https://mattosgood.substack.com/p/purple-rain-the-oscar-winning-film

Some you may know, others you might not and if you like this sort of thing, like i do, enjoy!

Either way you can see why Prince once reflected, “In some ways, Purple Rain scared me. It’s my albatross, and it’ll be hanging around my neck as long as I’m making music.”

Alas, too why the money men try and milk every last cent out of it to this day!

Thanks for sharing this... this is a very interesting read for a Billboard chart geek

Gonna check out the B-Sides book too

Looking forward to reading this.

There is never enough attention paid to the tour.

In a way, the movie and album where just commercials for it.
That's where the music and the Kid character truly came to life,
and morphed into cosmic events for the youth.

The Beatlemania deafening screams were the real payoff,
and remain the ultimate testimony of this transcendance.

It's on stage that the spirit of the story was truly embodied:
in the sharing, in the flesh, in the sweat.

Where all divorced parents kids were finally redeemed, and blessed.

DotsofU said:

Thanks for sharing this... this is a very interesting read for a Billboard chart geek

Gonna check out the B-Sides book too

hope you enjoy it, let me know what you think

Purple Rain just spent its 4th consecutive week in the top 20 of the UK singles chart!

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12-13-15-19

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This equals the number of weeks it had in the top 20 during its original run in 1984.

[Edited 2/1/26 8:20am]

^This seems pretty important, more than a flash in the pan

andrewm7new said:

^This seems pretty important, more than a flash in the pan

agreed, it would seem so.

new additonal stat, as @ 30th January 2026:
Prince's 'Purple Rain' Achieves Historic 1,000 Weeks on U.K. Soundtrack Chart

Adding to this impressive accomplishment, throughout its run on the chart, the album has reached the No. 1 spot eight times, as reported by Forbes.

The soundtrack currently sits at No. 2 on the Soundtrack chart, the record his gone up and down throughout its long time on the chart, never falling off, with Purple Rain staying strong for just over 19 years and counting...