UK Albums Chart

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UK Albums Chart


Definition

Below are all Prince albums that have charted the UK Albums Chart from 1978 to present day. Top 10 hits are highlighted in light purple. Release dates are for the UK. Numbers in brackets after peak number indicate the number of weeks a record remained at peak position.

Visit UK Singles Chart for an history of Prince’s single hits in the UK.

The UK Official charts are compiled on Saturdays and published on Sundays. They feature a combination of "genuine sales" plus "combining of sales" (digital and physical album formats, deluxe editions) figures, retrieved daily by a panel of retailers and sent to Millward Brown. The panel is split into retailer types - covering General, Specialist, Supermarkets, Independents and Digital.

Promotional records as well as imports are excluded from the Official UK Charts.

Chart Records

Album Release Debut Peak Weeks Reference BPI Certification
Purplerain tb.jpg Purple Rain 13 Jul. 1984 21 Jul. 1984 7 91 Warner Bros. 9251101 Platinum x2
1999 tb.jpg 1999 9 Nov. 1984
(BPI source)
8 Sep. 1984 30 21 Warner Bros. 92237201 Platinum
Atwiad tb.jpg Around The World In A Day 22 Apr. 1985 4 May 1985 5 20 Warner Bros. 9252861 Gold
border Parade 1 Apr. 1986 12 Apr. 1986 4 26 Warner Bros. WX 39 Platinum
Sott tb.jpg Sign O’ The Times 30 Mar. 1987 11 Apr. 1987 4 32 Paisley Park WX 88 Platinum
border Lovesexy 9 May 1988 21 May 1988 1 (1) 32 Paisley Park WX 164 Platinum
Batman tb.jpg Batman 19 Jun. 1989 1 Jul. 1989 1 (1) 20 Warner Bros. WX 281 Platinum
Graffitibridge tb.jpg Graffiti Bridge 20 Aug. 1990 1 Sep. 1990 1 (1) 8 Paisley Park WX 361 Gold
Gettoff single.jpg Gett Off 24 Aug. 1991 33 3 Paisley Park 9401382
Diamondsandpearls tb.jpg Diamonds And Pearls 30 Sep. 1991 12 Oct. 1991 2 57 Paisley Park WX 432 Platinum x3
Symbol tb.jpg Symbolpurple.png 5 Oct. 1992 17 Oct. 1992 1 (1) 21 Paisley Park 45037 Platinum
border The Hits 1 13 Sep. 1993 25 Sep. 1993 5 27 Paisley Park 9362454312 Platinum
border The Hits 2 13 Sep. 1993 25 Sep. 1993 5 28 Paisley Park 9362454352 Platinum
border The Hits / The B-Sides 13 Sep. 1993 25 Sep. 1993 4 14 Paisley Park 9362454402 Silver
Come tb.jpg Come 15 Aug. 1994 3 Sep. 1994 1 (1) 10 Warner Bros. 9362457002 Gold
Blackalbum.jpg The Black Album 22 Nov. 1994 3 Dec. 1994 36 3 Warner Bros. 9362457932
Goldexperience tb.jpg The Gold Experience 25 Sep. 1995 7 Oct. 1995 4 5 Warner Bros. 9362459992 Gold
Chaosanddisorder tb.jpg Chaos And Disorder 8 Jul. 1996 20 Jul. 1996 14 4 Warner Bros. 9362463172
Emancipation tb.jpg Emancipation 18 Nov. 1996 30 Nov. 1996 18 6 NPG CDEMD 1102
Thevault tb.jpg The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale 22 Aug. 1999 4 Sep. 1999 47 1 Warner Bros. 9362475222
Theverybestof tb.jpg The Very Best Of Prince 31 Jul. 2001 11 Aug. 2001 2 24 Warner Bros. 9362742722 Platinum
border Musicology 19 Apr. 2004 1 May 2004 3 (?) 6 Columbia/NPG 5171659 Gold
border 3121 20 Mar. 2006 1 Apr. 2006 9 4 Universal 9852072
border Ultimate 21 Aug. 2006 2 Sep. 2006 6 12 Warner Bros. 8122733812 Gold
border Plectrumelectrum 29 Sep. 2014 11 Oct. 2014 11 2 Warner Bros. 9362493335
Artofficialage album.jpg Art Official Age 29 Sep. 2014 11 Oct. 2014 8 3 Warner Bros. 9362493330
border Hitnrun Phase One 14 Sep. 2015 24 Sep. 2015 50 1 NPG / Island 9600021

Posthumous Charting
Album Release Debut Peak Weeks Reference BPI Certification
Theverybestof tb.jpg The Very Best Of Prince 31 Jul. 2001 28 Apr. 2016 2 (1) 14 Warner Bros. 9362742722 Platinum
border Ultimate 21 Aug. 2006 28 Apr. 2016 3 (1) 5 Warner Bros. 8122733812 Gold
Purplerain tb.jpg Purple Rain 13 Jul. 1984 28 Apr. 2016 4 9 Warner Bros. 9251101 Platinum x2
border The Hits / The B-Sides 13 Sep. 1993 5 May 2016 13 1 Paisley Park 9362454402 Silver
Sott tb.jpg Sign O’ The Times 30 Mar. 1987 5 May 2016 17 3 Paisley Park WX 88 Platinum
1999 tb.jpg 1999 9 Nov. 1984
(BPI source)
5 May 2016 28 1 Warner Bros. 92237201 Platinum
border Parade 1 Apr. 1986 5 May 2016 41 1 Warner Bros. WX 39 Platinum
Atwiad tb.jpg Around The World In A Day 22 Apr. 1985 5 May 2016 47 1 Warner Bros. 9252861 Gold
border Hitnrun Phase One 14 Sep. 2015 5 May 2016 50 1 NPG / Island 9600021
Diamondsandpearls tb.jpg Diamonds And Pearls 30 Sep. 1991 5 May 2016 51 1 Paisley Park WX 432 Platinum x3
Dirtymind tb.jpg Dirty Mind 22 Apr. 1985 5 May 2016 61 1 Warner Bros.
border Lovesexy 9 May 1988 5 May 2016 75 2 Paisley Park WX 164 Platinum
Batman tb.jpg Batman 19 Jun. 1989 5 May 2016 92 1 Warner Bros. WX 281 Platinum
Artofficialage album.jpg Art Official Age 29 Sep. 2014 5 May 2016 94 1 Warner Bros. 9362493330
border The Hits 1 13 Sep. 1993 12 May 2016 11 8 Paisley Park 9362454312 Platinum
border The Hits 2 13 Sep. 1993 12 May 2016 52 1 Paisley Park 9362454352 Platinum
border Hitnrun Phase Two 14 Sep. 2015 19 May 2016 21 1 NPG / Island
border 4Ever 25 Nov. 2016 8 Dec. 2016 24 1 NPG

+   indicates single peaked in the year after it first charted.


References



UK Albums Chart  ★  IRMA Albums Chart  ★  UK Albums Chart (Associated)  ★  IRMA Albums Chart (Associated)
Chart History