Adele & Rihanna Rule UK Year-End Charts

Adele ’21′ was crowned as Billboard’s Top Album of 2011 so it was no surprise that the record also notched top honors in her UK home territory. However, the British Soul singer had to share space in the top 10 of the UK Year-End charts with a range of foreign in artists in what could aptly be described as an invasion.

’21′ sold over 3.772 million copies in the UK since its debut on January 24th. In addition to being the top-selling album of 2011, the record also earned the title of being the most successful release of the 21st century to date – a feat that it achieved after only 10 months – and sold more copies than any other album in British history within a single calendar year.

Yet, the Americans didn’t allow Adele to have all the glory Top Albums list. Bruno Mars’ ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ ranked as the 2011′s third highest-seller with 1.214 million copies sold whereas Lady Gaga’s ‘Born this Way’ placed seventh with 821K copies.

Other foreigners who outshone their peers were Canadian Michael Buble who notched the #2 position on the the Top Albums lineup with his ‘Christmas’ album, which sold 1.292 million units. Moreover, Barbadian Rihanna clocked two albums in the top ten - ‘Loud’ and ‘Talk That Talk’, which sold 876K copies at #6 and 655K at #10, respectively – and was the only act other than Adele to have two albums in the top ten. The latter’s ’19′ debut LP sold 1.210 million units at #4.

See the UK’s Top Albums and Top Singles lists of 2011 below:

Top 20 Albums Of 2011

1. Adele – 21 – 3.772 M
2. Christmas – Michael Buble – 1.292 M
3. Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans – 1.214 M
4. Adele – 19 – 1,210 M
5. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto – 907K
6. Rihanna – Loud – Rihanna 876K
7. Lady Gaga – Born This Way – 821K
8. Jessie J – Who You Are – 805K
9. Ed Sheeran – + – 791K
10. Rihanna – Talk That Talk – 655K
11. Amy Winehouse – Lioness: Hidden Treasures – 638K
12. Olyy Murs – In Case You Didn’t Know – Olly Murs 597K
13. Cee Lo Green – The Lady Killer – 560K
14. Noel Gallagher - Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – 492K
15. Take That – Progress – 484K
16. One Direction – Up All Night – 468K
17. Chase & Status – No More Idols – 461K
18. Beyonce – 4 – 451K
19. Westlife – Greatest Hits – 423K
20. Michael Buble – Crazy Love – 410K

Top 20 Singles Of 2011

1. Adele – Someone Like You – 1.242 M
2. Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger (Ft. Christina Aguilera) – 1.043 M
3.  LMFAO -Party Rock Anthem (Ft Lauren Bennett And Goonrock) - 995K
4. Jessie J – Price Tag (Ft. B.o.B.) – 981K
5. Rihanna - We Found Love (Ft. Clavin Harris) – 902K
6. Pitbull - Give Me Everything (Ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack And Nayer) – 866K
7. Bruno Mars -Grenade – 852K
8. Ed Sheeran – The A Team – 801K
9. Adele – Rolling In The Deep – 798K
10. Jennifer Lopez – On The Floor (Ft. Pitbull) – 784K
11. Christina Perri – Jar Of Hearts – 669K
12. Rihanna – S&M – 643K
13.  Military Wives & Gareth Malone – Wherever You Are – 631K
14. Lady Gaga – Born This Way – 625K
15. Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song – 618K
16. Chris Brown - Beautiful People (Ft. Benny Benassi) - 588K
17. Example – Changed The Way You Kiss Me – 582K
18. Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar – 576K
19. Snoop Dogg – Sweat – 558K
20. One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful – 540K

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