23/02/2012

2m Sales of Adele's '21' Since Grammys

Adele's Grammy (and Brits) performances have helped her album 21 surpass 2 million sales mark in the US.


Now in its 21st non-consecutive week at No.1 on The Billboard Top 200 Album Chart (appropriately), 21 is the longest running No.1 LP by a woman in Billboard’s 55-year history. The album has been certified 7x Platinum in the US and has sold over 18 million copies worldwide.


21 has additionally spawned over 16 million singles sold in the US alone, including 7x Platinum certified Rolling in the Deep, 4x Platinum certified Someone Like You, 2x Platinum certified Set Fire to the Rain and Gold certified Rumour Has It.


Reportedly yesterday, the album had sold an astonishing 730,000 copies. In the US market, 'platinum' equates to one million sales.