Prince Fans Pay Tribute, Buying 1 Million Tracks, 240000 Albums In U.S. On Day Of His Death
U.S fans paid tribute to Prince by purchasing an unprecedented number of his albums and songs on the day of his untimely death – 230,000 albums and 1 million tracks. The breakdown:
Prince Album Sales:
- Total Prince Album Sales from April 15, 2016 through April 20, 2016: 4,263
Total Prince Album Sales on April 21: 231,834Top 5 Selling Prince Albums on April 21, 2016:
Title | Album Sales |
The Very Best Of Prince | 94,621 |
Purple Rain | 55,306 |
The Hits/The B-Sides | 22,345 |
1999 | 11,640 |
Ultimate Prince | 8,985 |
Prince Song Sales:
- Total Prince Song Sales from April 15, 2016 through April 20, 2016: 18,821
- Total Prince Song Sales on April 21: 1,055,911
Top 5 Selling Prince Songs on April 21, 2016:
Title | Song Sales |
Purple Rain | 125,773 |
Little Red Corvette | 89,978 |
Kiss | 86,422 |
Let’s Go Crazy | 77,763 |
When Doves Cry |
The stats were compiled by BuzzAngle Music, a sales & streaming tracking service of music technology company Border City Media.