# The best Prince songs

Purple Rain, When Doves Cry and the rest of the Purple One's greatest songs, as ranked by fans and critics.

- 1479 votes · 17 items
- Sep 8, 2023 · Holly King
- https://even.best/en/l/3291/the-best-prince-songs

## Top 17

1. **Purple Rain** (165 · ▲171 ▼6) — 1984. The epic ballad and its endless guitar solo.
2. **When Doves Cry** (113 · ▲122 ▼9) — 1984. A number one with no bass line at all.
3. **1999** (77 · ▲89 ▼12) — 1982. The party at the end of the world.
4. **Little Red Corvette** (76 · ▲88 ▼12) — 1983. His first big crossover hit.
5. **Let's Go Crazy** (73 · ▲82 ▼9) — 1984. The sermon that opens Purple Rain.
6. **Nothing Compares 2 U** (62 · ▲71 ▼9) — 1990. Written by him, made huge by Sinéad O'Connor.
7. **Sign o' the Times** (61 · ▲73 ▼12) — 1987. A bleak news report over a drum machine.
8. **Raspberry Beret** (55 · ▲69 ▼14) — 1985. Psychedelic pop with strings.
9. **Kiss** (54 · ▲70 ▼16) — 1986. Minimal funk in falsetto.
10. **Gold** (49 · ▲66 ▼17) — 1995. A late-career anthem fans love.
11. **Adore** (49 · ▲61 ▼12) — 1987. A slow jam many call his best.
12. **The Most Beautiful Girl in the World** (48 · ▲62 ▼14) — 1994. His biggest hit of the nineties.
13. **I Would Die 4 U** (39 · ▲54 ▼15) — 1984. Fast synth-pop from Purple Rain.
14. **I Wanna Be Your Lover** (35 · ▲55 ▼20) — 1979. The early falsetto disco hit.
15. **Cream** (27 · ▲44 ▼17) — 1991. A glam-funk number one.
16. **If I Was Your Girlfriend** (25 · ▲39 ▼14) — 1987. One of his strangest experiments.
17. **Diamonds and Pearls** (23 · ▲39 ▼16) — 1991. A lush ballad with Rosie Gaines.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.