Prince is a top selling artist.
Prince (musician) . He has sold over 100 million records worldwide , making him one of the best-selling artists of all time . Rolling Stone ranked Prince at number 27 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists , `` the most influential artists of the rock & roll era '' . It quickly became his most critically and commercially successful release , spending 24 consecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 and selling over 20 million units worldwide .