This Day in Music - Prince

Through the years LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 24: Musician Prince performs onstage during the American Idol Season 5 Finale on May 24, 2006 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images) (Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

September 29, 2026 at 7:48 p.m. UTC

By Kristy Knight

Sept 29th, 1984

Prince

On this day in music history, Prince and the Revolution started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart with Let’s Go Crazy.

The song was Prince’s second US #1 song, and it went to #7 in the UK. It was the opening track on both the album and the film - Purple Rain.

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