# Prince albums discography

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, 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.
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.

## Overview

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.

## Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| For You | Released: April 7, 1978 Label: Warner Bros. | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | |
| Prince | Released: October 19, 1979 Label: Warner Bros. | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver |
| Dirty Mind | Released: October 8, 1980 Label: Warner Bros. | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 61 | RIAA: Gold |
| Controversy | Released: October 14, 1981 Label: Warner Bros. | 21 | 55 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold |
| 1999 | Released: October 27, 1982 Label: Warner Bros. | 7 | 35 | — | 23 | 37 | 45 | — | 6 | — | 26 | 28 | RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum |
| Purple Rain | Released: June 25, 1984 Label: Warner Bros. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | RIAA: 13× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum MC: 6× Platinum |
| Around the World in a Day | Released: April 22, 1985 Label: Paisley Park, Warner Bros. | 1 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 5 | RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold |
| Parade | Released: March 31, 1986 Label: Paisley Park, Warner Bros. | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Platinum |
| Sign o' the Times | Released: March 30, 1987 Label: Paisley Park, Warner Bros. | 6 | 20 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum MC: 4× Platinum |
| Lovesexy | Released: May 10, 1988 Label: Paisley Park, Warner Bros. | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Platinum |
| Batman | Released: June 20, 1989 Label: Warner Bros. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum |
| Graffiti Bridge | Released: August 20, 1990 Label: Paisley Park, Warner Bros. | 6 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Gold |
| Diamonds and Pearls | Released: October 1, 1991 Label: Paisley Park, Warner Bros. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum |
| Love Symbol | Released: October 13, 1992 Label: Paisley Park, Warner Bros. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum |
| Come | Released: August 16, 1994 Label: Warner Bros. | 15 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold |
| The Black Album | Released: November 22, 1994 Label: Warner Bros. | 47 | 15 | 7 | 48 | 49 | 35 | — | — | — | 8 | 36 | |
| The Gold Experience | Released: September 26, 1995 Label: NPG, Warner Bros. | 6 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 12 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | RIAA: Gold BPI: 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 | 1 | 18 | RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum |
| Crystal Ball | Released: January 29, 1998 Label: NPG Initially released as a limited edition 5-CD box set together with The Truth and Kamasutra by the NPG Orchestra and a 4-CD box set together with The Truth. | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Truth | Released: January 29, 1998 Label: NPG Initially released as a limited edition 5-CD box set together with Crystal Ball and Kamasutra by the NPG Orchestra and a 4-CD box set together with Crystal ball. | 64 | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 2, 1999 Label: NPG, Arista | 18 | 82 | 44 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 37 | — | 51 | 19 | 145 | RIAA: Gold |
| The Rainbow Children | Released: November 20, 2001 Label: NPG, Redline Entertainment | 109 | — | 60 | — | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | 30 | — | |
| One Nite Alone... | Released: May 14, 2002 Label: NPG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Xpectation | Released: January 1, 2003 Label: NPG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| N·E·W·S | Released: May 26, 2003 Label: NPG, MP Media | — | — | — | — | 93 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Musicology | Released: March 27, 2004 Label: NPG, Columbia | 3 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold |
| The Chocolate Invasion | Released: March 29, 2004 Label: NPG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Slaughterhouse | Released: March 29, 2004 Label: NPG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3121 | Released: March 21, 2006 Label: NPG, Universal | 1 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 18 | 1 | 9 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver |
| Planet Earth | Released: July 24, 2007 Label: NPG, Columbia | 3 | 38 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 9 | — | 35 | 1 | — | |
| Lotusflow3r / MPLSound | Released: March 29, 2009 Label: NPG Released as a 3-CD set together with Elixer by Bria Valente | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 20Ten | Released: July 10, 2010 Label: NPG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 8 | |
| Hit n Run Phase One | Released: September 7, 2015 Label: NPG | 48 | 25 | 53 | — | 53 | 11 | — | — | — | 27 | 50 | |
| Hit n Run Phase Two | Released: December 12, 2015 Label: NPG | 40 | 117 | 20 | 47 | 21 | 38 | — | — | 50 | 9 | 21 | |
| Welcome 2 America | Released: July 30, 2021 Label: NPG / Legacy | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 53 | 2 | 5 |
    A^ With The Revolution
    B^ With The New Power Generation
    C^ With 3rdeyegirl

## Demo albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | NLD | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK |
| Piano and a Microphone 1983 | Released: September 21, 2018 Label: NPG / Warner Bros. Note: Compilation album | 11 | 33 | 10 | 87 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 12 |
| Originals | Released: June 7, 2019 Label: NPG / Warner Bros. Note: Compilation album | 15 | 18 | 34 | 66 | 26 | 11 | — | 54 | 9 | 21 |

## Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B/ HH | GER | NLD | SWI |
| One Nite Alone... Live! | Released: December 17, 2002 Label: NPG | — | — | 58 | — | 36 |
| C-Note | Released: March 29, 2004 Label: NPG | — | — | — | — | — |
| Indigo Nights | Released: September 30, 2008 Label: NPG | — | — | — | — | — |
| Up All Nite with Prince: The One Nite Alone Collection | Released: May 29, 2020 Label: NPG / Legacy | — | — | 30 | 38 | 61 |
| Prince and the Revolution: Live | Released: June 4, 2022 Label: Warner Bros. | 22 | 11 | 8 | — | 7 |
| Live at Glam Slam | Released: October 11, 2023 Label: NPG / Warner Bros. | — | — | — | — | — |
    A^ One Nite Alone... Live! did not enter the US Billboard 200, put peaked at number 95 on the Top Album Sales component chart.
    B^ Up All Nite with Prince: The One Nite Alone Collection did not enter the US Billboard 200, put peaked at number 19 on the Top Album Sales component chart.

## Special editions

This section contains remix albums, mixtapes and special (expanded) editions from previously released albums.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | AUT | NLD | SWI | UK |
| The Versace Experience: Prelude 2 Gold | Released: July 8, 1995 (limited edition cassette) Re-released: April 13, 2019 (limited edition cassette) Re-released: September 13, 2019 (all other formats) Label: NPG / Legacy | 170 | 17 | 50 | 29 | 30 | 83 |
| Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic | Released: April 29, 2001 Label: NPG | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Purple Rain: Deluxe / Deluxe Expanded | Released: June 23, 2017 Label: Warner Bros. | 4 | — | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
| Ultimate Rave | Released: April 26, 2019 Label: Legacy | — | — | — | 85 | — | — |
| 1999: Remastered / Deluxe / Super Deluxe | Released: November 27, 2019 Label: Warner Bros. | 45 | — | 72 | 15 | 26 | 46 |
| Sign o' the Times: Remastered / Deluxe / Super Deluxe | Released: September 25, 2020 Label: Warner Bros. | 20 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Diamonds and Pearls Super Deluxe Edition | Released: October 27, 2023 Label: NPG / Legacy / Warner | 85 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 50 |
    A^ Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic did not enter the US Billboard 200, put peaked at number 14 on the Vinyl Albums chart.
    B^ Ultimate Rave did not enter the US Billboard 200, put peaked at number 69 on the Top Album Sales component chart.

## Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| His Majesty's Pop Life | Released: Late 1985 (Japan only promotional copy) Re-released: April 13, 2019 Label: Paisley Park / Warner Bros. | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Hits 1 | Released: September 14, 1993 Label: Warner Bros. | 46 | 19 | 7 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 5 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum |
| The Hits 2 | Released: September 14, 1993 Label: Warner Bros. | 54 | 20 | 9 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum |
| The Hits/The B-Sides | Released: September 14, 1993 Label: Warner Bros. | 4 | 4 | — | 19 | 58 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum |
| Girl 6 | Released: March 19, 1996 Label: Warner Bros. | 75 | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Prince | Released: July 31, 2001 Label: Warner Bros. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Platinum |
| Ultimate Prince | Released: August 22, 2006 Label: Warner Bros. | 6 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum |
| 4Ever | Released: November 22, 2016 Label: NPG / Warner Bros. | 33 | 36 | 64 | 40 | 87 | 10 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | BPI: Gold |
| Anthology: 1995–2010 | Released: August 17, 2018 Label: NPG / Legacy | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | — | — | — | 100 | — | |
    A^ Anthology: 1995–2010 did not enter the US Billboard 200, put peaked at number 85 on the Current Album Sales component chart.

## Internet albums

This section lists albums that have only been made available for download on the internet.
| Title | Album details |
| NPG Music Club Volume 1 | Released: February 18, 2001 Label: NPG |
| NPG Music Club Volume 2 | Released: March 22, 2001 Label: NPG |
| NPG Music Club Volume 3 | Released: April 22, 2001 Label: NPG |
| NPG Music Club Volume 4 | Released: May 15, 2001 Label: NPG |
| NPG Music Club Volume 5 | Released: June 11, 2001 Label: NPG |
| NPG Music Club Volume 6 | Released: July 7, 2001 Label: NPG |
| NPG Music Club Volume 7 | Released: August 28, 2001 Label: NPG |
| NPG Music Club Volume 8 | Released: September 18, 2001 Label: NPG |
| NPG Music Club Volume 9 | Released: October 16, 2001 Label: NPG |
| NPG Music Club Volume 10 | Released: November 15, 2001 Label: NPG |
| NPG Music Club Volume 11 | Released: December 15, 2001 Label: NPG |
| NPG Music Club Volume 12 | Released: January 17, 2002 Label: NPG |
| Lotusflow3r (download version including "The Morning After" replacing "Crimson and Clover") | Released: March 24, 2009 Label: NPG |

## Albums credited to Madhouse

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US |
| 8 | Released: January 21, 1987 Label: Paisley Park | 107 |
| 16 | Released: November 18, 1987 Label: Paisley Park | — |

## Albums credited to The New Power Generation

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B/ HH | AUS | AUT | GER | NLD | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK |
| Gold Nigga | Released: August 31, 1993 Label: NPG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Exodus | Released: March 27, 1995 Label: NPG | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 34 | 11 |
| Newpower Soul | Released: June 30, 1998 Label: NPG Also released as a 3-CD box together with Chaka Khan's Come 2 My House and Graham Central Station's GCS 2000 | 22 | 9 | 47 | 24 | 34 | 23 | 40 | 57 | 22 | 38 |

## Albums credited to The NPG Orchestra

| Title | Album details |
| Kamasutra | Released: February 14, 1997 (limited edition cassette) Released: January 29, 1998 (limited edition CD as part of the 5-CD box set Crystal Ball / The Truth / Kamasutra) Label: NPG |