Prince albums discography

Prince's albums discography consists of forty studio albums (including four soundtrack albums and one posthumous album), five live albums, and numerous compilations. Two albums of demo material have been released posthumously. Prince also released several albums under various group names. See Prince singles discography for his singles and extended plays, and Prince videography for his music videos and video albums.

Prince has sold over 100 million records worldwide, including 36.5 million certified units in the United States, and over 10 million records in the United Kingdom. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked him at No. 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

In the weeks following his death in April 2016, 19 different Prince albums charted on the ''Billboard'' 200 all at the same time, and he became the first and only artist ever to have 5 albums in the ''Billboard'' top 10 simultaneously.

Overview

Prince signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 19, soon releasing the albums '' For You'' (1978) and ''Prince'' (1979). He went on to achieve critical success with the influential albums ''Dirty Mind'' (1980), '' Controversy'' (1981), and ''1999'' (1982). His sixth album, '' Purple Rain'' (1984), was recorded with his new backing band the Revolution, and was also the soundtrack to the film of the same name in which he starred. ''Purple Rain'' garnered continued success for Prince and was a major commercial achievement, spending six consecutive months atop the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The soundtrack also won Prince the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. After disbanding the Revolution, Prince released the album ''Sign o' the Times'' (1987), widely hailed by critics as the greatest work of his career.

Prince was a prolific musician who released 39 albums during his life, with a vast array of unreleased material left in a custom-built bank vault underneath his home after his death, including fully completed albums and over 50 finished music videos. Released posthumously, his demo albums '' Piano and a Microphone 1983'' (2018) and '' Originals'' (2019) both received critical acclaim.

Studio albums

: A With '' The Revolution''
: B With ''The New Power Generation''
: C With ''3rdeyegirl''

Posthumous albums

Studio

Demo

Live albums

: A ''One Nite Alone... Live!'' did not enter the US ''Billboard'' 200, put peaked at number 95 on the Top Album Sales component chart.
: B ''Up All Nite with Prince: The One Nite Alone Collection'' did not enter the US ''Billboard'' 200, put peaked at number 19 on the Top Album Sales component chart.

Special editions

This section contains remix albums, mixtapes and premium/special (expanded) editions from previously released albums.

: A ''Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic'' did not enter the US Billboard 200, put peaked at number 14 on the Vinyl Albums chart.
: B ''Ultimate Rave'' did not enter the US Billboard 200, put peaked at number 69 on the Top Album Sales component chart.

Compilation albums

: A ''Anthology: 1995–2010'' did not enter the US Billboard 200, put peaked at number 85 on the Current Album Sales component chart.

Internet albums

This section lists albums that have only been made available for download on the internet.

Albums credited to Madhouse

Albums credited to The New Power Generation

Albums credited to The NPG Orchestra

References

Bibliography

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External links

Guide2Prince
Worldwide Prince discography


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The Digital Garden
List of unofficial Prince recordings

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