The Prince Top 40: 'When Doves Cry' tops the list of his biggest singles

April 30, 2016 at 9:06PM
Prince "When Doves Cry" single 1984
Prince "When Doves Cry" single 1984 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

This list ranks Prince's singles, based on how high they peaked on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

1. "When Doves Cry" (1984) 1

2. "Kiss"1

3. "Let's Go Crazy" (1984)1

4. "Cream" (1991)1

5. "Batdance" 1

6. "Raspberry Beret" (1985)2

7. "U Got the Look" (1987)2

8. "Purple Rain" (1984)2

9. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (1994)3

10. "Sign o' the Times" (1987)3

11. "Little Red Corvette" (1983)6

12. "Diamonds and Pearls" (1992)3

13. "Thieves in the Temple" (1990)6

14. "Pop Life" (1985)7

15. "Delirious" (1983)8

16. "I Would Die 4 U" (1985)8

17. "7" (1993)7

18. "Alphabet St." (1988)8

19. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (1988)10

20. "1999" (1983)12

21. "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (1980) No. 11

22. "Partyman" (1989) No. 18

23. "Gett Off" (1991) No. 21

24. "Mountains" (1986) No. 23

25. "Take Me With You" (1985 with Apollonia) No. 25

26. "The Arms of Orion" (1989 with Sheena Easton) No. 36

27. "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" (1992) No. 23

28. "I Hate U" (1995) No. 12

29. "LetItGo" (1994) No. 31

30. "America" (1985) No. 46

31. "The Morning Papers" (1993) No. 44

32. "Anotherloverholenyohead" (1986) No. 63

33. "Let's Pretend We're Married"/"Irresistible Bitch" (1984) No. 52

34. "My Name Is Prince" (1992) No. 36

35. "Hot Thing" (1988) No. 63

36. "Pink Cashmere" (1993) No. 50

37. "Controversy" (1981) No. 70

38. "Call My Name" (2004) No. 75

39. "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (2000) No. 63

40. "New Power Generation" (1990) No. 64

Source: Billboard

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