France Album Sales: Prince
TOTAL ALBUM SALES IN FRANCE
Major Label Studio Albums
1978 For You – 40,000
1979 Prince – 75,000
1980 Dirty Mind – 70,000
1981 Controversy – 70,000
1982 1999 – 120,000
1984 Purple Rain Soundtrack – 480,000
1985 Around The World In A Day – 115,000
1986 Parade – 340,000
1987 Sign ‘O’ The Times – 320,000
1988 Lovesexy – 235,000
1989 Batman Soundtrack – 575,000
1990 Graffiti Bridge – 115,000
1991 Diamonds & Pearls – 570,000
1992 Love Symbol – 200,000
1994 Come – 125,000
1996 Chaos & Disorder – 20,000
1996 Emancipation – 50,000
1999 The Vault … Old Friends For Sale – 25,000
1999 Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic – 25,000
2001 The Rainbow Children – 25,000
2004 Musicology – 80,000
2006 3121 – 40,000
2007 Planet Earth – 20,000
2009 Lotusflow3r / MPLSound / Elixer – 30,000
2014 Plectrumelectrum – 5,000
2014 Art Official Age – 15,000
2015 HITnRUN Phase One – 5,000
Side Projecs / Independant Albums
1994 The Beautiful Experience – 50,000
1994 1-800 New Funk – 10,000
1994 The Black Album – 60,000
1995 The Gold Experience – 15,000
1995 Exodus – 20,000
1996 Girl 6– 5,000
1998 Crystal Ball – 5,000
1998 Newpower Soul – 20,000
2001 Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic – 0
2002 One Nite Alone… – 0
2003 Xpectation – 0
2003 N.E.W.S – 0
2004 The Chocolate Invasion – 0
2004 The Slaughterhouse – 0
2010 20Ten – 0
2015 HITnRUN Phase Two – 0
Live Albums
2002 One Nite Alone… Live! – 0
2004 C-Note – 0
2008 Indigo Nights – 0
Compilation Albums
1993 The Hits/The B-Sides – 120,000
1993 The Hits 1 – 180,000
1993 The Hits 2 – 200,000
2001 The Very Best Of – 120,000
2006 Ultimate Prince – 70,000
Prince sold a total of 4,665,000 albums in France.
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Sources: CIDD, SNEP, IFOP, GFK, Billboard.