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Prince was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor with an estimated net worth of $300 million.
Prince’s music style was influenced by rock, R&B, soul, New Wave, electronica, disco, funk, folk, jazz, rap, blues, psychedelia, and hip hop. Prince (real name Prince Rogers Nelson) grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prince released his first album For You on April 17, 1978. Prince’s self-titled album, Prince, in October 1979, catapulting him to fame with two top hits.
During a drawn-out confrontation with his then recording company, Prince went by an unpronounceable symbol as his name. The recording artist reportedly has several hundred unreleased songs in his catalog. Prince founded his own label and recording studios Paisley Park Records and NPG Records, self-producing, writing, and playing most, if not all, of the instruments on his recordings. Prince had won a Golden Globe, seven Grammy Awards, and an Academy Award during his career.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2015 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his compilation album 4Ever (certified gold by BPI) |
$100,000 |
|
2014 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album HITnRUN Phase Two |
$57,000 |
|
2013 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Plectrumelectrum |
$33,000 |
|
2013 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Art Official Age |
$66,000 |
|
2008 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Lotusflow3r / MPLSound |
$168,000 |
|
2007 |
Event |
Estimated earnings during Coachella Festival 2008 |
$5,000,000 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Planet Earth |
$278,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his compilation album Ultimate Prince (certified platinum by BPI and RMNZ) |
$315,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album 3121 (certified gold by RIAA and silver by BPI) |
$560,000 |
|
2005 |
Event |
Earnings from his 69 city, 96 show tour |
$87,400,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Musicology (certified 2x platinum by RIAA, and gold by BPI and Music Canada) |
$2,150,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album N.E.W.S |
$30,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his compilation album The Very Best of Prince (certified 2x platinum by BPI, platinum by RIAA and RMNZ, and gold by Music Canada) |
$3,455,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album The Rainbow Children |
$560,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Newpower Soul with his backing band The New Power Generation or The NPG |
$500,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Emancipation (certified platinum by RIAA and Music Canada) |
$2,100,000 |
|
1994 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album The Gold Experience (certified gold by RIAA and BPI) |
$600,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Come (certified gold by RIAA and BPI) |
$800,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his compilation album The Hits (certified platinum by RIAA and BPI) |
$1,315,000 |
|
1991 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Love Symbol Album (certified platinum by RIAA and BPI) |
$1,470,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Diamonds and Pearls (certified 4x platinum by Music Canada, and 2x platinum by RIAA and BPI) |
$4,410,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Graffiti Bridge (certified 4x platinum by Music Canada, 2x platinum by RIAA, and platinum by BPI) |
$2,450 |
|
1988 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Batman (certified 4x platinum by Music Canada, 2x platinum by RIAA, and platinum by BPI) |
$11,000,000 |
|
1987 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Lovesexy (certified platinum by BPI and gold by RIAA) |
$1,250 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Sign o' the Times (certified 4x platinum by Music Canada, and platinum by RIAA and BPI) |
$2,000,000 |
|
1985 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Parade (certified platinum by RIAA and BPI) |
$2,000,000 |
|
1984 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Around the World in a Day (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and gold by BPI) |
$7,000,000 |
|
1983 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Purple Rain (certified diamond by RIAA, 6x platinum by Music Canada, and 2x platinum by BPI) |
$25,000,000 |
|
1981 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album 1999 (certified 4x platinum by RIAA, and platinum by Music Canada and BPI) |
$4,350,000 |
|
1980 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Controversy (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by BPI) |
$1,100,000 |
|
1979 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Dirty Mind (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1978 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Prince (certified platinum by RIAA and silver by BPI) |
$3,000,000 |
|
1977 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album For You |
$2,000 |