Prince singles discography | |
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Singles | 117 |
Promotional singles | 41 |
Internet downloads | 23 |
Airplay-only songs | 5 |
Streams | 11 |
Extended plays | 13 |
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.
After 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]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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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" | — [upper-alpha 1] | 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" | — [upper-alpha 2] | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sexuality" (Germany and Australia only) | 1982 | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Do Me, Baby" | — | — [upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"1999" | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 75 | 4 | — | — | 2 [RI] |
| 1999 | |
"Little Red Corvette" | 1983 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 94 | — | 12 | — | — | 2 [RI] |
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"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 |
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"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. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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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 | — [upper-alpha 4] | 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 |
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"Damn U" [B] (US only; limited release) | — [upper-alpha 5] | 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!" | — [upper-alpha 6] | — [upper-alpha 7] | 18 | 9 | — | 62 | 24 | — | 27 | 11 | Emancipation | ||
"The Holy River" | 1997 | — [upper-alpha 8] | — | 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) | — [upper-alpha 9] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 1999 | ||
"—" denotes a single that was not released or did not chart in the region. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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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 | — [upper-alpha 10] | 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" | — [upper-alpha 11] | 44 | 29 | — | — | 32 | 19 | 27 | — | Musicology | |||
"Cinnamon Girl" | — | — | — | 89 | — | 34 | — | — | 43 | ||||
"S.S.T." | 2005 | — [upper-alpha 12] | — [upper-alpha 13] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | — [upper-alpha 14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MPLSound | ||
"—" denotes a single that was not released or did not chart in the region. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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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 | — [upper-alpha 15] | — | — | 7 | 121 | |
"Screwdriver" [C] [SV] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 16] | |
"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" | — | — [upper-alpha 17] | 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) | — | — [upper-alpha 18] | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 19] | 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. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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US [12] | US R&B/HH [13] | US Dance [59] | NLD Tip [60] | UK [21] | |||
"When You Were Mine" [upper-alpha 20] | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | Dirty Mind |
"D.M.S.R." | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | 1999 |
"Another Lonely Christmas" | 1984 | — [upper-alpha 21] | — | — | — | — | "I Would Die 4 U" single |
"Erotic City" | — [upper-alpha 22] | — [upper-alpha 23] | 1 | — | — | "Let's Go Crazy" single | |
"Hot Thing" [upper-alpha 24] | 1987 | 63 | 14 | 4 | — | — | Sign o' the Times |
"The Cross" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Trust" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | Batman |
"Willing and Able" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | Diamonds and Pearls |
"Nothing Compares 2 U" [upper-alpha 25] | 1993 | — [upper-alpha 26] | 62 | — | — | — | The Hits/The B-Sides |
"Pope" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Love Sign" (with Nona Gaye) | — [upper-alpha 27] | — [upper-alpha 28] | — | — | — | 1-800-NEW-FUNK | |
"Come" | — | — | — | — | — | Come | |
"Pussy Control" [63] | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | The Gold Experience |
"Dolphin" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Endorphinmachine" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Slave" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | Emancipation |
"Somebody's Somebody" [upper-alpha 29] | 1997 | — | — [upper-alpha 30] | — | — | 19 | |
"Face Down" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"I Can't Make U Love Me" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"The One" [B] | 1998 | — | — [upper-alpha 31] | — | — | — | Newpower Soul |
"Extraordinary" | 1999 | — | — [upper-alpha 32] | — | — | — | 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 | — | — [upper-alpha 33] | — | — | — | |
"She Loves Me 4 Me" | 2001 | — | — [upper-alpha 34] | — | — | — | 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) [upper-alpha 35] | — | — [upper-alpha 36] | — | — | — | 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 | — | — [upper-alpha 37] | — | — | — | 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 |
This 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 | |||||
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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 |
In this section all full songs are listed that have only been made available for download on the internet.
Title | Year | Website |
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"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).
This 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 |
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"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.
Title | Year | Album |
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"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 |
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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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] |
| — [upper-alpha 38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
American singer Mariah Carey has released 88 official singles, 22 promotional singles, and has made 30 guest appearances. Her self-titled debut album in 1990 yielded four number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, the first being "Vision of Love", a song credited with revolutionizing the usage of distinguished vocal stylings, predominantly the practice of melisma, and effectively influencing virtually every female R&B performer since the 1990s. Subsequent singles "Emotions" (1991) and Carey's cover of the Jackson 5 track "I'll Be There" (1992) continued the singer's streak of US number-one singles, with the latter becoming her fourth chart-topper in Canada and first in the Netherlands. With the release of Carey's third studio album, Music Box (1993), the singer's international popularity surged upon release of "Hero" and the album's third single, her cover of Harry Nilsson's "Without You", which became the singer's first number-one single in several countries across Europe.
American R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly has released 18 studio albums, five compilation albums, one soundtrack album, six video albums, one mixtape, two extended play, and 133 singles.
American singer Usher has released nine studio albums, ten compilation albums, eight extended plays, and 81 singles. His music has been released on the LaFace, Arista, Jive and RCA record labels. Usher has sold more than 33 million albums in the United States alone and over 65 million albums worldwide. With over 150 million total records sold worldwide, he is one of the best selling music artists of all time. He has nine Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and 18 Hot 100 top-ten singles. In 1994, Usher released his self-titled debut album in North America, producing three singles that had moderate chart success, and the album sold more than 500,000 copies. His follow-up 1997 album My Way sold over 8 million copies worldwide, becoming his breakthrough album. It is certified seven-times platinum in the US, and spawned three successful singles, including his first UK number-one "You Make Me Wanna..." and first US Hot 100 number-one song "Nice & Slow". Usher's success continued in 2001 with his third studio album 8701. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. The album produced two number-one singles—"U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". In 2002, the album was certified five-times platinum in the US for sales of 5 million copies. As of 2010, its worldwide sales stand at over 8 million.
The discography of American rhythm and blues singer Diana Ross, the former lead singer of the Supremes, consists of 26 studio albums and 116 singles. Throughout her career, Ross has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Billboard ranked her as the 47th Greatest Artist of all time and the 11th Greatest Hot 100 Female Artist of all time. In 1993, Guinness World Records crowned Ross as the "most successful female artist in music history". Her 11th studio album "Diana" remains the best-selling album of her career, selling more than 10 million copies and album-equivalent units around the world.
American singer Ciara has released seven studio albums, one extended play, one DVD, one promotional single, 54 singles and 28 music videos, including seven as a featured artist. She made her debut in 2004 with her debut album Goodies which debuted at three in the US and charted within the top 40 in several international markets. The album's title track peaked at number-one in the United States for seven weeks and gave the singer the title of "The First Lady of Crunk&B", while singles "1, 2 Step" and "Oh" reached the top three in the US. All three singles reached the top 10 in many international markets, with "Goodies" topping charts in the UK. Goodies was certified triple-Platinum in the United States, Platinum in Canada, and sold over five million copies worldwide. Ciara also participated in a number of successful collaborations, including US top five hits "Lose Control" with Missy Elliott, and "Like You" with rapper Bow Wow, as well as the US top 10 "So What" with group Field Mob.
American R&B singer Monica has released 8 studio albums, one extended play, and 48 singles. Since the beginning of her career in 1995, she has sold 5.3 million albums in the United States, In 1999, Billboard included her among the top twenty of the Top Pop Artists of the 1990s, and in 2010, the magazine ranked her 24th on its list of the Top 50 R&B and Hip Hop Artists of the past 25 years. With a career lasting over 20 years, Monica became the first artist to top the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s.
American singer-songwriter JoJo has released six studio albums, two mixtapes, two extended plays (EP), two re-recordings, twenty-one singles, fifteen promotional singles and 34 music videos. After JoJo competed on the television show America's Most Talented Kids she signed a seven-album record deal with Blackground Records in 2003 and released her eponymous debut album the following year at the age of 13.
The discography of the Notorious B.I.G., an American rapper, consists of two studio albums, three posthumous albums, two compilation albums, one soundtrack and 27 singles.
American R&B singer-songwriter Chris Brown has released 11 studio albums, 1 collaborative album, 1 extended play, 9 mixtapes, 63 singles and 29 promotional singles.
American singer Omarion has released five studio albums, three collaborative albums, two extended plays (EPs), one mixtape and thirty singles.
This is the discography of American rapper LL Cool J.
American R&B singer Trey Songz has released nine studio albums, two extended plays (EPs), seven mixtapes and fifty-nine singles. His music has sold an overall 25 million records worldwide in singles and albums.
The discography of Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, three mixtapes, 136 singles, and 20 promotional singles.
This is the discography of Tyler, the Creator, an American rapper and the former leader of the Los Angeles hip hop collective Odd Future. His discography consists of one mixtape, six studio albums, one EP, and thirty-two singles.
The discography of American rapper Chance the Rapper consists of one studio album, five mixtapes and 27 singles.
The discography of American singer Kehlani consists of four studio albums, three mixtapes, and 70 singles. Kehlani released their debut commercial mixtape, Cloud 19, exclusively on August 26, 2014, and released it on streaming services on its seven-year anniversary in 2021. They released their second commercial mixtape, You Should Be Here, on April 28, 2015, which reached number 36 on the Billboard 200. On January 27, 2017, Kehlani released their debut studio album, SweetSexySavage, which reached number three on the Billboard 200. In 2018, Kehlani was featured on American rapper Cardi B's single, "Ring", from her debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy, which reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. They released their third commercial mixtape, While We Wait, on February 22, 2019, which reached number nine on the Billboard 200. On May 8, 2020, Kehlani released their second studio album, It Was Good Until It Wasn't, which debuted and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. On April 29, 2022, they released their third studio album, Blue Water Road, which debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200.
American rapper Cardi B has released one studio album, three mixtapes, 38 singles, and 17 music videos. According to the RIAA, she has sold 100 million equivalent units in the United States across albums, singles, and mixtapes, making her the 6th best-selling female digital artist in the country. Her debut album Invasion of Privacy was the best selling female rap album of the 2010s according to The Recording Academy. It also became the most streamed female rap album on Spotify history. According to IFPI, "Girls Like You" was the 5th best-selling single of 2018 worldwide, selling 11.9 million units that year alone.
American singer-songwriter H.E.R. has released one studio album, two compilation albums, five extended plays, twenty-three singles and thirteen promotional singles.
American rapper and singer Lizzo has released four studio albums, two mixtapes, three extended plays, 23 singles, and three promotional singles. Before signing with Atlantic Records, she released two studio albums—Lizzobangers in 2013 and Big Grrrl Small World in 2015. In 2014, Time magazine named her one of 14 music artists to watch. Her first major-label extended play, Coconut Oil, was released in 2016.
American rapper Megan Thee Stallion has released three studio albums, one compilation album, three mixtapes, three extended plays, thirty-seven singles, and two promotional singles. In her early career, Megan Thee Stallion released the non-commercial, SoundCloud-exclusive mixtapes Rich Ratchet (2016) and Megan Mix (2017). She made her official solo debut by commercially releasing her first professional EP, Make It Hot, on September 18, 2017, which was followed by her second EP Tina Snow on December 21, 2018.