Usher has jokingly asked fans to stop buying "21"

by **jpguy** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:35 pm

13:42, Thursday, 22 March 2012
Usher has urged people to stop buying Adele's hit album 21, as he doesn't want the singer to break his own record.

The 33-year old currently holds the record for having the best-selling album of the 2000's with his 2004 LP Confessions, with Adele now closing in on his achievement with her sophomore album.

Speaking to Capital FM, Usher has revealed he's keen to hold on to his ten year record, joking that he hopes people will soon stop purchasing Adele's 21.

He told Breakfast Show hosts Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon: "If I have to confess, I have to confess that I have told a few people not to go and buy Adele's album because I don't want her to go and break my record,

"No actually, I love her. Unfortunately, she's the closest to breaking my record for the last ten years. So now guys, don't go and buy that album right now."

In the same interview, Usher also revealed that he's teamed up with UK super-producer Labrinth on a track for his new album.

#Pressed ? We know you're not "joking" to be honest...

by **TheRealest** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:55 pm

Hell, I wouldn't want her to break my record either.

by **CrazyCrazy** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:57 pm

Why are people still buying it?

It really isn't THAT good! :-?

by **danbarj** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:14 pm

LOL I love his sense of humor!

by **MonaBlissa** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:20 pm

by **TiagoRodrigues** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:52 am

crazycrazy wrote:Why are people still buying it? It really isn't THAT good!

Agreed...actually i only like half the album...but if this was the only thing i didn't understand about the world i'd be much happier! :lol:

by **Eamon** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:56 am

crazycrazy wrote:Why are people still buying it? It really isn't THAT good!

Yeah I was over her after 5 minutes last year! I don't get the craze but I bought the album so I can't say much! :lol:

by **jio** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:07 am

But Adele's "21" wasn't released in the '00s (the decade) so Usher's record is still safe. Unless he means the century in which case someone is bound to break his record at some point in the next 88 years.

PS:Adele's album isn't that good? crap I just received it today:(

by **JimJim** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:20 am

Yeah I'm fairly sure they are referring to the century, not the decade.

by **neoepzilon** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:49 am

I think people are buying it because her single choices were excellent. It really isn't that fantastic of an album at all.

She looks so tired on the cover. I'm not interested.

Website · by **Cactuar** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:20 am

Both albums are dreadful, period.

by **Jesper** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:01 am

crazycrazy wrote:Why are people still buying it? It really isn't THAT good!

I agree, but it's a matter of opinion and a matter of "hype", I mean you could ask the same about every good selling album.

by **leoapp** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:47 am

At Usher

I don't think anyone can stop 21 to outsell Confession.

Anyway, Confession is not really a good album, too much fillers, many tracks should've been cute.

by **GetBack** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:46 pm

Actually, comparing both albums, 21 deserved to be bought more than Confessions. Confessions had excellent single choices, other than that, there was so much filler and forgettable songs. Here I Stand and My Way were far better albums by Usher.

by **Titan3510** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:16 pm

21 is a good album. But it's been really overhyped.

I wouldn't say that it's better than most of the albums that it beat out for this "most weeks concurrently at the top of Billboard 200 and the Hot 100" record.

by **YesMC** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:43 pm

therealestMC wrote:Hell, I wouldn't want her to break my record either.

by **jio** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:28 pm

jio wrote:But Adele's "21" wasn't released in the '00s (the decade) so Usher's record is still safe. Unless he means the century in which case someone is bound to break his record at some point in the next 88 years.

PS:Adele's album isn't that good? crap I just received it today:(

OK heard it a couple of times. It is a good album. Just one song I don't like otherwise everything is great. But I don't like the new by Common which I also bought

by **innocenteyes** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:38 pm

neoepzilon wrote:She looks so tired on the cover. I'm not interested.

She doesn't look tired at all on that cover :lol:

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by **CrazyCrazy** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:47 pm

jio wrote:
PS:Adele's album isn't that good? crap I just received it today:(

Well it's not bad, I just don't consider an album full of MOR radio friendly tracks to be anything great that's all, subjective. :wink:

by **Timmy94** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:50 pm

How does Confessions hold the record for best-selling album of the 00s?
Shouldn't it be The Beatles' 1?

by **jpguy** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:11 pm

I think it's refering to the USA I guess

Timmy94 wrote:How does Confessions hold the record for best-selling album of the 00s?
Shouldn't it be The Beatles' 1?

by **steophonic** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:26 pm

neoepzilon wrote:She looks so tired on the cover. I'm not interested.

by **NothingFails** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:31 am

jpguy wrote:I think it's refering to the USA I guess
Timmy94 wrote:How does Confessions hold the record for best-selling album of the 00s?
Shouldn't it be The Beatles' 1?

Beatles, N'Sync, Norah and Eminem x2 have all sold over 10 million since 2000, Usher's at 9.9x.

LAST.FM · by **Jonathan** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:51 am

I wonder if Euromillions will boycott the next Usher album

by **leoapp** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:58 am

Confessions is not the best selling album in US of the 00s. But it's the last best selling album in US of the 00s, released in 2004.
1 BEATLES 12,036,339 3/18/12
NO STRINGS ATTACHED N SYNC 11,122,000 1/1/12
COME AWAY WITH ME NORAH JONES 10,808,924 3/18/12
THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP EMINEM 10,573,293 3/18/12
EMINEM SHOW EMINEM 10,050,743 3/18/12
CONFESSIONS USHER 9,969,924 3/18/12
HYBRID THEORY LINKIN PARK 9,933,579 3/18/12
OOPS!…I DID IT AGAIN BRITNEY SPEARS 9,209,039 5/22/11
COUNTRY GRAMMAR NELLY 8,489,000 1/30/11
21 ADELE 8,238,724 3/18/12

Adele has to surpassed many albums to be the best selling album post 2000