Other artists in the industry are experiencing struggles on the charts but there are two acts who continue to climb to new heights. Adele and Lady GaGa have both achieved new career milestones, proving that there is still hope for commercial success.

Adele’s ’21′ has now spent 19 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the United World Album Chart, selling more than 8.2 million copies in only 26 weeks of release. With another 222k sold, the LP notches the top spot again this week, cementing its position as the year’s best seller.

On the other hand, while Lady GaGa’s ‘Born This Way’ sits comfortably at #2 with 133k another units sold, it is the singer’s ‘The Fame’ debut album that has set a new standard. The record has now cracked the 13 million mark with another 31k sold and 132 weeks on the tally.

Check out the the lineup of the leading Urban/Pop albums and tracks in the world below:

United World Album Chart

1. Adele – ’21′ – 222k (total: 8.2 M)

2. Lady GaGa – ‘Born This Way’ – 133k (total: 3.82 M)

3. Beyonce – ’4′ – 129k (total: 1.04 M)

8. Bruno Mars – ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ – 55k

9. DJ Khaled – ‘We The Best Forever’ – 54k (debut)

10. Amy Winehouse – ‘Back To Black’ – 52k (total: 12.1 M)

Bonus

11. Bad Meets Evil – ‘Hell The Sequel’ – 51k (total: 568k)

12. Adele – ’19′ – 51k

12. Pitbull – ‘Planet Pit’ – 50k (total: 334k)

16. LMFAO – ‘Sorry For Party Rocking’ – 45k (total: 208k)

United World Track Chart

1. LMFAO – ‘Party Rock Anthem (Ft. Lauren Bennett & Goon Rock)’ – 352k

2. Pitbull – ‘Give Me Everything (Ft. Ne-You, Afrojack & Nayer)’ – 325k

3. Katy Perry – ‘Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)’ – 276k

4. Lady GaGa – ‘The Edge of Glory’ – 256k

5. Adele – ‘Rolling In The Deep’ – 216k (total: 7.01 M)

6. Bruno Mars – ‘The Lazy Song’ – 185k

7. Nicki Minaj – ‘Super Bass’ – 180k

8. Jason Derulo – ‘Don’t Wanna Go Home’ – 173k

9. Jennifer Lopez – ‘On The Floor (Ft. Pitbull)’ – 165k (total: 6.37 M)

10. David Guetta – ‘Where Dem Girls At? (Ft. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj)’ – 159k

Thoughts?