Prince storms US charts as he takes album top spots

Chart-topper: Prince is sitting in the number one and number two spot on the US album charts
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Jennifer Ruby25 April 2016
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Prince has stormed the US music charts following his death last week.

The US superstar, whose body was found at his Paisley Park home on Thursday morning, is currently dominating the Billboard chart.

Just a few days after news of his death broke, Prince is now sitting in the top two spots on the Billboard 200.

The Very Best of Prince has re-entered the chart, going straight in at number one, while the Purple Rain soundtrack is at number two.

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Prince passed away just one day before the weekly sales figures tracking closed, meaning that fans downloaded and bought his albums in just half a day.

The huge surge in sales could have something to do with the fact that Prince’s music is only available to stream on Tidal and isn’t available on YouTube.

The star also looks set to top the UK charts this Friday and is expected to bag number one in both the singles and album charts.

Within 24 hours of the singer’s death, his music entered the top 10 on the Official Albums Chart.

Data from day one indicates the pop star’s classic hit Purple Rain is a strong early contender for the top spot in the singles chart, with three other songs in the top five also by Prince.

When Doves Cry is on track for second place behind Purple Rain, with Kiss at number four and 1999 in fifth position.

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