Prince Chart History
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Prince’s charting albums ranked in order of time spent in the Billboard 200 and R&B charts. It shall come as no spoiler Purple Rain holds Prince’s longest tenure in the charts. The US main album chart became called the Billboard 200 in 1967 when it started ranking the top 200 selling albums and EPs.
Throughout 1980 to 2000, Prince was the most successful artist in the US charts, notching up twenty top-twenty albums in the Billboard 200 alone, a feat achieved by only a dozen artists since the chart’s formation in 1956.
In the UK, Prince racked up thirty-four top-40 albums. Five headed all the way to number 1 in both the US (Purple Rain, Around The World In A Day, Batman, 3121, and The Very Best Of Prince) and UK (Lovesexy, Batman, Graffiti Bridge, Love Symbol, and Come). Prince holds distinction as one of six only acts ever to chart at least one album in the Billboard top-ten in five consecutive decades (1980s, 90s, 00s, 10s, and still even the 2020s). In the week following his death in April 2016, Prince achieved the new milestone as the first act in US history to place five of the top six albums in the Billboard 200 chart. With over 150 million albums sold, Prince is the 26th best-selling recording artist of all time.
Purple Rain
Warner Bros. Records (1984)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 1
- 1
- Debut
- 14 Jul 1984
- 14 Jul 1984
- On chart
- 167 weeks
- 48 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Platinum (x13)
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 4
- Debut
- 21 Jul 1984
- On chart
- 86 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Platinum (x2)
1999
Warner Bros. Records (1982)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 7
- 4
- Debut
- 20 Nov 1982
- 20 Nov 1982
- On chart
- 163 weeks
- 93 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Platinum (x4)
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 28
- Debut
- 8 Sep 1984
- On chart
- 26 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Platinum
The Very Best Of Prince
Warner Bros. Records (2001)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 1
- 72
- Debut
- 18 Aug 2001
- 18 Aug 2001
- On chart
- 68 weeks
- 8 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 2
- Debut
- 11 Aug 2001
- On chart
- 53 weeks
Controversy
Warner Bros. Records (1981)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 21
- 3
- Debut
- 7 Nov 1981
- 7 Nov 1981
- On chart
- 66 weeks
- 35 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Platinum
Sign O’ The Times
Warner Bros. Records (1987)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 6
- 4
- Debut
- 18 Apr 1987
- 2 May 1987
- On chart
- 59 weeks
- 48 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Platinum
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 4
- Debut
- 11 Apr 1987
- On chart
- 32 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Platinum
Dirty Mind
Warner Bros. Records (1980)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 45
- 7
- Debut
- 8 Nov 1980
- 8 Nov 1980
- On chart
- 54 weeks
- 35 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Gold
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 61
- Debut
- 5 May 2016
- On chart
- 1 weeks
Diamonds And Pearls
Warner Bros. Records (1991)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 3
- 1
- Debut
- 19 Oct 1991
- 19 Oct 1991
- On chart
- 47 weeks
- 42 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Platinum (x2)
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 2
- Debut
- 18 Feb 1995
- On chart
- 10 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Platinum (x2)
Around The World In A Day
Warner Bros. Records (1985)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 1
- 4
- Debut
- 11 May 1985
- 11 May 1985
- On chart
- 44 weeks
- 43 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Platinum (x2)
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 5
- Debut
- 4 May 1985
- On chart
- 20 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Gold
Batman
Warner Bros. Records (1989)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 1
- 1
- Debut
- 8 Jul 1989
- 15 Jul 1989
- On chart
- 36 weeks
- 29 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Platinum (x2)
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 1
- Debut
- 1 Jul 1989
- On chart
- 20 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Platinum
Love Symbol
Warner Bros. Records (1992)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 5
- 8
- Debut
- 31 Oct 1992
- 31 Oct 1992
- On chart
- 35 weeks
- 35 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Platinum
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 1
- Debut
- 17 Oct 1992
- On chart
- 21 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Platinum
Prince
Warner Bros. Records (1979)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 22
- 3
- Debut
- 17 Nov 1979
- 17 Nov 1979
- On chart
- 33 weeks
- 31 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Platinum
Parade
Warner Bros. Records (1986)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 3
- 2
- Debut
- 19 Apr 1986
- 26 Apr 1986
- On chart
- 29 weeks
- 28 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Platinum
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 4
- Debut
- 12 Apr 1986
- On chart
- 26 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Platinum
LotusFlow3r
NPG Records (2009)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 2
- 1
- Debut
- 4 Apr 2009
- 18 Apr 2009
- On chart
- 27 weeks
- 67 weeks
4Ever
Warner Bros. Records (2016)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 33
- 4
- Debut
- 10 Sep 2016
- 10 Dec 2016
- On chart
- 26 weeks
- 17 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 21
- Debut
- 8 Dec 2016
- On chart
- 21 weeks
Musicology
Columbia Records (2004)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 3
- 3
- Debut
- 8 May 2004
- 8 May 2004
- On chart
- 26 weeks
- 38 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Platinum (x2)
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 3
- Debut
- 1 May 2004
- On chart
- 7 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Gold
Graffiti Bridge
Warner Bros. Records (1990)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 6
- 6
- Debut
- 8 Sep 1990
- 15 Sep 1990
- On chart
- 24 weeks
- 21 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Gold
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 1
- Debut
- 1 Sep 1990
- On chart
- 8 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Gold
The Hits 2
Warner Bros. Records (1993)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 54
- 23
- Debut
- 2 Oct 1993
- 2 Oct 1993
- On chart
- 22 weeks
- 21 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 5
- Debut
- 25 Sep 1993
- On chart
- 32 weeks
Emancipation
EMI-Capitol Music (1996)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 11
- 6
- Debut
- 7 Dec 1996
- 7 Dec 1996
- On chart
- 21 weeks
- 26 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Platinum (x2)
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 18
- Debut
- 30 Nov 1996
- On chart
- 6 weeks
Lovesexy
Warner Bros. Records (1988)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 11
- 5
- Debut
- 28 May 1988
- 28 May 1988
- On chart
- 21 weeks
- 17 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Gold
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 1
- Debut
- 21 May 1988
- On chart
- 36 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Platinum
The Hits 1
Warner Bros. Records (1993)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 46
- 14
- Debut
- 2 Oct 1993
- 2 Oct 1993
- On chart
- 20 weeks
- 21 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 5
- Debut
- 25 Sep 1993
- On chart
- 36 weeks
The Hits/The B-Sides
Warner Bros. Records (1993)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 4
- 6
- Debut
- 2 Oct 1993
- 2 Oct 1993
- On chart
- 18 weeks
- 20 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 4
- Debut
- 25 Sep 1993
- On chart
- 18 weeks
3121
Universal Music Group (2006)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 1
- 1
- Debut
- 8 Apr 2006
- 8 Apr 2006
- On chart
- 16 weeks
- 24 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Gold
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 9
- Debut
- 1 Apr 2006
- On chart
- 4 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Silver
Ultimate
Warner Bros. Records (2006)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 6
- 31
- Debut
- 9 Sep 2006
- 9 Sep 2006
- On chart
- 16 weeks
- 6 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 3
- Debut
- 2 Sep 2006
- On chart
- 27 weeks
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Arista Records (1999)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 18
- 8
- Debut
- 27 Nov 1999
- 27 Nov 1999
- On chart
- 15 weeks
- 16 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Gold
The Beautiful Experience EP
Bellmark Records (1994)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 92
- 29
- Debut
- 4 Jun 1994
- 4 Jun 1994
- On chart
- 12 weeks
- 12 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Gold
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 18
- Debut
- 4 Jun 1994
- On chart
- 3 weeks
The Black Album
Warner Bros. Records (1994)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 47
- 18
- Debut
- 10 Dec 1994
- 10 Dec 1994
- On chart
- 11 weeks
- 13 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 36
- Debut
- 3 Dec 1994
- On chart
- 5 weeks
Come
Warner Bros. Records (1994)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 15
- 2
- Debut
- 3 Sep 1994
- 3 Sep 1994
- On chart
- 10 weeks
- 12 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Gold
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 1
- Debut
- 27 Aug 1994
- On chart
- 9 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Gold
Planet Earth
Columbia Records (2007)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 3
- 1
- Debut
- 11 Aug 2007
- 11 Aug 2007
- On chart
- 10 weeks
- 17 weeks
Art Official Age
Warner Bros. Records (2014)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 5
- 1
- Debut
- 18 Oct 2014
- 18 Oct 2014
- On chart
- 10 weeks
- 3 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 8
- Debut
- 11 Oct 2014
- On chart
- 4 weeks
The Gold Experience
Warner Bros. Records (1995)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 6
- 2
- Debut
- 14 Oct 1995
- 14 Oct 1995
- On chart
- 9 weeks
- 17 weeks
- RIAA Cert.
- Gold
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 4
- Debut
- 7 Oct 1995
- On chart
- 1 weeks
- BPI Cert.
- Gold
Newpower Soul
RCA / BMG (1998)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 22
- 9
- Debut
- 18 Jul 1998
- 18 Jul 1998
- On chart
- 8 weeks
- 11 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 38
- Debut
- 11 Jul 1998
- On chart
- 2 weeks
HITNRUN Phase One
NPG Records (2015)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 48
- 4
- Debut
- 3 Oct 2015
- 3 Oct 2015
- On chart
- 7 weeks
- 8 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 50
- Debut
- 24 Sep 2015
- On chart
- 3 weeks
For You
Warner Bros. Records (1978)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 138
- 21
- Debut
- 28 Oct 1978
- 22 Jul 1978
- On chart
- 6 weeks
- 23 weeks
Crystal Ball
NPG Records (1998)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 62
- 59
- Debut
- 14 Mar 1998
- 14 Mar 1998
- On chart
- 5 weeks
- 4 weeks
The Truth
NPG Records (1998)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 62
- 59
- Debut
- 14 Mar 1998
- 14 Mar 1998
- On chart
- 5 weeks
- 4 weeks
The Vault… Old Friends 4 Sale
Warner Bros. Records (1999)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 85
- 27
- Debut
- 11 Sep 1999
- 11 Sep 1999
- On chart
- 5 weeks
- 8 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 47
- Debut
- 4 Sep 1999
- On chart
- 1 weeks
Girl 6
Warner Bros. Records (1996)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 75
- 15
- Debut
- 6 Apr 1996
- 6 Apr 1996
- On chart
- 4 weeks
- 9 weeks
Plectrumelectrum
Warner Bros. Records (2014)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 8
- —
- Debut
- 18 Oct 2014
- —
- On chart
- 4 weeks
- —
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 11
- Debut
- 11 Oct 2014
- On chart
- 2 weeks
Chaos And Disorder
Warner Bros. Records (1996)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 26
- —
- Debut
- 27 Jul 1996
- —
- On chart
- 4 weeks
- —
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 14
- Debut
- 20 Jul 1996
- On chart
- 5 weeks
HITNRUN Phase Two
NPG Records (2015)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 40
- 5
- Debut
- 14 May 2016
- 2 Jan 2016
- On chart
- 3 weeks
- 12 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 21
- Debut
- 19 May 2016
- On chart
- 1 weeks
Originals
Warner Bros. Records (2019)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 15
- 9
- Debut
- 6 Jul 2019
- 6 Jul 2019
- On chart
- 3 weeks
- 2 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 21
- Debut
- 4 Jul 2019
- On chart
- 2 weeks
Welcome 2 America Deluxe Edition
Sony Legacy (2021)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 4
- 2
- Debut
- 14 Aug 2021
- 14 Aug 2021
- On chart
- 2 weeks
- 2 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 5
- Debut
- 12 Aug 2021
- On chart
- 1 weeks
Piano & A Microphone 1983
Warner Bros. Records (2018)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 11
- 7
- Debut
- 6 Oct 2018
- 6 Oct 2018
- On chart
- 2 weeks
- 1 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 12
- Debut
- 4 Oct 2018
- On chart
- 1 weeks
The Rainbow Children
Redline Entertainment (2001)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 109
- 33
- Debut
- 8 Dec 2001
- 8 Dec 2001
- On chart
- 2 weeks
- 7 weeks
Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition
Warner Records (2020)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 20
- 2
- Debut
- 10 Oct 2020
- 10 Oct 2020
- On chart
- 2 weeks
- 2 weeks
Prince And The Revolution: Live
Sony Legacy (2022)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 22
- —
- Debut
- 18 Jun 2022
- —
- On chart
- 1 weeks
- —
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 21
- Debut
- 16 Jun 2022
- On chart
- 1 weeks
1999: The New Master EP
NPG Records (1999)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 150
- 58
- Debut
- 20 Feb 1999
- 20 Feb 1999
- On chart
- 1 weeks
- 2 weeks
The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)
Sony Legacy (2019)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 170
- 17
- Debut
- 28 Sep 2019
- 28 Sep 2019
- On chart
- 1 weeks
- 1 weeks
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 83
- Debut
- 26 Sep 2019
- On chart
- 1 weeks
His Majesty’s Pop Life: The Purple Mix Club
Warner Records (2019)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- 184
- 19
- Debut
- 27 Apr 2019
- 27 Apr 2019
- On chart
- 1 weeks
- 1 weeks
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Warner Records (2023)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- —
- 10
- Debut
- —
- 11 Nov 2023
- On chart
- —
- 1 weeks
1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Warner Records (2019)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- —
- 20
- Debut
- —
- 14 Dec 2019
- On chart
- —
- 1 weeks
Exodus
Edel (1995)
- BILLBOARD
- 200
- R&B CHART
- Peak Pos.
- —
- —
- Debut
- —
- —
- On chart
- —
- —
- UK Official
- ALBUMS
- Peak Pos.
- 11
- Debut
- 8 Apr 1995
- On chart
- 3 weeks
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