Even the late Whitney Houston was unable to oust Adele from the #1 spot on the Billboard album chart, as the UK singer's album set a new high water mark this week.
Adele's album, 21, fittingly took the top spot for a record 21st straight week. The previous title holder at 20 weeks? The Bodyguard soundtrack, by Whitney Houston.
21 is now the longest running No. 1 album by a woman.
Boosted by her six Grammy awards and performance comeback, Adele's 21 saw its best sales in 52 weeks on the U.S. chart, selling 730,000 copies just last week.
21 features hits "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You" and has now sold over 18 million copies worldwide since its release in Feb. 2011, Columbia Records said.
The 23-year-old singer/songwriter also saw a surge in sales for her debut album, 19, which sold 87,000 copies, while Houston has seen major posthumous sales.
Seven of Houston's albums re-entered the Billboard chart this week, led by Whitney: The Greatest Hits compilation at No. 2, selling an impressive 175,000 copies.
Her self-titled album sold 17,000 to take the 37th spot. Houston's "I Will Always Love You" single took the No. 2 spot in the Billboard Digital Songs Chart.
February 23rd, 2012 10:51 PM
Jenn
the numbers of her album are the ages she was at when she was doing the album 19 yrs, and 21 yrs old
February 23rd, 2012 3:56 PM
Candi ur a real hater shes a singer not a model maybe ur relating to ur own worthless life do adele a favor and slit your wrists asap use a razor its quicker
February 23rd, 2012 1:39 PM
Wow candi you are a BITCH!!! You know what is really annoying? Spelling Candy with an I instead of a Y. Wtff!!!!!
February 23rd, 2012 1:22 PM
Woohoooo.....you bitch a** fatso Adele, lucky bitch she has a beautiful boyfriend, won so many awards #ha. Leave the rest of us uglies live our lives in peace, don't make it hard for us because we rolling in the deep, mind your own business you dumb a**
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February 23rd, 2012 12:50 PM
she deserves it all! Those are my two favs of Adele.
February 23rd, 2012 11:26 AM
The numbers correspond to how old she was when the album was written =)
February 23rd, 2012 11:01 AM
This probably a dumb question, but what is the significance in the numbers for her albums?
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February 23rd, 2012 9:52 AM
She is so awesome..I luv her songs wish her all the success in the world..songs are wonderful..adele you rock keep it up