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 18
1983 Delirious Pop Singles 8
1983 Delirious The Billboard Hot 100 8
1983 Let's Pretend We're Married The Billboard Hot 100 52
1983 Little Red Corvette Black Singles 15
1983 Little Red Corvette Club Play Singles 61
1983 Little Red Corvette Mainstream Rock 17
1983 Little Red Corvette Pop Singles 6
1984 I Would Die 4 U Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 11
1984 I Would Die 4 U The Billboard Hot 100 8
1984 Let's Go Crazy Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
1984 Let's Go Crazy Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
1984 Let's Go Crazy Mainstream Rock Tracks 22
1984 Let's Go Crazy The Billboard Hot 100 1
1984 Let's Pretend We're Married Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 55
1984 Purple Rain Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 4
1984 Purple Rain Mainstream Rock Tracks 18
1984 Purple Rain The Billboard Hot 100 2
1984 When Doves Cry Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
1984 When Doves Cry Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
1984 When Doves Cry The Billboard Hot 100 1
1985 America Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 31
1985 America Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 35
1985 America The Billboard Hot 100 46
1985 Around the World in a Day Hot Dance Music/Club Play 8
1985 I Would Die 4 U Hot Dance Music/Club Play 50
1985 Pop Life Hot Dance Music/Club Play 5
1985 Pop Life Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1
1985 Pop Life Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 8
1985 Pop Life The Billboard Hot 100 7
1985 Raspberry Beret Hot Dance Music/Club Play 4
1985 Raspberry Beret Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1
1985 Raspberry Beret Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 3
1985 Raspberry Beret Mainstream Rock Tracks 40
1985 Raspberry Beret The Billboard Hot 100 2
1985 Take Me With U Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 40
1985 Take Me With U The Billboard Hot 100 25
1986 Anotherloverholenyohead Hot Dance Music/Club Play 21
1986 Anotherloverholenyohead Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 10
1986 Anotherloverholenyohead Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 18
1986 Anotherloverholenyohead The Billboard Hot 100 63
1986 Kiss Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
1986 Kiss Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1
1986 Kiss Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
1986 Kiss The Billboard Hot 100 1
1986 Mountains Hot Dance Music/Club Play 11
1986 Mountains Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 2
1986 Mountains Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 15
1986 Mountains The Billboard Hot 100 23
1987 Hot Thing Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 14
1987 I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man Hot Dance Music/Club Play 4
1987 I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 13
1987 I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man The Billboard Hot 100 10
1987 If I Was Your Girlfriend Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 32
1987 If I Was Your Girlfriend Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 12
1987 If I Was Your Girlfriend The Billboard Hot 100 67
1987 Sign 'O' the Times Hot Dance Music/Club Play 2
1987 Sign 'O' the Times Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1
1987 Sign 'O' the Times Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
1987 Sign 'O' the Times The Billboard Hot 100 3
1987 U Got the Look Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 18
1987 U Got the Look Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 11
1987 U Got the Look The Billboard Hot 100 2
1988 Alphabet St. Hot Dance Music/Club Play 22
1988 Alphabet St. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 7
1988 Alphabet St. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 3
1988 Alphabet St. The Billboard Hot 100 8
1988 Glam Slam Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 47
1988 Glam Slam Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 44
1988 Hot Thing The Billboard Hot 100 63
1988 I Wish U Heaven Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 18
1989 Batdance Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
1989 Batdance Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1
1989 Batdance Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
1989 Batdance Modern Rock Tracks 18
1989 Batdance The Billboard Hot 100 1
1989 Partyman Hot Dance Music/Club Play 45
1989 Partyman Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 21
1989 Partyman Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 5
1989 Partyman The Billboard Hot 100 18
1989 Scandalous Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 19
1989 Scandalous Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 5
1989 The Arms Of Orion Adult Contemporary 21
1989 The Arms of Orion The Billboard Hot 100 36
1990 New Power Generation Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 27
1990 New Power Generation The Billboard Hot 100 64
1990 Thieves in the Temple Hot Dance Music/Club Play 9
1990 Thieves in the Temple Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1
1990 Thieves in the Temple Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
1990 Thieves in the Temple The Billboard Hot 100 6
1991 Cream Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 16
1991 Cream The Billboard Hot 100 1
1991 Diamonds and Pearls The Billboard Hot 100 3
1991 Gett Off Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
1991 Gett Off Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1
1991 Gett Off Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 6
1991 Gett Off The Billboard Hot 100 21
1991 Insatiable Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 3
1991 Insatiable The Billboard Hot 100 77
1991 New Power Generation Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 38
1992 7 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 61
1992 7 Rhythmic Top 40 19
1992 7 The Billboard Hot 100 7
1992 7 Top 40 Mainstream 3
1992 Damn U Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 32
1992 Diamonds and Pearls Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
1992 Money Don't Matter 2 Night Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 14
1992 Money Don't Matter 2 Night The Billboard Hot 100 23
1992 My Name Is Prince Hot Dance Music/Club Play 9
1992 My Name Is Prince Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 6
1992 My Name Is Prince Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 25
1992 My Name Is Prince Rhythmic Top 40 20
1992 My Name Is Prince The Billboard Hot 100 36
1992 Sexy M.F. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 76
1992 Sexy M.F. The Billboard Hot 100 66
1993 7 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 8
1993 Nothing Compares 2 U Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 62
1993 Pink Cashmere Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 14
1993 Pink Cashmere Rhythmic Top 40 18
1993 Pink Cashmere The Billboard Hot 100 50
1993 Pink Cashmere Top 40 Mainstream 30
1993 The Morning Papers Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 68
1993 The Morning Papers The Billboard Hot 100 44
1993 The Morning Papers Top 40 Mainstream 18
1994 Letitgo Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 22
1994 Letitgo Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 10
1994 Letitgo Rhythmic Top 40 13
1994 Letitgo The Billboard Hot 100 31
1994 Letitgo Top 40 Mainstream 17
1994 Space Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 45
1994 Space Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 71
1994 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Adult Contemporary 25
1994 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 13
1994 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 2
1994 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Rhythmic Top 40 3
1994 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World The Billboard Hot 100 3
1994 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Top 40 Mainstream 3
1995 Gold The Billboard Hot 100 88
1995 Gold Top 40 Mainstream 39
1995 I Hate U Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 3
1995 I Hate U Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 3
1995 I Hate U Rhythmic Top 40 9
1995 I Hate U The Billboard Hot 100 12
1995 Purple Medley Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 15
1995 Purple Medley Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 74
1995 Purple Medley The Billboard Hot 100 84
1996 Betcha by Golly, Wow Adult Top 40 38
1996 Betcha by Golly, Wow Rhythmic Top 40 10
1996 Betcha by Golly, Wow Top 40 Mainstream 23
1996 Betcha by Golly, Wow Top 40 Mainstream 25
1996 Gold Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 92
1997 Holy River Adult Top 40 31
1997 The Holy River Top 40 Mainstream 19
1999 1999 Adult Top 40 33
1999 1999 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 45
1999 1999 Rhythmic Top 40 13
1999 1999 The Billboard Hot 100 40
1999 1999 Top 40 Mainstream 36
1999 1999 Top 40 Tracks 27
1999 The Greatest Romance Ever Sold Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 6
1999 The Greatest Romance Ever Sold Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 23
1999 The Greatest Romance Ever Sold The Billboard Hot 100 63
2004 Call My Name Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 27
2004 Call My Name The Billboard Hot 100 75
2004 Musicology Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 44
2006 Black Sweat European Hot 100 Singles
2006 Black Sweat Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 83
2006 Black Sweat Pop 100 50
2006 Black Sweat The Billboard Hot 100 60
2006 Satisfied Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 70
2006 Te Amo Corazon Canadian Singles Chart 7
2006 Te Amo Corazon European Hot 100 Singles
2006 Te Amo Corazon Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 67
2007 Future Baby Mama Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 39
2007 Purple Rain Hot Digital Songs 55

ernestsewell said:

What was the song which kept Purple Rain from #1?

^ Raspberry Beret & U Got The Look were at # 2 also.

mostbeautifulboy said:

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.


http://www.billboard.com/...F24%2F1984

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ed_States)

Paris9748430 said:

Thanks

Purple Rain hit No. 1 in the Netherlands

ernestsewell said:

Huggiebear said:

it was number 1 r&b and dance

thedance said:

raspberry beret was number 1 maxi single sales and airplay

Paris9748430 said:

Y'r kidding right?

Tame said:

Nope, check the links.

Paris9748430 said:

I wonder if George Michael fans ever complain about hearing this too much at concerts, the same way P fans complain about Purple Rain?

mostbeautifulboy said:

Has he performed the song since Wham broke up?

Paris9748430 said:

Don't know. Please don't think Im a fan, i was just asking

Paris9748430 said:

He's done 3 tours, and as far as I know, he's not ever performed that song. Even on the Unplugged show, he said he wasn't going to be sitting around with a jug and a harmonica singing "Wake Me Up" or "Careless Whisper" (of course that statement was more to the type of Unplugged instrumentation he planned on doing.) He's performed only a few Wham! songs over the years, mainly sticking to "I'm Your Man", and "Everything She Wants", and "Careless Whisper". Even though the latter is considered a GM solo, it was still on a Wham! record.