Prince’s Music Sales Up 16,000% Since His Passing

Prince died last Thursday at the age of 57 and his death prompted an outpouring of praise for his life and music.

On the day he died, 239,000 of his albums were bought by grieving fans, according to Nielsen Music. During the weekend, another 399,000 albums were sold.

Those weekend sales were up more than 16,000% from the previous weekend when about 2,500 albums were sold.

Prince fans have also bought over 2.8 million songs from Prince’s catalog since his death. The top songs purchased being “Purple Rain,” “When Doves Cry, and “Little Red Corvette,” according to the Nielsen Music data.

The most popular albums bought in the wake of Prince’s death were the greatest hits compilation “The Very Best of Prince,” his multi-platinum album “Purple Rain,” and another compilation album “The Hits/The B-Sides.”