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Thread started 12/18/18 12:49pm

feeluupp

Prince Top Selling Albums In The 80's Year Chart

Here is a list compiled of where PRINCE made the yearly list of the Top Selling Albums Chart in the 80's.

Sales chart is USA figures only.

1983

#5 - 1999

1984

#2 - PURPLE RAIN

1985

#86 - AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY

1989

#86 - BATMAN

[Edited 12/18/18 12:50pm]

[Edited 12/18/18 13:29pm]

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Reply #1 posted 12/18/18 1:24pm

RODSERLING

Lol do you really believe 1999, who peaked in 1983, was the #5 best selling album of 1982, whereas it was released in October ?

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Or does it mean 1999 is the #5 best selling album of the 80's, which is a more ridiculous statement?
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Reply #2 posted 12/18/18 1:29pm

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RODSERLING said:

Lol do you really believe 1999, who peaked in 1983, was the #5 best selling album of 1982, whereas it was released in October ? . Or does it mean 1999 is the #5 best selling album of the 80's, which is a more ridiculous statement?

My mistake it was the 5th best selling album of 1983.

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Reply #3 posted 12/18/18 1:37pm

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And also the #22 album of 1984
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Reply #6 posted 12/27/18 5:09am

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Where do you get this information?
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feeluupp said:

1984

#2 - PURPLE RAIN

Really?? number 2???

Purple Rain was at the number 1 spot for 24 weeks, at the album hitlist.. I wonder what album did beat Purple Rain away from the number 1 year spot???

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thedance said:

feeluupp said:

1984

#2 - PURPLE RAIN

Really?? number 2???

Purple Rain was at the number 1 spot for 24 weeks, at the album hitlist.. I wonder what album did beat Purple Rain away from the number 1 year spot???

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Reply #9 posted 12/27/18 11:21pm

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thedance said:



feeluupp said:





1984



#2 - PURPLE RAIN





Really?? number 2???

Purple Rain was at the number 1 spot for 24 weeks, at the album hitlist.. I wonder what album did beat Purple Rain away from the number 1 year spot???

According to the Billboard Year End issue of '84, PR wasn't even in the Top 20 for best selling albums that year. Thriller was at #1 of course and right behind at #2 was Huey Lewis & The News' Sports. Don't get me wrong, Sports was a HOT seller in 1984 but PR was by a large a far bigger thing. The magazine itself even said it sold around 5 million while PR sold around 8 million so IDK exactly how Sports ranked in at #2 while PR missed the Top 20 by 4 spots. I can only guess that they were factoring in radio play as well as total time on the charts of which Huey had almost a year's headstart over Prince as well as a longer climb over several months to the Top 10 and eventually the very top of the chart.
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