Prince

Prince stands as pop's most complete virtuoso, selling over 150 million records and earning 7 Grammy Awards as a self-taught multi-instrumentalist. His 1984 masterpiece, Purple Rain, spent 24 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 and sold 20 million copies, a feat that remains 5% higher than the average #1 album's longevity. His instrumental range, performing 27 instruments on debut album For You, sets a benchmark faster than any other artist on this list can match.