Billboard Hot Dance Disco Chart
Billboard Hot Dance Disco Chart
Definition
Below are listed all Prince singles that have hit the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco Chart. Created in October 1974, the Billboard Disco Action chart (as named then) was initialy a survey of New York City dance clubs but it soon evolved into a compilation from a selection of most played tracks, submitted by dance club DJs in 15 metropolitan cities. The chart was many times renamed and the number of position varied from 10 (1974) to 100 (1979-1981), back to 80 (until 1985) and nowadays 50.
DJs selection included album cuts, promo records cuts, 7" and/or 12" tracks. The "From" column indicates the format listed by Billboard for the tracks that made the charts (an album or a single). Top 10 hits are highlighted in light purple. Release dates are those valid for the USA.
Of note, Prince is ranked #1 of the Top 20 Dance/Disco Artists Per Decade for the 1980s and #5 of the Top 200 Dance/Disco Artists (in 2003).
Visit Billboard Hot 100 for an history of Prince’s singles hits in the US Pop charts and The Billboard 200 for the albums' hits in the US pop charts.
The Billboard charts are published on Wednesdays and feature the club airplay figures collected for the week ending the preceding Saturday.
Chart Records
| From | Tracks Listed | Release | Debut | Peak | Weeks | Reference | RIAA Certification | ||
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I Wanna Be Your Lover / Sexy Dancer | 19 Oct. 1979 | 10 Nov. 1979+ | 2 | (1) | 23 | Warner 3366 (LP) | Platinum | |
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Uptown / Dirty Mind / Head / Partyup | 8 Oct. 1980 | 11 Oct. 1980+ | 5 | 30 | Warner 3478 (LP) | Gold | ||
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Controversy / Let’s Work | 14 Oct. 1981 | 3 Oct. 1981 | 1 | (6) | 30 | Warner 3601 (LP) | Platinum | |
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1999 | 24 Sep. 1982 | 23 Oct. 1982 | 1 | (2) | 22 | Warner 29896 (7") | ||
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Little Red Corvette | 9 Feb. 1983 | 9 Apr. 1983 | 61 | 7 | Warner 29746 (7") | |||
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Let’s Pretend We’re Married / Irresistible Bitch | 23 Nov. 1983 | 11 Feb. 1984 | 52 | 6 | Warner 20170 (12") | |||
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When Doves Cry / 17 Days | 16 May, 1984 | 9 Jun. 1984 | 1 | (6) | 14 | Warner 20228 (12") | ||
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Let’s Go Crazy / Erotic City | 18 Jul. 1984 | 18 Aug. 1984 | 1 | (1) | 20 | Warner 20246 (12") | ||
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I Would Die 4 U | 28 Nov. 1984 | 19 Jan. 1985 | 50 | 6 | Warner 20291 (12") | |||
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Around The World In A Day (all cuts)* | 22 Apr. 1985 | 25 May 1985 | 8 | 10 | Paisley Park 25286 (LP) | Platinum x2 | ||
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Raspberry Beret / She’s Always In My Hair | 15 May 1985 | 13 Jul. 1985 | 4 | 7 | Paisley Park 20355 (12") | |||
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Pop Life / Hello | 10 Jul. 1985 | 24 Aug. 1985 | 5 | 9 | Paisley Park 20357 (12") | |||
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Kiss | 5 Feb. 1986 | 8 Mar. 1986 | 1 | (2) | 11 | Paisley Park 20442 (12)" | ||
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Mountains | 7 May 1986 | 21 Jun. 1986 | 11 | 7 | Paisley Park 20465 (12") | |||
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Anotherloverholenyohead / Girls & Boys | 2 Jul. 1986 | 6 Sep. 1986 | 21 | 6 | Paisley Park 20516 (12") | |||
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Sign O’ The Times | 18 Feb. 1987 | 21 Mar. 1987 | 2 | (3) | 11 | Paisley Park 20648 (12") | ||
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I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man / Hot Thing | 3 Nov. 1987 | 26 Dec. 1987+ | 4 | 11 | Paisley Park 20728 (12") | |||
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Alphabet St. | 23 Apr. 1988 Unconfirmed |
28 May 1988 | 22 | 8 | Paisley Park 20930 (12") | |||
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Batdance | 6 Jun. 1989 | 22 Jul. 1989 | 1 | (1) | 9 | Warner 21257 (12") | ||
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Partyman | 25 Aug. 1989 | 28 Oct. 1989 | 45 | 2 | Warner 21370 (12") | |||
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Thieves In The Temple | 24 Jul. 1990 | 1 Sep. 1990 | 9 | 7 | Paisley Park 21598 (12") | |||
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Gett Off | 29 Jul. 1991 | 10 Aug. 1991 | 1 | (1) | 13 | Paisley Park 40138 (12") | ||
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My Name Is Prince | 29 Sep. 1992 | 31 Oct. 1992 | 9 | 11 | Paisley Park 40700 (12") | |||
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+ indicates single peaked in the year after it first charted | |||||||||
References
- Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 by Joel Withburn. (ISBN 0-89820-156-X)
Billboard Hot 100 Chart (Associated) ★ Billboard Hot Dance Disco (Associated) ★ Billboard R&B Singles Chart (Associated)
Chart History
