04 August 2021

Purple Rain


On this day in 1984, just over two weeks after debuting at #11, Purple Rain by Prince and the Revolution reached #1 on the Billboard charts and stayed there for nearly half a year. 


Prince and the Revolution


They also joined The Beatles and Elvis Presley in an elite club of performers to have a #1 album, single and movie on the charts at the same time. 


Purple Rain Vinyl with Poster

Apollonia Kotero provides vocals to the track Take Me with U. 


Also in this date in 1923, Tom Hennesy was born. 

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