| Prince albums discography | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Prince in 1980 | |
| Studio albums | 39 |
| EPs | 13 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Video albums | 17 |
| 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 39studio albums (including foursoundtrack albums and one posthumous album), fivelive albums, and numerouscompilations. Two albums of demo material have been released posthumously. Prince also released several albums under various group names. SeePrince singles discography for hissingles andextended plays, andPrince 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 the100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[2]
In the weeks following his death in April 2016, 19 different Prince albums charted on theBillboard 200 all at the same time, and he became the first and only artist ever to have 5 albums in theBillboard top 10 simultaneously.[3]
Prince signed a record deal withWarner Bros. Records when he was 19, soon releasing the albumsFor You (1978) andPrince (1979). He went on to achieve critical success with the influential albumsDirty Mind (1980),Controversy (1981), and1999 (1982). His sixth album,Purple Rain (1984), was recorded with his new backing bandthe Revolution, and was also the soundtrack tothe film of the same name in which he starred.Purple Rain garnered continued success for Prince and was a major commercial achievement, spendingsix consecutive months atop theBillboard 200 chart. The soundtrack also won Prince theAcademy Award for Best Original Song Score. After disbanding the Revolution, Prince released the albumSign o' the Times (1987), widely hailed by critics asthe greatest work of his career.
Prince was a prolific musician who released 39 albums during his life, witha vast array of unreleased material left in a custom-built bank vault underneath his home after his death, including fully completed albums enough that 1 album could be released every year for the next 100 years and over 50 finished music videos. Released posthumously, his demo albumsPiano and a Microphone 1983 (2018) andOriginals (2019) both received critical acclaim.
| 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] | |||
| For You |
| 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | |
| Prince |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | |
| Dirty Mind |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 61 |
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| Controversy |
| 21 | 55 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 |
| 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 | |
| Welcome 2 America | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 39 | — | 53 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] | AUS [5] | AUT [6] | CAN [7] | GER [8] | NLD [9] | NOR [10] | SWE [12] | SWI [13] | UK [14][37] | ||
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] | US R&B/ HH [39] | 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 [42] | 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 [45] | AUT [6] | NLD [9] | SWI [13] | UK [37] | ||
| The Versace Experience: Prelude 2 Gold |
| 170 | 17 | 50 | 29 | 30 | 83 |
| Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic |
| —[A] | — | — | — | — | — |
| Purple Rain: Deluxe / Deluxe Expanded |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
| Ultimate Rave |
| —[B] | — | — | 85 | — | — |
| 1999: Remastered / Deluxe / Super Deluxe |
| 45 | 20 | 72 | 15 | 26 | 46 |
| Sign o' the Times: Remastered / Deluxe / Super Deluxe |
| 20 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Diamonds and Pearls Super Deluxe Edition |
| 85 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 50 |
| Around the World in a Day Deluxe Expanded Edition |
| 176 | 24 | — | 29 | — | 87 |
| 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 |
| 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 [52][53] | 58 | 10 | 11 | 1 [54] | 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.
| 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 |
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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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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US [4] | ||
| 8 |
| 107 |
| 16 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] | US R&B/ HH [39] | 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 |
| Title | Album details |
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| Kamasutra |
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