Adele never truly lost her grip of the United World Chart’s top spot; she simply took a break. The British Soul singer’s ’21′ album has returned to the chart summit for a 22nd week and quickly ended the reign of Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter IV’.
’21′ sold 285K copies this week after experiencing a minor 9% sales decline. The record has now sold over 9.87 million copies in just 33 weeks and is the bestselling album of 2011 thus far in the US, UK and on the general world chart. The record’s lead single, ‘Rolling In The Deep’, has also accomplished a new milestone as it has now sold over 8.12 million copies worldwide.
Last week’s leader, Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter IV’, exhibited a sales dip similar to its performance on the Billboard 200 and plummeted by over 75%. Nonetheless, the LP sold another 256K at #2 for a total of 1.29 million after only 2 weeks.
Meanwhile, on the United World Track Chart, Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera’s ‘Moves Like Jagger’ remained at the top by selling 435K copies. The track has held the #1 position for 3 weeks.
Check out the the lineup of the leading Urban/Pop albums and tracks in the world below:
1. Adele – ’21′ – 285K (total: 9.87 M)
2. Lil Wayne – ‘Tha Carter IV’ – 256K (total: 1.29 M)
4. David Guetta – ‘Nothing bu the Beat’ – 162K (425K)
7. The Throne – ‘Watch The Throne’ – 82K (total: 1.12 M)
8. Lady GaGa – ‘Born This Way’ – 75K (total: 4.48 M)
9. Amy Winehouse – ‘Back To Black’ – 59K (total: 12.81 M)
10. Beyonce – ’4′ – 58K (total: 1.64 M)
Bonus
12. Adele – ’19′ – 57K
13. Bruno Mars – ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ – 46k
15. Pitbull – ‘Planet Pit’ – 42K
1. Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera – ‘Moves Like Jagger’ – 435K
2. LMFAO – ‘Party Rock Anthem (Ft. Lauren Bennett & Goon Rock)’ – 255K
3. Adele – ‘Someone Like You’ – 239K
4. Pitbull – ‘Give Me Everything (Ft. Ne-You, Afrojack & Nayer)’ – 224K
5. Katy Perry – ‘Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)’ – 205K
7. Bat Meets Evil – ‘Lighters (Ft. Bruno Mars)’ – 161K
8. Adele – ‘Rolling In The Deep’ – 151K (total: 8.12 M)
9. Lady Gaga – ‘You & I’ – 149k
10. Rihanna – ‘Cheers (Drink To That)’ – 148K
Bonus
11. Lady Gaga – ‘The Edge of Glory’ – 145K
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