9 Memorable Covers of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’

Name the song “Nothing Compares 2 U,” and most people will immediately think of Sinead O’Connor’s worldwide hit, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1990 and remained on the chart for 21 weeks. What some might not be aware of, however, is that the song is a cover, and was not penned by the Irish singer herself.
That honor goes to Prince, who wrote the emotional ballad in the ’80s for The Family, the short-lived group he put together in 1984 and signed t