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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.. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/04/prince-fans-pay-tribute-buying-1-million-tracks-240000-albums-in-us-on-day-

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PrinceU.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: 1,055,911Top 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.

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