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| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 25 |
| ↙Live albums | 2 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 5 |
| ↙EPs | 12 |
| ↙Singles | 91 |
| ↙Video albums | 17 |
| ↙Music videos | 136 |
| ↙Soundtracks | 5 |
| ↙Internet albums | 10 |
| ↙Internet singles | 14 |
This article includes the discography of Prince. Also included is a list of the songs and recordings he has written and produced during his career. See also The New Power Generation and 94 East discographies.
Prince is an extremely prolific artist, having released several hundred songs both under his own name and under pseudonyms and/or pen names, as well as writing songs which have been recorded by other artists. Estimates of the actual number of songs written by Prince (released and unreleased) range anywhere from five hundred to well over one thousand. Prince has sold over 100 million records worldwide,[1] including 48.9 million certified units in the United States, 4.8 million in France[2] and over 4 million records in the United Kingdom.
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Albums [edit]
Studio albums [edit]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [3] |
AUS [4][5] |
AUT [6] |
CAN [7] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] |
NZ [14] |
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| 1978 | For You
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163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | Prince
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22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver[15] US: Platinum[16] |
| 1980 | Dirty Mind
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45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: Gold[16] |
| 1981 | Controversy
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21 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver[15] US: Platinum[16] |
| 1982 | 1999
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9 | 35 | — | 25 [17] |
— | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | CAN: Platinum[18] UK: Platinum[15] US: 4× Platinum[16] |
| 1985 | Around the World in a Day [A]
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1 | 12 | 7 | 16 [19] |
10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 16 | UK: Gold[15] US: 3× Platinum[16] |
| 1987 | Sign "O" the Times
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6 | 20 | 2 | 27 [20] |
11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | CAN: 4× Platinum UK: Platinum[15] US: Platinum[16] |
| 1988 | Lovesexy
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11 | 6 | 3 | 7 [21] |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | UK: Platinum[15] US: Gold[16] |
| 1991 | Diamonds and Pearls [B]
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3 | 1 | 4 | 8 [22] |
8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | CAN: 2× Platinum[18] UK: 3× Platinum[15] US: 2× Platinum[16] |
| 1992 | Love Symbol Album[23] [B]
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5 | 1 | 1 | 16 [24] |
5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | UK: Platinum[15] US: Platinum[16] |
| 1994 | Come
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15 | 2 | 4 | 34 [25] |
9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | UK: Gold[15] US: Gold[16] |
The Black Album
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47 | 15 | 7 | 48 [26] |
49 | 35 | — | — | 8 | 36 | — | ||
| 1995 | The Gold Experience
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6 | 13 | 28 | 35 [27] |
24 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | — | UK: Gold[15] US: Gold[16] |
| 1996 | Chaos and Disorder
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26 | 54 | 17 | 43 [28] |
42 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 21 | 14 | — | |
Emancipation
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11 | 8 | 13 | 24 [29] |
21 | 13 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 22 | CAN: Platinum[18] US: 2× Platinum[16] |
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| 1998 | Crystal Ball / The Truth
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62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | |
| 1999 | The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
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85 | — | 40 | — | 44 | 15 | — | — | 21 | 47 | — | |
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
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18 | 82 | 44 | 5 [30] |
53 | 17 | 37 | 49 | 19 | 145 | — | US: Gold[16] | |
| 2001 | The Rainbow Children
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109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | |
| 2003 | N.E.W.S
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— | — | — | — | 93 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Musicology
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3 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | CAN: Gold[18] UK: Gold[15] US: 2× Platinum[16] |
| 2006 | 3121
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1 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 9 | — | US: Gold[16] |
| 2007 | Planet Earth
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3 | 38 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 1 | — | — | |
| 2009 | Lotusflow3r / MPLSound
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2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | US: Gold[16] |
| 2010 | 20Ten
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
- A^ With The Revolution
- B^ With The New Power Generation
Soundtrack albums [edit]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [6] |
CAN [7] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] |
NZ [14] |
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| 1984 | Purple Rain [A]
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1 | 1 | 8 | 1 [31] |
5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | CAN: 6× Platinum[18] UK: 2× Platinum[15] US: 13× Platinum[16] |
| 1986 | Parade [A]
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3 | 8 | 7 | 11 [32] |
6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | UK: Platinum[15] US: Platinum[16] |
| 1989 | Batman
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1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | CAN: 3× Platinum UK: Platinum[15] US: 2× Platinum[16] |
| 1990 | Graffiti Bridge
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6 | 10 | 8 | 22 [33] |
4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | CAN: Gold[18] UK: Gold[15] US: Gold[16] |
| 1996 | Girl 6
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75 | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | |
- A^ With The Revolution
Live albums [edit]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [6] |
CAN [7] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] |
NZ [14] |
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| 2002 | One Nite Alone... Live!
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | Indigo Nights
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums [edit]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [6] |
CAN [7] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] |
NZ [14] |
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| 1993 | The Hits 1
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46 | 19 | 7 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 12 | UK: Platinum[15] US: Platinum[16] |
The Hits 2
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54 | 20 | 9 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | UK: Platinum[15] US: Platinum[16] |
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The Hits/The B-Sides
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19 | 5 | — | 67 [34] |
58 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 50 | UK: Silver[15] US: Platinum[16] |
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| 2001 | The Very Best of Prince
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55 | 40 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 2 | — | CAN: Gold[18] UK: Platinum[15] US: Platinum[16] |
| 2006 | Ultimate Prince
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61 | — | 46 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 58 | 6 | 3 | UK: Gold[15] |
Internet albums [edit]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
AUS [4][5] |
AUT [6] |
CAN [7] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] |
NZ [14] |
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| 1997 | Kamasutra
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Crystal Ball / The Truth / Kamasutra
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | NPG Music Club Vol. 1–12
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | One Nite Alone...
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Xpectation
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
C-NOTE
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | The Chocolate Invasion
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Slaughterhouse
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Lotusflow3r
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Extended plays [edit]
| Year | EP details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
AUS [4][5] |
AUT [6] |
CAN [7] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] |
NZ [14] |
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| 1989 | The Scandalous Sex Suite EP (featuring Kim Basinger)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | New Power Generation Remixes
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Gett Off Remix EP [B]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | |
Cream Remixes [B]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | My Name Is Prince Remixes [B]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | |
7 Remixes [B]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | The Beautiful Experience
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92 | 14 | 16 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 47 | |
Letitgo Remixes
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Space Remixes
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | I Hate U Remixes
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | 1999: The New Master [A] [B]
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150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold Remixes
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
- A^ With The Revolution
- B^ With The New Power Generation
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Prince, Worldwide sales
- ^ Infodisc, Prince
- ^ a b c d e f "Chart history - Prince". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "Prince discography". Australian Album charts. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c Kent, David. Australian Chart Books 1940-2005.
- ^ a b c d e f "Prince discography". Austrian charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "Rush discography". Canadian album charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c d e f "Prince discography". German charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "Prince discography". Austrian charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "Prince discography". Norwegian charts. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "Prince discography". Swedish charts. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "Prince discography". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "UK Albums chart". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "NZ Albums chart". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x WORLDWIDERIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Prince. Retrieved on 2008-12-15.
- ^ "1999 - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g "CRIA Certifications". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Around the World in a Day - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Sign o' the Times - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Lovesexy - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Diamonds and Pearls - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ Due to copyright issues regarding Prince and the copyrighted symbol, Wikipedia can not show the exact name of this album, outside of it being displayed on the cover art. The title provided is widely recognized as an alternate.
- ^ "Love Symbol - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Come - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "The Black Album - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "The Gold Experience - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Chaos and Disorder - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Emancipation - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Purple Rain - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Parade - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Graffiti Bridge - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "The Hits/The B-Sides - Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ Uptown, 2004, p. 203
- ^ Uptown, 2004, p.263
- ^ Uptown, 2004, p.162
- Nilsen, Per; Joozt Mattheij (2004). The Vault – The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince. Uptown. ISBN 91-631-5482-X.
External links [edit]
- Guide2Prince Worldwide Prince discography
- Review of Prince's albums
- Prince albums discography discography at Discogs
- The Digital Garden List of unofficial Prince recordings
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