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Thread started 09/01/03 9:36am

lildragon

Prince's Top 10 Album Sales in the U.S.

Purple Rain- 13.6 million
1999- 3.8 million
Sign o The Times- 3.4 million
Around the World In A Day- 3.1 million
The Hits- 3 million
Diamonds and Pearls- 2.9 million
Batman- 2.82 million
0(+>- 2.8 million
Parade- 2.8 million
Emancipation- 725,000 (Certified as 2 million)

SOURCES NEILSON SOUND SCAN ELECTRA AND ALEX HANS POSSESED

(ALL U.S. SALES!!))
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Reply #1 posted 09/01/03 9:39am

Handclapsfinga
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another subject, s'ilvous plait...neutral
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Reply #2 posted 09/01/03 9:51am

Cloudbuster

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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

another subject, s'ilvous plait...neutral


lol

Actually, I'm always interested in this kind of stuff.
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Reply #3 posted 09/01/03 12:41pm

iloveheineken

lildragon said:

Purple Rain- 13.6 million
1999- 3.8 million
Sign o The Times- 3.4 million
Around the World In A Day- 3.1 million
The Hits- 3 million
Diamonds and Pearls- 2.9 million
Batman- 2.82 million
0(+>- 2.8 million
Parade- 2.8 million
Emancipation- 725,000 (Certified as 2 million)

SOURCES NEILSON SOUND SCAN ELECTRA AND ALEX HANS POSSESED

(ALL U.S. SALES!!))


U r in 4 so much trouble with this guy...
This is not music this is a trip.
Show of hands how many r drunk
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Reply #4 posted 09/02/03 1:47am

RonnyRon2000

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How the hell can 725 000 copies of EMANCIPATION be certified platinum???

R.
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Reply #5 posted 09/02/03 7:57am

softandwet

RonnyRon2000 said:

How the hell can 725 000 copies of EMANCIPATION be certified platinum???

R.



every disc counts, so a double album selling 5000 is a million etc. so for that to sell like 7000 means its tripled to 2.1 million, so it should be double platinum

the album should have sold more really but choosing betcha by golly wow as a single was ridiculous. if he was so bent on making a grand statement he shouldnt have covered any songs
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Reply #6 posted 09/02/03 8:23am

LondonGuy

Has anyone noticed that all these albums were released during the warner years! Just a thought!

Where the hell is Lovesexy??
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Reply #7 posted 09/02/03 9:37am

cborgman

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softandwet said:

RonnyRon2000 said:

How the hell can 725 000 copies of EMANCIPATION be certified platinum???

R.



every disc counts, so a double album selling 5000 is a million etc. so for that to sell like 7000 means its tripled to 2.1 million, so it should be double platinum

the album should have sold more really but choosing betcha by golly wow as a single was ridiculous. if he was so bent on making a grand statement he shouldnt have covered any songs


actually, a double album selling 5000 would be 10,000 and a triple album selling 7000 would be 21,000. you mean a double album selling 50,000 and a triple album selling 70,000.
Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton
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Reply #8 posted 09/02/03 12:22pm

Moonbeam

If these figures are accurate, why are Sign o' the Times, Parade and prince only certified platinum?
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Reply #9 posted 09/02/03 12:23pm

Moonbeam

cborgman said:

softandwet said:

RonnyRon2000 said:

How the hell can 725 000 copies of EMANCIPATION be certified platinum???

R.



every disc counts, so a double album selling 5000 is a million etc. so for that to sell like 7000 means its tripled to 2.1 million, so it should be double platinum

the album should have sold more really but choosing betcha by golly wow as a single was ridiculous. if he was so bent on making a grand statement he shouldnt have covered any songs


actually, a double album selling 5000 would be 10,000 and a triple album selling 7000 would be 21,000. you mean a double album selling 50,000 and a triple album selling 70,000.


500,000 and 700,000. wink
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Reply #10 posted 09/02/03 12:42pm

danielboon

LondonGuy said:

Has anyone noticed that all these albums were released during the warner years! Just a thought!

Where the hell is Lovesexy??



i mentioned before i preferred prince when he had someone to answer to, ie; warners
warners would never have allowed the release of aladdin dvd in that poor poor quality. i didnt criticise the performance before everyone turns on me !
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Reply #11 posted 09/02/03 5:27pm

Sdldawn

Emancipation???
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Reply #12 posted 09/02/03 5:31pm

Milty

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danielboon said:

LondonGuy said:

Has anyone noticed that all these albums were released during the warner years! Just a thought!

Where the hell is Lovesexy??



i mentioned before i preferred prince when he had someone to answer to, ie; warners
warners would never have allowed the release of aladdin dvd in that poor poor quality. i didnt criticise the performance before everyone turns on me !


well they authorized the Sacrifice of Victor and the Undertaker videos. now if you want to talk about poor poor video quality, take a look at these. compared to these, the Aladdin dvd is a masterpiece.
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Reply #13 posted 09/02/03 9:10pm

cborgman

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Moonbeam said:

cborgman said:

softandwet said:

RonnyRon2000 said:

How the hell can 725 000 copies of EMANCIPATION be certified platinum???

R.



every disc counts, so a double album selling 5000 is a million etc. so for that to sell like 7000 means its tripled to 2.1 million, so it should be double platinum

the album should have sold more really but choosing betcha by golly wow as a single was ridiculous. if he was so bent on making a grand statement he shouldnt have covered any songs


actually, a double album selling 5000 would be 10,000 and a triple album selling 7000 would be 21,000. you mean a double album selling 50,000 and a triple album selling 70,000.


thanks, moonbeam. it's sad that it took 3 of us to get this right... lol

500,000 and 700,000. wink
Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton
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Reply #14 posted 09/02/03 9:18pm

Moonbeam

cborgman said:

Moonbeam said:

cborgman said:

softandwet said:

RonnyRon2000 said:

How the hell can 725 000 copies of EMANCIPATION be certified platinum???

R.



every disc counts, so a double album selling 5000 is a million etc. so for that to sell like 7000 means its tripled to 2.1 million, so it should be double platinum

the album should have sold more really but choosing betcha by golly wow as a single was ridiculous. if he was so bent on making a grand statement he shouldnt have covered any songs


actually, a double album selling 5000 would be 10,000 and a triple album selling 7000 would be 21,000. you mean a double album selling 50,000 and a triple album selling 70,000.


thanks, moonbeam. it's sad that it took 3 of us to get this right... lol

500,000 and 700,000. wink


It's that damn Mardi Gras! wink
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Reply #15 posted 09/03/03 2:16am

danielboon

Milty said:

danielboon said:

LondonGuy said:

Has anyone noticed that all these albums were released during the warner years! Just a thought!

Where the hell is Lovesexy??



i mentioned before i preferred prince when he had someone to answer to, ie; warners
warners would never have allowed the release of aladdin dvd in that poor poor quality. i didnt criticise the performance before everyone turns on me !


well they authorized the Sacrifice of Victor and the Undertaker videos. now if you want to talk about poor poor video quality, take a look at these. compared to these, the Aladdin dvd is a masterpiece.


u r right mate ! ive got lots of dodgy videos , but i only got 1 dodgy dvd !
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