Purple Rain - Prince

Having sold over 25 million copies ‘Purple Rain’ isn’t only one of the best-selling records of all time, it is considered a creative masterpiece. A classic for all time!

In 2010, ‘Purple Rain‘ was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2012, the album was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important". In 2019 the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

In the United States, Purple Rain debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Top 200 the week of July 14, 1984. After four weeks on chart, it reached number one on August 4, 1984. The album spent 24 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Top 200 from August 4, 1984, to January 18, 1985, and more than 32 weeks in the top 10, becoming one of the most successful soundtracks ever. Prince also joined Elvis Presley and The Beatles being the only artists to have the number one album, single and film in the US all at the same time.