Prince had an album which sold over one million copies.
Prince (musician) . In 1984 , he began referring to his backup band as the Revolution and released Purple Rain , the soundtrack album to his eponymous 1984 film debut . After releasing the albums Around the World in a Day ( 1985 ) and Parade ( 1986 ) , The Revolution disbanded , and Prince released the double album Sign o ' the Times ( 1987 ) as a solo artist . He released 16 albums after that , including the platinum-selling Musicology ( 2004 ) . Purple Rain (album) . To date , it has sold over 25 million copies worldwide , making it the sixth-best-selling soundtrack album of all time .