Expect Another Big Prince Sales Week, But Where Will All That Money Go?

Prince fans continue to snap up his records and it looks like he’ll be dominating the Billboard 200 Album chart again next week.

Business Insider claims sales of Prince's music has jumped by 16,000% since his death.

While Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” could stand in the way of Prince’s “The Very Best of Prince” nabbing a second week at number one, industry insiders predict he could have five albums in the Top Ten next week.

“The Very Best Of Prince” is expected to move over 200,000 copies in the week ending April 28^th, with equivalent album units reaching over 350,000. “Purple Rain” could move over 100,000 copies (110,000-plus units), with “The Hits/The B-Sides” selling 50,000 copies (70,000-plus units) and “Ultimate” moving 30,000 (35,000 units). In addition, “1999,” could sell between 25,000 to 30,000 (with 35,000 units).

According to Nielsen Music, between April 15^thand 24^th, 654,000 Prince albums were sold, along with 2.82 million downloads of tracks. In the week ending April 21^st, the day of his death, Prince sold 256,000 albums, up from 5,000 the previous week, and 1.04 million single downloads, an increase from 14,000 the previous week.

Meanwhile, who will control all this windfall for the Prince estate continues to be a mystery, much like Prince's life. As feared, the man did not have a will, as his only full sibling, Tyka, indicated in court records filed this week.

Tyka requested Bremer Trust, a corporate trust company, be named administrator and wants it done immediately so there will be someone to manage the singer’s business interests.

The exact amount of Prince’s fortune isn’t yet known. Although he has property said to be worth over $27 million, there have been some recent suggestions that he was tight on money.

In addition to Tyka, Prince has five living half siblings who could inherit part of his fourtune.