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  • Nov
    27
    2012

    Adele’s ’21′ Tops 10 Million In US Sales

    Written by Trent | Filed under Adele,Charts
    Adele 21 TheLavaLizard

    The cover of Adele’s blockbuster ’21′ album.

    Adele finally did it! After ruling the Billboard 200 throughout 2011 and a large portion of 2012, the British singer’s ’21′ album has topped the 10 million sales mark in the US and earned her a place in history among the best-selling artists of the last 20 years.

    With sales exceeding 28K copies this week, ’21′ has sold over 10.02 million copies since being released in the US on February 22nd 2011. The album has yet to leave the Billboard 200 since debuting at #1 with 352K copies sold in its debut frame 92 weeks ago.

    Ironically, ’21′ is the 21st album of the SoundScan era, which started 21 years ago in 1991, to sell north of 10 million copies in the US. The LP sold a shocking 5.82 million in 2011 as the year’s best-selling release and is on track to top the Billboard Year-End chart again as 2012′s leader. It has sold 4.2 million copies since January 1st 2012 as the only album to move over 4 million units in the US this year.

    ’21′ lead the Billboard 200 for 24 non-consecutive weeks and remained in the top 10 of the lineup for 80 weeks, 78 of which were achieved consecutively (a record among female artists). All 4 of the album’s singles peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and 3 of those songs lead the chart - ‘Rolling in the Deep’, ‘Someone like You’ and ‘Set Fire to the Rain’.

    Watch the video for ‘Rolling in the Deep’ as we celebrate Adele’s achievement below:

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    23 Comments to “Adele’s ’21′ Tops 10 Million In US Sales”

    1. +3 Vote -1 Vote +1Mario
      says:
      November 27, 2012 at 10:54 pm

      Yes!

      Reply
    2. Vote -1 Vote +1sawa
      says:
      November 27, 2012 at 10:56 pm

      SLAYDELE DA DIVA

      Reply
    3. Vote -1 Vote +1hmm
      says:
      November 27, 2012 at 11:16 pm

      Congrats Adele. Trent be sure to site the Examiner as a source next time, all you id was copy and paste lmao.

      Reply
      • +6 Vote -1 Vote +1Ms. Boss
        says:
        November 28, 2012 at 4:22 am

        Trent sourced BILLBOARD which is the source of the info. The Examiner COPIED Billboard word for word (as they always do) but Trent added information that even Billboard didn’t have. You stans really don’t appreciate this guy

        Reply
        • +4 Vote -1 Vote +1Whitley
          says:
          November 28, 2012 at 4:29 am

          I say that every time I read this site. Trent clearly goes the extra mile writing about stuff but the stans always find a way to complain.

          Anyway I’m happy for Adele. All she needs now is that diamond plaque

    4. Vote -1 Vote +1Liberiangirl
      says:
      November 27, 2012 at 11:45 pm

      You betta work Adele!!!

      Reply
    5. -3 Vote -1 Vote +1darnell
      says:
      November 28, 2012 at 12:02 am

      This generations Mariah, so to speak.

      Reply
      • Vote -1 Vote +1Theman4u
        says:
        November 28, 2012 at 8:41 am

        How so? No Mariah cd has ever sold 10 million copies

        Reply
        • Vote -1 Vote +1ML
          says:
          November 28, 2012 at 11:15 am

          True. Her albums sold 7M but they shipped 10M to stores where 1 of the 3M were through a music club back in the 90s.
          The 80s/90s labels were notorious for overcertifying…funny how it wasn’t bashed back then as it is now.

    6. +1 Vote -1 Vote +1theman
      says:
      November 28, 2012 at 12:21 am

      AMAZING !

      Reply
    7. +1 Vote -1 Vote +1Jessica
      says:
      November 28, 2012 at 12:26 am

      Yea she finally did it I’m so happy for her!’ No promo either? Your fav could NEVER!!

      Reply
      • Vote -1 Vote +1CheReiHino
        says:
        November 28, 2012 at 10:45 am

        Adele had promo, she just want over exposed.

        Anyway, Trent I learn something new everytime I come on this site. Keep up the good work.

        Reply
    8. +1 Vote -1 Vote +1KC
      says:
      November 28, 2012 at 1:30 am

      Unreal.

      Everybody & they momma got this cd.

      Reply
    9. +1 Vote -1 Vote +1DOMOdotSCORE
      says:
      November 28, 2012 at 1:31 am

      No surprise here. Congrats to Adele!

      Reply
    10. Vote -1 Vote +1John
      says:
      November 28, 2012 at 3:40 am

      Congrats Slaydelle

      Reply
    11. +4 Vote -1 Vote +1Kelly Rowland fan
      says:
      November 28, 2012 at 3:44 am

      Is it just me or at this point, I don’t give a damn about her album sales. It was a good album agreed but why is everything about album sales? How about just talk about the music substance.i

      Reply
      • Vote -1 Vote +1Unbothered
        says:
        November 29, 2012 at 1:09 pm

        Coming from a Kelly Rowland fan? Of course sales aren’t important. She has none.

        Reply
    12. +3 Vote -1 Vote +1FAB IT
      says:
      November 28, 2012 at 5:57 am

      some chicks sing about diamonds n other really get those diamonds ………….

      Reply
    13. +1 Vote -1 Vote +1JOHNVIDAL
      says:
      November 28, 2012 at 7:02 am

      Amazing!
      I confess I loved it at first but then I got oversaturated in a few months. But that´s normal. All I want is a few more real artists to be this huge, not just Adele as an exception
      For example I think Alicia Keys should have a huge #1 next week cos the album is amazing. But I already know even if she does good she will be lucky if she reaches platinum at the end of the era
      This Adele´s achievement is HUGE. It´s been like a decade since any other act did it

      Reply
    14. +5 Vote -1 Vote +1cj
      says:
      November 28, 2012 at 8:42 am

      hmmm… so adele’s 21 sold 10 million in the US in less than 2 years… that’s more than what rihanna’s 7 albums sold in her 7 yearsin the business!

      Reply
      • +3 Vote -1 Vote +1Jessica
        says:
        November 28, 2012 at 10:42 am

        Shadeeee heifer!! Shadeeee lmao

        Reply
    15. Vote -1 Vote +1Adele's '21 Officially Certified Diamond :: The Lava Lizard
      says:
      November 28, 2012 at 7:40 pm

      [...] Adele’s ’21′ Tops 10 Million In US Sales [...]

      Reply
    16. -2 Vote -1 Vote +1x
      says:
      November 29, 2012 at 3:44 am

      it’s a great album to fall asleep to

      Reply

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