If you thought the Hot 100 was drenched from ‘Purple Rain’ this week, as late pop icon Prince nabbed 6 entries in the top 30, the Billboard 200 sings a similar tune.
As reported here last week, massive sales that followed the days after his untimely death would place 5 of his albums on the albums’ chart top 10 for this week. With that tracking week now complete, not only did the singer/songwriter fulfill the prediction, he also landed himself in history books again as the first and only act to place 5 albums in the top 10 concurrently.
And, as if that wasn’t enough, one of the projects – ‘Ultimate’ – sees its first time in the chart’s upper dectet. As such, his brings his career total to a staggering 19 top 10 projects. More details below:
“From April 21 through April 28, Prince’s catalog of albums and songs sold a staggering 4.41 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music.
Prince is the first act to concurrently chart five albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 since 1963, when the chart merged its previously separate mono and stereo albums charts into one overall list.
An important note on the above chart feat: Presently, the Billboard 200 ranks the week’s most popular albums in the U.S. — regardless of their age. Note: Had the Billboard 200 allowed catalog albums to chart previous to Dec. 5, 2009, both Michael Jackson and The Beatles would have claimed five simultaneous top 10 titles that year.”
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SLAY PURPLE ONE
Beyonce? 😆
Because Prince is a musical genius and has records that will live on forever. His greatest hits cd, alone >>>>>>>
Iconic FOREVER.. This happens when a catalog stands the test of time.
That Anti longevity never left the top 5 all this time. She had actually been consistently selling and I think it’ll at least cross 500k in sales which is good after a million copies were given away , messy campaign and a week of being exclusive to Tidal which clearly affects sales.
They seem to always forget that Rihanna constantly sells. That’s how she always end up outselling your faves. Rihanna s fans don’t have to rush out first week trying to meet some quota to have a number one album. Her fans keep buying all year round. Consistent sales. Rihanna=marathon seller. It’s not a Sprint.
Prince literally dominated. Anyway views is coming to serve up blockbuster sales this coming week. Congrats Drake.
lemonade tanked only selling less than 200k this week
Not a Keri fan talking about sales. Doll, your fav is the definition of T.A.N.K.E.D. Now please exit this post the same way KeriApeSon exited the music business.
That Rihanna rain and reign won’t let up I am so proud of her and I agree it will cross the 500,000 mark as she normally only does 1 million and that’s after 6 months or so
Big lip tidal f*** her sales up I truly believe she would have down drake number first week if release properly the album is a beast inside job
Kang Bey!!!!! Forever SLAYING!!!!!!??????
Bish where have you been sis?
I’ve been working crazy honey?..and occupied with life. I still check in occasionally..how u been??
BEYONCÉ spends its 120thh week on Chart! That’s longevity! BEYONCÉ and Born To Die spends forever on the chart w/o hit singles. Oh, Drake had been dethrone in UK iTunes. Not to mention IASF spend its 110th week this week.
How in the world is Lemonade the number 1 album when Prince’s album and singles combined sold over 4 million copies in one week? I read somewhere that the Purple Rain soundtrack sold 1 million copies the week of his death so why is Big Bird number 1?
LOL! The flop club aka “Ciara, Keri, and Aaliyah” fans in a post regarding charts and sales LOL. The shade literally writes itself.
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All those girls you name have talent if they had a machine behind them like Beyonce they would shine bey father been a crook for years that’s how bey learn to steal from unknown people but the Internet catches her all the damn time bey has no shame no creative bone in her pinky finger all three girls were never accuse of stealing aliyah had style and grace all these girls had their own creativity could outmatched bey keri actually writes her own music ciara can dance better than bey to me
You forgot Beyawnce is also a part of the flop club
LOL only in your world Ciara stan
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Flopance couldn’t even get 1 million viewers for Sour Lemons and still hasn’t gone platinum
i truly can’t believe Prince is gone. Like damn we must be in our last days.
Public memorial for Prince
LA City Hall
May 6, 2016
5p.m.-8p.m.
Angelenos, come out and celebrate Prince!
Yassss riri!!! Anti is stunting on them… #longevity #marathonsales #consistency!! Ughhhhh that reign though <3
Anti still going strong
“Prince landed himself in history books again as the first and only act to place 5 albums in the top 10 concurrently.”
Yeah but let’s remember old albums and songs weren’t allowed to chart on Billboard 200 and Hot 100 until December 2009. Michael Jackson had the #1 best selling album for 6 weeks straight in summer 2009 but wasn’t allowed to chart because of Billboard’s bullsh*t rules.
@cinnamongirl
Forget about that hair dresser telling tula about tidal……let her get some skills and do tula hair right….her hair looks like Courteney love’s pu$$¥
Nice