"Purple Rain" jumped up to #4 and "When Doves Cry" up to #8. He hasn't had two singles in the top 10 since 1984.

Moonbeam said:

"Purple Rain" jumped up to #4 and "When Doves Cry" up to #8. He hasn't had two singles in the top 10 since 1984.

In the 2 weeks since his death... Sadly his album and single sales have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide...

Prince is the first act to concurrently chart five albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200since the list merged its previously separate mono and stereo albums charts into one overall list in 1963.

On the list dated May 14 -- reflecting activity in the week ending April 28, the first full tracking week following Prince’s death on April 21 -- the artist is found at Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 with The Very Best of Prince, Purple Rain, The Hits/The B-Sides, Ultimate and1999, respectively. In total, Prince has a record 19 albums on the 200-position list.

Remembering Prince: The Greatest Musical Talent of His Generation

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

From April 21 through April 28, Prince’s catalog of albums and songs sold a staggering 4.41 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music. (In the tracking week before his death, Prince’s music sold comparably little: just 5,000 albums and 14,000 song downloads in the week ending April 15.)

Album by Album: The Very Best of Prince greatest-hits collection is pushed down one spot on the May 14 Billboard 200 chart to No. 2 with 391,000 units (though it gains by 118 percent) and 216,000 copies sold (up 116 percent). (Why was the set pushed down despite its huge gain? Beyonce’s Lemonade album debuted at No. 1.)

Prince's 40 Biggest Billboard Hits

The Purple Rain soundtrack is also forced backward but with a gain, as it moves 2-3 with 150,000 units (up 117 percent) and 133,000 copies sold (up 113 percent).

Two more of Prince’s greatest-hits albums rank in the top 10: The Hits/The B-Sides hits a new peak, as it climbs 6-4 with 106,000 units (up 159 percent) and 56,000 in sales (up 134 percent), while Ultimate also zooms to a new peak, 61-6, with 40,000 units (up 319 percent) and 37,000 in sales (up 317 percent).

With Ultimate’s rise into the top 10 for the first time, it marks Prince’s 19th top 10 album.

One more Prince album features in the latest top 10: his fifth studio effort, 1999. It climbs 31-7 -- a new chart high -- with 36,000 units (up 154 percent) and 33,000 in sales (up 149 percent). 1999 previously peaked at No. 9 in 1983.

Prince is the first act to concurrently chart five albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 since 1963, when the chart merged its previously separate mono and stereo albums charts into one overall list.

An important note on the above chart feat: Presently, the Billboard 200 ranks the week's most popular albums in the U.S. -- regardless of their age. (All five of Prince’s albums in the top 10 are regarded as catalog, a term used to define those albums generally 18 months old.) The Billboard 200 has charted both new and catalog albums since the Dec. 5, 2009-dated tally, when the chart’s rules were revised to allow catalog titles onto the list. Previously, only new and recently released albums (referred to as current titles) could chart.

thedance said:

Still selling very strongley in the U.S. and world wide charts.

http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums.htm

feeluupp said:

Prince is the first act to concurrently chart five albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200since the list merged its previously separate mono and stereo albums charts into one overall list in 1963.

On the list dated May 14 -- reflecting activity in the week ending April 28, the first full tracking week following Prince’s death on April 21 -- the artist is found at Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 with The Very Best of Prince, Purple Rain, The Hits/The B-Sides, Ultimate and1999, respectively. In total, Prince has a record 19 albums on the 200-position list.

Remembering Prince: The Greatest Musical Talent of His Generation

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

From April 21 through April 28, Prince’s catalog of albums and songs sold a staggering 4.41 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music. (In the tracking week before his death, Prince’s music sold comparably little: just 5,000 albums and 14,000 song downloads in the week ending April 15.)

Album by Album: The Very Best of Prince greatest-hits collection is pushed down one spot on the May 14 Billboard 200 chart to No. 2 with 391,000 units (though it gains by 118 percent) and 216,000 copies sold (up 116 percent). (Why was the set pushed down despite its huge gain? Beyonce’s Lemonade album debuted at No. 1.)

Prince's 40 Biggest Billboard Hits

The Purple Rain soundtrack is also forced backward but with a gain, as it moves 2-3 with 150,000 units (up 117 percent) and 133,000 copies sold (up 113 percent).

Two more of Prince’s greatest-hits albums rank in the top 10: The Hits/The B-Sides hits a new peak, as it climbs 6-4 with 106,000 units (up 159 percent) and 56,000 in sales (up 134 percent), while Ultimate also zooms to a new peak, 61-6, with 40,000 units (up 319 percent) and 37,000 in sales (up 317 percent).

With Ultimate’s rise into the top 10 for the first time, it marks Prince’s 19th top 10 album.

One more Prince album features in the latest top 10: his fifth studio effort, 1999. It climbs 31-7 -- a new chart high -- with 36,000 units (up 154 percent) and 33,000 in sales (up 149 percent). 1999 previously peaked at No. 9 in 1983.

Prince is the first act to concurrently chart five albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 since 1963, when the chart merged its previously separate mono and stereo albums charts into one overall list.

An important note on the above chart feat: Presently, the Billboard 200 ranks the week's most popular albums in the U.S. -- regardless of their age. (All five of Prince’s albums in the top 10 are regarded as catalog, a term used to define those albums generally 18 months old.) The Billboard 200 has charted both new and catalog albums since the Dec. 5, 2009-dated tally, when the chart’s rules were revised to allow catalog titles onto the list. Previously, only new and recently released albums (referred to as current titles) could chart.

Amazing. Even with the chart rules, it seems like only The Beatles and MJ managed at least 5 in the top 10. I doubt anyone has ever had 19 of the top 200, regardless of chart rules.

At least this will lead to new Prince fans.

purplethunder3121 said:

I really wish there was somewhere I could buy the Gold Experience. I've been looking for that album for ages and now its popping up on Ebay for more than $100 for a used CD. I wouldn't mind dropping that on an album but it better be new.

ivey0126 said:

I really wish there was somewhere I could buy the Gold Experience. I've been looking for that album for ages and now its popping up on Ebay for more than $100 for a used CD. I wouldn't mind dropping that on an album but it better be new.

I think I paid $8 for mine used. I had the GE cassette tape since 1995 and gave it away a year or so ago...

The late legend is again the top musical act in the U.S. following his passing April 21.

Prince rules as the top musical act in the United States, holding atop the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated May 14). He re-entered the list at No. 1 last week following his death April 21.

The Artist 100 measures artist activity across Billboard's most influential charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, Top Album Sales and the Social 50. The Artist 100 blends data measuring album and track sales, radio airplay, streaming and social media fan interaction to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.

Prince Sets Record With F... 200 Chart

Prince crowns the Artist 100 for a second week as album sales (55 percent) and digital song sales (43 percent) combine for the bulk of his chart points. As previously reported, a record five of his sets r...the top 10 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Album Sales charts. Meanwhile, seven of his classic song...the top 10 on Digital Songs, led by "Purple Rain" at No. 1, as the song also soars back to the Hot 100's top 10 (17-4).

Prince's 'Purple Rain' Is...on Hot 100

LATEST WORDLWIDE SALES CHART UPDATE:

http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums.htm

#2 THE VERY BEST OF PRINCE - 334,000

#3 PURPLE RAIN - 173,000

#5 ULTIMATE PRINCE - 94,000

#6 THE HITS/THE B-SIDES - 77,000

#12 1999 - 42,000

#17 SIGN O' THE TIMES - 34,000

#28 HITnRUN PHASE 1- 28,000

#40 PARADE - 16,000

So great to see Parade and Sign O' The Times selling again...


seems like Prince is making some new friends...... thats good...

thedance said:

So great to see Parade and Sign O' The Times selling again...


seems like Prince is making some new friends...... thats good...

Im surprised HitnRun Phase 1 sold alot...

Seems like there may be some new album and single certifications on the horizon.

feeluupp said:

THE VERY BEST OF PRINCE

PURPLE RAIN

THE HIT/THE B-SIDES

are still selling strong for next weeks charts... it seems besides 1999 and Ultimate Prince every other album has pretty much dropped in sales...

Behind DRAKE (#1) and BEYONCE (#2) PRINCE is still selling strong:

BILLBOARD:
Prince’s Purple Rain soundtrack is steady at No. 3 with 75,000 units (down 50 percent) with another 60,000 copies sold (down 55 percent). Prince’s The Very Best of Princefalls two slots to No. 4 with 70,000 units (down 82 percent) and 55,000 copies sold (down 74 percent).

Wow, nice to see this, the ones that become fans are in for one hell of a ride ... !

feeluupp, do you have any updated sales info that covers the time since April 21?

No more Prince on the Hot 100, but he's still got 10 albums on the chart:

Purple Rain: 3 (3 last week)

The Very Best of Prince: 4 (2)

1999: 14 (7)

Ultimate: 37 (6)

HitNRun Phase 2: 40 (116)

The Hits/The B-Sides: 42 (4)

Prince: 59 (52)

HitNRun Phase 1: 110 (48)

Around the World in a Day: 116 (51)

Art Official Age: 179 (81)

Moonbeam said:

No more Prince on the Hot 100, but he's still got 10 albums on the chart:

Purple Rain: 3 (3 last week)

The Very Best of Prince: 4 (2)

1999: 14 (7)

Ultimate: 37 (6)

HitNRun Phase 2: 40 (116)

The Hits/The B-Sides: 42 (4)

Prince: 59 (52)

HitNRun Phase 1: 110 (48)

Around the World in a Day: 116 (51)

Art Official Age: 179 (81)

HitnRun Phase 2 now a top 40 record, biggest percentage gainer this week.

(I don't think that will improve)

On the album sales chart: http://www.billboard.com/...lbum-sales

3 Purple Rain

4 The Very Best of Prince

8 1999

19 HitnRun Phase Two

22 Ultimate

24 Prince

29 The Hits/The B-Sides

42 Around the World in a Day

43 HitnRun Phase One

78 Art Official Age

100 Sign o' the Times