Prince albums discography | |
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Studio albums | 42 |
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'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, [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 |
| 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | |
Prince |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | |
Dirty Mind |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 61 |
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Controversy |
| 21 | 55 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
1999 [A] |
| 7 | 35 | — | 23 [17] | 37 | 45 | — | 6 | — | 26 | 28 | |
Purple Rain [A] |
| 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 [19] | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
Around the World in a Day [A] |
| 1 | 12 | 7 | 16 [21] | 10 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
Parade [A] |
| 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 [22] | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
Sign o' the Times |
| 6 | 20 | 2 | 27 [23] | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
Lovesexy |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 [25] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Batman |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Graffiti Bridge |
| 6 | 10 | 8 | 22 [26] | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
Diamonds and Pearls [B] |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 [27] | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | |
Love Symbol [28] [B] |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 [29] | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |
Come |
| 15 | 2 | 4 | 34 [30] | 9 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
The Black Album |
| 47 | 15 | 7 | 48 [31] | 49 | 35 | — | — | — | 8 | 36 | |
The Gold Experience |
| 6 | 13 | 28 | 35 [32] | 24 | 3 | 12 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
Chaos and Disorder |
| 26 | 54 | 17 | 43 [33] | 42 | 8 | 15 | — | 32 | 21 | 14 | |
Emancipation |
| 11 | 8 | 13 | 24 [34] | 21 | 13 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 18 | |
Crystal Ball | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Truth |
| 64 | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale |
| 85 | — | 40 | — | 44 | 15 | — | — | — | 21 | 47 | |
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic |
| 18 | 82 | 44 | 5 [35] | 39 | 17 | 37 | — | 51 | 19 | 145 |
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The Rainbow Children |
| 109 | — | 60 | — | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | 30 | — | |
One Nite Alone... |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Xpectation |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
N·E·W·S |
| — | — | — | — | 93 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Musicology |
| 3 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
The Chocolate Invasion |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Slaughterhouse |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3121 |
| 1 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 18 | 1 | 9 | |
Planet Earth |
| 3 | 38 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 9 | — | 35 | 1 | — | |
Lotusflow3r / MPLSound |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
20Ten |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Plectrumelectrum [C] |
| 8 | 33 | 10 | — | 31 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 50 | 8 | 11 | |
Art Official Age [C] |
| 5 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 8 | |
Hit n Run Phase One |
| 48 | 25 | 53 | — | 53 | 11 | — | — | — | 27 | 50 | |
Hit n Run Phase Two |
| 40 | 117 | 20 | 47 | 21 | 38 | — | — | 50 | 9 | 21 |
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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] | ||
Welcome 2 America | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 39 [38] | 53 [39] | 2 | 5 |
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 |
| 11 | 33 | 10 | 87 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 12 |
Originals |
| 15 | 18 | 34 | 66 | 26 | 11 | — | 54 | 9 | 21 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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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 premium/special (expanded) editions from previously released albums.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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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) | ||||||||||
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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] | |||
His Majesty's Pop Life |
| 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 |
| 4 | 4 | — | 19 [53] [54] | 58 | 10 | 11 | 1 [55] | 19 | 9 | 4 | |
Girl 6 |
| 75 | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Very Best of Prince |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Ultimate Prince |
| 6 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | |
4Ever |
| 33 | 36 | 64 | 40 | 87 | 10 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 |
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Anthology: 1995–2010 |
| — [A] | — | — | — | — | 197 | — | — | — | 100 | — |
This section lists albums that have only been made available for download on the internet.
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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 |
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NPG Music Club Volume 8 |
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NPG Music Club Volume 9 |
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NPG Music Club Volume 10 |
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NPG Music Club Volume 11 |
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NPG Music Club Volume 12 |
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Lotusflow3r (download version including "The Morning After" replacing "Crimson and Clover") |
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8 |
| 107 |
16 |
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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 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Exodus |
| — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 34 | 11 |
Newpower Soul |
| 22 | 9 | 47 | 24 | 34 | 23 | 40 | 57 | 22 | 38 |
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Kamasutra |
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American rock musician Bruce Springsteen has released 21 studio albums, 23 live albums, 77 singles, and 66 music videos. Widely referred as "The Boss" by the media, Springsteen has sold over 150 million records worldwide, listing him among the best-selling music artists in history. Billboard ranked him as the 24th Greatest Artist of all time. According to Recording Industry Association of America, he has sold 65.5 million albums in the United States, making him the 7th best-selling male soloist of all time. Born in the U.S.A. remains the best-selling album of his career, selling more than 30 million copies around the world.
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This is the singles discography of American singer Janet Jackson. Janet has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Billboard ranked her as well as the third greatest female artist of all time on Billboard Hot 100 history.
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Canadian singer Shania Twain has released six studio albums, three compilation albums, three remix albums, one box set, two live albums, 45 singles, 38 music videos, six promotional singles, and made six guest appearances. Twain's repertoire has sold over 34 million albums in the United States alone, placing her as the top-selling female artist in country music. Moreover, with 48 million copies shipped, she is ranked as the 26th best-selling artist overall in the US, tying with Kenny G for the spot. She is also recognized as one of the best-selling music artists in history, selling over 100 million records worldwide and thus becoming the top-selling female artist in country music ever.
American thrash metal band Megadeth has released sixteen studio albums, six live albums, seven compilation albums, one EP, fifty-nine singles, ten video albums, and fifty music videos. After he was fired from Metallica in 1983, guitarist and vocalist Dave Mustaine formed Megadeth along with bassist Dave Ellefson, guitarist Greg Handevidt, and drummer Richard Girod. After some initial lineup changes during 1984, Megadeth's lineup was cemented, consisting of guitarist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson, guitarist Chris Poland, and drummer Gar Samuelson. The band toured and gained a following, signing with the independent label Combat Records in late 1984. Megadeth's debut album Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985), sold very well for an independent release, and the group attracted the attention of major record labels. By the end of the year, the group signed with Capitol Records. Megadeth's first major-label album, Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, was released in 1986.
The American rock band Dave Matthews Band has released ten studio albums, eighty-five live albums, three compilation albums, eight video albums, two extended plays, thirty-six singles, and twenty-one music videos. DMB has sold over 33 million albums in the United States.
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The Chicks are an American country music band composed of Natalie Maines, along with Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire, who are sisters. Their discography comprises eight studio albums, two live albums and 28 singles.
The discography of American heavy metal band Metallica includes 11 studio albums, eight live albums, three extended plays, 44 singles, 10 video albums, 43 music videos, one soundtrack album, one collaboration album and three box sets. They are a San Francisco-based metal band formed in 1981 by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich (drums). After several bassist and lead guitarist changes, the band settled on Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett, respectively. Metallica started playing locally, releasing their first widely circulated demo, No Life 'til Leather, in 1982. The demo caught the attention of Johny Zazula, who signed Metallica to Megaforce Records. The band released Kill 'Em All in 1983, and the following year they released Ride the Lightning. After Ride the Lightning was released, Metallica left Megaforce and signed to Elektra Records. In March 1986, the band released its third studio album, Master of Puppets, which was Metallica's first album to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). While promoting the album, Burton was killed in a bus accident. Jason Newsted was hired as a replacement. The band's first release to feature Newsted was The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited, and then followed by ...And Justice for All in August 1988, which peaked at number six on the Billboard 200.
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The Strokes are an American rock band. Formed in New York City in 1999, the group consists of singer Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. The Strokes discography consists of six studio albums, two extended plays (EP), seventeen singles, one video album and twenty music videos.
The discography of the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) consists of 15 studio albums, 7 live albums, 40 compilation albums, 13 video albums, 33 music videos, 1 extended play, 50 singles, 1 soundtrack album and 8 box sets. ELO have also sold over 50 million records worldwide.
Garbage is an American rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1993. The group's discography consists of seven studio albums, three compilation albums, one remix album, one extended play, 37 singles, four promotional singles, three video albums, and 38 music videos. The line-up consists of Scottish vocalist Shirley Manson and Americans Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig. They have amassed worldwide album sales of over 17 million units.
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American rock band Matchbox Twenty have released five studio albums, one compilation album, one box set, three video albums, two extended plays, twenty-five singles and nineteen music videos. The band released their debut studio album, Yourself or Someone Like You, in October 1996. The album's lead single "Long Day" was moderately successful, while the album's second single "Push" received large amounts of airplay in the United States. As it was not released for commercial sale, "Push" was deemed ineligible by American chart provider Billboard to appear on its main Hot 100 singles chart. It did, however, peak at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and became a top-ten hit in countries such as Australia and Canada. With the success of "Push" and follow-up singles "3AM", "Real World" and "Back 2 Good", Yourself or Someone Like You eventually peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200 and was certified twelve-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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