Prince albums discography - Wikipedia Prince albums discography This article 's lead section may be too long for the length of the article. Please help by moving some material from it into the body of the article. Please read the layout guide and lead section guidelines to ensure the section will still be inclusive of all essential details. Please discuss this issue on the article 's talk page. ( April 2018 ) Prince albums discography Studio albums 39 Live albums Compilation albums 7 Video albums 17 EPs 13 Remix albums Prince 's albums discography consists of thirty - nine studio albums ( including five soundtrack albums ), three live albums, seven compilation albums, seventeen video albums, and twelve extended plays. Prince 's music career began when he signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records in 1977 at 18 years of age. In 1978, he released his debut album, For You. He followed the release with Prince ( 1979 ), Dirty Mind ( 1980 ), and Controversy ( 1981 ), three albums that were certified platinum and shifted from For You 's disco / soul route and instead blended New Wave, rock, pop, R&B, and funk, building up his success. His 1982 album 1999, credited for being an enormous influence on the next few decades of dance, electro, house, and techno music, sold over six million copies worldwide and became the fifth best - selling album of 1983. The next album, Purple Rain, the first of three credited to Prince and The Revolution, was the 1984 soundtrack to his film - debut of the same name. In a runaway phenomenon of success, it sold over 22 million copies around the world and at one point, Prince had the number - one song, album, and film in the United States, a feat matching The Beatles ' 1964 achievement with A Hard Day 's Night. Soon tiring of the project 's enormous success and consequent over-exposure, he and the band recorded throughout touring and planned a change of image and musical direction by means of a quick follow - up. 1985 's Around the World in a Day released within a year of its predecessor and days after the lucrative Purple Rain tour was curtailed, had no lead single nor advance promotion. It inaugurated his own Paisley Park record label, and eschewing Purple Rain ' s rock and metal elements, headed off into psychedelic influences and instrumentation. Prince and The Revolution continued multi-platinum success with the soundtrack to his second movie Under the Cherry Moon, 1986 's Parade. It showed further expansion of his musical palette, in ongoing collaboration with band members Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman and composer Clare Fischer. The film and album brought into play Broadway - style orchestration and French - influenced chanson arrangements but, like its predecessors, it also included tracks written, performed and produced entirely solo by Prince. Following disputes about musical direction and a new style of presentation with an expanded ' soul - revue ' flavor, Prince disbanded The Revolution at the end of the tour. He resumed a solo career with 1987 's Sign o ' the Times, an experimental double album, which topped several critic end - of - year polls and was Grammy nominated for Album of the Year. The album 's projected tour would largely be cancelled as Prince concentrated on developing the acclaimed concert film of the same name, filming in Europe and at his new Paisley Park facility in Chanhassen. An untitled follow - up ( eventually known as The Black Album ), promotional copies of which were distributed before it was cancelled, became the most bootlegged album in the history of the music business to date. After a period in which he 'd seemed more accessible and grounded, it also restored earlier enigma. 1988 's Lovesexy ( his first UK number - one record ) built further on his mystique while recycling one of the Black Album tracks. During its subsequent tour, under some financial pressure, he suddenly became involved with production for a highly anticipated forthcoming Warner Bros. film production directed by Tim Burton, writing and producing songs for its soundtrack. His Batman album, inspired by the movie, ended his decade by selling 11 million copies worldwide as one of two soundtracks to Batman, the biggest - grossing movie in cinema history to that date. Prince entered the 1990s with the soundtrack to his third movie, Graffiti Bridge. Its moderate success was dwarfed by his 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls which, mixing elements of new jack swing, R&B, jazz - soul, and hip hop and introducing his new band The New Power Generation, spawned several huge hit singles. In its wake, Prince signed what was touted as the biggest deal in music history, worth a reported $100 m. However, after his 1992 follow - up, the Love Symbol Album, only scraped the five million copies he needed to advantage himself under the deal, he began to become dissatisfied with his record company, fearing they had n't adequately promoted it, perhaps to disadvantage his side of the deal. Warner countered with requests for him to slow down on delivery of new projects and extend their term of promotion, a request denied by Prince. It was the beginning of a dispute which mushroomed rapidly. By 1993, Prince had changed his name to an un-pronounceable symbol in order to escape the terms of his contract as the Warner - owned product, ' Prince '. He began demanding faster release by Warner of more projects than they were prepared to promote. In a growing effort to eject himself from his contract, his demands increased further to include ownership of his master recordings and he notoriously began to refer to himself as a ' Slave ' to the company, wearing this word on his face in public and in negotiation with the label with resultant public embarrassment for both Warner 's public image and his own. He also began to pursue erratic and unconventional promotional methods for his projects, whether under aliases or as part of projects by his band, now being planned under the auspices of a new label, NPG Records which Prince increasingly operated as if an independent venture using Warner as distributor. In return for co-operating with Warner 's The Hits / The B - Sides compilation albums, Prince, under his new name, was granted the opportunity to trial - release independently of Warner on his NPG imprint using an external distributor and label. The one - off experiment, his single `` The Most Beautiful Girl in the World '' should have demonstrated that he needed the clout of Warner Bros. for continued success but the single instead became an international smash, his first UK number one single, and wrangles between the parties continued with Warner Bros. gradually coming round to the idea of ending their arrangement. To this end, Warner released several ' Prince ' albums in quick succession, including Come and the first official release of his funk ' bootleg ' The Black Album in 1994. The rock - influenced The Gold Experience had been planned by Prince for release under his new name in competition with Warner 's ' Prince ' products but it was delayed by the label until 1995, losing the momentum of its hit single. By 1996, his sales were at a fraction of what they had been prior to the dispute and the final new album he delivered to the label, 1996 's Chaos and Disorder, saw his lowest chart performance since 1980. Prince then began an independent career, licensing to record companies on limited deals or self - distributing via a succession of online operations. The first project, Emancipation was a 3 - LP set licensed to EMI later in 1996. He continued with a bootleg - style collection of outtakes, Crystal Ball, which sold initially via his website in 1998. Now taking 100 % of retail minus costs, Prince found even reduced sales to be much more profitable than at his commercial peak with Purple Rain under his prior percentage deal with Warner. As news of his achievement began to circulate in the changing music industry, Prince 's reputation and influence began to recover as his prior struggles were vindicated. His innovation was later rewarded when he received a Webby award, the first recognition of his stance against major record companies as prescient of changes to come later in the industry as a whole and of his own online retailing as visionary and pioneering. In the meantime, Prince was not advantaged by being ahead of the times. The poppy Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic in 1999, under a one - off deal with Arista Records, failed to deliver an anticipated return to former mainstream chart success. In 2001, while Warner released another successful compilation The Very Best of Prince and now using his birth name again, put out the critically successful jazz - influenced album The Rainbow Children but it struggled to achieve more than cursory media attention and saw poor sales. A solo piano album One Night Alone, sold again via his online operation, gave its name under slight variation to his first live set, the box set One Nite Alone... Live, which saw the big hits of his past redeveloped in the jazz mode of The Rainbow Children alongside many of its tracks in live form. Adapting to low - sales profitability and developing his hardcore fanbase, now in close contact with his online business Prince, during the early part of the new century, was releasing much more low - key albums via his websites developing a prescient subscription - model for user music purchases. He was also optimising and downsizing his touring setup and taking much closer involvement with its administration and management which involved minimal contractual involvements and more spontaneous campaigning on promotion and live appearances. A major mainstream ' comeback ' soon followed with 2004 's Musicology tour, whose album garnered five Grammy nominations and, availing of a loophole ( closed behind him ), in chart regulations, embedded album sales within ticket sales for the tour which were among the strongest of that year. The result that the album peaked within the Billboard Top 3. These cutting - edge promotional tactics were extremely effective in restoring Prince rapidly to the commercial high ground, and 3121 ( 2006 ), became his first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. The follow - up, Planet Earth ( 2007 ), licensed to record companies for the world was suddenly given away free as a cover - mount on a British newspaper, a very profitable exercise for Prince, particularly as in addition to providing an income from the paper equivalent to high sales, it also served to launch and promote a record - breaking single - venue booking in London, his 21 Nights residency at the Millennium Dome. Its follow - on live album Indigo Nights ( 2008 ), a collection of aftershow performances at the venue, was marketed within an expensive coffee - table book. The three - disc 2009 set Lotusflow3r / MPLSound sold very well via the Target retailer in the US again seeing the inside of the top three in the Billboard 200. A further British newspaper cover - mount deal distributed 20Ten in 2010 although the exercise had reduced impact on the second outing and critical reception was poor. It was with the solo album Art Official Age and his new band 3rdeyegirl 's debut Plectrumelectrum in 2014, that Prince finally returned to critical favour and headlines following the dynamic and spontaneous HitnRun tour which took London 's media by storm and gave its name to the band 's next album Hit n Run Phase One. First released exclusively on the new Tidal streaming service on September 7, 2015 before being released on CD on September 15, 2015 by NPG Records. His final album before his death, Hit n Run Phase Two, was released on December 11, 2015, also through Tidal. In the weeks following his death, 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. Prince has sold over 100 million records worldwide, including 48.9 million certified units in the United States, and over 10 million records in the United Kingdom. Prince has been ranked as the 21st most successful act of all time, the 26th most successful chart artist worldwide, including 27 overall number - one entries, and being the most successful chart act of the 1980s, and tenth most successful chart act of the 1990s. Contents 1 Studio albums 2 Live albums 3 Remix albums 4 Compilation albums 5 Albums credited to The New Power Generation 6 Albums credited to The NPG Orchestra 7 Albums credited to Madhouse 8 Internet albums 9 See also 10 References 11 Bibliography 12 External links Studio albums Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications ( sales thresholds ) US AUS AUT CAN GER NLD NOR NZ SWE SWI UK 1978 For You Released : April 7, 1978 Label : Warner Bros. 138 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 156 1979 Prince Released : October 19, 1979 Label : Warner Bros. 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 92 -- UK : Silver US : Platinum 1980 Dirty Mind Released : October 8, 1980 Label : Warner Bros. 45 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 79 61 US : Gold 1981 Controversy Released : October 14, 1981 Label : Warner Bros. 21 55 -- -- -- 50 -- -- -- -- -- UK : Gold US : Platinum 1982 1999 Released : October 27, 1982 Label : Warner Bros. 7 35 -- 23 -- 45 -- 6 -- 51 28 CAN : Platinum UK : Platinum US : 4 × Platinum 1984 Purple Rain Released : June 25, 1984 Label : Warner Bros. 8 5 7 CAN : 6 × Platinum UK : 2 × Platinum US : Diamond 1985 Around the World in a Day Released : April 22, 1985 Label : Paisley Park, Warner Bros. 12 7 16 10 10 16 8 5 UK : Gold US : 2 × Platinum 1986 Parade Released : March 31, 1986 Label : Paisley Park, Warner Bros. 8 7 11 6 10 7 5 UK : Platinum US : Platinum Sign o ' the Times Released : March 30, 1987 Label : Paisley Park, Warner Bros. 6 20 27 11 6 6 CAN : 4 × Platinum UK : Platinum US : Platinum Lovesexy Released : May 10, 1988 Label : Paisley Park, Warner Bros. 11 8 7 UK : Platinum US : Gold Batman Released : June 20, 1989 Label : Warner Bros. CAN : 3 × Platinum UK : Platinum US : 2 × Platinum Graffiti Bridge Released : August 21, 1990 Label : Paisley Park, Warner Bros. 6 10 8 22 7 CAN : Gold UK : Gold US : Gold 1991 Diamonds and Pearls Released : October 1, 1991 Label : Paisley Park, Warner Bros. 8 8 6 5 5 8 CAN : 2 × Platinum UK : 3 × Platinum US : 2 × Platinum Love Symbol Album Released : October 13, 1992 Label : Paisley Park, Warner Bros. 5 16 5 6 10 10 UK : Platinum US : Platinum Come Released : August 16, 1994 Label : Warner Bros. 15 34 9 7 16 7 UK : Gold US : Gold The Black Album Released : November 22, 1994 Label : Warner Bros. 47 15 7 48 51 35 -- -- -- 8 36 1995 The Gold Experience Released : September 26, 1995 Label : NPG, Warner Bros. 6 13 28 35 24 12 -- 11 7 UK : Gold US : Gold Chaos and Disorder Released : July 9, 1996 Label : Warner Bros. 26 54 17 43 42 8 15 -- 32 21 14 Emancipation Released : November 19, 1996 Label : NPG, EMI 11 8 13 24 21 13 27 22 22 18 CAN : Platinum US : 2 × Platinum 1998 Crystal Ball / The Truth Released : January 29, 1998 Label : NPG 62 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 91 1999 The Vault : Old Friends 4 Sale Released : August 24, 1999 Label : Warner Bros. 85 -- 40 -- 44 15 -- -- -- 21 47 Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic Released : November 9, 1999 Label : NPG, Arista 18 82 44 5 53 17 37 -- 49 19 145 US : Gold 2001 The Rainbow Children Released : November 20, 2001 Label : NPG, Redline Entertainment 109 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 74 -- 2002 One Nite Alone... Released : May 14, 2002 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2003 Xpectation Released : January 1, 2003 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- N.E.W.S Released : July 29, 2003 Label : NPG, MP Media -- -- -- -- 93 83 -- -- -- -- -- Musicology Released : March 29, 2004 Label : NPG, Columbia 19 11 25 6 CAN : Gold UK : Gold US : 2 × Platinum The Chocolate Invasion Released : March 29, 2004 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The Slaughterhouse Released : March 29, 2004 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2006 3121 Released : March 21, 2006 Label : NPG, Universal 18 15 9 5 -- 18 9 UK : Silver US : Gold 2007 Planet Earth Released : July 24, 2007 Label : NPG, Columbia 38 11 17 7 9 -- 35 -- 2009 Lotusflow3r / MPLSound ( released as a 3 - CD set together with Elixer by Bria Valente ) Released : March 29, 2009 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- 23 -- -- -- -- -- 20Ten Released : July 10, 2010 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2014 Plectrumelectrum Released : September 26, 2014 Label : NPG, Warner Bros. 8 33 10 -- 31 9 8 31 50 8 11 Art Official Age Released : September 26, 2014 Label : NPG, Warner Bros. 5 15 8 21 18 17 9 8 2015 HITnRUN Phase One Released : September 7, 2015 Label : NPG 48 25 53 -- 53 11 -- -- -- 27 50 HITnRUN Phase Two Released : December 12, 2015 Label : NPG 40 117 20 47 21 38 -- -- 50 9 21 A ^ With The Revolution B ^ With The New Power Generation C ^ With 3rdeyegirl Live albums Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ( sales thresholds ) US AUS AUT CAN GER NLD NOR NZ SWE SWI UK 2002 One Nite Alone... Live ! / One Nite Alone... The Aftershow : It Ai n't Over ! Released : December 17, 2002 Label : NPG, MP Media -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C - Note Released : January 3, 2003 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2008 Indigo Nights Released : September 30, 2008 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Remix albums Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS AUT CAN GER NLD NOR NZ SWE SWI UK 2001 Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic Released : April 29, 2001 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Compilation albums Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS AUT CAN GER NLD NOR NZ SWE SWI UK 1993 The Hits 1 Released : September 14, 1993 Label : Warner Bros. 46 19 7 34 20 14 15 12 10 22 5 UK : Platinum US : Platinum The Hits 2 Released : September 14, 1993 Label : Warner Bros. 54 20 9 36 19 15 14 8 6 10 5 UK : Platinum US : Platinum The Hits / The B - Sides Released : September 14, 1993 Label : Warner Bros. -- 67 58 10 11 19 9 NZ : Platinum UK : Gold US : Platinum Girl 6 Released : March 19, 1996 Label : Warner Bros. 75 -- -- -- -- 83 -- -- -- -- -- 2001 The Very Best of Prince Released : July 31, 2001 Label : Warner Bros. 5 5 CAN : Gold NZ : Platinum UK : 2 × Platinum US : Platinum 2006 Ultimate Prince Released : August 22, 2006 Label : Warner Bros. 6 6 22 22 19 39 10 7 9 NZ : Platinum UK : Platinum 2016 4Ever Released : November 22, 2016 Label : Warner Bros. / NPG 33 36 64 40 87 10 -- -- -- 21 21 UK : Gold 2018 Piano & a Microphone 1983 To be released : September 21, 2018 Label : Warner Bros. To be released Albums credited to The New Power Generation Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ( sales thresholds ) US AUS AUT CAN GER NLD NOR NZ SWE SWI UK 1993 Goldnigga Released : August 31, 1993 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1995 Exodus Released : March 27, 1995 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- -- 31 -- -- -- 34 11 1998 Newpower Soul Released : June 30, 1998 Label : NPG 22 47 24 -- 34 23 40 -- 57 22 38 500,000 worldwide Albums credited to The NPG Orchestra Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ( sales thresholds ) US AUS AUT CAN GER NLD NOR NZ SWE SWI UK Kamasutra ( limited edition cassette ) Released : February 14, 1997 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1998 Kamasutra ( CD version, included in limited edition 5CD box set together with Crystal Ball / The Truth ) Released : January 29, 1998 Label : NPG -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Albums credited to Madhouse Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ( sales thresholds ) US AUS AUT CAN GER NLD NOR NZ SWE SWI UK 8 Released : January 21, 1987 Label : Paisley Park 107 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 16 Released : November 18, 1987 Label : Paisley Park -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Internet albums In this section albums are listed that only have been made available for download on the internet. Year Album details Certifications ( sales thresholds ) 2000 NPG Music Club Vol. 1 -- 12 Released : 2000 -- 2002 Label : NPG -- 2009 Lotusflow3r ( download version including `` The Morning After '' ) Released : March 24, 2009 Label : NPG -- See also Prince singles discography Prince videography References Jump up ^ Leahey, Andrew. `` Prince Biography ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Prince premieres new single `` Stare '' ``. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Prince to Release New Record, ' The Hit & Run Album ' ''. Spin. Retrieved 1 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Prince Announces The Hit & Run Album ''. Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 August 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Hit n'Run : Prince : Amazon.fr : Musique ''. Amazon.fr. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` HITNRUN Phase One ''. Fnac.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015. Jump up ^ Caulfield, Keith ( 2016 - 05 - 03 ). `` Prince Sets Record With Five Albums in Top 10 of Billboard 200 Chart ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Ebony ''. Books.google.be. p. 128. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Who was the world 's biggest music act of all time ? ''. Tsort.info. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` The greatest number of hits ''. Tsort.info. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Who had the most number 1s ? ''. Tsort.info. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Who were the most successful artists of each decade ? ''. Tsort.info. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Songs from the 1990s ''. Tsort.info. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 22. ^ Jump up to : `` Chart history - Prince ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. ^ Jump up to : Peak chart positions for Prince albums in Australia : Top 100 ( Kent Music Report ) peaks to June 19, 1988 : Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992 ( illustrated ed. ). St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. p. 239. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until June 19, 1988. Lovesexy peaked at number 8 on this chart one week before the ARIA - produced chart ( archived on australian-charts.com ) commenced. Top 50 ( ARIA Chart ) peaks from June 26, 1988 : `` australian-charts.com > Prince in Australian Charts ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Top 100 ( ARIA Chart ) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010 : Ryan, Gavin ( 2011 ). Australia 's Music Charts 1988 -- 2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia : Moonlight Publishing. ^ Jump up to : `` Prince discography ''. Austrian charts ( in German ). Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. ^ Jump up to : `` Prince discography ''. Canadian album charts. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 08. ^ Jump up to : `` Prince discography ''. German charts ( in German ). Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. ^ Jump up to : `` Prince discography ''. Austrian charts ( in German ). Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. ^ Jump up to : `` Prince discography ''. Norwegian charts. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. ^ Jump up to : `` NZ Albums chart ''. charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 08. ^ Jump up to : `` Prince discography ''. Swedish charts. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. ^ Jump up to : `` Prince discography ''. swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. ^ Jump up to : Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 439. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. ^ Jump up to : `` Certified Awards ''. British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. ^ Jump up to : RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Prince. Riaa.com, Retrieved on 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` 1999 - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. ^ Jump up to : `` CRIA Certifications ''. Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2009 - 08 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Purple Rain - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 26. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Around the World in a Day - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Parade - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Sign o ' the Times - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Lovesexy - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Graffiti Bridge - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Diamonds and Pearls - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 26. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ `` Love Symbol - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Come - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` The Black Album - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` The Gold Experience - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Chaos and Disorder - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Emancipation - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ Uptown, 2004, p. 263 Jump up ^ `` The Hits / The B - Sides - Canadian Album Chart ''. RPM. Archived from the original on 2009 - 01 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4236 ^ Jump up to : `` New Zealand album certifications ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved May 20, 2016. Jump up ^ Uptown, 2004, p. 203 Bibliography Nilsen, Per ; Joozt Mattheij ( 2004 ). The Vault -- The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince. Uptown. ISBN 91 - 631 - 5482 - X. 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Question: how many albums did prince sell in his lifetime
Answer: over 100 million records worldwide