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Thread started 12/02/10 7:16am

databank

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Did "The Time" outsell "Controversy' (at the time)

I mean in the year following both albums' releases.

& did any side-project ever outsell any contemporary Prince album anyway?

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Reply #1 posted 12/02/10 10:56pm

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Interesting question.

If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot.
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Reply #2 posted 12/03/10 2:56am

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Billboard.com

Year ascending order Album ChartPeak
1981 The Time R&B Albums 7
1981 The Time The Billboard 200 50

Chart information courtesy of Billboard.com © 2009 VNU eMedia, Inc. All rights reserved.

Billboard.com

Year ascending order Album ChartPeak
1981 Controversy R&B Albums 3
1981 Controversy The Billboard 200 21
1984 Controversy The Billboard 200 110
1984 Controversy The Billboard 200 144

Chart information courtesy of Billboard.com © 2009 VNU eMedia, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Reply #3 posted 12/03/10 9:27am

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^ Nice work Shango.

If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot.
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Reply #4 posted 12/03/10 11:31am

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thanx cool

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Reply #5 posted 12/05/10 9:53pm

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squirrelgrease said:

^ Nice work Shango.

co-sign biggrin

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Reply #6 posted 12/05/10 11:08pm

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I think it outsold "Dirty Mind"

I dont think so with "Controversy"

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Reply #7 posted 12/05/10 11:44pm

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I remember it definitely outsold Dirty Mind. I can't remember about Controversy, though (and chart peaks don't tell the whole story).

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Reply #8 posted 12/07/10 12:37pm

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databank said: co-sign biggrin

thumbs up!

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Reply #9 posted 12/07/10 12:41pm

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jtfolden said:

I remember it definitely outsold Dirty Mind. I can't remember about Controversy, though (and chart peaks don't tell the whole story).

I don't have access to Billboard's more detailed archives or to those of Nielsen's Soundscan. Probably better results are available over there.

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Reply #10 posted 12/11/10 5:22pm

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Shango said:

jtfolden said:

I remember it definitely outsold Dirty Mind. I can't remember about Controversy, though (and chart peaks don't tell the whole story).

I don't have access to Billboard's more detailed archives or to those of Nielsen's Soundscan. Probably better results are available over there.

Soundscan will only have sales information for 1993 and beyond.

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Reply #11 posted 12/12/10 2:09am

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kitbradley said:

Shango said:

I don't have access to Billboard's more detailed archives or to those of Nielsen's Soundscan. Probably better results are available over there.

Soundscan will only have sales information for 1993 and beyond.

Ah, i see . Thanks cool

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Reply #12 posted 12/12/10 9:41am

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Yeah, there was no Soundscan back then. It's not even accurate today. Not every store has it, like some mom and pop stores. Also, some small stores will buy CD's at a place like Best Buy and resell it at a higher price, so it counts as 2 sales if the 2nd store has the Soundscan setup. Sales pre-Soundscan was mostly based on estimates.

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