P&R Album Cover
Ever since 1978, Prince has released more than 30 albums in his entire career. Most were completed by "Prince" while some included The Revolution or the New Power Generation and some as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince. Not all of these albums were major releases or are still in print. The albums Kamasutra, Xpectation and N.E.W.S were all instrumental albums and other albums such as The Beautiful Experience, the first "album" by The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, is a collection of remixes of "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World". While The Black album was a limited release in 1994 of the same album originally cancelled in 1987.
Discography
This discography excludes compilations of previously-released material.
- For You (1978)
- Prince (1979)
- Dirty Mind (1980)
- Controversy (1981)
- 1999 (1982)
- Purple Rain (1984)
- Around the World in a Day (1985)
- Parade (1986)
- Sign o' the Times (1987)
- Lovesexy (1988)
- Batman (1989)
- Graffiti Bridge (1990)
- Diamonds and Pearls (1991)
- Love Symbol Album [112] (1992)
- Come (1994)
- The Black Album (1994)
- The Gold Experience (1995)
- Chaos and Disorder (1996)
- Emancipation (1996)
- Crystal Ball (1998)
- Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (1999)
- The Rainbow Children (2001)
- One Nite Alone... (2002)
- Xpectation (2003)
- N.E.W.S (2003)
- Musicology (2004)
- The Chocolate Invasion (2004)
- The Slaughterhouse (2004)
- 3121 (2006)
- Planet Earth (2007)
- LOtUSFLOW3R (2009)