Since passing away, Prince managed to generate over 3.5 million song and album sales Purple Rain even hit the number one spot in the Billboard chart the week of his death The Very Best of Prince, released in 2001, became his most popular album after his death Barely a week since American singer Prince passed away, fans of the iconic artist have purchased close to 3.5 million records and songs in the days after his death. The beloved singer and songwriter passed away on April 21. Prince, who was Prince Rogers Nelson in real life, hit the top two spots of the Billboard chart with his album The Very Best of Prince, originally released in 2001 landing in first place with 179,000 copies sold and downloaded, and his 1984 hit Purple Rain in second place with a total of 69,000. His 1993 album The Hits/The B-Sides was the third most popular after his death. The last time the music icon hit the top spot of the Billboard chart was a decade ago in 2006 when his album 3121 was released. In terms of income generation, Nielsen Music recorded that between April 15 to 24, Prince’s songs generated 2.82 million individual song downloads and 654,000 album sales with the bulk of those purchases […]
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