'' Purple Rain '' is the sixth studio album by American singer , songwriter , producer , and multi-instrumentalist Prince . It is the first to feature the billing of his band the Revolution , and is the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name . The album was released on June 25 , 1984 , by Warner Bros . Records . In the United States the album debuted at No. 11 on the '' Billboard '' 200 the week of July 14 , 1984 with approximately 1.5 million copies sold . After four weeks on chart , it reached No. 1 on August 4 , 1984 . The first two singles from the album , " When Doves Cry " and " Let 's Go Crazy " , topped the US singles charts , and were hits around the world , while the title track went to No. 2 on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 . '' Purple Rain '' was present on the '' Billboard '' 200 for a total of 122 weeks . Prince and the Revolution won a 1984 Grammy Award for '' Purple Rain '' , for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , the four composers ( Nelson , Coleman , Prince , and Melvoin ) won Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media , and the album was nominated for Album of the Year . '' Purple Rain '' also won an Oscar for Best Original Song Score in 1985 . As of 2008 , it has sold over 25 million copies worldwide , making it the third-best-selling soundtrack album of all time . The album was certified 13-times platinum ( diamond ) by the RIAA . '' Purple Rain '' is regularly ranked among the best albums in music history and is widely regarded as Prince 's magnum opus along with his 1987 double album '' Sign o ' the Times '' . In 2012 , the album was added to the Library of Congress 's National Recording Registry list of sound recordings that " are culturally , historically , or aesthetically important "
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