Billboard previously announced that Adele’s ‘Rolling in the Deep’ and ’21′ were the Top Song and Top Album of the December 4th 2010 to November 26 2011 period, respectively. However, the singer’s domination did not end there as it has been revealed that both titles were also the top-selling releases of the 52-week 2011 year that ended on January st 2012.

‘Rolling in the Deep’ sold a remarkable 5.81 million downloads in the US and was crowned as the best-selling digital single of 2011. Addition to being the first track to sell over 5 million downloads within a calendar year, the tune held the pole position of the Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks – second to Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’ as the song with the longest run at the top of the chart in 2011.

However, Adele’s reign also expanded onto the the albums tally. ’21′ sold over 5.82 million copies in the US after only 44 weeks. Astoundingly, the record has yet to leave the top 10 of the Billboard 200 and only slipped from top 5 once. With 14 weeks at #1, ’21′ has also become the best-selling album of a calendar year since Usher’s ‘Confessions’, which 7.98 million copies in 2004.

See the lists of 2011′s top-selling albums and singles below:

Top 10 Albums

1. Adele – 21 – 5.82 M

2. Michael Buble – Christmas – 2.45 M

3. Lady Gaga – Born This Way – 2.1 M

4. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 1.92 M

5. Jason Aldean – My Kinda Party – 1.58 M

6. Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More – 1.42 M

7. Drake – Take Care – 1.25 M

8. Justin Bieber – Under the Mistletoe – 1.25 M

9. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch the Throne – 1.23 M

10. Lady Antebellum – Own the Night – 1.20 M

Top 10 Singles

1. Adele – Rolling in the Deep – 5.81 M

2. LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem (Lauren Bennett & GoonRock) – 5.47 M

3. Katy Perry – E.T. – 4.83 M

4. Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger (Ft. Christina Aguilera) – 4.11 M

5. Pitbull – Give Me Everything (Ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer) – 3.87 M

6. Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks – 3.84 M

7. Adele – Someone Like You – 3.75 M

8. Cee-Lo Green’s – Forget You (F*ck You) – 3.72 million),

9. Nicki Minaj – Super Bass – 3.61 M

10. Lady Gaga – Born This Way – 3.48 M.

Did you know that Adele also nabbed the UK’s top-selling album and single of 2011? Click here to see the full lists!

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