Oct

5

2011

Adele’s ’21′ Is Certified Quadruple Platinum

Written by Trent | Filed under Adele

Adele’s medical issues has forced her to cancel several of her US tour dates but amidst all of her misfortunes, she now has a reason to celebrate. the Pop/Soul singer’s ’21′ album has achieved a feat that many thought was impossible in 2011 – it has been certified 4x platinum by the RIAA.

With sales exceeding 3.7 million copies at US retailers, ’21′ has also shipped over 4 million units in that territory. As of last week, the record spend a record-shattering 31 weeks in the top 5 of the Billboard 200. The lead single from ’21′, ‘Rolling in the Deep’, also holds the title for being the fastest-selling single in US history with over 5.1 million downloads sold in 2011 alone and is the only track to pass the 5 million mark in a calendar year.

In addition to being the top-selling album of the year to date in both the US and UK, ’21′ is also the most successful release of 2011 worldwide with sales surpassing 10.41 million copies. Moreover, combined with the sales of her debut LP, ’19′, Adele has sold over 12 million albums globally since January.

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7 Comments

1. Antonio says:

   October 5, 2011 at 9:57 am

   That ADELE reign just won’t let up. This bitch is doing the damn thing. 21 could possibly sales 20 million WW because RITD and SLY are the only 2 official singles anf SFTTR was just a promo single. This album has plenty of songs that can be singles: Dont You Remember, Rumour Has It, Take It All, One and Only, He Wont Go and I Found a Boy can all be singles and would SLAY the charts especially Dont You Remember, Rumour Has It and He Wont Go
2. the kiddz says:

   October 5, 2011 at 9:58 am

   Who’s still buying this?
3. theman says:

   October 5, 2011 at 5:36 pm

   “SFTTR” needs to be a US single as well. This album is is classic. AMAZING !!! Do your thing Adele.
4. Ugh says:

   October 5, 2011 at 5:58 pm

   Congrats to her. Like i always say, i’m happy that talent is winning. it’s a nice album but it’s not ground breaking. I don’t get it. who is still buying it & where are the receipts?
5. Cliff says:

   October 5, 2011 at 7:53 pm

   not surprised, good music sells well !! and she’s amazing !
6. Global Charts: J. Cole & Rihanna Roar Into The Top 5 :: The Lava Lizard says:

   October 7, 2011 at 7:33 am

   [...] 261K copies – less than a 1K unit drop from last week. Remarkably, the record, which has been certified 4x platinum in the US, has now sold over 10.67 million copies globally after booking the #1 spot [...]
7. US Charts: Adele’s ’21′ Tops The 4 Million Mark :: The Lava Lizard says:

   October 19, 2011 at 7:04 pm

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