3 Facts About Prince's Purple Rain Album

It spent 24 straight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. That’s an unusually long run for any album, let alone a soundtrack.

It produced two No. 1 singles: “When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy.” Both songs dominated the charts and remain Prince’s most iconic hits.

It has sold over 25 million copies worldwide. This makes it one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time, and it completely overshadows the film it came from.