From musicweek:


Adele's 21 breaks five million sales barrier
By Daniel Gumble | January 4th 2017

Adele’s 2011 album 21 has smashed the five million sales barrier, according to OCC figures.

The 16-times platinum album, which is currently the fourth biggest selling British album of all time, achieved the feat six years after its release. The only British albums to have shifted more copies are The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (5.1 millions sales), ABBA’s Gold compilation (5.2m) and Queen’s Greatest Hits (6.1m).

As such, it is the second biggest selling British studio album of all time.

The album had sold 4,999,130 copies in the final chart week of 2016. Now, according to today's official midweek sales flash, the album has since sold another 2,432 units, taking it across the five million mark.

The follow-up to 21, 25, has achieved 10-times platinum status since its release in 2015 and has so far sold 3,249,094 copies.

Such a ****ing LEGEND.

AHH MY ****ING FAVE.

Incredible.

Legend stays slaying. Another day, another slay.

I lost it at "six years after its release

It's amazing how time flies by.

I'm so ****ing proud

And it's still selling good
Also 25 now over 3,5 million and still top 10!

Finally such a Legend

#1 and #2 on the list are compilation albums, so once it takes lonely hearts club, it will be officially the best selling real album in the U.K of all time.

I think it will end up in second behind Queen's Greatest Hits, which is absolutely incredible.

Coming for ABBA wig soon competing with the Beatles (the biggest selling musical acts of all time) 50 years old album with 6 years old album in worst time album sales. Who else but the biggest selling artist ?

Well deserved <3

A literal Queen
In just six years

which means in a few months it'll be the second best selling in UK of all time, then going for queen's crown

Queen!!

Probably wont happen tho, both Queen GH and ABBA GH are selling strong, esp ABBA often more than 21 each week. It will however surely pass sergeant pepper pretty soon to get the #3 OAT and the #1 studio album of all time.

But to reach 5 million in the sales climate of the last 6 years def makes 21 the biggest album of all time in UK already anyway.

Soon to be the best selling studio album EVER!!!!!

Her power and longevity is incredible

Her power knows no boundaries

Honestly phenomenal