Album artist 13 - Prince

This page lists the album chart entries of Prince. A list of songs by Prince can be found here. The albums are listed with the most widely successful first.

He released records under the following names Prince, Prince & the Revolution, Prince & the New Power Generation, New Power Generation, Prince (symbol), Love Symbol, The Artist Formerly Known As..., Victor, Tora Tora and Slave. This plethora of names makes him quite difficult to track.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Prince	Purple Rain	1984	US num 1 for 24 weeks - Aug 1984, Canada 1 for 13 weeks - 1984, Australia num 1 for 1 week - Aug 1984, Holland free40 1 of 1984, US 13 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in May 1996), UK 2 x Platinum (certified by BPI in May 1990), US sales 13 M (according to RIAA), Grammy in 1984 (Nominated), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 1993), US BB 3 of 1984, Sweden 3 - Aug 1984 (27 weeks), Norway 4 - Sep 1984 (17 weeks), US CashBox 6 of 1984, UK 7 - Jul 1984 (91 weeks), Switzerland 7 - Aug 1984 (32 weeks), France Best 7 of 1984, RYM 7 of 1984, Austria 8 - Jan 1985 (5 months), Melody Maker 13 of 1984, NARM 16, Defin200 16 (1984), DMDB 22, RS100 39, Global 41 - 19 M claimed, Guiness 44, Acclaimed 49 (1984), France (InfoDisc) 53 of 1984 (peak 8, 15 weeks), Internet 55 - 18 M claimed (1984), WXPN 64 (1984), RS Reader's 66, Rolling Stone 72, Virgin 72, Belgium 76 of all time (1984), WTMD 110
2	Prince	Sign 'O' The Times	1987	Switzerland 1 - Apr 1987 (21 weeks), France Best 1 of 1987, RYM 1 of 1987, Holland free40 2 of 1987, Melody Maker 2 of 1987, Grammy in 1987 (Nominated), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jul 1987), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Sep 1990), France 2 X Gold (certified by SNEP Oct 2001), Austria 3 - May 1987 (6 months), Norway 3 - Apr 1987 (13 weeks), UK 4 - Apr 1987 (32 weeks), Sweden 6 - Apr 1987 (21 weeks), Italy 9 of 1987, Virgin 19, US CashBox 23 of 1987, France (InfoDisc) 24 of 1987 (peak 4, 24 weeks), Acclaimed 26 (1987), US BB 33 of 1987, DMDB 41, Channel4 56, Belgium 65 of all time (1987), Guiness 84, Rolling Stone 93, Defin200 155 (1987), WXPN 266 (1987), WTMD 398
3	Prince	Batman	1989	UK 1 - Jul 1989 (20 weeks), US num 1 for 6 weeks - Jul 1989, Canada 1 for 1 week - 1989, Europe num 1 for 7 weeks - Jul 1989, Switzerland 1 - Jul 1989 (19 weeks), US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1989), Norway 2 - Jul 1989 (12 weeks), Sweden 2 - Jun 1989 (16 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Nov 1989), France Platinum (certified by SNEP Oct 2001), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1990), Austria 7 - Aug 1989 (5 months), Italy 12 of 1989, US CashBox 14 of 1989, Holland free40 19 of 1989, US BB 20 of 1989, France (InfoDisc) 20 of 1989 (peak 1, 36 weeks), Global 153 - 7 M claimed
4	Prince	Lovesexy	1988	UK 1 - May 1988 (32 weeks), Europe num 1 for 1 week - May 1988, Switzerland 1 - May 1988 (12 weeks), Sweden 1 - May 1988 (19 weeks), Norway 2 - May 1988 (18 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Aug 1989), France 2 X Gold (certified by SNEP Oct 2001), Austria 3 - Jun 1988 (8 months), France Best 3 of 1988, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1988), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1989), Holland free40 5 of 1988, Italy 9 of 1988, Melody Maker 12 of 1988, France (InfoDisc) 32 of 1988 (peak 9, 20 weeks), US CashBox 35 of 1988, US BB 43 of 1988, RYM 100 of 1988, Acclaimed 2019 (1988)
5	Prince	Parade	1986	Switzerland 2 - Apr 1986 (15 weeks), Melody Maker 2 of 1986, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jun 1986), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Mar 1992), France Platinum (certified by SNEP Oct 2001), UK 4 - Apr 1986 (26 weeks), France Best 4 of 1986, Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1993), Sweden 5 - Apr 1986 (12 weeks), Holland free40 7 of 1986, Austria 8 - Apr 1986 (4 months), Norway 10 - Apr 1986 (8 weeks), US CashBox 21 of 1986, US BB 25 of 1986, RYM 29 of 1986, France (InfoDisc) 44 of 1986 (peak 14, 8 weeks), Italy 47 of 1986, Acclaimed 701 (1986)
6	Prince	Around The World In A Day	1985	US num 1 for 3 weeks - Jun 1985, Sweden 1 - May 1985 (18 weeks), US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jul 1985), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Apr 1985), UK 5 - May 1985 (20 weeks), France Best 5 of 1985, US CashBox 8 of 1985, Switzerland 8 - May 1985 (11 weeks), Norway 10 - May 1985 (6 weeks), US BB 12 of 1985, Melody Maker 13 of 1985, Austria 29 - May 1985 (2 months), Holland free40 31 of 1985, Italy 59 of 1985, RYM 71 of 1985, Acclaimed 1259 (1985)
7	Prince	Diamonds & Pearls	1991	Australia num 1 for 1 week - Jan 1992, US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jan 1992), UK 2 - Oct 1991 (57 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 1991), Switzerland 3 - Oct 1991 (31 weeks), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1992), Norway 5 - Oct 1991 (9 weeks), Austria 6 - Oct 1991 (8 months), Sweden 8 - Oct 1991 (27 weeks), Holland free40 11 of 1991, US CashBox 12 of 1992, France (InfoDisc) 15 of 1991 (peak 8, 50 weeks), Melody Maker 24 of 1991, Italy 45 of 1991, Global 131 - 8 M claimed
8	Prince	1999	1983	Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1982), US 4 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Mar 1999), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Oct 2008), US 5 of 1983, Melody Maker 7 of 1982, US CashBox 18 of 1983, RYM 23 of 1982, US BB 24 of 1983, UK 30 - Sep 1984 (21 weeks), Holland free40 67 of 1982, NARM 85, Defin200 85 (1983), Rolling Stone 163, Acclaimed 183 (1982), WXPN 438 (1982)
9	Prince	[Love Symbol]	1992	UK 1 - Oct 1992 (21 weeks), Austria 1 - Oct 1992 (4 months), Australia num 1 for 1 week - Oct 1992, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 1992), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in May 1993), Switzerland 4 - Oct 1992 (13 weeks), Norway 10 - Oct 1992 (3 weeks), Sweden 10 - Oct 1992 (8 weeks), Italy 56 of 1992, France (InfoDisc) 59 of 1992 (peak 4, 13 weeks), Acclaimed 2444 (1992)
10	Prince	Graffiti Bridge	1990	UK 1 - Sep 1990 (8 weeks), Switzerland 2 - Sep 1990 (9 weeks), Norway 2 - Sep 1990 (6 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1990), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Aug 1990), Sweden 7 - Aug 1990 (8 weeks), Austria 12 - Sep 1990 (3 months), France Best 16 of 1990, Holland free40 19 of 1990, US BB 36 of 1990, US CashBox 41 of 1990, Italy 72 of 1990, France (InfoDisc) 86 of 1990 (peak 24, 10 weeks)
11	Prince	3121	2006	US num 1 for 1 week - Apr 2006, Europe num 1 for 1 week - Apr 2006, Switzerland 1 - Apr 2006 (13 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 2006), Norway 5 - Mar 2006 (7 weeks), UK 9 - Apr 2006 (4 weeks), Sweden 18 - Mar 2006 (5 weeks), Austria 37 - Apr 2006 (1 month), US BB 56 of 2006, Italy 98 of 2006
12	Prince	Come	1994	UK 1 - Aug 1994 (8 weeks), Switzerland 4 - Aug 1994 (10 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1994), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Aug 1994), France Gold (certified by SNEP Feb 1995), Norway 7 - Aug 1994 (4 weeks), Sweden 7 - Aug 1994 (4 weeks), Austria 9 - Aug 1994 (3 months), Italy 71 of 1994, France (InfoDisc) 84 of 1994 (peak 2, 9 weeks)
13	Prince	Musicology	2004	US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jan 2005), Switzerland 2 - May 2004 (9 weeks), Norway 2 - May 2004 (9 weeks), UK 3 - May 2004 (6 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in May 2004), Sweden 6 - Apr 2004 (6 weeks), US BB 8 of 2004, Austria 10 - May 2004 (1 month), Italy 92 of 2004
14	Prince	The Hits 2	1993	US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1995), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Jun 1995), UK 5 - Sep 1993 (28 weeks), Sweden 6 - Sep 1993 (7 weeks), Austria 9 - Sep 1993 (4 months), Switzerland 10 - Sep 1993 (8 weeks), Norway 14 - Sep 1993 (3 weeks), Italy 64 of 1993
15	Prince	Emancipation	1996	Switzerland 1 - Dec 1996 (7 weeks), US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Feb 1997), Austria 13 - Dec 1996 (1 month), UK 18 - Nov 1996 (6 weeks), Sweden 22 - Nov 1996 (1 week), Norway 27 - Dec 1996 (1 week), US BB 83 of 1996
16	Prince	The Hits 1	1993	US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1995), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Jun 1995), UK 5 - Sep 1993 (27 weeks), Sweden 10 - Sep 1993 (6 weeks), Austria 11 - Sep 1993 (4 months), Norway 15 - Sep 1993 (2 weeks), Switzerland 22 - Sep 1993 (5 weeks), Italy 85 of 1993
17	Prince	The Very Best Of Prince	2001	UK 2 - Aug 2001 (17 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Sep 2004), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Jan 2004), Austria 17 - Aug 2001 (2 months), Switzerland 17 - Aug 2001 (5 weeks), Sweden 28 - Aug 2001 (3 weeks)
18	Prince	The Hits, The B-Sides	1993	US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 1993), UK 4 - Sep 1993 (14 weeks), Switzerland 9 - Sep 1993 (7 weeks), Norway 11 - Sep 1993 (3 weeks), Sweden 19 - Sep 1993 (4 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jun 1995)
19	Prince	Planet Earth	2007	Switzerland 1 - Aug 2007 (10 weeks), Norway 9 - Aug 2007 (4 weeks), Austria 20 - Aug 2007 (1 month), Sweden 35 - Jul 2007 (1 week), US BB 79 of 2007
20	Prince	Controversy	1981	US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jan 1985), Holland free40 51 of 1981, US CashBox 95 of 1981, RYM 110 of 1981, Acclaimed 2628 (1981), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1989)
21	Prince	The Gold Experience	1995	UK 4 - Oct 1995 (5 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1995), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1995), US BB 61 of 1995, RYM 196 of 1995
22	Prince	Dirty Mind	1980	US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1984), RS100 20, RYM 26 of 1980, Rolling Stone 204, Acclaimed 450 (1980)
23	Prince	The Black Album	1994	Austria 7 - Dec 1994 (3 months), Switzerland 8 - Dec 1994 (10 weeks), UK 36 - Dec 1994 (3 weeks), RYM 192 of 1987
24	Prince	Ultimate	2006	UK Gold (certified by BPI in Sep 2007), UK 6 - Sep 2006 (13 weeks), Switzerland 58 - Sep 2006 (2 weeks)
25	Prince	Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic	2006	US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1999), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jun 2007)
26	Prince	Prince	1989	US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Feb 1980), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 2004)
27	Prince	The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale	1999	Switzerland 21 - Sep 1999 (5 weeks), Austria 40 - Sep 1999 (1 month)
28	Prince	Chaos & Disorder	1996	UK 14 - Jul 1996 (4 weeks)
29	Prince	The Very Best Of	2001	Norway 22 - Sep 2001 (4 weeks)
30	Prince	Gett Off	1991	UK 33 - Aug 1991 (3 weeks)
31	Prince	New Power Soul	1998	UK 38 - Jul 1998 (2 weeks)
32	Prince	$	1992	US BB 43 of 1992
33	Prince	Lotus Flow3r/Mplsound/Elix3r	2009	US BB 85 of 2009
34	Prince	The Beautiful Experience	1994	Italy 98 of 1994

In addition to the above listed albums Prince also contributed to the following entries:

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Prince & The Npg	Diamonds & Pearls	1991	US BB 23 of 1991
2	Prince & Kim Basinger	The Scandalous Sex Suite	1990	Austria 26 - Feb 1990 (1 month)