Prince: A Tribute to His Purple Majesty

Prince: A Tribute to His Purple Majesty is a 2016 tribute album, released on May 2 to honor the late icon Prince following his untimely death. An all-star ensemble of artists contributed songs to the compilation, including Alesha, Ashley!, Aurora Reed, JUSTYCE, Raphael, Shell Ruin and Syd Wolfe. The album charted at number one, dethroning Lady Lou's Poisoned Heart (2016) after three weeks at the summit.

The release was promoted by a cover of "When Doves Cry" by Raphael, which peaked at number two on the official singles chart, and promotional single "If I Was Your Girlfriend" by Kenya, which peaked at number one on the digital chart. Shell Ruin featured her cover of "Black Sweat" as the B-side to her single "Lucid Dreams", as well as covers that are not found on this collection. Paul also included his take on "The Beautiful Ones" as a B-side to his single "What's Up (I Like U)".

Purple Rain (1984) and Sign o' the Times (1987) are the albums with the most songs represented on the album, with four songs each.