U.S fans paid tribute to Prince by purchasing an unprecedented number of his albums and songs on the day of his untimely death – 230,000 albums and 1 million tracks. The breakdown:
Prince Album Sales:
- Total Prince Album Sales from April 15, 2016 through April 20, 2016: 4,263
Total Prince Album Sales on April 21: 231,834Top 5 Selling Prince Albums on April 21, 2016:
| Title | Album Sales |
| The Very Best Of Prince | 94,621 |
| Purple Rain | 55,306 |
| The Hits/The B-Sides | 22,345 |
| 1999 | 11,640 |
| Ultimate Prince | 8,985 |
Prince Song Sales:
- Total Prince Song Sales from April 15, 2016 through April 20, 2016: 18,821
- Total Prince Song Sales on April 21: 1,055,911
Top 5 Selling Prince Songs on April 21, 2016:
| Title | Song Sales |
| Purple Rain | 125,773 |
| Little Red Corvette | 89,978 |
| Kiss | 86,422 |
| Let’s Go Crazy | 77,763 |
| When Doves Cry |
The stats were compiled by BuzzAngle Music, a sales & streaming tracking service of music technology company Border City Media.