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Prince has earned another high-charting album with his latest project, HITnRUN: Phase One. The singer’s set marks his 25th top 10 on Billboard‘s R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
According to the publication, Prince’s 38th album debuted at #8 on the tally after selling 6,000 copies in the week ending September 17. The singer is now the fourth among artists with the most top 10 entries, behind Aretha Franklin and The Temptations, tied with 32, and James Brown with 28.
Out of all of Prince’s entries, the Purple Rain soundtrack was his first to hit #1 and marks his longest-running chart-topper with 19 consecutive weeks at the top.
Here’s a list of Prince’s 25 top 10s on Billboard‘s R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and their peak positions:
No. 3, Prince, 1979
No. 7, Dirty Mind, 1980
No. 3, Controversy, 1981
No. 4, 1999, 1982
No. 1, Purple Rain (soundtrack), 1984
No. 4, Around the World in a Day, 1985
No. 2, Parade, 1986
No. 4, Sign ‘O’ the Times, 1987
No. 5, Lovesexy, 1988
No. 5, Batman (soundtrack), 1989
No. 6, Graffiti Bridge (soundtrack), 1990
No. 1, Diamonds & Pearls, 1991
No. 8, Symbol,, 1992
No. 6, The Hits/The B-Sides, 1993
No. 2, Come, 1994
No. 2, The Gold Experience, 1995
No. 6, Emancipation, 1996
No. 9, Newpower Soul, 1998
No. 8, Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic, 1999
No. 3, Musicology, 2004
No. 1, 3121, 2006
No. 1, Planet Earth, 2007
No. 1, Lotus Flow3r/MPLSound/Elix3r (Prince/Bria Valente), 2009
No. 1, Art Official Age, 2014
No. 8, HITnRUN: Phase One, 2015
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