Prince - 1999, Little Red Corvette & Purple Rain

Three of my favourite tracks by Prince (Rogers Nelson), born 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, date all the way back to 1982, 1983 and 1984... to the albums 1999 and Purple Rain.

And how apt: in late 1982, Prince released a double album, 1999, which sold over three million copies.

1) The title track was a protest against nuclear proliferation and became his first Top10 hit in countries outside the U.S.

2) Prince's 'Little Red Corvette' was one of the first two videos by a black artist played in heavy rotation on MTV, along with Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean'.

3) Prince's 1984 album Purple Rain sold more than thirteen million copies - certified 13x Platinum!!! - in the US alone, and spent 24 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Prince - 1999 (1982)
AUS#2, NZ#4, CAN#6, US#12, NL#14, IRL#21, UK#25


Prince - 1999 by djarnaldo


Prince - Little Red Corvette (1983)
CAN#5, US#6, AUS#8, NZ#12, UK#54


Prince_And_The_Revolution by classics007

Prince - Purple Rain (1984)
NL#1, US#2, CAN#3, AT#4, DE#5, NOR#5, SWE#5, CH#5, UK#8, IRL#8, NZ#16, AUS#41