He has won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the first year he was eligible. - Rolling Stone has ranked Prince No. 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Prince has sold over 130 million records worldwide. Prince has been ranked as the 21st most successful act of all time, the greatest songwriter of all time, the 26th most successful chart artist worldwide, including 27 overall number-one entries, and being the most successful chart act of the 1980s, and tenth most successful chart act of the 1990s. The songwriter with the most songs in Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time”.




Purple Rain 21,400,000
Diamonds and Pearls 7,100,000
Batman 6,200,000
1999 6,000,000
Around The World In A Day 4,900,000
Parade 4,700,000
Sign 'O' The Times 4,600,000
The Hits 2 4,200,000
The Hits 1 4,100,000
Lovesexy 3,600,000
Musicology 3,500,000
Love Symbol 3,400,000
The Very Best Of Prince 3,400,000
Controversy 2,600,000
Musicology: 2,500,000
Graffiti Bridge 2,300,000
The Hits/The B-Sides 2,300,000
The Very Best Of Prince: 2,300,000
Prince 2,100,000
Dirty Mind 2,100,000
Come 1,900,000
Emancipation 1,800,000
3121 1,400,000
The Gold Experience 1,300,000
For You 1,000,000
3121: 1,000,000
The Black Album 900,000
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic 900,000
The Beautiful Experience 700,000
Newpower Soul 600,000
LotusFlow3r: 544,700
Ultimate Prince: 500,000
Chaos & Disorder 500,000
Newpower Soul: 435,000
The Vault?Old Friends 4 Sales 400,000
The Rainbow Children 400,000
The Ultimate 400,000
Chrystal Ball 300,000
Planet Earth: 300,000 (U.S. Sales only)
The Vault: 265,000
Art Official Age: 159,003 (1st week sales)
Plectrum Electrum: 89,360 (1st week sales)
N.E.W.S.: 40,000


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1978 Soft and Wet 425,000
1979 I Wanna Be Your Lover 1,050,000
1981 Controversy 350,000

1982 1999 1,150,000
1983 Little Red Corvette 1,000,000
1983 Delirious 350,000

1984 When Doves Cry 3,000,000
1984 Let's Go Crazy 1,500,000
1984 Purple Rain 1,750,000
1984 I Would Die 4 U 300,000

1985 Raspberry Beret 625,000
1985 Pop Life 300,000

1986 Kiss 1,750,000
1986 Mountains 275,000
1986 Girls & Boys 100,000
1986 Anotherloverholenyohead

1987 Sign Of The Times
1987 If I Was Your Girlfriend
1987 U Got The Look 750,000
1987 I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 450,000

1988 Alphabet Street 875,000

1989 Batdance 2,000,000
1989 Partyman 650,000

1990 Thieves In The Temple 750,000

1991 Gett Off 1,000,000
1991 Cream 875,000
1991 Diamonds & Pearls 575,000
1991 Money Don't Matter 2Night 175,000
1991 Insatiable 150,000

1992 Sexy MF 500,000
1992 My Name Is Prince 500,000
1992 7 525,000

1993 Pink Cashmere 175,000
1993 Peach 125,000

1994 The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 1,600,000
1994 Letitgo 300,000
1995 I Hate U 375,000
1995 Gold 125,000

Originally posted by LadyDiana I should really listen to him... he is amazing artist but I don't know nothing about his music... shame on me

Originally posted by Wicked If you have Spotify, either go in chronological order or start with Purple Rain, 1999, Dirty Mind, Prince & Parade. Or you could 'find' The Hits/The B-Sides which is a compilation he released in the 90s which would get you familiar with him also; He does have a large discography (34 studio albums) so I understand if it seems overwhelming lol.

Originally posted by LadyDiana Thanks for the tip, I'll start with purple rain since I've heard of that album (soundtrack?) and I think I have read somewhere it's his best work, I'll see how it goes from there lol If I like it I might try some more

Originally posted by LadyDiana Thanks for the tip, I'll start with purple rain since I've heard of that album (soundtrack?) and I think I have read somewhere it's his best work, I'll see how it goes from there lol If I like it I might try some more

Originally posted by IMPACTNET. Sign O'the Times is his best album.

When Doves Cry 3,000,000

Originally posted by BnPac Thanks for thread. Sign O' Times!!! His best work and 2nd most iconic album would be lauded as a "flop" at Atrl.