The Very Best of Prince
The Very Best of Prince is a greatest hits album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on July 31, 2001 by Warner Bros. Records. The album contains most of his commercially successful singles from 1979 to 1991 including the US number 1s "When Doves Cry", "Let's Go Crazy", "Kiss" and "Cream".
The Very Best of Prince does not include the US number 1 hit "Batdance" most likely due to the licensing of the character Batman. AllMusic supposes that the Batman album is being unofficially written out of his discography.[1] All the songs included in this compilation were all previously included in the 3-disc box set The Hits/The B-Sides (1993), with the exception of "Money Don't Matter 2 Night".
Commercial performance
On the chart dated August 18, 2001, The Very Best of Prince debuted at number 66 on the US Billboard 200.[4] As of September 21, 2004, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling 1 million copies in the United States.[5]
The Very Best of Prince sold 179,000 album-equivalent units (100,000 in pure album sales) in the week following Prince's death,[6] thus allowing the album to re-enter the Billboard 200 at number one; this makes the album Prince's fifth number-one on the chart.[7] The following week the album fell to number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 391,000 equivalent copies (216,000 in pure album sales) behind Beyoncé's Lemonade.[8] in 2016 the album has sold 575,000 recognized copies in the United States and has moved over 905,000 equivalent album units.[9]
Track listing
All songs are written by and credited to Prince, except where noted.
Personnel
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Certifications
References
- 1 2 Allmusic review
- ↑ "Very Best of Prince CD Album".
- ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
- ↑ "Prince's 'The Very Best Of' Album Headed for No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- 1 2 "American album certifications – Prince – The Very Best of Prince". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 28, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Prince Dominates Album Sales After His Death". HipHopDX. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Prince Rules at No. 1 & 2 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart with 'The Very Best Of' & 'Purple Rain'". Billboard. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Beyonce Earns Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Lemonade'". Billboard. May 1, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 NIELSEN MUSIC U.S. MID-YEAR REPORT" (PDF). Nielsen Music. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Prince – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Prince – The Very Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Prince – The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Prince – The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 33, 2001". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Prince – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Prince – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Prince.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Prince – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Prince – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Prince – The Very Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Prince. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Hitlisten.NU - Danmarks officielle hitlister". Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Prince: The Very Best of Prince" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Prince – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Prince – The Very Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2016. 18. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 17, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Prince – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Prince – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Prince – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Prince – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Prince – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Prince | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Prince – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Prince. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ "CAPIF Rankings Mensual" (Select "Mayo 2016") (in Spanish). CAPIF. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2010". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Prince – The Very Best of Prince". Music Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Prince – The Very Best of Prince". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Prince – The Very Best of Prince". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 28, 2013. Enter The Very Best of Prince in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
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