Major releases

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Studio abums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
FRA
[5]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
For You 138 200 156
Prince
  • Released: October 19, 1979
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
22 190 92
Dirty Mind
  • Released: October 8, 1980
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
45 193 79 61
Controversy
  • Released: October 14, 1981
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
21 55 50
1999
  • Released: October 27, 1982
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
7 35 23 84 45 6 51 28
Around the World in a Day
  • Released: April 22, 1985
  • Label: Paisley Park · Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
1 12 7 16 134 1 16 1 8 5
Sign o' the Times
  • Released: March 30, 1987
  • Label: Paisley Park · Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
6 20 2 27 61 2 6 6 1 4
Lovesexy
  • Released: May 10, 1988
  • Label: Paisley Park · Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
11 8 3 7 146 1 1 1 1 1
Diamonds and Pearls
  • Released: October 1, 1991
  • Label: Paisley Park · Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
3 1 4 8 8 6 5 8 3 2
Love Symbol Album
  • Released: October 13, 1992
  • Label: Paisley Park · Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
5 1 1 16 6 4 10 4 1
Come
  • Released: August 16, 1994
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
15 2 4 34 4 16 7 4 1
The Black Album
  • Released: November 22, 1994
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
47 15 7 48 35 8 36
The Gold Experience
  • Released: September 26, 1995
  • Label: NPG · Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
6 13 28 35 3 11 7 4
Chaos and Disorder
  • Released: July 9, 1996
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
26 54 17 43 25 8 32 21 14
Emancipation
  • Released: November 19, 1996
  • Label: NPG · EMI
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
11 8 13 24 9 13 22 22 1 18
Crystal Ball
  • Released: March 3, 1998
  • Label: NPG
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
62 91
The Truth
  • Released: March 3, 1998
  • Label: NPG
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
  • Released: August 24, 1999
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
85 40 64 16 21 47
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
  • Released: November 2, 1999
  • Label: NPG · Arista
  • Formats: LP · CD
18 82 44 5 37 17 49 19 145
The Rainbow Children
  • Released: November 20, 2001
  • Label: NPG · Redline Entertainment
  • Formats: LP · CD
109 78 74
One Nite Alone...
  • Released: May 14, 2002
  • Label: NPG
  • Formats: LP · CD
Xpectation
  • Released: January 1, 2003
  • Label: NPG
  • Formats: LP · CD
N·E·W·S
  • Released: July 29, 2003
  • Label: NPG · MP Media
  • Formats: LP · CD
83
The Chocolate Invasion
  • Released: March 29, 2004
  • Label: NPG
  • Formats: LP · CD
The Slaughterhouse
  • Released: March 29, 2004
  • Label: NPG
  • Formats: LP · CD
Musicology
  • Released: April 20, 2004
  • Label: NPG · Columbia
  • Formats: LP · CD
3 19 4 7 3 25 6 2 3
3121
  • Released: March 21, 2006
  • Label: NPG · Universal
  • Formats: LP · CD
1 18 15 8 3 18 1 9
Planet Earth
  • Released: July 15, 2007
  • Label: NPG · Columbia
  • Formats: LP · CD
3 38 11 16 3 35 1
Lotusflow3r
  • Released: March 24, 2009
  • Label: NPG
  • Formats: LP · CD
2 14 23
MPLSound
  • Released: March 24, 2009
  • Label: NPG
  • Formats: LP · CD
20Ten
  • Released: July 10, 2010
  • Label: NPG
  • Formats: LP · CD
Plectrumelectrum
  • Released: September 30, 2014
  • Label: NPG · Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · CD
8 33 13 9 31 8 11
Art Official Age
  • Released: September 30, 2014
  • Label: NPG · Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · CD
5 15 21 6 4 17 9 8
Hit n Run Phase One
  • Released: September 7, 2015
  • Label: NPG · Universal
  • Formats: LP · CD
48 25 53 38 11 27 50
Hit n Run Phase Two
  • Released: December 12, 2015
  • Label: NPG
  • Formats: LP · CD
40 117 20 47 34 38 50 9 21

Soundtrack albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
FRA
[5]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
Purple Rain
  • Released: June 25, 1984
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
1 1 8 1 8 1 2 3 7 4
Parade
  • Released: March 31, 1986
  • Label: Paisley Park · Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
3 8 7 11 59 1 7 5 2 4
Batman
  • Released: June 20, 1989
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
1 4 3 1 1 4 2 1 1
Graffiti Bridge
  • Released: August 20, 1990
  • Label: Paisley Park · Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
6 10 8 22 4 3 7 2 1
Girl 6
  • Released: March 19, 1996
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP · cassette · CD
75 83

References

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  1. ^ a b "Prince Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
  3. ^ a b "Prince discography". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry AustrianCharts.at at Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  5. ^ a b Peak chart positions for albums in France:
  6. ^ a b "Prince discography". Austrian charts (in German). Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "NZ Albums chart". charts.org.nz. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Prince discography". Swedish charts. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Prince discography". Swiss Music Charts HitParade.ch at Hung Medien. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Prince discography". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2016.