DEBUT |
PEAK |
WKS |
ARTIST/TITLE
|
|
|
|
|
07/22/78 |
21 |
24 |
1
For You
|
11/17/79 |
3 |
31 |
2
Prince
|
11/08/80 |
7 |
31 |
3
Dirty Mind
|
11/07/81 |
3 |
35 |
4
Controversy
|
11/20/82 |
4 |
94 |
5
1999
|
07/14/84 |
1(19) |
57 |
6
Music From 'Purple
Rain'
|
05/11/85 |
4 |
43 |
7
Around The World In A
Day
|
04/26/86
|
2(3)
|
26
|
8
Parade: Music From
'Under the Cherry Moon'
PRINCE
AND THE REVOLUTION (above 3)
|
05/02/87 |
4 |
49 |
9
Sign 'O' The
Times
|
05/28/88 |
5 |
17 |
10
Lovesexy
|
07/15/89
|
5
|
29
|
11
Batman
music
from the movie starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson
|
09/15/90 |
6 |
21 |
12
Music From 'Graffiti
Bridge'
|
10/19/91 |
1(1) |
42 |
13
Diamonds And Pearls
|
10/31/92
|
8
|
35
|
14
PRINCE
AND THE NEW POWER GENERATION (above 2)
|
10/02/93 |
14 |
21 |
15
The Hits 1
|
10/02/93 |
23 |
22 |
16
The Hits 2
|
10/02/93 |
6 |
20 |
17
The Hits/The B-Sides
|
06/04/94 |
29 |
12 |
18
The Beautiful
Experience
|
09/03/94
|
2(1)
|
13
|
19
Come
PRINCE
1958-1993
|
12/10/94 |
18 |
13 |
20
The Black Album
recorded in 1987
|
1995 |
- |
- |
21
Exodus
NEW POWER GENERATION
import-only album ineligible for charts
|
10/14/95 |
2(1) |
18 |
22
The Gold Experience
|
04/06/96
|
15
|
9
|
23
Girl
6
music from the movie directed by Spike Lee
|
1996 |
- |
- |
24
Chaos And Disorder
|
12/07/96 |
6 |
26 |
25
Emancipation
|
03/14/98 |
59 |
4 |
26
Crystal
Ball
includes direct-only acoustic album "The Truth" (see #55)
|
07/18/98
|
9
|
11
|
27
Newpower Soul
NEW
POWER GENERATION
|
02/20/99
|
58
|
2
|
28
1999 The New Master
PRINCE
AND THE REVOLUTION
|
09/11/99 |
27 |
8 |
29
The Vault ... Old Friends 4
Sale
songs recorded from 1985-1994
|
11/27/99
|
8
|
16
|
30
Rave
Un2 The Joy Fantastic
(#18,
21, 23-25, 29)
|
08/18/01 |
35 |
10 |
31
The Very Best of
Prince
originally reached #72 in 2001, reached new peak in 2018
|
12/08/01 |
33 |
7 |
32
The Rainbow Children
|
2002 |
- |
- |
33
One Nite Alone...
direct-only album ineligible for charts
|
2002 |
- |
- |
34
One Nite Alone ... Live!
|
2003 |
- |
- |
35
Xpectation
direct-only album ineligible for charts
|
2003 |
- |
- |
36
N.E.W.S.
|
2004 |
- |
- |
37
The Chocolate Invasion: Trax From The NPG Music Club Volume One
direct-only album ineligible for charts
|
2004 |
- |
- |
38
The Slaughterhouse: Trax From The NPG Music Club Volume Two
direct-only album ineligible for charts
|
05/08/04 |
3 |
38 |
39
Musicology
|
04/08/06 |
1(1) |
24 |
40
3121
|
09/09/06 |
31 |
7 |
41
Ultimate Prince
|
08/11/07 |
1(1) |
18 |
42
Planet Earth
|
04/18/09
|
1(1)
|
67
|
43
LOtUSFLOW3r / MPLSoUND / Elixer
PRINCE
/ BRIA VALENTE
three albums sold in one package ("Elixer" is credited to Prince protege
Bria Valente)
|
2010 |
- |
- |
44
20Ten
included as a free bonus with several European newspapers and magazines, not released for commercial sale and ineligible for charts
|
2014 |
- |
- |
45
Plectrumelectrum
PRINCE
AND 3RDEYEGIRL
|
08/18/14 |
1(1) |
20 |
46
Art Official Age
|
10/03/15 |
4 |
22 |
47
HITnRUN Phase One
|
01/02/16 |
5 |
13 |
48
HITnRUN Phase Two
|
12/10/16 |
4 |
17 |
49
4Ever
|
10/06/18 |
7 |
1 |
50
Piano and a Microphone 1983
|
2019 |
- |
- |
51
His Majesty's Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club
originally released as a promotional compilation in 1985
|
07/06/19 |
9 |
2 |
52
Originals
demo versions of songs written by Prince and given to other artists; recorded in 1981-1985, 1991
|
2019 |
- |
- |
53
The Versace Experience: Prelude 2 Gold
originally released as a promotional mixtape in 1995
|
2020 |
- |
- |
54
Up All Nite with Prince: The One Nite Alone Collection
compilation of #33 & 34 above and "Live at the Aladdin" concert DVD
|
06/26/21 |
32 |
1 |
55
The Truth
recorded in 1998, originally included as bonus disc on #26 above
|
08/14/21 |
2(1) |
1 |
56
Welcome 2 America
recorded in 2010
|
06/18/22 |
11 |
1 |
57
Prince and the Revolution: Live
PRINCE
AND THE REVOLUTION soundtrack of concert film originally released in 1985; digital-only release in 2020, charted in 2022 as CD/Blu-ray combo
|