A gallery of Prince's album covers

The evolution of Prince's music.

April 28, 2016 at 1:39PM
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For You (1978)

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Prince (1979)

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Dirty Mind (1980)

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Controversy (1981)

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1999 (1981)

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Purple Rain (1984)

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Around the World in A Day (1985)

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Parade (1986)

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Sign 'O' The Times (1987)

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Lovesexy (1988)

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Batman soundtrack (1989)

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Graffiti Bridge (1990)

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Diamonds And Pearls (1991)

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Love Symbol Album (1992)

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The Hits 1 (1993)

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The Hits 2 (1993)

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The Hits/B-Sides 2 (1993)

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Come (1994)

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The Black Album (1994)

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The Gold Experience (1995)

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Chaos and Disorder (1996)

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Emancipation (1996)

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Crystal Ball (1998)

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The Vault… Old Friends 4 Sale (1999)

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Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (1999)

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Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic (2001)

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The Very Best of Prince (2001)

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The Rainbow Children (2001)

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One Nite Alone (2002)

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Xpectation (2003)

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N.E.W.S (2003)

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Musicology (2004)

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The Chocolate Invasion (2004)

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The Slaughterhouse (2004)

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C-Note (2004)

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3121 (2006)

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Ultimate Prince (2006)

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Planet Earth (2007)

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Lotusflow3r (2009)

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MPLSound (2009)

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20Ten (2010)

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PlectrumElectrum (2014)

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Art Official Age (2014)

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HITnRUN Phase One (2015)

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HITnRUN Phase Two (2015)

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