Prince music was immediately back in the chart following the death of the legend at age 57 today.
Just hours after news broke of the death of the musical genius Prince had the top 5 songs in the USA, according to the iTunes chart.
USA
Songs
1 Purple Rain
2 Little Red Corvette
3 When Doves Cry
4 Kiss
5 Let’s Go Crazy
He now also has six albums in the US Top 10.
Albums
1. The Very Best of Prince
2. Purple Rain
3. The Hits The B Sides
4. 1999
6. Sign O The Times
9. Ultimate Prince
In the UK the song ‘Purple Rain’ has leapt back into the chart at no 2.
UK
Songs
2. Purple Rain
Prince also has five albums currently in the UK album chart.
Albums
1 Ultimate Prince
2 The Very Best of Prince
4 Purple Rain
5 The Hits The B Sides
10 Diamonds and Pearls
Australian’s are currently awaken to hear of the news but already three albums have returned to the Australian top 10 within hours of the news breaking at around 3:30am Friday Australian time.
Australia
Albums
2. The Very Best of Prince
13 The Hits The B Sides
14 Purple Rain
Prince was found dead in his Paisley Park home at age 57. The singer had cancelled shows last week after suffering from a flu virus.
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