I am trying to put a playlist together of all his #1's and have searched everywhere to find reliable sources of Prince's #1's. So far I have 7 definite songs that charted #1 around the world and they are:

1. When Doves Cry

2. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

3. Batdance

4. Kiss

5. Purple Rain

6. Cream

7. Let's Go Crazy

When you post more songs please provide sources so that I can see where you found it.

Surprisingly, I think you have them all, plus one. "Purple Rain" did not go to #1...I think it hit #3.

I dont have any sources to quote, but I think "7" might have gone to the top.

StonedImmaculate said:

Surprisingly, I think you have them all, plus one. "Purple Rain" did not go to #1...I think it hit #3.

I dont have any sources to quote, but I think "7" might have gone to the top.

Yup, Stoned is right if you're talking Billboard charts. You have them all. Purple Rain was actually a #2, btw.

TMBGITW was not #1 US, but was in the UK.

If you want to go outside of the Pop charts, then Gett Off was #1 Dance, Theives in the Temple was #1 Black. SOTT may have been #1 Black as well, I'm not 100 percent sure. Check wikipedia.

fms said:

StonedImmaculate said:

Surprisingly, I think you have them all, plus one. "Purple Rain" did not go to #1...I think it hit #3.

I dont have any sources to quote, but I think "7" might have gone to the top.

Yup, Stoned is right if you're talking Billboard charts. You have them all. Purple Rain was actually a #2, btw.

TMBGITW was not #1 US, but was in the UK.

If you want to go outside of the Pop charts, then Gett Off was #1 Dance, Theives in the Temple was #1 Black. SOTT may have been #1 Black as well, I'm not 100 percent sure. Check wikipedia.

Surprisingly, his only UK number 1!

Hey guys thanks for your input I truly appreciate it. I got my #1's from 2 pretty solid sites mainly from a site called "tsort music" which contains charts from around the world. Purple Rain reached number 1 in Holland and Belgium so I put it as a number 1. But yes you guys are right it did not peak at number 1 in the US or UK. For my particular playlist I'm placing songs that reached number 1 ANYWHERE around the world so to me Purple Rain qualifies. But here's where I run into a little bit of a Problem with Tsort Music...They list other number 1's as Thieves in the Temple, Letitgo, Alphabet Street, My Name is Prince, Betcha By Golly Wow and Beautiful Loved and Blessed as ALL reaching Number 1 in Japan. Furthermore, they go on to say in their sources page that:

"Unfortunately our Japanese text handling is not up to translating the artist names and song titles that are not in Latin text. In addition there are inconsistencies between the names of the same songs from one week to the next. We have tried to make the names consistent and map them as best we can, but there are more corrections to be made."

So I don't know if I can trust that those songs actually reached number 1 and its hard for me to believe that My Name is Prince, Betcha By Golly Wow and B,L & B'sd actually reached number 1 anywhere LOL not to say their not good songs but IMO their just not #1 caliber. Anyway this is why Im reluctant to put them in. If you wanna check out the site here it is: http://tsort.info/music/index.htm

Thanks and sorry for the length of this!

fms said:

StonedImmaculate said:

Surprisingly, I think you have them all, plus one. "Purple Rain" did not go to #1...I think it hit #3.

I dont have any sources to quote, but I think "7" might have gone to the top.

Yup, Stoned is right if you're talking Billboard charts. You have them all. Purple Rain was actually a #2, btw.

TMBGITW was not #1 US, but was in the UK.

If you want to go outside of the Pop charts, then Gett Off was #1 Dance, Theives in the Temple was #1 Black. SOTT may have been #1 Black as well, I'm not 100 percent sure. Check wikipedia.

Thank You! I am counting #1's from all over the world and on ALL charts. So that being said I am counting Purple Rain b/c it was #1 in Belgium and in Holland. I looked and I can confirm you're correct with Gett Off as it did reach #1 in the US Billboard Hot Dance Club chart and Thieves in the Temple and Sign 'O' The Times did reach #1 in the US billboard Hot Black Singles chart. So you are 100% correct! Thanks!

Prince had 8 number one singles on the American Billboard R&B chart:

I Wanna Be Your Lover

When Doves Cry

Let's Go Crazy

Kiss

Sign 'O' The Times

Batdance

Thieves In The Temple

Diamonds & Pearls

And 5 number ones on the Hot 100 chart:

When Doves Cry

Let's Go Crazy

Kiss

Batdance

Cream

Currently All of Prince's Confirmed #1's on ALL charts From around the World Are:

1. When Doves Cry #1 US Bb (Hot 100, Black & Dance), Canada & Australia)

2. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (#1 UK, Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand & Spain)

3. Batdance #1 US Bb (Hot 100 & Black), Switzerland, Norway, Canada, New Zealand & Japan)

4. Kiss #1 US Bb (Hot 100 & Black)

5. Purple Rain #1 Holland & Belgium

6. Cream #1 US Bb Hot 100

7. Let's Go Crazy #1 US Bb (Hot 100 & Black) & Canada

8. Gett Off #1 US Bb Hot Dance

9. Thieves In The Temple #1 US Bb Hot Black

10. Sign 'O' The Times #1 US Bb Hot Black

11. Diamonds & Pearls #1 US Bb Hot R&B (Formerly Hot Black)

I'm pretty sure that's all of them! If anyone finds more please let me know and on what chart it peaked #1 at. Otherwise, Thank You guys for all your help!

renfield said:

Prince had 8 number one singles on the American Billboard R&B chart:

I Wanna Be Your Lover

When Doves Cry

Let's Go Crazy

Kiss

Sign 'O' The Times

Batdance

Thieves In The Temple

Diamonds & Pearls

And 5 number ones on the Hot 100 chart:

When Doves Cry

Let's Go Crazy

Kiss

Batdance

Cream

Your Right! I wanna Be Your Lover was number 1 on the US Bb R&B Singles chart! (at the time it was called US Bb Hot Soul Singles chart) Thank You! Now we're up to 12 Confirmed #1's!!

TheEmperorofFunk said:

Currently All of Prince's Confirmed #1's on ALL charts From around the World Are:

1. When Doves Cry #1 US Bb (Hot 100, Black & Dance), Canada & Australia)

2. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (#1 UK, Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand & Spain)

3. Batdance #1 US Bb (Hot 100 & Black), Switzerland, Norway, Canada, New Zealand & Japan)

4. Kiss #1 US Bb (Hot 100 & Black)

5. Purple Rain #1 Holland & Belgium

6. Cream #1 US Bb Hot 100

7. Let's Go Crazy #1 US Bb (Hot 100 & Black) & Canada

8. Gett Off #1 US Bb Hot Dance

9. Thieves In The Temple #1 US Bb Hot Black

10. Sign 'O' The Times #1 US Bb Hot Black

11. Diamonds & Pearls #1 US Bb Hot R&B (Formerly Hot Black)

I'm pretty sure that's all of them! If anyone finds more please let me know and on what chart it peaked #1 at. Otherwise, Thank You guys for all your help!

Just when I thought I had them all renfield reminded me that I Wanna Be Your Lover reached #1 on the US Bb Hot Soul Singles Chart back in '79!! We now have 12 #1's!!

1. When Doves Cry #1 US Bb (Hot 100, Black & Dance), Canada & Australia)

2. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (#1 UK, Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand & Spain)

3. Batdance #1 US Bb (Hot 100 & Black), Switzerland, Norway, Canada, New Zealand & Japan)

4. Kiss #1 US Bb (Hot 100 & Black)

5. Purple Rain #1 Holland & Belgium

6. Cream #1 US Bb Hot 100

7. Let's Go Crazy #1 US Bb (Hot 100 & Black) & Canada

8. Gett Off #1 US Bb Hot Dance

9. Thieves In The Temple #1 US Bb Hot Black

10. Sign 'O' The Times #1 US Bb Hot Black

11. Diamonds & Pearls #1 US Bb Hot R&B (Formerly Hot Black)

12. I Wanna Be Your Lover #1 US Bb Hot Soul

that I know of

I Wanna Be Your Lover #1 US R&B chart

Controversy #1 US Dance chart

Let's Work #1 US Dance chart

1999 #1 US Dance chart

When Doves Cry #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance, Canada, Australia charts

Let's Go Crazy #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance charts

Purple Rain #1 Netherlands chart

Kiss #1 US Billbord, US R&B, US Dance charts

Sign o' the Times #1 US R&B chart

Alphabet St. #1 Norway, New Zealand charts

Batdance #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, New Zealand charts

Thieves in the Temple #1 US R&B chart

Gett Off #1 US Dance chart

Cream #1 US Billboard chart

Diamonds and Pearls #1 US R&B chart

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World #1 Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, New Zealand charts

What may surprise you, in New Zealand, only Batdance and Alphabet street hit number 1. So did The Most beautiful girl which was #1 for five weeks, but songs like Cream tanked at 15 and Kiss and WDC were #2. Interestingly, I wanna be your lover got to #3 in early 1980. That must be the highest general pop chart placing for the song on its original release anywhere.

TheEmperorofFunk said:

I am trying to put a playlist together of all his #1's and have searched everywhere to find reliable sources of Prince's #1's. So far I have 7 definite songs that charted #1 around the world and they are:

1. When Doves Cry

2. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

3. Batdance

4. Kiss

5. Purple Rain

6. Cream

7. Let's Go Crazy

When you post more songs please provide sources so that I can see where you found it.

US #1?

UK #1?

Euro #1?

All of them?

Just vinyl? Or also CD? MP3?

Adorecream said:

What may surprise you, in New Zealand, only Batdance and Alphabet street hit number 1. So did The Most beautiful girl which was #1 for five weeks, but songs like Cream tanked at 15 and Kiss and WDC were #2. Interestingly, I wanna be your lover got to #3 in early 1980. That must be the highest general pop chart placing for the song on its original release anywhere.

Yes you're correct about Alphabet Street. I found that in my sources and I dont know how I missed it. Alphabet Street also got #1 in Norway as well and actually stayed at #1 in Norway for 9 weeks as opposed to New Zealand where it was only #1 for 1 week. as for I Wanna Be Your Lover, yes, #3 was the highest it reached in the general pop charts anywhere. However I Wanna Be Your Lover did reach #1 in US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart (which is now known as the R&B charts in the U.S.) So it did reach #1 (deservingly so I might add) and that's why it's included in my #1's. Thanks for your input. It is greatly appreciated.

renfield said:

Prince had 8 number one singles on the American Billboard R&B chart:

I Wanna Be Your Lover

When Doves Cry

Let's Go Crazy

Kiss

Sign 'O' The Times

Batdance

Thieves In The Temple

Diamonds & Pearls

And 5 number ones on the Hot 100 chart:

When Doves Cry

Let's Go Crazy

Kiss

Batdance

Cream

Aren't you that goodlooking guy that used to live in Valrico?

Mathiwn3 said:

that I know of

I Wanna Be Your Lover #1 US R&B chart

Controversy #1 US Dance chart

Let's Work #1 US Dance chart

1999 #1 US Dance chart

When Doves Cry #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance, Canada, Australia charts

Let's Go Crazy #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance charts

Purple Rain #1 Netherlands chart

Kiss #1 US Billbord, US R&B, US Dance charts

Sign o' the Times #1 US R&B chart

Alphabet St. #1 Norway, New Zealand charts

Batdance #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, New Zealand charts

Thieves in the Temple #1 US R&B chart

Gett Off #1 US Dance chart

Cream #1 US Billboard chart

Diamonds and Pearls #1 US R&B chart

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World #1 Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, New Zealand charts

Hey! you're right about Controversy and Let's Work! I confirmed those with some of my sources, however I have no evidence to support that 1999 ever reached #1 ANYWHERE in ANY charts. Can you please post your sources for the single 1999? Thank You!

udo said:

TheEmperorofFunk said:

I am trying to put a playlist together of all his #1's and have searched everywhere to find reliable sources of Prince's #1's. So far I have 7 definite songs that charted #1 around the world and they are:

1. When Doves Cry

2. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

3. Batdance

4. Kiss

5. Purple Rain

6. Cream

7. Let's Go Crazy

When you post more songs please provide sources so that I can see where you found it.

US #1?

UK #1?

Euro #1?

All of them?

Just vinyl? Or also CD? MP3?

TheEmperorofFunk said:

Mathiwn3 said:

that I know of

I Wanna Be Your Lover #1 US R&B chart

Controversy #1 US Dance chart

Let's Work #1 US Dance chart

1999 #1 US Dance chart

When Doves Cry #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance, Canada, Australia charts

Let's Go Crazy #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance charts

Purple Rain #1 Netherlands chart

Kiss #1 US Billbord, US R&B, US Dance charts

Sign o' the Times #1 US R&B chart

Alphabet St. #1 Norway, New Zealand charts

Batdance #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, New Zealand charts

Thieves in the Temple #1 US R&B chart

Gett Off #1 US Dance chart

Cream #1 US Billboard chart

Diamonds and Pearls #1 US R&B chart

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World #1 Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, New Zealand charts

Hey! you're right about Controversy and Let's Work! I confirmed those with some of my sources, however I have no evidence to support that 1999 ever reached #1 ANYWHERE in ANY charts. Can you please post your sources for the single 1999? Thank You!

I saw that Let's Work Reached #1 in 1981 (before it was released) in the dance charts but it specifically says "peaked at #1 when PAIRED with Controversy". When it was released as a single in 1982 it did not reach #1 at all so idk if should consider Let's Work really a #1?? IDK???? lol.

TheEmperorofFunk said:

Mathiwn3 said:

that I know of

I Wanna Be Your Lover #1 US R&B chart

Controversy #1 US Dance chart

Let's Work #1 US Dance chart

1999 #1 US Dance chart

When Doves Cry #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance, Canada, Australia charts

Let's Go Crazy #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance charts

Purple Rain #1 Netherlands chart

Kiss #1 US Billbord, US R&B, US Dance charts

Sign o' the Times #1 US R&B chart

Alphabet St. #1 Norway, New Zealand charts

Batdance #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, New Zealand charts

Thieves in the Temple #1 US R&B chart

Gett Off #1 US Dance chart

Cream #1 US Billboard chart

Diamonds and Pearls #1 US R&B chart

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World #1 Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, New Zealand charts

Hey! you're right about Controversy and Let's Work! I confirmed those with some of my sources, however I have no evidence to support that 1999 ever reached #1 ANYWHERE in ANY charts. Can you please post your sources for the single 1999? Thank You!

I found this as the only source of evidence that supports your claim for 1999 (although I dont know if I'd consider it reliable as it is wikipedia lol): http://en.wikipedia.org/w...982_(U.S.)

Okay so after doing some extensive research I've decided to remove "Let's Work" as a #1 due to the fact that it was number 1 WHEN PAIRED with "Controversy" in 1981. However, "Let's Work" was not released as a single until 1982. Also, If you look at the US billboard Dance charts "Erotic City" was #1 WHEN PAIRED with "Let's Go Crazy" and "17 Days" was #1 WHEN PAIRED with "When Doves Cry" but we all know that "Erotic City" and "17 Days" are not part of Prince's #1's so neither should "Let's Work" be. Now as for 1999 (single) I have only found Wikipedia as a source to say it peaked at #1 in the US billboard hot Dance Charts. I would love to put this in as a #1 but I cant find any other sources that concur with Wikipedia and Mathiwn3's claim that 1999 reached #1. If Anyone can help with this dilemma it will be greatly appreciated. Here is the update so far on Prince's #1's:

TheEmperorofFunk said:

Mathiwn3 said:

that I know of

I Wanna Be Your Lover #1 US R&B chart

Controversy #1 US Dance chart

Let's Work #1 US Dance chart

1999 #1 US Dance chart

When Doves Cry #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance, Canada, Australia charts

Let's Go Crazy #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance charts

Purple Rain #1 Netherlands chart

Kiss #1 US Billbord, US R&B, US Dance charts

Sign o' the Times #1 US R&B chart

Alphabet St. #1 Norway, New Zealand charts

Batdance #1 US Billboard, US R&B, US Dance, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, New Zealand charts

Thieves in the Temple #1 US R&B chart

Gett Off #1 US Dance chart

Cream #1 US Billboard chart

Diamonds and Pearls #1 US R&B chart

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World #1 Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, New Zealand charts

Hey! you're right about Controversy and Let's Work! I confirmed those with some of my sources, however I have no evidence to support that 1999 ever reached #1 ANYWHERE in ANY charts. Can you please post your sources for the single 1999? Thank You!

http://www.allmusic.com/a...393/awards

you're still missing some (two I saw are controversy and let's work, both #1 on US Dance chart), wikipedia is your friend

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_singles_discography

[Edited 9/8/12 14:45pm]

alandail said:

you're still missing some (two I saw are controversy and let's work, both #1 on US Dance chart), wikipedia is your friend

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_singles_discography

[Edited 9/8/12 14:45pm]

As I said right above your post:

"Okay so thanks to the source provided by Mathiwn3 I've been able to make another addition but at the same point another cut as well. 1999 Did indeed reach #1 in the US Bb Hot Dance in 1982. However I did notice/confirm that Controversy did not peak at #1 on its own and that it was Controversy/Let's Work that reached number 1 on the dance charts as a MIX. This reasoning was the same reasoning for dropping "Let's Work" earlier in this thread. In case others are interested, other dance mixes of Prince's that reached #1 was Let's Go Crazy/Erotic City, When Doves Cry/17 Days, Raspbery Beret/She's Always In My Hair, Pop Life (Remix)/Hello and Kiss(Remix)/Love or $."

So as you can see neither controversy nor lets work reached number 1 by themselves.

Prince definitely didn't have as many number ones as other artists such as Mariah, Michael, Janet, Madonna etc., but he's "number one with a bullet on my charts"

Who cares about those numbers anyway, it's all payola driven as he points out in Jukebox With A Heartbeat, not really the measure of an artist

You could arguaby add

Manic Monday

Nothing Compares 2 U

Glamorous Life

[Edited 9/8/12 16:05pm]

kenkamken said:

Prince definitely didn't have as many number ones as other artists such as Mariah, Michael, Janet, Madonna etc., but he's "number one with a bullet on my charts"

Who cares about those numbers anyway, it's all payola driven as he points out in Jukebox With A Heartbeat, not really the measure of an artist

You could arguaby add

Manic Monday

Nothing Compares 2 U

Glamorous Life

[Edited 9/8/12 16:05pm]

No he absolutely did not have as many #1's as them but it doesnt matter Im not doing this to compare Im simply doin this for knowledge and to make a playlist. Otherwise IDC where he charts in the world b/c anyone who knows music knows he charts #1 overall! and thats a fact!

and yes you could arguably add those but unfortunately I won't in this list

full list in order

i wanna be your lover -rnb

controversy -dance

let's work-dance

1999-dance

when doves cry-pop/rnb/dance/canada/australia

17days-dance

let's go crazy-pop/rnb/dance

erotic city-dance

purple rain-netherlands

raspberry beret/she's always in my hair-maxi single sales

pop life/hello-maxi single sales

Kiss-pop/rnb/dance/maxi single sales

sign o' the times-rnb/maxi single sales

alphabet street-new zealand/norway

batdance-pop/rnb/dance/maxi-single sales/canada/norway/switzerland/new zealand

thieves in the temple-rnb/maxi single sales

gett off-dance/maxi single sales

cream-pop-

diamonds and pearls-rnb

the most beautiful girl in the world-uk/australia/new zealand/netherlands/swizterland