Prince discography
This article includes the discography of Prince. Also included is a list of the songs and recordings he wrote and produced during his career. See also The New Power Generation, Madhouse, and 94 East discographies.
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 range anywhere from 500 to well over 1,000. Prince sold over 130 million records worldwide.
Prince accumulated five U.S. number-one singles and 15 worldwide #1 hits, as well as 8 worldwide number one albums. He was the most successful artist on the Billboard charts from 1980-2000, scoring 8 #1 R&B singles and 7 #1 Dance singles. He scored over 50 top 40 hits around the world since 1979. His most commercial period was from 1982's 1999 to 1996's Emancipation, though he maintained a loyal audience since and experienced a commercial resurgence with 2004's Musicology, paving the way for several successful albums to follow including his final, Hit n Run Phase Two, released in December 2015.
Albums
Singles and extended plays
Productions, guest appearances, etc.
Year | Song | Artist | Album |
1983 | "When You Were Mine" | Cyndi Lauper | She's So Unusual |
1986 | "Manic Monday" | The Bangles | Different Light |
1988 | "Sticky Wicked" | Chaka Khan | CK |
1988 | "Eternity" | Chaka Khan | CK |
1989 | "Love Song" | Madonna | Like a Prayer |
1989 | "Love 89", "Yo Mister" | Patti LaBelle | Be Yourself |
1991 | "I Hear Your Voice" | Patti LaBelle | Burnin' |
1991 | "Love...Thy Will Be Done" | Martika | Martika's Kitchen |
1991 | "U" | Paula Abdul | Spellbound |
1992 | Loïs Lane | Precious | |
1993 | "Why Should I Love You?" | Kate Bush | The Red Shoes |
1998 | Chaka Khan | Come 2 My House | |
1998 | Graham Central Station | GCS 2000 | |
1999 | "Providence" | Ani Difranco | To the Teeth |
2001 | "Waiting Room" | No Doubt | Rock Steady |
2005 | "So What the Fuss" | Stevie Wonder, En Vogue | A Time to Love |
2013 | "Give Em What They Love" | Janelle Monáe | The Electric Lady |