Adele :: The "21" Era

by **NorfolkScot** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:28 pm

HDD

3 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 88,472 -3%
21

30 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 13,659 -9%
19

Last FM · by **arab** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:33 pm

NorfolkScot wrote: Thanks Arab.

You're welcome :wink:

NorfolkScot wrote:HDD

3 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 88,472 -3%
21

30 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 13,659 -9%
19

Good and stable sales, but I'm not satisfied tbh.
Anyway, if Billboard confirms those sales, she'll hit 3mln mark this year

by **NorfolkScot** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:36 pm

^^^^^^

3million this year so far

by **NorfolkScot** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:40 pm

Itunes

21

#1 Argentina
#1 Bulgaria
#1 Chile
#1 Colombia
#1 Costa Rica
#1 Czech Republic
#1 Dominican Republic
#1 Ecuador
#1 El Salvador
#1 Guatemala
#1 Honduras
#1 Panama
#1 Peru
#1 Slovenia
#2 Cyprus
#2 Italy
#2 Luxembourg
#2 Paraguay
#2 Switzerland
#2 Venezuela
#3 Brazil
#3 Finland
#3 Greece
#3 Latvia
#3 Lithuania
#3 Malta
#3 Romania
#4 France
#4 Portugal
#5 Mexico
#5 Norway
#5 Slovakia
#6 Australia
#6 New Zealand
#7 Estonia
#8 United States
#8 Belgium
#8 Hungary
#8 Netherlands
#9 Canada
#10 United Kingdom
#10 Austria
#11 Germany
#11 Poland
#12 Denmark
#13 Spain
#15 Ireland
#20 Nicaragua
#21 Sweden
#26 Japan
#43 Bolivia

by **Yoshie** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:11 pm

Great stability in the US!

I remember HDD released a small article claiming that they expected 21's 2012 sales to hit three million by Memorial Day (28 May)... Adele exceeding expectations heavily once again! :lol:

by **Danzo** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:28 pm

arab wrote:Mexico

03(06) Live At The Royal Albert Hall [Peak: 3] -> re-peak
04(05) 21 ***8 weeks @ #1*** <4xP> -> New Cert(240k)!!!

Almost 1/4 of million in Mexico for an english album !

Next step: Diamond !

by **Vanacoring** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:32 pm

Yoshie wrote:Great stability in the US! I remember HDD released a small article claiming that they expected 21's 2012 sales to hit three million by Memorial Day (28 May)... Adele exceeding expectations heavily once again!

Yes, she will be above 3,2 million by Memorial Day !

by **shadesofblack** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:52 pm

So on the BB calendar 21 has now sold 4.4 million? Is that right? No way is anybody catching her for back to back BB album of the year! So cool. When did that happen last?

by **rundmck** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:55 pm

shadesofblack wrote:
argentino78 wrote:
NorfolkScot wrote:HDD

XL/Columbia’s Grammy-winning phenom Adele is #1 for the 22nd time in a little more than a year since the album’s release, chalking up another 292k to bring her remarkable total over 7.6 million, 1.8 million of them since Jan. 1. Our crack retail staff predicts the album will go over the 3 million mark for the year by Memorial Day. Her debut album, 19, is now at #7.

Memorial Day in the US May 28
That means another 1.2 million = 8.8 million in total in May! Considering she always exceeds predictions, 9 million is reasonable.
So it's not a question of if, it's a question of when it hits diamond this year. Someone said by August. After the Olympics (if she performs) this will be about right! I was hoping by 12.31.12 but she's going to get there much sooner.

Yep, here's a few quotes ^^^^^^^ from when that prediction was made by HDD (29 Feb). I'd say a lot more than 3.2 million by memorial day, with Mother's day and Billboard awards. Also, Diamond potential by end of July.

by **Timmy94** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:55 pm

shadesofblack wrote:So on the BB calendar 21 has now sold 4.4 million? Is that right? No way is anybody catching her for back to back BB album of the year! So cool. When did that happen last?

Michael Jackson's Thriller...

by **shadesofblack** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:07 pm

Timmy94 wrote:
shadesofblack wrote:So on the BB calendar 21 has now sold 4.4 million? Is that right? No way is anybody catching her for back to back BB album of the year! So cool. When did that happen last?
Michael Jackson's Thriller...

Well 21 is this generation's Thriller so this makes sense. Lol.

by **Spoffle** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:11 pm

shadesofblack wrote:So on the BB calendar 21 has now sold 4.4 million? Is that right? No way is anybody catching her for back to back BB album of the year! So cool. When did that happen last?

Hi all,

She'll be in very select company!

"It would mark the first time that an album has ranked #1 on Billboard's "year-end" charts twice since Michael Jackson's Thriller was on top for both 1983 and 1984. Three other albums achieved this feat in the late '50s and early '60s: the My Fair Lady original cast album (1957 and 1958), The Sound Of Music original cast album (1960 and 1961) and the West Side Story soundtrack (1962 and 1963)".

http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watc ... 21499.html

by **shadesofblack** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:13 pm

Spoffle wrote:
shadesofblack wrote:So on the BB calendar 21 has now sold 4.4 million? Is that right? No way is anybody catching her for back to back BB album of the year! So cool. When did that happen last?
Hi all,

She'll be in very select company!

"It would mark the first time that an album has ranked #1 on Billboard's "year-end" charts twice since Michael Jackson's Thriller was on top for both 1983 and 1984. Three other albums achieved this feat in the late '50s and early '60s: the My Fair Lady original cast album (1957 and 1958), The Sound Of Music original cast album (1960 and 1961) and the West Side Story soundtrack (1962 and 1963)".

http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watc ... 21499.html

Thanks for that!

by **Timmy94** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:20 pm

shadesofblack wrote:
Timmy94 wrote:
shadesofblack wrote:So on the BB calendar 21 has now sold 4.4 million? Is that right? No way is anybody catching her for back to back BB album of the year! So cool. When did that happen last?
Michael Jackson's Thriller...
Well 21 is this generation's Thriller so this makes sense. Lol.

Half a year ago, this just seemed ridiculous to compare 21 with Thriller but now, it's obvious to put both on the same level even seen from a neutral point.
The singles of both albums have been simply EVERYWHERE and impossible to ignore, they are none from young kids to old grannies (=cultural impact), both were critically hailed and received every possible award and broke dozens of selling records all around the world.

by **shadesofblack** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:41 pm

From HDD.

XL/Columbia Grammy-sweeping diva Adele’s 21 is down just 3% on sales of 88k, bringing her remarkable cume to 8.8 million, on target for 10 million by mid-summer.

Where are Confessions and 21 now in the quest for (sold) diamond status?

Last FM · by **arab** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:31 am

Switzerland

Albums
05(03) 21 <2xP> ***14 weeks @ #1***
out(74) 19 [Peak: #15]

Singles
30(20) Someone Like You ***4 weeks @ #1***
40 (29) Rolling In The Deep <3xP> ***1 week @ #1***
49(38) Set Fire To The Rain <P> ***Peak: #4***

Music DVD
04(04) Live At Royal Albert Hall ***6 weeks @ #1***

Airplay
21(16) Rumour Has It [Peak: #16]
25(24) Someone Like You ***6 non-consecutive weeks @ #1***

by **NorfolkScot** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:12 am

Spoffle wrote:
shadesofblack wrote:So on the BB calendar 21 has now sold 4.4 million? Is that right? No way is anybody catching her for back to back BB album of the year! So cool. When did that happen last?
Hi all,

She'll be in very select company!

"It would mark the first time that an album has ranked #1 on Billboard's "year-end" charts twice since Michael Jackson's Thriller was on top for both 1983 and 1984. Three other albums achieved this feat in the late '50s and early '60s: the My Fair Lady original cast album (1957 and 1958), The Sound Of Music original cast album (1960 and 1961) and the West Side Story soundtrack (1962 and 1963)".

http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watc ... 21499.html

Thanks for this.

by **scootermcgee27** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:29 am

Timmy94 wrote:
shadesofblack wrote:
Timmy94 wrote:
shadesofblack wrote:So on the BB calendar 21 has now sold 4.4 million? Is that right? No way is anybody catching her for back to back BB album of the year! So cool. When did that happen last?
Michael Jackson's Thriller...
Well 21 is this generation's Thriller so this makes sense. Lol.
Half a year ago, this just seemed ridiculous to compare 21 with Thriller but now, it's obvious to put both on the same level even seen from a neutral point.
The singles of both albums have been simply EVERYWHERE and impossible to ignore, they are none from young kids to old grannies (=cultural impact), both were critically hailed and received every possible award and broke dozens of selling records all around the world.

Yes, I would agree that in terms of success, acclaim, and ubiquity, 21 is this generation's Thriller. The main noticeable difference, however, is that the music videos from Thriller made such a huge impact and were key in the album's success, whereas 21 hasn't relied on videos at all TBH except for RITD. I suppose in some ways that's a further testament to Adele's success - the fact that she doesn't need videos to smash this hard - but it's also probably the biggest missed opportunity for her. Oh please release a video for RHI!

by **khom09** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:41 am

scootermcgee27 wrote:
Timmy94 wrote:
shadesofblack wrote:
Timmy94 wrote:
shadesofblack wrote:So on the BB calendar 21 has now sold 4.4 million? Is that right? No way is anybody catching her for back to back BB album of the year! So cool. When did that happen last?
Michael Jackson's Thriller...
Well 21 is this generation's Thriller so this makes sense. Lol.
Half a year ago, this just seemed ridiculous to compare 21 with Thriller but now, it's obvious to put both on the same level even seen from a neutral point.
The singles of both albums have been simply EVERYWHERE and impossible to ignore, they are none from young kids to old grannies (=cultural impact), both were critically hailed and received every possible award and broke dozens of selling records all around the world.
Yes, I would agree that in terms of success, acclaim, and ubiquity, 21 is this generation's Thriller. The main noticeable difference, however, is that the music videos from Thriller made such a huge impact and were key in the album's success, whereas 21 hasn't relied on videos at all TBH except for RITD. I suppose in some ways that's a further testament to Adele's success - the fact that she doesn't need videos to smash this hard - but it's also probably the biggest missed opportunity for her. Oh please release a video for RHI!

Oh please I stan for Adele but Thriller didnt depend on its music videos to sell, Thriller has 7 top 10's which were very successful on the hot 100, to me Thriller had it all good music videos , amazing songs, AMAZING sales, longevity,etc

by **Nackar** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:55 am

Thriller meant a whole lot more than just the music or the singles, but also the revolutionary videos and oh god the DANCING. But this isn't a discussion for the here or the now and it will just lead to some pissed of MJ fans and some Adele fans in here again believing the whole world is out to get them.

She's been breaking records left and right and doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon, which is just amazing! It somehow breaks my heart to see her below 100k again, hehe, but it was bound to happen sooner or later.

by **cooldeepak** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:58 am

i cant wait for diamond certification now

by **khom09** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:06 am

cooldeepak wrote:i cant wait for diamond certification now

TBH I didnt think 21 will reach this level and still be top 5

and whats amazing is that eventualy it will sell 10m+ copies not like other albums that get diamond certifications then dont go above 10m

by **cooldeepak** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:36 am

khom09 wrote:
cooldeepak wrote:i
cant wait for diamond certification now
TBH I didnt think 21 will reach this level and still be top 5 and
whats amazing is that eventualy it will sell 10m+ copies not like other
albums that get diamond certifications then dont go above 10m

true
she will sell 12-13 million in us by the end of the era

by **cooldeepak** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:48 am

any news from france

Last FM · by **arab** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:54 am

8. ADELE - Rumour Has It: 95.704 (+ 2.387)
10. ADELE - Set Fire To The Rain: 95.462 (- 0.930)