Prince Albums
New Prince albums generate more excitement and speculation than almost anything else in rock ‘n’ roll.
Musician magazine, 1988
Chart the rise of Prince, his wilderness years and eventual return to the music mainstream, through music’s most eclectic discography, creating an incredible catalogue of thirty-nine albums. He sent five of those to the top of the US chart, racking up 35 weeks at number 1. Fourteen peaked within the Billboard top 5, and twenty in its top 10. He had twelve other albums chart in the top 40.
Prince even scored Oscar success with Purple Rain, the album that would was so synonymous with him – which other artist could be described with just a colour! It would become the best-selling of his career and one of the top selling records of all time. Prince’s music crossed genres with ease, and with each LP took a new journey, an unforgettable mark in time for the listener. Prince’s album releases were described as the highlights of the calendar year. He worked at such a rate and would often finish his next album even while still touring the previous one. Prince was a trend-setting artist like no other.
Explore the complete discography of Prince albums, from his 1978 For You debut, right up to his final release HITNRUN Phase Two in 2015. Following his death in 2016, Prince was the highest selling artist in the US that year. See full tracklistings, backgrounds and release details of Prince’s 1978-2016 catalogue. For albums released following Prince’s death visit the Prince posthumous releases page. His albums ranked according to album sales are found in Prince best-selling albums along with certifications.
For You
Warner Bros. Records • 1978
Prince
Warner Bros. Records • 1979
Dirty Mind
Warner Bros. Records • 1980
Controversy
Warner Bros. Records • 1981
1999
Warner Bros. Records • 1982
Purple Rain
Warner Bros. Records • 1984
Around The World In A Day
Warner Bros. Records • 1985
Parade
Warner Bros. Records • 1986
Sign O’ The Times
Warner Bros. Records • 1987
Lovesexy
Warner Bros. Records • 1988
Batman
Warner Bros. Records • 1989
Graffiti Bridge
Warner Bros. Records • 1990
Diamonds And Pearls
Warner Bros. Records • 1991
Love Symbol
Warner Bros. Records • 1992
The Hits/The B-Sides
Warner Bros. Records • 1993
The Hits 1
Warner Bros. Records • 1993
The Hits 2
Warner Bros. Records • 1993
Come
Warner Bros. Records • 1994
The Black Album
Warner Bros. Records • 1994
The Gold Experience
Warner Bros. Records • 1995
Girl 6
Warner Bros. Records • 1996
Chaos And Disorder
Warner Bros. Records • 1996
Emancipation
EMI-Capitol Music • 1996
Crystal Ball
NPG Records • 1998
The Truth
NPG Records • 1998
The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
Warner Bros. Records • 1999
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Arista Records • 1999
Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic
NPG Records • 2001
The Very Best Of Prince
Warner Bros. Records • 2001
The Rainbow Children
Redline Entertainment • 2001
One Nite Alone…
NPG Records • 2002
One Nite Alone… Live!
Big Daddy Music • 2002
The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over!
NPG Records • 2002
Xpectation
NPG Records • 2003
N.E.W.S
Big Daddy Music • 2003
The Chocolate Invasion
NPG Records • 2004
The Slaughterhouse
NPG Records • 2004
C-Note
NPG Records • 2004
Musicology
Columbia Records • 2004
3121
Universal Music Group • 2006
Ultimate
Warner Bros. Records • 2006
Planet Earth
Columbia Records • 2007
Indigo Nights
Simon & Schuster Ltd • 2008
LotusFlow3r
NPG Records • 2009
MPLSound
NPG Records • 2009
20TEN
The Daily Mirror • 2010
Plectrumelectrum
Warner Bros. Records • 2014
Art Official Age
Warner Bros. Records • 2014
HITNRUN Phase One
NPG Records • 2015
HITNRUN Phase Two
NPG Records • 2015
The single The Breakfast Experience EP was released on 24 October 2013 in support of The Breakfast Experience EP. Discover the background and more behind this release in our complete Prince discography.
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