HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“When Doves Cry” by Prince
“When Doves Cry” by Prince was the biggest hit of 1984: No. 1 on the year-end Top 100, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 11984
Year-end charts11984
ArtistPrince14 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
Prince had 14 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “When Doves Cry”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1984 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1984 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Doves Cry | Prince | ▶♪ |
| 2 | What's Love Got To Do With It | Tina Turner | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Say Say Say | Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Footloose | Kenny Loggins | ▶♪ |
More hits by Prince
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiss | Prince and The Revolution | 1986 #19 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Let's Go Crazy | Prince and The Revolution | 1984 #21 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Little Red Corvette | Prince | 1983 #25 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Diamonds And Pearls | Prince and The N.P.G. | 1992 #25 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | U Got The Look | Prince | 1987 #38 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | 1999 | Prince | 1983 #41 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Batdance | Prince | 1989 #44 | ▶♪ |
| 8 | Raspberry Beret | Prince and The Revolution | 1985 #51 | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.