Prince singles discography

Prince singles discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 25
↙Live albums 2
↙Compilation albums 5
↙EPs 12
↙Singles 91
↙Video albums 17
↙Music videos 136
↙Soundtracks 5
↙Internet albums 10
↙Internet singles 14

This article includes the discography of Prince. Also included is a list of the songs and recordings he has written and produced during his career. See also The New Power Generation and 94 East discographies.

Prince is an extremely prolific artist, having released several hundred songs both under his own name and under pseudonyms and/or pen names, as well as writing songs which have been recorded by other artists. Estimates of the actual number of songs written by Prince (released and unreleased) range anywhere from five hundred to well over one thousand. Prince has sold over 100 million records worldwide,[1] including 39.5 million certified units in the United States, 4.7 million in France[2] and over 5 million records in the United Kingdom.

Contents

Singles

1970s

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
[3]		 US
R&B
[3]		 US
Dance
[3]		 CAN
[4]		 AUS
[5]		 AUT
[6]		 GER
[7]		 NLD
[8]		 NOR
[9]		 SWE
[10]		 SWI
[11]		 UK
[12]		 IRE
[13]		 NZ
[14]
1978 "Soft and Wet" 92 12 — — — — — — — — — — — — For You
"Just as Long as We're Together" — 91 — — — — — — — — — — — —
1979 "I Wanna Be Your Lover" 11 1 2 — — — — — — — — 41 — 3 Prince

1980s

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
[3]		 US
R&B
[3]		 US
Dance
[3]		 CAN
[15]		 AUS
[5]		 AUT
[6]		 GER
[7]		 NLD
[8]		 NOR
[9]		 SWE
[10]		 SWI
[11]		 UK
[12]		 IRE
[13]		 NZ
[14]
1980 "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" — 13 — — — — — — — — — — — — Prince
"Still Waiting" — 65 — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Sexy Dancer" — — 2 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Bambi" — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Uptown" 101 5 5 — — — — — — — — — — — Dirty Mind
"Dirty Mind" — 65 5 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Head" — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1981 "Do It All Night" — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — non-album single
"Controversy" 70 3 1 — 15 — — 28 — — — — — — Controversy
"Let's Work" 104 9 1 — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 "Sexuality" — — — — 88 — — — — — — — — —
"Do Me, Baby" — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"1999" 12 4 1 6 2 — — 14 — — — 25 21 4 1999
1983 "Little Red Corvette" 6 15 61 5 8 — — — — — — 54 — 12
"Delirious" 8 18 — 27 — — — — — — — — — 33
"Let's Pretend We're Married" 52 55 52 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Automatic" — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 "When Doves Cry" [A] 1 1 1 1 1 19 16 6 10 18 17 4 2 2 Purple Rain
"Let's Go Crazy" [A] 1 1 1 2 10 — — 11 — — — — — 13
"Purple Rain" [A] 2 4 — 3 41 4 5 1 5 5 5 8 8 16
"I Would Die 4 U" [A] 8 11 50 12 96 — — 7 — — — 58 — —
1985 "Take Me with U" [A]
(with Apollonia Kotero)		 25 40 — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Raspberry Beret" [A] 2 3 4 8 13 — 35 23 — — — 25 24 2 Around the World in a Day
"Pop Life" [A] 7 8 5 — 67 — 65 — — — — 60 29 44
"America" [A] 46 35 — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Paisley Park" [A] — — — — 38 — — 40 — — — 18 11 26
1986 "Kiss" [A] 1 1 1 4 2 8 4 3 10 16 3 6 11 2 Parade
"Mountains" [A] 23 15 11 — 45 — 32 16 — — — 45 15 37
"Anotherloverholenyohead" [A] 63 18 21 — — — — — — — — 36 15 36
"Girls & Boys" [A] — — 21 — — — 27 12 — — — 11 4 —
1987 "Sign o' the Times" 3 1 2 5 29 20 35 7 7 14 11 10 6 4 Sign o' the Times
"If I Was Your Girlfriend" 67 12 — — — — — 17 — — 15 20 8 48
"U Got the Look"
(with Sheena Easton)		 2 11 — 22 90 23 61 11 — — — 11 9 8
"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" 10 14 4 33 — — — 30 — — — 29 10 9
1988 "Hot Thing" (airplay only) 63 14 4 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Alphabet St." 8 3 22 14 26 — 18 3 1 5 5 9 3 1 Lovesexy
"Glam Slam" — 44 — — 76 — 33 9 — — — 29 11 12
"I Wish U Heaven" — 18 — — — — 53 20 — — — 24 9 24
1989 "Batdance" 1 1 1 1 2 17 10 4 1 5 1 2 2 1 Batman
"Partyman" 18 5 45 31 38 — 32 16 — — 25 14 6 16
"The Arms of Orion"
(with Sheena Easton)		 36 — — — — — — 13 — — — 27 5 44
"Scandalous!" — 5 — — — 17 — 21 — — — — — —

1990s

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
[3]		 US
R&B
[3]		 US
Dance
[3]		 CAN
[16]		 AUS
[5]		 AUT
[6]		 GER
[7]		 NLD
[8]		 NOR
[9]		 SWE
[10]		 SWI
[11]		 UK
[12]		 IRE
[13]		 NZ
[14]
1990 "The Future" — — — — — — 39 9 — — 15 — — — Batman
"Thieves in the Temple" 6 1 9 5 16 — 21 8 4 11 12 7 2 5 Graffiti Bridge
"New Power Generation" 64 27 — — — — — 18 — — — 26 11 —
1991 "Gett Off" [B] 21 6 1 25 8 9 13 3 7 13 3 4 3 13 Diamonds and Pearls
"Cream" [B] 1 — — 2 2 4 21 7 3 6 3 15 7 5
"Insatiable" [B] 77 3 — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Diamonds and Pearls" [B] 3 1 — 5 13 19 28 15 — 12 7 25 8 8
1992 "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" [B] 23 14 — 19 18 23 48 9 — 34 23 19 10 20
"Thunder" [B] — — — — — — — — — — — 28 3 —
"Sexy MF" [B] 66 76 — 11 5 6 11 4 5 13 8 4 5 6 Love Symbol Album
"My Name Is Prince" [B] 36 25 9 5 9 7 19 8 — 15 14 7 5 7
"7" [B] 7 61 — 3 25 — 77 34 — — 28 27 — 12
"Damn U" [B] 108 32 — — — — — — — — — — — —
1993 "The Morning Papers" [B] 44 68 — 8 — — — 39 — — 31 52 — —
"Pink Cashmere" 50 14 — 7 — — — — — — — — — — The Hits/The B-Sides
"Peach" 107 — — — 28 25 45 8 7 39 13 14 20 15
"Nothing Compares 2 U" — 62 — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Controversy" (re-issue) 124 — — — — — — — — — — 5 — —
1994 "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" 3 2 — 6 1 5 9 1 4 13 1 1 4 1 The Beautiful Experience
"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World: Staxowax" — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World: Mustang Mix" — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Love Sign" (with Nona Gaye) 72 32 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1-800-NEW-FUNK
"Shhh" (airplay-only single) — 62 — — — — — — — — — — — — The Gold Experience
"Letitgo" 31 10 — 20 22 29 45 14 7 — 21 30 26 24 Come
"Space" — 71 — — — — — — — — — — — —
1995 "Purple Medley" 84 74 — — 40 — — 30 19 — — 33 — — non-album single
"I Hate U" 12 3 — 25 33 — 62 18 — — 31 20 — 22 The Gold Experience
"Gold" 88 92 — 39 — — 58 25 — 19 — 10 23 —
1996 "Dinner with Delores" — — — — — — — — — — — 36 — — Chaos and Disorder
"Betcha by Golly Wow!" 31 10 — 9 18 — 62 42 — — 27 11 — 24 Emancipation
1997 "The Holy River" 58 — — 31 — — 92 63 — — — 19 — —
"Somebody's Somebody" — 15 — — — — — — — — — 19 — —
1998 "1999" 40 45 — — — — 86 31 — — — 10 18 — 1999
1999 "Extraordinary" — 104 — — — — — — — — — — — — The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
"The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" 63 23 — — — — 79 71 — — — 65 — — Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
"1999" (December 1999 re-issue) 56 — — — 47 — — — — — — 40 — — 1999

2000s

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
[3]		 US
R&B
[3]		 US
Dance
[3]		 CAN
[17]		 AUS
[5]		 AUT
[6]		 GER
[7]		 NLD
[8]		 NOR
[9]		 SWE
[10]		 SWI
[11]		 UK
[12]		 IRE
[13]		 NZ
[14]
2000 "Man O' War" — 122 — — — — — — — — — — — — Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
2001 "U Make My Sun Shine"
(with Angie Stone)		 59 108 — — — — — — — — — — — — non-album single
"When Will We Be Paid?"
(with Audio Stepchild)		 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"She Loves Me 4 Me" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The Rainbow Children
2004 "Musicology" 120 44 — — 29 — — 32 19 — 27 — — 32 Musicology
"Call My Name" (airplay only) 75 27 — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Cinnamon Girl" — — — — — — 89 34 — — — 43 — —
2005 "S.S.T." 111 — — — — — — — — — — — — — non-album single
"Te Amo Corazón" — 67 — — — 61 58 — 11 37 24 — — — 3121
2006 "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed" (with Tamar Davis) — 107 — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Black Sweat" 60 82 — — — — 80 29 — — 52 43 41 —
"Fury" — — — — — — — 72 — — 92 60 47 —
"Satisfied" (airplay-only single) — 70 — — — — — — — — — — — —
2007 "Guitar" — — — — — — — 13 29 — 63 81 — — Planet Earth
"Chelsea Rodgers" — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"F.U.N.K." (download-only single) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — non-album single
"The One U Wanna C" (airplay-only single) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Planet Earth
"Future Baby Mama" (airplay-only single) — 39 — — — — — — — — — — — —
2009 "Dance 4 Me" (download-only single) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — MPLSoUND
"Purple Rain" (re-entry) [A] — — — — — — — — — — 51 62 — — Purple Rain
"Better With Time" (airplay-only single) — 78 — — — — — — — — — — — — MPLSoUND
A^ With The Revolution
B^ With The New Power Generation

Certifications

Year Single US[18] UK[19]
1979 "I Wanna Be Your Lover" Gold
(1,000,000)
1982 "1999" Silver
(200,000)
1984 "When Doves Cry" [A] Platinum
(2,000,000)		 Silver
(200,000)
"Let's Go Crazy" [A] Gold
(1,000,000)
"Purple Rain" [A] Gold
(1,000,000)
1986 "Kiss" [A] Gold
(1,000,000)
1989 "Batdance" Platinum
(1,000,000)		 Silver
(200,000)
"Partyman" Gold
(500,000)
1990 "Thieves in the Temple" Gold
(500,000)
1991 "Gett Off" [B] Gold
(500,000)
1992 "Cream" [B] Gold
(500,000)
1993 "7" [B] Gold
(500,000)
1994 "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" Gold
(500,000)		 Silver
(200,000)
A^ With The Revolution
B^ With The New Power Generation

Internet singles

Year Single details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[3]		 AUS
[5][20]		 AUT
[6]		 CAN
[21]		 GER
[7]		 NLD
[8]		 NOR
[9]		 SWE
[10]		 SWI
[11]		 UK
[12]		 NZ
[14]
1997 "NYC" — — — — — — — — — — —
"The Truth" — — — — — — — — — — —
2001 "Supercute" — — — — — — — — — — —
2002 "The Work, pt. 1" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Days of Wild" — — — — — — — — — — —
2004 "Bataclan" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Controversy (Live in Hawaii)" — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 "Live from Paisley Park" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Strange Relationship (Live in Minneapolis)" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Glass Cutter" — — — — — — — — — — —
2010 "Purple and Gold"[22] — — — — — — — — — — —
"Cause and Effect"[23] — — — — — — — — — — —
"Hot Summer"[24] — — — — — — — — — — —
"Rich Friends"[25] — — — — — — — — — — —

See also

References

  1. ^ Prince, Worldwide sales
  2. ^ Infodisc, Prince
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Chart history - Prince". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5182/charts-awards. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  4. ^ Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide 2000)
  5. ^ a b c d e "Prince discography". Australian Album charts. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Prince. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  6. ^ a b c d e "Prince discography" (in German). Austrian charts. http://austriancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Prince. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  7. ^ a b c d e "Prince discography" (in German). German charts. http://www.musicline.de/de/artist/Prince. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  8. ^ a b c d e "Prince discography" (in German). Austrian charts. http://dutchcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Princec. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  9. ^ a b c d e "Prince discography". Norwegian charts. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Prince. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  10. ^ a b c d e "Prince discography". Swedish charts. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Prince. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  11. ^ a b c d e "Swiss Music Charts". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Prince. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  12. ^ a b c d e "UK Albums chart". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/search.php?q=Prince. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  13. ^ a b c d "Irish chart positions". irishcharts.ie, http://acharts.us. http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement. 
  14. ^ a b c d e "New Zealand Charts". New Zealand charts. Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=prince&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-05-08. 
  15. ^ Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide 2000)
  16. ^ Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide 2000)
  17. ^ Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide 2000)
  18. ^ "United States certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
  19. ^ "British certifications". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
  20. ^ Kent, David. Australian Chart Books 1940-2005. 
  21. ^ "Rush discography" (in English). Canadian album charts. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=v2a76h62to0aart05gg0u3agj2&q1=AC%2FDC. Retrieved 2008-11-08. 
  22. ^ "Prince's Vikings Song – Purple and Gold". http://www.vikings.com/media-lounge/videos/Princes-Vikings-Song---Purple-and-Gold/e48c43f8-27e8-4ff4-a367-1d36975dd042. Retrieved 2011-02-25. 
  23. ^ "Prince – Cause And Effect". http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/music_blog/archive/2010/02/prince-cause-and-effect.shtml. Retrieved 2011-02-25. 
  24. ^ "Prince – Hot Summer". http://soundcloud.com/tracks/search?q=prince+hot+summer. Retrieved 2011-02-25. 
  25. ^ "Prince – Rich Friends". http://www.ktu.com/iplaylist/artist/5182/. Retrieved 2011-02-25. 

External links

Prince singles
1970s
1980s

"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" • "Still Waiting" • "Sexy Dancer" • "Bambi" • "Uptown" • "Dirty Mind" • "Do It All Night" • "Controversy" • "Let's Work" • "Do Me, Baby" • "Sexuality" • "1999" • "Little Red Corvette" • "Delirious" • "Automatic" • "Let's Pretend We're Married" • "When Doves Cry" • "Let's Go Crazy" • "Purple Rain" • "I Would Die 4 U" • "Take Me with U" • "Paisley Park" • "Raspberry Beret" • "Pop Life" • "America" • "Kiss" • "Mountains" • "Anotherloverholenyohead" • "Girls & Boys" • "Sign o' the Times" • "If I Was Your Girlfriend" • "U Got the Look" • "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" • "Alphabet St." • "Glam Slam" • "I Wish U Heaven" • "Batdance" • "Partyman" • "The Arms of Orion" • "Scandalous!"
1990s

"The Future" • "Thieves in the Temple" • "New Power Generation" • "Gett Off" • "Cream" • "Diamonds and Pearls" • "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" • "Insatiable" • "Thunder" • "Sexy MF" • "My Name Is Prince" • "7" • "Damn U" • "The Morning Papers" • "Pink Cashmere" • "Nothing Compares 2 U" • "Peach" • "Pope (Remix)" • "The Morning Papers" • "Come" • "Letitgo" • "Space" • "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" • "P Control" • "Dolphin" • "Endorphinmachine" • "I Hate U" • "Gold" • "Dinner with Delores" • "Betcha by Golly Wow!" • "The Holy River • "Somebody's Somebody" • "Face Down" • "The Truth" • "Extraordinary" • "The Rest of My Life" • "5 Women" • "It's About That Walk" • "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold"
2000s

"Man'O'War" • "Baby Knows" • "The Work, pt. 1" • "She Loves Me 4 Me" • "Last December" • "Musicology" • "Call My Name" • "Cinnamon Girl" • "Te Amo Corazón" • "Black Sweat" • "Fury" • "Guitar" • "Chelsea Rodgers" • "The One U Wanna C" • "Dance 4 Me" • "Crimson and Clover"
Promotional singles
Other songs