Prince: Every Year-End Hit
Prince has 14 entries on the year-end Top 100 between 1980 and 1993, covering 14 different songs. The biggest was “When Doves Cry”, No. 1 of 1984.
Year-end entries1414 songs
Best finishNo. 1When Doves Cry, 1984
First and last1980–199314 years
Year-end No. 1s1song that topped a year
Prince had 1 year-end No. 1 song: “When Doves Cry” in 1984. Prince’s biggest year was 1983, with 2 songs on the list. Those hits span 14 years of year-end charts.
Hits by year
19562025
All 14 entries
| Year | # | Song | Credit | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 95 | I Wanna Be Your Lover | Prince | ▶♪ |
| 1983 | 25 | Little Red Corvette | Prince | ▶♪ |
| 1983 | 41 | 1999 | Prince | ▶♪ |
| 1984 | 1 | When Doves Cry | Prince | ▶♪ |
| 1984 | 21 | Let's Go Crazy | Prince and The Revolution | ▶♪ |
| 1985 | 51 | Raspberry Beret | Prince and The Revolution | ▶♪ |
| 1986 | 19 | Kiss | Prince and The Revolution | ▶♪ |
| 1987 | 38 | U Got The Look | Prince | ▶♪ |
| 1987 | 60 | Sign 'O' The Times | Prince | ▶♪ |
| 1989 | 44 | Batdance | Prince | ▶♪ |
| 1990 | 98 | Thieves In The Temple | Prince | ▶♪ |
| 1991 | 66 | Cream | Prince And The N.P.G. | ▶♪ |
| 1992 | 25 | Diamonds And Pearls | Prince and The N.P.G. | ▶♪ |
| 1993 | 52 | 7 | Prince and The New Power Generation | ▶♪ |
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Counts include songs where Prince was a lead or featured artist on the year-end Top 100 (1956–2025). A song that charted in two years counts once per year.