Purple Rain nearly earns a ninth stay at No. 1 on the Official Soundtrack Albums list this week, as the Oscar-winning release improves one space to No. 2. It’s bested only by KPop Demon Hunters, which ...

For all he did during his magnificent career, much of Prince’s legend comes courtesy of Purple Rain, the album he and the Revolution released 40 years ago this month, and the movie of the same name ...

Of all the classic albums hyped to the moon and back, the one I’ve never doubted is “Purple Rain.” Calling Prince’s sixth album, which turns 40 on Tuesday, “seminal” isn’t nearly strong enough – it’s ...

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The list-loving Rolling Stone cultural arbiters love them some "Purple Rain," declaring that the 1984 Prince project is the greatest movie soundtrack album ever. In a list of the 101 Greatest ...

Prince on the custom motorcycle featured in Purple Rain. Wendy Melvoin, guitarist for Prince's genre-bending band The Revolution, remembers one of their most iconic songs started with an idea — and a ...

Ultimate Classic Rock named Prince's "Purple Rain" as the greatest power ballad of all time.

After your masterplan succeeds and so many of your dreams come true… then what? That is a question a 26-year-old Prince may well have been asking himself after “Purple Rain” transformed him into a ...

In 1984, Purple Rain wasn’t just an album — it was a cultural earthquake. Prince, already a rising force in music, unleashed a soundtrack that blurred the lines between funk, rock, and R&B. The record ...

The list-loving Rolling Stone cultural arbiters love them some “Purple Rain,” declaring that the 1984 Prince project is the greatest movie soundtrack album ever. In a list of the 101 Greatest ...