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Decades after its release, Prince\u2019s<\/a> 1984 album and film soundtrack, \u201cPurple Rain,\u201d is seeing renewed momentum. According to<\/a> Forbes, U.S. sales for the album more than doubled over a one-week period as it returned to multiple Billboard charts.<\/a><\/p>\n Luminate, a leading entertainment data and analytics company providing trends, behaviors, and insights across music, film, and television, reported that \u201cPurple Rain\u201d sold just over 3,100 copies in the latest U.S. tracking week, up from about 1,400 the week before \u2014 a 119% increase, according to Forbes. The outlet reports that the surge helped the album return to Billboard\u2019s Vinyl Albums chart at No. 13 and the Top Album Sales chart at No. 38.<\/p>\n The increase suggests that many of the recent purchases came from vinyl<\/a> sales. \u201cPurple Rain\u201d has remained a consistent favorite among fans of physical records and is often mentioned alongside albums such as \u201cThe Dark Side of the Moon\u201d by Pink Floyd and \u201cLegend\u201d by Bob Marley & the Wailers as essential vinyl titles that stay on Billboard\u2019s Vinyl chart, per Forbes.<\/p>\n Originally released alongside Prince\u2019s film of the same name, \u201cPurple Rain\u201d became one of the artist\u2019s most successful projects and his best-selling album in the U.S. The album has been certified 13-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), according to<\/a> the association, representing at least 13 million copies sold in the U.S. at the time of its 1996 certification. The number of copies is likely much higher now.<\/p>\n One chart that the album has almost never left is the Soundtracks chart. It had most recently been at No. 14 but has now leaped to No. 6 and has spent 730 weeks on the chart.<\/p>\n While \u201cPurple Rain\u2019s\u201d latest jump in sales does not appear to be tied to a specific promotional event or reissue, the rise aligns with steady demand for classic albums on vinyl and ongoing interest in Prince\u2019s catalog, which Forbes points out.<\/p>\n Blending elements of rock, R&B, and funk, \u201cPurple Rain\u201d continues to be one of Prince\u2019s defining works, having won Grammys as well as an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score with hits like \u201cWhen Doves Cry,\u201d \u201cLet\u2019s Go Crazy,\u201d \u201cI Would Die 4 U,\u201d and the title track. Four decades after its debut, the album remains a significant part of American music history and continues to attract both longtime fans and new listeners.<\/p>\n The post Prince\u2019s \u2018Purple Rain\u2019 Sees 119% Sales Surge Decades After Release<\/a> appeared first on AfroTech<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post Prince\u2019s \u2018Purple Rain\u2019 Sees 119% Sales Surge Decades After Release<\/a> appeared first on AfroTech<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Decades after its release, Prince\u2019s 1984 album and film soundtrack, \u201cPurple Rain,\u201d is seeing renewed momentum. According to Forbes, U.S. sales for the album more than doubled over a one-week period as it returned to multiple Billboard charts. 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