‘Purple Rain’ by Prince and The Revolution peaks at #2 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1984)

(Saturday, November 17, 1984) — “Purple Rain” by Prince and The Revolution peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.

Rolling Stone ranked it #143 on their 2004 list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”