Adele :: The "21" Era

[Neymar]

By Dan Lane

The Official Charts Company can today reveal that sales of Adele’s 21 have overtaken those of Michael Jackson’s Bad in the UK.

Adele’s second album, 21, smashed the 4 million sales barrier after her BRITs performance last week and went on to bag the Number 1 spot on the Official Albums Chart for its 21st non-consecutive week at the summit. It has now sold nearly 61,000 more copies than The King Of Pop’s classic 1987 album, Bad.

Released on January 24, 2011, 21 has spent 57 weeks on the Official Albums Chart and has never left the Top 10. In just over a year it has sold over 4,020,000 copies, making it not only the biggest selling album of the 21st Century, but also the eighth biggest selling album of all time. If 21’s post-BRITs momentum continues, in the next few weeks it could also eclipse sales of Pink Floyd’s 1973 album Dark Side Of the Moon (7) and Dire Straits’ 1985 album, Brothers In Arms (6).

“This is another incredible achievement to cap a year of incredible achievements for Adele,” comments the Official Charts Company’s managing director Martin Talbot. “By overtaking Bad, 21 has truly, officially cemented Adele’s place among the all-time greats. Who would bet against her improving further on that achievement, by taking steps towards the all-time Top 5?”

The Official Charts’ Top 10 biggest selling albums of all time are as follows:

01 GREATEST HITS – QUEEN (5,863,000)
02 SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND – THE BEATLES (5,044,000)
03 GOLD: GREATEST HITS – ABBA (4,989,000)
04 WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY – OASIS (4,517,000)
05 THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON (4,248,000)
06 BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS (4,152,000)
07 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - PINK FLOYD (4,114,000)
08 21 – ADELE (4,020,000)
09 BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON (3,959,000)
10 GREATEST HITS II – QUEEN (3,887,000)

© 2012 THE OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY.

Is that right? Where are the club sales and the Special Edition of Bad?

Something wrong here. Very wrong.

And the article, OF COURSE, forgot to mention that Michael Jackson is the only non-British artist on the list.

They also waited for the album reportedly overcome Bad in sales to write something. Queen is on the list too, did they not know?

The press is really disgusting.

Anyway, congratulations to Adele!

[arab]

And the article, OF COURSE, forgot to mention that Michael Jackson is the only non-British artist on the list.

And Abba

[Euromillions]

And the article, OF COURSE, forgot to mention that Michael Jackson is the only non-British artist on the list.

And Abba

Nice one.

[NorfolkScot]

By Dan Lane

The Official Charts Company can today reveal that sales of Adele’s 21 have overtaken those of Michael Jackson’s Bad in the UK.

Adele’s second album, 21, smashed the 4 million sales barrier after her BRITs performance last week and went on to bag the Number 1 spot on the Official Albums Chart for its 21st non-consecutive week at the summit. It has now sold nearly 61,000 more copies than The King Of Pop’s classic 1987 album, Bad.

Released on January 24, 2011, 21 has spent 57 weeks on the Official Albums Chart and has never left the Top 10. In just over a year it has sold over 4,020,000 copies, making it not only the biggest selling album of the 21st Century, but also the eighth biggest selling album of all time. If 21’s post-BRITs momentum continues, in the next few weeks it could also eclipse sales of Pink Floyd’s 1973 album Dark Side Of the Moon (7) and Dire Straits’ 1985 album, Brothers In Arms (6).

“This is another incredible achievement to cap a year of incredible achievements for Adele,” comments the Official Charts Company’s managing director Martin Talbot. “By overtaking Bad, 21 has truly, officially cemented Adele’s place among the all-time greats. Who would bet against her improving further on that achievement, by taking steps towards the all-time Top 5?”

The Official Charts’ Top 10 biggest selling albums of all time are as follows:

01 GREATEST HITS – QUEEN (5,863,000)
02 SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND – THE BEATLES (5,044,000)
03 GOLD: GREATEST HITS – ABBA (4,989,000)
04 WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY – OASIS (4,517,000)
05 THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON (4,248,000)
06 BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS (4,152,000)
07 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - PINK FLOYD (4,114,000)
08 21 – ADELE (4,020,000)
09 BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON (3,959,000)
10 GREATEST HITS II – QUEEN (3,887,000)

© 2012 THE OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY.

Is that right? Where are the club sales and the Special Edition of Bad?

Something wrong here. Very wrong.

And the article, OF COURSE, forgot to mention that Michael Jackson is the only non-British artist on the list.

They also waited for the album reportedly overcome Bad in sales to write something. Queen is on the list too, did they not know?

The press is really disgusting.

Anyway, congratulations to Adele!

It's about Adele selling more than Michael, not about Michael non British.

[NorfolkScot]

And the article, OF COURSE, forgot to mention that Michael Jackson is the only non-British artist on the list.

And Abba

Classic Arab.

[Neymar]

And the article, OF COURSE, forgot to mention that Michael Jackson is the only non-British artist on the list.

And Abba

I forgot about Abba.

Sorry.

[Neymar]

By Dan Lane

The Official Charts Company can today reveal that sales of Adele’s 21 have overtaken those of Michael Jackson’s Bad in the UK.

Adele’s second album, 21, smashed the 4 million sales barrier after her BRITs performance last week and went on to bag the Number 1 spot on the Official Albums Chart for its 21st non-consecutive week at the summit. It has now sold nearly 61,000 more copies than The King Of Pop’s classic 1987 album, Bad.

Released on January 24, 2011, 21 has spent 57 weeks on the Official Albums Chart and has never left the Top 10. In just over a year it has sold over 4,020,000 copies, making it not only the biggest selling album of the 21st Century, but also the eighth biggest selling album of all time. If 21’s post-BRITs momentum continues, in the next few weeks it could also eclipse sales of Pink Floyd’s 1973 album Dark Side Of the Moon (7) and Dire Straits’ 1985 album, Brothers In Arms (6).

“This is another incredible achievement to cap a year of incredible achievements for Adele,” comments the Official Charts Company’s managing director Martin Talbot. “By overtaking Bad, 21 has truly, officially cemented Adele’s place among the all-time greats. Who would bet against her improving further on that achievement, by taking steps towards the all-time Top 5?”

The Official Charts’ Top 10 biggest selling albums of all time are as follows:

01 GREATEST HITS – QUEEN (5,863,000)
02 SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND – THE BEATLES (5,044,000)
03 GOLD: GREATEST HITS – ABBA (4,989,000)
04 WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY – OASIS (4,517,000)
05 THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON (4,248,000)
06 BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS (4,152,000)
07 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - PINK FLOYD (4,114,000)
08 21 – ADELE (4,020,000)
09 BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON (3,959,000)
10 GREATEST HITS II – QUEEN (3,887,000)

© 2012 THE OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY.

Is that right? Where are the club sales and the Special Edition of Bad?

Something wrong here. Very wrong.

And the article, OF COURSE, forgot to mention that Michael Jackson is the only non-British artist on the list.

They also waited for the album reportedly overcome Bad in sales to write something. Queen is on the list too, did they not know?

The press is really disgusting.

Anyway, congratulations to Adele!

It's about Adele selling more than Michael, not about Michael non British.

It's about "21" supposedly selling more than "Bad" (UK), not Adele selling more than Michael.

[NorfolkScot]

^^^^^^^^^



Good God.

But she will sell more than Michael within the next few months.

[Neymar]

^^^^^^^^^



Good God.

But she will sell more than Michael within the next few months.

Sense of humor?

[NorfolkScot]

^^^^^

YeaH I have thanx.

[arab]

Germany

02(03) 21 18-20k?

[Nackar]

The guy congratulated Adele, so I don't really see the problem, but oh well.

Judging by her weekly sales she'll easily climb a few positions on that list in the coming months, or rather weeks. Just incredible

[arab]

POP
1 1 ADELE Set Fire To The Rain 13876 13611 265 91.188
+23 spins
+0.474

AC
5 5 ADELE Set Fire To The Rain 1646 1583 63 12.264
-19 spins
+0.250

HAC
1 1 ADELE Set Fire To The Rain 4885 4940 -55 29.722
-11 spins
-0.165

Rhythmic
20 20 ADELE Set Fire To The Rain 1683 1459 224 13.355
+19 spins
+0.172

Ladies & Gentelman! 160mln+ today

[rundmck]

Just a note before anyone starts, this thread is not the place in which to have a debate on the veracity of the OCC's sales counting. Anyone who regularly views threads on this site knows that the world and his wife have their own opinion on all time sales (blah blah club sales, missing sales, shipments vs retail blah blah). If anyone wishes to get into that never ending whirlpool, there are plenty of other threads on ukmix dealing with that topic.

[Neymar]

Just a note before anyone starts, this thread is not the place in which to have a debate on the veracity of the OCC's sales counting. Anyone who regularly views threads on this site knows that the world and his wife have their own opinion on all time sales (blah blah club sales, missing sales, shipments vs retail blah blah). If anyone wishes to get into that never ending whirlpool, there are plenty of other threads on ukmix dealing with that topic.

I agree. At the same time, this is not the place to discuss whether 21 is among the UK's biggest sellers of all time, since we can not debate the veracity of the list.

Thanks.

[Gagich]

Told ya SFTTR will hit 160M AI!

[NorfolkScot]

Just a note before anyone starts, this thread is not the place in which to have a debate on the veracity of the OCC's sales counting. Anyone who regularly views threads on this site knows that the world and his wife have their own opinion on all time sales (blah blah club sales, missing sales, shipments vs retail blah blah). If anyone wishes to get into that never ending whirlpool, there are plenty of other threads on ukmix dealing with that topic.

+100000000

[NorfolkScot]

Just a note before anyone starts, this thread is not the place in which to have a debate on the veracity of the OCC's sales counting. Anyone who regularly views threads on this site knows that the world and his wife have their own opinion on all time sales (blah blah club sales, missing sales, shipments vs retail blah blah). If anyone wishes to get into that never ending whirlpool, there are plenty of other threads on ukmix dealing with that topic.

I agree. At the same time, this is not the place to discuss whether 21 is among the UK's biggest sellers of all time, since we can not debate the veracity of the list.

Thanks.

[NorfolkScot]

Told ya SFTTR will hit 160M AI! P

[wave]

The Article was wrote because 21 just outsold Bad UK, not about Michael Jackson a Non-British artist. Can't even understand why that was even brought up in a post when it's got nothing to do with the top10 chart.

[arab]

1. ADELE - Set Fire To The Rain: 160.378 (+ 0.837)
18. ADELE - Someone Like You: 55.194 (- 0.117)
ADELE - Rumour Has It: 4.992 (+ 0.317)





It's the first 160mln+ hit since Rolling In The Deep

[NorfolkScot]

1. ADELE - Set Fire To The Rain: 160.378 (+ 0.837)
18. ADELE - Someone Like You: 55.194 (- 0.117)
ADELE - Rumour Has It: 4.992 (+ 0.317)

It's the first 160mln+ hit since Rolling In The Deep

[Gagich]

Let`s hope for 161M AI now!

[NorfolkScot]

RITD was 167M?

[arab]

Let`s hope for 161M AI now!

Would be nice, but I don't care. She's reached 160mln mark, so (as for me) she could start falling like a rock