Prince dead: Key numbers to remember
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The music world continues to mourn following the death of Prince at age 57. And, as we remember him, we know his legacy will live on in a myriad of ways. Here, we count some of his staggering accomplishments.
- More than 100 million: Prince records sold worldwide
- 39: Studio albums Prince released
- 75: Total albums Prince produced
- 3: Albums produced for protege Sheila E.
- 2: Singles certified platinum in the U.S.
- 7: Years Prince went by “O{+>”
- 10: Singles certified gold in the U.S.
- 39: Shows on Prince’s last major tour, Hit and Run
- 6: Consecutive weeks his 1989 Batman soundtrack album was No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart
- 7: Grammy wins
- 1: Academy Awards, for Best Original Song for “Purple Rain” from Purple Rain
- 2: Golden Globe nominations; 1 nomination for Purple Rain and 1 win for Happy Feet
- 3: Razzie wins, all for Under the Cherry Moon
- 1: Year Prince won “Sexiest Vegetarian” from PETA
- 3: Movies Prince made in total
- 1: Unforgettable episode of New Girl in which Prince starred as himself
- 3: Times Prince performed on Saturday Night Live, the most recent of which included a much-lauded 8-minute medley
- 1: Surprise appearance on American Idol
- 1: Time Prince performed at the Super Bowl
- 80: Months between the time Prince announced he was retiring the song “1999” (on New Year’s Eve 1999) and the time he performed it again
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