A new month generally brings change and that was certainly the case with this week’s editions of the UK charts. Indeed, the top spots of the UK Albums Chart and the Official UK Singles Chart were occupied by fresh faces instead of the usual contenders.
It really doesn’t seem fair to the less talented Pop stars in the industry that Adele has continuously denied them a shot at the top spots of the Billboard charts. Yet, it is certainly not her fault that US consumers have finally rediscovered their taste for real music.
It might be difficult for some people to believe but Adele’s ’21′ has been in stores for a year. In fact, the album, which is ranked as the best-selling release of the 21st century in the UK, has held a position in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart for 53 weeks.
If you have been observing the Billboard charts during the last year then might have concluded that Adele has never truly left the summits of the listings; she simply took breaks. As such, it was completely unsurprising when the singer topped the Billboard Hot 100 this week and effectively ousted Rihanna.
Two major achievements were logged in the Billboard history books this week but they occurred on two completely different charts by two extremely dissimilar artists. Rihanna and Adele have both made history in their individual ways on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200, respectively.
It appears that 2012 will be the year of Jessie J. Indeed, after scoring three nominations for this year’s BRIT Awards and a spot on the panel of ‘The Voice (UK)’, the singer has vaulted to the top of the Official UK Singles Chart and claimed her 2nd #1 single on the tally.
Just when it seemed that Americans finally had enough of Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’, the tune has returned to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. After losing its grip of the peak position to LMFAO’s ‘Sexy & I Know It’, the track has rebounded to the summit of the chart and extended its reign […]
Just couple weeks shy of the anniversary of its release, Adele’s ’21′ has made history yet again. Specifically, the album, which was the UK’s top-selling album of 2011, has notched more weeks at the summit of the UK Albums Chart than any other studio album in 40 years.
Adele’s ’21′ was an unbeatable force on the Billboard 200 in 2011 and it appears that the album will continue to occupy the upper regions of the chart in 2012. In fact, the record has logged its 14th week at the summit of the lineup and matched one of the accomplishments of another famous singer […]
Just when it seemed that Adele’s ’21′ had lost momentum on the Billboard 200, the record exhibited a massive surge in popularity and achieved a new sales peak during the Christmas sales rush. However, while Adele’s ’21′ was successful on the basis of quality material, people had to be convinced to purchase Rihanna’s ‘Talk That […]