Prince discography

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This article includes the discography of the musician Prince. Also included is a list of the songs and recordings he has written and produced during his career.

Contents

[edit] Albums

Year Album U.S. UK Worldwide sales
[citation needed] 		RIAA
Certification 		BPI
Certification 		Additional Information
1978 For You 163 - 930,000 - -
1979 Prince 22 - 1.95m Platinum (02/21/80) Gold (12/11/04)
1980 Dirty Mind 45 - 2.01m Gold
(06/20/84) 		-
1981 Controversy 21 - 2.65m Platinum (01/11/85) Silver (11/17/89)
1982 1999 9 30 6.07m 4xPlatinum (03/24/99) Silver (01/01/85)
1984 Purple Rain 1 7 19.88m 13xPlatinum (05/16/96) 2xPlatinum (05/01/90)
1985 Around the World in a Day 1 5 4.58m 2xPlatinum (07/02/85) Gold (04/22/95)
1986 Parade: Music from Under the Cherry Moon 3 4 4.15m Platinum (06/03/86) Platinum (03/01/92)
1987 Sign o' the Times 6 4 4.02m Platinum (01/10/89) Platinum (09/01/90)
  • 7th studio album
  • Released: March 30 1987
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Double LP album
  • Replaced the withdrawn albums "Camille", "Dream Factory", and "Crystal Ball".
1988 Lovesexy 11 1 2.82m Gold
(12/05/88) 		Platinum (08/23/89)
1989 Batman 1 1 6.79m 2xPlatinum (08/29/89) Platinum (11/01/89)
1990 Graffiti Bridge 6 1 2.30m Gold
(11/01/90) 		Gold (08/21/90)
1991 Diamonds and Pearls 3 2 6.45m 2xPlatinum (01/30/92) Platinum (12/01/91)
1992 Love Symbol 5 1 2.70m Platinum (12/17/92) Platinum (05/01/93)
1993 The Hits/The B-Sides 19 4 1.00m Platinum (12/01/93) Silver (06/01/95)
  • 1st hits compilation
  • Released: September 14 1993
  • Label: Paisley Park Records
  • Triple CD album, first two including hit singles and new songs, and third CD including B-sides and rarities
1993 The Hits 1 46 5 2.75m Platinum (08/10/95) Platinum (06/01/95)
1993 The Hits 2 54 5 2.25m Platinum (08/10/95) Platinum (06/01/95)
1993 Goldnigga - - - - -
1994 The Beautiful Experience 92 - - - -
1994 1-800 NEW FUNK - - - - -
  • Compilation
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: NPG Records
  • Includes songs written and produced by Prince and performed by other acts
1994 Come 15 1 1.00m Gold
(10/18/94) 		Gold (08/01/95)
1994 The Black Album 47 36 575,000 - -
1995 The Gold Experience 6 4 900,000 Gold
(12/07/95) 		Gold (10/01/95)
1995 Exodus - - - - -
1996 Girl 6 75 - - - -
1996 Chaos And Disorder 26 14 350,000 - -
1996 Emancipation 11 18 1.20m 2xPlatinum (02/07/97) -
1997 Crystal Ball 62 121 275,000 - -
1997 Kamasutra - - - - -
1997 The Truth - - - - -
1998 Newpower Soul 22 38 425,000 - -
1999 1999: The New Master 150 - - - -
1999 The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale 85 47 250,000 - -
1999 Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic 18 145 750,000 Gold
(12/10/99) 		-
2000 Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic - - - - -
2001 The Very Best Of Prince 55 2 2.00m Platinum (09/21/04) Platinum (01/23/04)
2001 The Rainbow Children 109 - 300,000 - -
2002 One Nite Alone... - - - - -
  • 19th studio album
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: NPG Records
  • Sold through NPG Music Club only.
2002 One Nite Alone... Live! - - 950,000 - -
2003 Xpectation - - - - -
2003 C-Note - - - - -
2003 N.E.W.S - - - - -
2004 The Chocolate Invasion - - - - -
2004 The Slaughterhouse - - - - -
2004 Musicology 3 3 2.50m 2xPlatinum (01/31/05) Gold (05/14/04)
2006 3121 1 9 1.5m Gold
(06/26/06) 		-
2006 Ultimate 61 6 - - -
  • 3rd hits compilation
  • Released: August 22 2006
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • Double CD album, disc 1 including hit singles and disc 2 including 12" mixes and remixes
2007 Planet Earth [1] 3 -

[edit] Singles

Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Dance UK Album
1978 "Soft and Wet" 92 12 - - For You
"Just as Long as We're Together" - 91 - -
1979 "I Wanna Be Your Lover" 1 11 1 2 41 Prince
"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" - 13 - -
"Still Waiting" - 65 - -
"Sexy Dancer" 1 - - 2 -
1980 "Uptown" 2 101 5 5 - Dirty Mind
"Dirty Mind" 2 - 65 5 -
"Do It All Night" - - - -
"Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" - - - - —
"Controversy" 3 70 3 1 - Controversy
"Let's Work" 3 104 9 1 -
1981 "Do Me, Baby" - - - -
1983 "1999" 12 4 1 25 1999
"Little Red Corvette" 6 15 61 54
"Delirious" 8 18 - -
"Automatic" - - - -
"Let's Pretend We're Married" / "Irresistible Bitch" 52 55 52
1984 "When Doves Cry" 4 1 1 1 4 Purple Rain
"Let's Go Crazy" (with The Revolution) 5 1 1 1 7
"Purple Rain" (with The Revolution) 2 4 - 8
"I Would Die 4 U" (with The Revolution) 8 11 50 58
1985 "1999" / "Little Red Corvette" (re-issue) - - - 2 —
"Take Me With U"
(with The Revolution and Apollonia) 		25 40 - 7 Purple Rain
"Paisley Park" (with The Revolution) - - - 18 Around the World in a Day
"Raspberry Beret" (with The Revolution) 6 2 3 4 25
"Pop Life" (with The Revolution) 7 7 8 5 60
"America" (with The Revolution) 46 35 - -
1986 "Kiss" (with The Revolution) 1 1 1 6 Parade
"Mountains" (with The Revolution) 23 15 11 45
"Anotherloverholenyohead"
(with The Revolution) 8 		63 18 21 36
"Girls & Boys" (with The Revolution) 8 - - 21 11
1987 "Sign o' the Times" 3 1 2 10 Sign o' the Times
"If I Was Your Girlfriend" 67 12 - 20
"U Got the Look" (with Sheena Easton) 2 11 - 11
"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" 9 10 14 4 29
"Hot Thing" 9 63 14 4 -
1988 "Alphabet St." 8 3 22 9 Lovesexy
"Glam Slam" - 44 - 29
"I Wish U Heaven" - 18 - 24
"Kiss" (re-issue) - - - 76 —
1989 "Little Red Corvette" / "1999" (re-issue) - - - 92 —
"Batdance" 1 1 1 2 Batman
"Partyman" 18 5 45 14
"The Arms of Orion" (with Sheena Easton) 36 - - 27
"Scandalous" - 5 - -
"The Future" - - - -
1990 "Thieves in the Temple" 6 1 9 7 Graffiti Bridge
"New Power Generation" 64 27 - 26
1991 "Gett Off" (with The New Power Generation) 21 6 1 4 Diamonds and Pearls
"Cream" (with The New Power Generation) 1 - - 15
"Diamonds and Pearls"
(with The New Power Generation) 		3 1 - 25
1992 "Money Don't Matter 2 Night"
(with The New Power Generation) 		23 14 - 19
"Insatiable" (with The New Power Generation) 77 3 - -
"Thunder" (with The New Power Generation) - - - 28
"Sexy M.F." (with The New Power Generation) 66 76 - 4 Love Symbol
"My Name Is Prince"
(with The New Power Generation) 		36 25 9 7
"My Name Is Prince" (remixes)
(with The New Power Generation) 		- - - 51
"7" (with The New Power Generation) 7 61 - 27
"The Morning Papers"
(with The New Power Generation) 		44 68 - 52
"Damn U" (with The New Power Generation) 108 32 - -
1993 "Pink Cashmere" 50 14 - - The Hits/The B-Sides
"Peach" 107 - - 14
"Nothing Compares 2 U" - 62 - -
"Controversy" (re-issue) - - - 5 —
1994 "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" 3 2 - 1 The Beautiful Experience
"The Beautiful Experience" - - - 18
"Letitgo" 31 10 - 30 Come
"Space" - 71 - -
1995 "Purple Medley" 84 74 - 33 —
"Image:Prince.eye.gif Hate U" 12 3 - 20 The Gold Experience
"Gold" 88 92 - 10
1996 "Dinner with Delores" - - - 36 Chaos and Disorder
"Betcha by Golly Wow!" 10 31 10 - 11 Emancipation
1997 "The Holy River" 10 58 - - 19
"Somebody's Somebody" 10 - 15 - -
1998 "The War" (as "New Power Generation") - - - - —
"Come On" (as "New Power Generation") - - - 65 New Power Soul
"1999" (December 1998 re-issue) 40 45 - 10 —
1999 "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" 63 23 - 65 Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
"1999" (December 1999 re-issue) 56 - - 40 —
2001 "U Make My Sun Shine" (with Angie Stone) 59 108 - - —
"Supercute" / "Underneath the Cream" - - - - —
"The Work, pt. 1" - - - - The Rainbow Children
2002 "Days of Wild" - - - - in support of One Nite Alone... Live!
2004 "Musicology" 120 44 - - Musicology
"Call My Name" 75 27 - -
"Cinnamon Girl" - - - 43
2005 "S.S.T." 111 - - - Digital download only
"Te Amo Corazón" - 67 - - 3121
2006 "Black Sweat" 60 82 - 43
"Fury" - - - 60
2007 "Guitar" - - - 81 Planet Earth
"Chelsea Rodgers" [2] - - - -
"Future Baby Mama" - 39 - -
"F.U.N.K." - - - - Digital download only

[edit] Notes

  1. "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and its B-side "Sexy Dancer" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
  2. "Uptown", "Dirty Mind" and "Head" all charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart.
  3. "Controversy" and its B-side "Let's Work" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
  4. "When Doves Cry" and its B-side "17 Days" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
  5. "Let's Go Crazy" and its B-side "Erotic City" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
  6. "Raspberry Beret" and its B-side "She's Always In My Hair" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
  7. "Pop Life" and its B-side "Hello" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
  8. "Anotherloverholeinyohead" and its B-side "Girls & Boys" charted together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
  9. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" and its B-side "Hot Thing" charted separately on the Hot 100, but together on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as a double-sided hit.
  10. "Betcha By Golly Wow!" & "The Holy River" were released as promotional singles in the US at the time rules prevented album cuts or promo singles from charting, the peaks listed here represent Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay & Hot 100 Airplay data

[edit] Computer CD-ROM

See a detailed description and review
See another review with a page with screen captures of the game.

[edit] Top 40 Hits written for, covered, or sampled by others

[edit] Top 40 R&B Hits only

[edit] Other notable songs written by Prince and recorded by other artists

See Purplejams for a full list of songs Prince has written for other artists

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003592384
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=5451&aid=1057135

[edit] External links

This list of notable songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliable, published source material.
v • d • e
Prince
Studio albumsFor You · Prince · Dirty Mind · Controversy · 1999 · Around the World in a Day · Sign o' the Times · Lovesexy · Diamonds and Pearls · Love Symbol · Come · The Black Album · The Gold Experience · Chaos and Disorder · Emancipation · The Truth · Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic · The Rainbow Children · One Nite Alone... · Musicology · 3121 · Planet Earth
SoundtracksPurple Rain · Parade · Batman · Graffiti Bridge · Girl 6 · "Song of the Heart"
Live albumsOne Nite Alone... Live!
Instrumental albumsKamasutra · Xpectation · N.E.W.S
Internet albumsXpectation · The Chocolate Invasion · The Slaughterhouse
CompilationsThe Hits/The B-Sides · Crystal Ball · The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale · The Very Best of Prince · Ultimate
EPsThe Scandalous Sex Suite EP · The Beautiful Experience · 1999: The New Master
FilmsPurple Rain · Under the Cherry Moon · Sign o' the Times · Graffiti Bridge
See alsoPrince discography · Unreleased Prince projects · The Revolution · New Power Generation · The Time · The Family · Madhouse · Vanity 6 · Apollonia 6 · Mazarati
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