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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 albums discography | |
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Studio albums | 40 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 9 |
Video albums | 17 |
EPs | 13 |
Special editions | 6 |
Posthumous albums | 3 |
Internet albums | 13 |
Madhouse albums | 2 |
New Power Generation albums | 3 |
NPG Orchestra albums | 1 |
Prince has sold over 100 million records worldwide,[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
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.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
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US [4] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
CAN [7] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] | |||
For You |
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138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | |
Prince |
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22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | |
Dirty Mind |
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45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 61 |
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Controversy |
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21 | 55 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
1999 [A] |
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7 | 35 | — | 23 [17] |
37 | 45 | — | 6 | — | 26 | 28 | |
Purple Rain [A] |
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1 | 1 | 8 | 1 [19] |
5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
Around the World in a Day [A] |
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1 | 12 | 7 | 16 [21] |
10 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
Parade [A] |
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3 | 8 | 7 | 11 [22] |
6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
Sign o' the Times |
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6 | 20 | 2 | 27 [23] |
3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
Lovesexy |
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11 | 8 | 3 | 7 [25] |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Batman |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Graffiti Bridge |
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6 | 10 | 8 | 22 [26] |
4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
Diamonds and Pearls [B] |
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3 | 1 | 4 | 8 [27] |
8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | |
Love Symbol[28] [B] |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 16 [29] |
5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |
Come |
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15 | 2 | 4 | 34 [30] |
9 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
The Black Album |
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47 | 15 | 7 | 48 [31] |
49 | 35 | — | — | — | 8 | 36 | |
The Gold Experience |
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6 | 13 | 28 | 35 [32] |
24 | 3 | 12 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
Chaos and Disorder |
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26 | 54 | 17 | 43 [33] |
42 | 8 | 15 | — | 32 | 21 | 14 | |
Emancipation |
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11 | 8 | 13 | 24 [34] |
21 | 13 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 18 | |
Crystal Ball | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Truth |
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64 | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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 [35] |
39 | 17 | 37 | — | 51 | 19 | 145 |
|
The Rainbow Children |
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109 | — | 60 | — | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | 30 | — | |
One Nite Alone... |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Xpectation |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
N·E·W·S |
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— | — | — | — | 93 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Musicology |
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3 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
The Chocolate Invasion |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Slaughterhouse |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3121 |
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1 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 18 | 1 | 9 | |
Planet Earth |
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3 | 38 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 9 | — | 35 | 1 | — | |
Lotusflow3r / MPLSound |
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2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
20Ten |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Plectrumelectrum [C] |
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8 | 33 | 10 | — | 31 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 50 | 8 | 11 | |
Art Official Age [C] |
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5 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 8 | |
Hit n Run Phase One |
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48 | 25 | 53 | — | 53 | 11 | — | — | — | 27 | 50 | |
Hit n Run Phase Two |
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40 | 117 | 20 | 47 | 21 | 38 | — | — | 50 | 9 | 21 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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US [4] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
CAN [7] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14][36] | ||
Piano and a Microphone 1983 |
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11 | 33 | 10 | 87 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 12 |
Originals |
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15 | 18 | 34 | 66 | 26 | 11 | — | 54 | 9 | 21 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [4] |
US R&B/ HH [41] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
SWI [13] | ||
One Nite Alone... Live! |
|
—[A] | — | 58 | — | 36 |
C-Note |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
Indigo Nights |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
Up All Nite with Prince: The One Nite Alone Collection |
|
—[B] | — | 30 | 38 | 61 |
Prince and the Revolution: Live |
|
22 [44] |
11 | 8 | — | 7 |
Live at Glam Slam |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
This section contains remix albums, mixtapes and special (expanded) editions from previously released albums.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [4] |
US R&B [47] |
AUT [6] |
NLD [9] |
SWI [13] |
UK [36] | ||
The Versace Experience: Prelude 2 Gold |
|
170 | 17 | 50 | 29 | 30 | 83 |
Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic |
|
—[A] | — | — | — | — | — |
Purple Rain: Deluxe / Deluxe Expanded |
|
4 | — | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
Ultimate Rave |
|
—[B] | — | — | 85 | — | — |
1999: Remastered / Deluxe / Super Deluxe |
|
45 | — | 72 | 15 | 26 | 46 |
Sign o' the Times: Remastered / Deluxe / Super Deluxe |
|
20 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Diamonds and Pearls Super Deluxe Edition |
|
85 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 50 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [4] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
CAN [7] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] | |||
His Majesty's Pop Life |
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184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Hits 1 |
|
46 | 19 | 7 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 5 | |
The Hits 2 |
|
54 | 20 | 9 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | |
The Hits/The B-Sides |
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4 | 4 | — | 19 [53][54] |
58 | 10 | 11 | 1 [55] |
19 | 9 | 4 | |
Girl 6 |
|
75 | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Very Best of Prince |
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1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Ultimate Prince |
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6 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | |
4Ever |
|
33 | 36 | 64 | 40 | 87 | 10 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 |
|
Anthology: 1995–2010 |
|
—[A] | — | — | — | — | 197 | — | — | — | 100 | — |
This section lists albums that have only been made available for download on the internet.
Title | Album details |
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NPG Music Club Volume 1 |
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NPG Music Club Volume 2 |
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NPG Music Club Volume 3 |
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NPG Music Club Volume 4 |
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NPG Music Club Volume 5 |
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NPG Music Club Volume 6 |
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NPG Music Club Volume 7 |
|
NPG Music Club Volume 8 |
|
NPG Music Club Volume 9 |
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NPG Music Club Volume 10 |
|
NPG Music Club Volume 11 |
|
NPG Music Club Volume 12 |
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Lotusflow3r (download version including "The Morning After" replacing "Crimson and Clover") |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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US [4] |
US R&B/ HH [41] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] | ||
Gold Nigga |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Exodus |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 34 | 11 |
Newpower Soul |
|
22 | 9 | 47 | 24 | 34 | 23 | 40 | 57 | 22 | 38 |
Title | Album details |
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Kamasutra |
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