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According to Nielsen Music, Prince?s catalog of albums sold 654,000 copies in the U.S. between April 15 and April 24, while his individual songs sold 2.82 million downloads in that same span of time.
As for the days immediately following Prince?s passing, here?s how the sales story unfolded: On Friday, April 22, his albums sold 227,000 while his songs moved 960,000 downloads. On April 23: 113,000 albums and 521,000 songs. And on April 24: 58,000 albums and 301,000 songs.
His biggest selling albums in the April 15-24 frame were The Very Best of Prince (259,000), Purple Rain (152,000) and The Hits/The B-Sides (64,000). In terms of songs, the best sellers were ?Purple Rain? (326,000), ?When Doves Cry? (246,000) and ?Little Red Corvette? (201,000).
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7341907/prince-sold-35-million-albums-songs-us
Amazing.
Come through Prince
Dope. I just hate that it takes death to make people start appreciating
Isn't this bigger than Whit and mj?
King
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Quote from: Real on April 26, 2016, 09:13:38 AM
Dope. I just hate that it takes death to make people start appreciating
Quote from: Real on April 26, 2016, 09:13:38 AM
Dope. I just hate that it takes death to make people start appreciating
I agree
I think Prince has been appreciated pretty well. n
This happens with every celeb death
Quote from: Real on April 26, 2016, 09:13:38 AM
Dope. I just hate that it takes death to make people start appreciating
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