Prince 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 500 to well over 1,000. He has released 117 singles, 41 promotional singles, 24 internet singles, and eight internet downloads.
| Prince singles discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Singles | 117 |
| Promotional singles | 41 |
| Internet downloads | 23 |
| Airplay-only songs | 5 |
| Streams | 11 |
| Extended plays | 13 |
Overview
editAfter signing a contract with Warner Bros. Records in 1977 at age 18, he released his debut album For You the following year. Prince's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 was "Soft and Wet" (1978), which peaked at number 92. The following year, he released "I Wanna Be Your Lover", which became a top-40 hit in several countries and peaked at number 11 in the United States; it topped the Billboard R&B chart in early 1980. The album Prince spawned a top-20 R&B hit single ("Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?") and a top-five dance hit ("Sexy Dancer"). His next two albums, Dirty Mind (1980) and Controversy (1981), furthered his success on the dance/R&B charts, spawning the top-five hits "Dirty Mind", "Uptown", "Head", "Controversy", and "Let's Work". In 1982, Prince released the album 1999, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 hits "1999", "Little Red Corvette", and "Delirious" throughout 1983, during which time he earned distinction as one of the first black artists to be played on MTV alongside Michael Jackson. Purple Rain (1984) gave Prince two American number one singles ("When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy") while the three other singles, "Purple Rain", "I Would Die 4 U", and "Take Me with U" became worldwide top-10 hits and established him as one of the most popular performers of the decade.[1]
Throughout 1985 and 1986, Prince scored the worldwide top-40 hits "Raspberry Beret", "Pop Life", "Paisley Park", "America", "Girls & Boys", "Mountains", and "Anotherloverholenyohead",[2] as well as the number-one hit "Kiss", from the musically diverse albums Around the World in a Day and Parade. His 1987 double-album Sign o' the Times garnered a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year and spawned the top-20 hits "Sign o' the Times", "If I Was Your Girlfriend", "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" and "U Got the Look". His success in Europe and Asia increased throughout the late-1980s with his 1988 album Lovesexy which crafted the top-40 hits "Alphabet St.", "Glam Slam", and "I Wish U Heaven". Prince closed the 1980s recording the soundtrack to the massively successful 1989 film Batman, which included the worldwide number-one hit "Batdance" as well as the top 20 hits "Partyman", "Scandalous!", "The Future" and "The Arms of Orion". By the end of the decade, he had amassed the most entries on the Hot 100 of any act in the previous 10 years,[3] including six worldwide number-one singles.[2]
Prince entered the 1990s with the soundtrack to Graffiti Bridge; the album spawned the top-10 hit "Thieves in the Temple" and the top-40 hit "New Power Generation". His 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls spawned several hit singles including the title track, the number-one hit "Cream", "Insatiable", "Money Don't Matter 2 Night", "Gett Off", and "Thunder". The 1992 follow-up record, the Love Symbol Album, scored several top-40 hits including "Sexy MF", "My Name is Prince", "7", "Damn U", and "The Morning Papers". Prince's first compilation album, The Hits/The B-Sides (1993) included the top-40 hits "Pink Cashmere" and "Peach", while his 1994 album Come scored the hits "Letitgo" and "Space".[2] That same year, he released a duet with Nona Gaye, "Love Sign" taken from his compilation album 1-800-NEW-FUNK.
In 1994, he released "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", the second most successful hit of his career after "When Doves Cry" 10 years earlier; the single reached the top 10 of 20 countries worldwide.[2] The song's album in question, The Gold Experience, was released the following year and hit the top 40 with the singles "I Hate U" (Prince's last original single to reach the United States top 40), "Gold", and "Endorphinmachine" (in Japan), while the promotional single "Purple Medley", a remix of his greatest hits, reached the top 20 worldwide. After scoring the UK Top 40 hit "Dinner with Delores" in 1996, Prince released the triple CD set Emancipation which spawned the top-20 hits "Betcha by Golly, Wow", "The Holy River", and "Somebody's Somebody" throughout 1996 and 1997. A re-release of the hit song "1999" in 1998 brought Prince back to the pop charts. "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold", released in late 1999, became a moderate worldwide success as Prince's single releases became less frequent.
Prince has sold over 150 million records worldwide,[4] including 48.9 million certified units in the United States, 4.7 million in France[5] and over 5 million records in the United Kingdom, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has accumulated five US number-one singles and fifteen worldwide number 1 hits, as well as 8 worldwide number one albums. He was the most successful artist on the Billboard charts from 1980 to 2000, scoring 8 number 1 R&B singles and 7 number 1 Dance singles (tied for second place for male entertainers with Enrique Iglesias and Michael Jackson). He has scored over 50 top 40 hits around the world since 1979. He has been ranked as the 21st most successful sales act of all time,[6] the 26th most successful chart artist worldwide,[7] including 27 overall number-one entries,[8] and being the most successful chart act of the 1980s,[3] as well as the 10th most successful chart act of the 1990s.[9] Prince has scored at least one top-40 hit every year from 1979 until 1999.[2]
His most commercial period was from 1982's 1999 to 1996's Emancipation, however, he has maintained a loyal audience since and experienced a commercial resurgence with 2004's Musicology. The title track and "Call My Name" reached top 40 positions. In 2006, several compositions including "Black Sweat", "Fury", and "Te Amo Corazon" reached the top 20 of charts throughout Europe and Asia. Art Official Age was released in September 2014 reaching all major Top 40 markets. Prince's penultimate album, Hit n Run Phase One, was released on CD and for download on September 14, 2015. His final album, Hit n Run Phase Two, was meant as a continuation of this, and was released on Tidal for streaming and download on December 12, 2015.[10] After a series of warm-up shows at Paisley Park in late January 2016, Prince embarked on the Piano & A Microphone Tour, a tour that saw his show stripped back to only him and a custom piano on stage, commencing in Melbourne, Australia, on February 16, 2016, to critical acclaim prior to his death.[11]
Singles
edit1970s–1980s
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] |
US R&B [13] |
AUS [14] |
CAN [15] |
FRA [16] |
GER [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] | ||||
| "Soft and Wet" | 1978 | 92 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | For You | |
| "Just as Long as We're Together" | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Wanna Be Your Lover" | 1979 | 11 | 1 | — | 62 | 25 | — | 3 | — | — | 41 | Prince | |
| "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" | 1980 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Still Waiting" | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sexy Dancer" (UK and Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Bambi" (Netherlands and Belgium only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Uptown" | —[A] | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dirty Mind | ||
| "Head" (Philippines only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Dirty Mind" | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Do It All Night" (UK only) | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" (UK only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Controversy" | 70 | 3 | 15 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | Controversy | ||
| "Let's Work" | —[B] | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sexuality" (Germany and Australia only) | 1982 | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Do Me, Baby" | — | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "1999" | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 75 | 4 | — | — | 2[RI] |
|
1999 | |
| "Little Red Corvette" | 1983 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 94 | — | 12 | — | — | 2[RI] |
| |
| "Delirious" | 8 | 18 | — | 27 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | |||
| "Let's Pretend We're Married" | 52 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Automatic" (Australia only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "When Doves Cry" [A] | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 4 | Purple Rain | |
| "Let's Go Crazy" [A] | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 50 | — | 13 | — | — | 7 | |||
| "Purple Rain" [A] | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |||
| "I Would Die 4 U" [A] | 8 | 11 | 96 | 12 | 123 | — | — | — | — | 58 | |||
| "Take Me with U" [A] | 1985 | 25 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| "Raspberry Beret" [A] | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 2 | — | — | 25 |
|
Around the World in a Day | |
| "Paisley Park" [A] (Europe and Australia only) | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 18 | |||
| "Pop Life" [A] | 7 | 8 | 67 | — | 116 | 65 | 44 | — | — | 60 | |||
| "America" [A] | 46 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Kiss" [A] | 1986 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | Parade | |
| "Mountains" [A] | 23 | 15 | 45 | — | — | 32 | 37 | — | — | 45 | |||
| "Anotherloverholenyohead" [A] | 63 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 36 | |||
| "Girls & Boys" [A] (Europe only) | — | — | — | — | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | 11 | |||
| "Sign o' the Times" | 1987 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | Sign o' the Times | |
| "If I Was Your Girlfriend" | 67 | 12 | — | — | 188 | — | 48 | — | 15 | 20 | |||
| "U Got the Look" | 2 | 11 | 90 | 22 | 189 | 61 | 8 | — | — | 11 | |||
| "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" | 10 | 14 | — | 33 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 29 | |||
| "Alphabet St." | 1988 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | Lovesexy | |
| "Glam Slam" | — | 44 | — | — | — | 33 | 12 | — | — | 29 | |||
| "I Wish U Heaven" | — | 18 | — | — | — | 53 | 24 | — | — | 24 | |||
| "Batdance" | 1989 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Batman | |
| "Partyman" | 18 | 5 | 38 | 31 | — | 32 | 16 | — | 25 | 14 |
| ||
| "The Arms of Orion" (with Sheena Easton) | 36 | — | 108 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | 27 | |||
| "Scandalous!" (limited release) | — | 5 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a single that was not released or did not chart in the region. | |||||||||||||
1990s
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] |
US R&B/HH [13] |
AUS [14] |
CAN [15] |
FRA [16] |
GER [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] | ||||
| "The Future" (Europe only) | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | 15 | — | Batman | |
| "Thieves in the Temple" | 6 | 1 | 16 | 5 | — | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 |
|
Graffiti Bridge | |
| "New Power Generation" | 64 | 27 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | |||
| "Gett Off" [B] | 1991 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 97 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
|
Diamonds and Pearls |
| "Cream" [B] | 1 | —[D] | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |||
| "Insatiable" [B] (US only; limited release) | 77 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Diamonds and Pearls" [B] | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 25 | |||
| "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" [B] | 1992 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 48 | 20 | 34 | 23 | 19 | ||
| "Thunder" [B] (Europe only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | |||
| "Sexy MF" [B] | 66 | 76 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | Love Symbol | ||
| "My Name Is Prince" [B] | 36 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 7 | |||
| "7" [B] | 7 | 61 | 25 | 3 | — | 77 | 12 | — | 28 | 27 |
| ||
| "Damn U" [B] (US only; limited release) | —[E] | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Morning Papers" [B] | 1993 | 44 | 38 | 87 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 52 | ||
| "Pink Cashmere" | 50 | 14 | 87 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hits/The B-Sides | ||
| "Peach" | — | — | 28 | — | 35 | 45 | 15 | 39 | 13 | 14 | |||
| "Controversy" (re-issue; UK only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |||
| "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" | 1994 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | The Gold Experience | |
| "Letitgo" | 31 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 46 | 45 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 30 | Come | ||
| "Space" (limited release) | — | 71 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Purple Medley" (limited release) | 1995 | 84 | 74 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | Non-album single | |
| "I Hate U" | 12 | 3 | 33 | 25 | — | 62 | 22 | — | 31 | 20 | The Gold Experience | ||
| "Gold" | 88 | 92 | 94 | 39 | — | 58 | — | 19 | — | 10 | |||
| "Dinner with Delores" (UK and Australia only) | 1996 | — | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | Chaos and Disorder | |
| "Betcha by Golly Wow!" | —[F] | —[G] | 18 | 9 | — | 62 | 24 | — | 27 | 11 | Emancipation | ||
| "The Holy River" | 1997 | —[H] | — | 138 | 31 | — | 92 | — | — | — | 19 | ||
| "The Truth"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Truth | ||
| "1999" (re-issue) | 1998 | 40 | 45 | 47 | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | 10 | 1999 | |
| "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" | 1999 | 63 | 23 | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | 65 | Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic | |
| "1999" (1999 re-issue) | —[I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 1999 | ||
| "—" denotes a single that was not released or did not chart in the region. | |||||||||||||
2000s
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] |
US R&B/HH [13] |
AUS [14] |
GER [17] |
IRE [38] |
NLD [39] |
NOR [40] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] | |||||
| "U Make My Sun Shine" (with Angie Stone) | 2000 | —[J] | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Chocolate Invasion | ||
| "When Will We B Paid?" (with Audio Stepchild) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Supercute" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Chocolate Invasion | ||
| "The Work, pt. 1" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Rainbow Children | |||
| "Days of Wild" (2002 version) [B] | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Controversy" (live in Hawaii) [B] | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Musicology" | —[K] | 44 | 29 | — | — | 32 | 19 | 27 | — | Musicology | |||
| "Cinnamon Girl" | — | — | — | 89 | — | 34 | — | — | 43 | ||||
| "S.S.T." | 2005 | —[L] | —[M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Te Amo Corazón" | — | 67 | — | 58 | — | — | 11 | 24 | — | 3121 | |||
| "Black Sweat" | 2006 | 60 | 83 | — | 80 | 41 | 29 | — | 52 | 43 | |||
| "Fury" | — | — | — | — | 47 | 72 | — | 92 | 60 | ||||
| "Guitar" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 29 | 63 | 81 | Planet Earth | ||
| "F.U.N.K." | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Dance 4 Me" | 2009 | — | —[N] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MPLSound | ||
| "—" denotes a single that was not released or did not chart in the region. | |||||||||||||
2010s–2020s
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Adult R&B [43] |
US R&B [44] |
US R&B/HH Digital [27] |
US R&B/HH Sales [42] |
UK [21] | |||
| "Extraloveable" (featuring Andy Allo)[SV] | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | Hit n Run Phase Two |
| "Rock and Roll Love Affair" [SV] | 2012 | —[O] | — | — | 7 | 121 | |
| "Screwdriver" [C][SV] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | —[P] | |
| "Fixurlifeup" [C] | — | — | — | — | — | Plectrumelectrum | |
| "Breakfast Can Wait" | 26 | — | 27 | 1 | — | Art Official Age | |
| "Pretzelbodylogic" [C] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | 90 | Plectrumelectrum |
| "Fallinlove2nite" (featuring Zooey Deschanel)[47] [SV] | 29 | — | — | — | 113 | Hit n Run Phase One | |
| "Breakdown" | — | —[Q] | 49 | — | — | Art Official Age | |
| "Baltimore"[48] [SV] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | Hit n Run Phase Two |
| "Hardrocklover"[49] | — | — | — | — | — | Hit n Run Phase One | |
| "This Could B Us"[50] | 19 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Free Urself"[51] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| Posthumous | |||||||
| "Nothing Compares 2 U" (original studio version) | 2018 | — | 21 | — | — | — | Originals |
| "Mary Don't You Weep"[52] | — | — | — | — | — | Piano and a Microphone 1983 | |
| "Rock 'n' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives in Minneapolis)"[53] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Holly Rock" | — | — | — | — | — | Originals | |
| "I Feel for You" (acoustic demo) | — | —[R] | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Sign o' the Times" (limited edition 7" vinyl box set) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Sign o' the Times Deluxe |
| "Welcome 2 America"[54] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Welcome 2 America |
| "Do Me, Baby" (demo)[55] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Diamonds and Pearls" (live at Glam Slam)[56] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Diamonds and Pearls Deluxe |
| "All a Share Together Now" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | —[S] | Non-album singles |
| "7" (E flat version) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Alice Through the Looking Glass" | — | — | — | — | — | Diamonds and Pearls Deluxe | |
| "Insatiable" (early mix – full version) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Get Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Live 4 Love" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Daddy Pop" (12" mix) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Darkside" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "United States of Division" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Magnificent" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Silver Tongue" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a single that was not released or did not chart in the region. | |||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] |
US R&B/HH [13] |
US Dance [59] |
NLD Tip [60] |
UK [21] | |||
| "When You Were Mine"[T] | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | Dirty Mind |
| "D.M.S.R." | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | 1999 |
| "Another Lonely Christmas" | 1984 | —[U] | — | — | — | — | "I Would Die 4 U" single |
| "Erotic City" | —[V] | —[W] | 1 | — | — | "Let's Go Crazy" single | |
| "Hot Thing"[X] | 1987 | 63 | 14 | 4 | — | — | Sign o' the Times |
| "The Cross" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Trust" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | Batman |
| "Willing and Able" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | Diamonds and Pearls |
| "Nothing Compares 2 U"[Y] | 1993 | —[Z] | 62 | — | — | — | The Hits/The B-Sides |
| "Pope" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Love Sign" (with Nona Gaye) | —[AA] | —[AB] | — | — | — | 1-800-NEW-FUNK | |
| "Come" | — | — | — | — | — | Come | |
| "Pussy Control"[63] | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | The Gold Experience |
| "Dolphin" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Endorphinmachine" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Slave" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | Emancipation |
| "Somebody's Somebody"[AC] | 1997 | — | —[AD] | — | — | 19 | |
| "Face Down" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Can't Make U Love Me" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The One"[B] | 1998 | — | —[AE] | — | — | — | Newpower Soul |
| "Extraordinary" | 1999 | — | —[AF] | — | — | — | The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale |
| "The Rest of My Life" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "5 Women" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It's About That Walk" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Baby Knows" | — | — | — | — | — | Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic | |
| "Man'O'War" | 2000 | — | —[AG] | — | — | — | |
| "She Loves Me 4 Me" | 2001 | — | —[AH] | — | — | — | The Rainbow Children |
| "Last December" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| One Nite Alone... Live EP | — | — | — | — | — | One Nite Alone... Live! | |
| Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas DVD |
| "Call My Name" | 2004 | 75 | 27 | — | — | — | Musicology |
| "The Song of the Heart" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | Happy Feet |
| "Beautiful, Loved & Blessed" (with Támar Davis)[AI] | — | —[AJ] | — | — | — | 3121 | |
| "Chelsea Rodgers" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | Planet Earth |
| "Future Baby Mama" | — | 39 | — | — | — | ||
| "The One U Wanna C" | — | — | — | 14 | — | ||
| "U're Gonna C Me" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | MPLSound |
| "Clouds" | 2014 | — | —[AK] | — | — | — | Art Official Age |
| "17 Days" (piano version) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | Piano and a Microphone 1983 |
| "My Computer" (featuring Kate Bush) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Emancipation |
| "Hot Summer" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Welcome 2 America |
Other charted songs
editThis section includes songs that were not released as commercial or promotional singles, but charted in the US due to airplay by radio stations or digital song sales.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Digital [62] |
US R&B/HH [13] |
US R&B/HH Airplay [35] |
US R&B/HH Digital [27] |
US R&B Digital [30] |
US Rock [65] | |||
| "Shhh" | 1995 | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | The Gold Experience |
| "Satisfied" | 2007 | — | 70 | 70 | — | — | — | 3121 |
| "Better with Time" | 2009 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | MPLSound |
| "Funknroll" | 2014 | — | — | — | 46 | 23 | — | Art Official Age |
| "1000 X's and O's" | 2016 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | Hit n Run Phase One |
| Posthumous | ||||||||
| "Adore" | 2016 | 33 | — | — | 23 | 17 | — | Sign o' the Times |
| "The Beautiful Ones" | 47 | — | — | 31 | 22 | — | Purple Rain | |
| "Darling Nikki" | 26 | — | — | 20 | 16 | 9 | ||
| "Baby I'm a Star"[A] | 49 | — | — | 21 | 30 | — | ||
| "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (live) (with Tom Petty, Jeff Lynn, Steve Winwood, and Dhani Harrison) |
— | — | — | — | — | 10 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Vol. 8: 2004–2005 | |
| "Purple Rain" (Piano and a Microphone 1983 version) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | Piano and a Microphone 1983 |
Internet downloads
editIn this section all full songs are listed that have only been made available for download on the internet.
| Title | Year | Website |
|---|---|---|
| "One Song" | 2000 | Love4OneAnother.com |
| "Cybersingle" | NPGOnlineLtd.com | |
| "Bataclan" | 2004 | NPGMusicClub.com |
| "Glasscutter" | 2005 | |
| "Live from Paisley Park" | ||
| "Strange Relationship" (Live in Minneapolis) | ||
| "Guitar" (original "demo" version) | 2007 | 3121.com |
| "Love" (acoustic version) | ||
| "Rock and Roll Love Affair" (Remix 7) | 2013 | 3rdeyegirl.com |
| "Screwdriver" (Remix) [C] | ||
| "Boyfriend" (Demo) [C] | ||
| "That Girl Thang" [C] | ||
| "Live Out Loud" [C] | ||
| "Ain't Gonna Miss U When U're Gone" (featuring Ledisi) | ||
| "Extraloveable Reloaded" | ||
| "Menstrual Cycle" [C] | ||
| "Octopus Heart" [C] | ||
| "Groovy Potential" | ||
| "The Sweeter She Is" [C] | ||
| "Something in the Water" (Paisley Park Rehearsal) [C] | ||
| "Da Bourgeoisie" | ||
| "What If" [C] | 2015 | Live Nation email download |
| "The X's Face" |
"Extraloveable Reloaded" and "Groovy Potential" were finally included on the album HITnRUN Phase Two (2015). "The X's Face" was later included on the album HITnRUN Phase One (2015).
Streams
editThis section lists full songs that have only been made available to stream over the internet by Prince or a third-party affiliated to Prince, or to which Prince delivered a song for streaming purposes like music streaming services.
| Title | Year | Website/Streaming service |
|---|---|---|
| "U're Still the One" | 1999 | Love4OneAnother.com |
| "Xylophone" | 2003 | NPGMusicClub.com |
| "In a Large Room with No Light" | 2009 | Montreuxjazz.com |
| "Purple and Gold"[66] | 2010 | Vikings.com |
| "Cause and Effect"[67] | 89.3 The Current website | |
| "Hot Summer"[68] | ||
| "Rich Friends"[69] | KTU.com | |
| "Same Page, Different Book" [C] | 2013 | 3rdeyegirl.com |
| "Stare" | 2015 | Spotify, Tidal |
| "Pretzelbodylogic Reloaded" | Tidal | |
| "If Eye Could Get Ur Attention" | ||
| "Black Muse" (Edited Version) | 2016 | |
| "Little Red Corvette" / "Dirty Mind" (live) | ||
| "Rock 'n' Roll Is Alive (And It Lives in Minneapolis)" | 2019 | Spotify, Tidal |
"Stare" was included on the album HITnRUN Phase Two (2015). "Hot Summer" was later released as a promotional single and included on the album Welcome 2 America (2021). "Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives in Minneapolis)" was released as a single in April 2019 and was originally released as the b-side of the single "Gold" in 1995.
Songs appearing on various artist compilations
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "4 the Tears in Your Eyes" | 1985 | We Are the World |
| "Good Love" | 1988 | Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack |
| "2045: Radical Man" | 2000 | Bamboozled soundtrack |
| "Purple House" | 2004 | Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix |
| "The Song of the Heart" | 2006 | Happy Feet soundtrack |
| "A Case of U" | 2007 | A Tribute to Joni Mitchell |
Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [70] |
US R&B/ HH [71] |
AUS [14] |
AUT [72] |
GER [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] | ||
| The Scandalous Sex Suite EP (featuring Kim Basinger) |
|
— | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — |
| New Power Generation Remixes |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gett Off Remix EP[B] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 |
| Cream Remixes[B] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| My Name Is Prince Remixes[B] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 |
| 7 Remixes[B] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Beautiful Experience |
|
92 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 4 | 18 |
| Letitgo Remixes |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Space Remixes |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| I Hate U Remixes |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NYC |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999: The New Master[A][B] |
|
150 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Greatest Romance Ever Sold Remixes |
|
— | — | 163 | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Breakfast Experience[74][75][76][77] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 (EP version)[78] |
|
—[AL] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Notes
edit- A^ With the Revolution
- B^ With the New Power Generation
- C^ With 3rd Eye Girl
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Uptown" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[25]
- ^ "Let's Work" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[26]
- ^ "Do Me, Baby" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 35 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales component chart.[27]
- ^ "Cream" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 20 on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart.[30]
- ^ "Damn U" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[31]
- ^ "Betcha by Golly Wow!" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 the Mainstream Top 40 chart[33] and number 31 on the Radio Songs component chart.[34]
- ^ "Betcha by Golly Wow!" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number ten on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay component chart.[35]
- ^ "The Holy River" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 the Mainstream Top 40 chart[33] and number 58 on the Radio Songs component chart.[34]
- ^ Prince's second re-issue of "1999" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 68 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart on January 29, 2000.[37]
- ^ "U Make My Sun Shine" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 59 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart.[41]
- ^ "Musicology" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[31]
- ^ "S.S.T." did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[31]
- ^ "S.S.T." did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales component chart.[42]
- ^ "Dance 4 Me" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number seven on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales component chart.[42]
- ^ "Rock and Roll Love Affair" did not enter the Adult R&B Songs chart, but peaked at number 22 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[45]
- ^ "Screwdriver" did not enter the UK Singles Chart Top 100, but debuted and peaked at number 49 on the UK Independent Singles Chart.[46]
- ^ "Breakdown" did not enter the Hot R&B Songs chart, but peaked at number 19 on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart.[30]
- ^ "I Feel for You (Acoustic Demo)" did not enter the Hot R&B Songs chart, but peaked at number eight on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart.[30]
- ^ "All a Share Together Now" did not enter the UK Singles Chart Top 100, but debuted and peaked at number 90 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[57]
- ^ "When You Were Mine" was also the B-side of the "Controversy" single.
- ^ "Another Lonely Christmas" charted for one week at number 5 on Billboard's Christmas Singles chart.[61]
- ^ "Erotic City" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 34 on the Digital Song Sales component chart.[62]
- ^ "Erotic City" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 24 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales component chart.[27]
- ^ "Hot Thing" was also the B-side of the "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" single.
- ^ "Nothing Compares 2 U" was also the B-side of the "Peach" single.
- ^ "Nothing Compares 2 U" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[31]
- ^ "Love Sign" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 72 on the Radio Songs component chart.[34]
- ^ "Love Sign" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but peaked at number 32 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay component chart.[35]
- ^ "Somebody's Somebody" was also the B-side of "The Holy River" single.
- ^ "Somebody's Somebody" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but peaked at number 15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay component chart.[35]
- ^ "The One" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but peaked at number 44 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay component chart.[35]
- ^ "Extraordinary" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but peaked at number 23 on the Adult R&B Airplay component chart.[43]
- ^ "Man'O'War" peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[64]
- ^ "She Loves Me 4 Me" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but peaked at number 31 on the Adult R&B Airplay component chart.[43]
- ^ "Beautiful, Loved & Blessed" was also the B-side of the "Black Sweat" single.
- ^ "Beautiful, Loved & Blessed" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but peaked at number 25 on the Adult R&B Airplay component chart.[43]
- ^ "Clouds" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 24 on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart.[30]
- ^ The 1999 EP did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 60 on the Top Album Sales component chart.[79]
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