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Stats: ADELE's 21 has shipped 29.1 million copies!
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anti-bitch
Member Since: 2/15/2012
Posts: 6,566
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Post #1
ADELE's 21 has shipped 29.1 million copies!
MusicWeek has again posted its annual year-end sales figures. The full article is not available for free use but here are the main parts.
21 shipped 9.8 million copies
outside UK
last year.
In 2011, 21 shipped 14.5 million copies
outside UK
.
Add in the official shipment figure given by BPI (4.8 million in UK) you get
14.5 + 9.8 + 4.8 =
29.1 million copies
Original source:
http://www.musicweek.com/digital-edition
but as that one is not free-for-use
then this:
http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopi...28&start=31825
The best-selling album of the century is '1' by the Beatles with 30 million copies shipped, so Adele is coming for that.
DAP
Member Since: 5/10/2012
Posts: 10,996
Post #2
J a y
ATRL Contributor
Member Since: 9/14/2010
Posts: 78,921
Post #3
King of R&B
Member Since: 8/1/2012
Posts: 5,315
Post #4
Congrats Adele!
Underdogs
Member Since: 5/15/2012
Posts: 19,136
Post #5
What is life?
Liana
Member Since: 2/1/2012
Posts: 7,958
Post #6
what the ****
Monster Boy
Member Since: 8/22/2011
Posts: 18,944
Post #7
Legendary success.
BIGSEVEN&GROWING
Member Since: 4/28/2012
Posts: 1,240
Post #8
Why is she releasing something this year? Does she like putting people into graves
briannaisboss
Member Since: 6/14/2010
Posts: 2,634
Post #9
holy ****. get it.
Parks
Member Since: 2/8/2012
Posts: 10,532
Post #10
Slay.
DvnR
Member Since: 12/31/2010
Posts: 26,257
Post #11
Adele needs to stop, she's hurting my feelings.
MusicLoverDude
Member Since: 11/27/2008
Posts: 78,826
Post #12
Has she been certified Diamond yet? How much does she need to get Diamond certification?
Rolland
Member Since: 9/3/2010
Posts: 6,762
Post #13
Anyone that denies 21 is a legendary album is unbelievably deluded. No one has had anything as big since decades ago.
XIAN
Member Since: 9/4/2012
Posts: 12,421
Post #14
her reign just won't let up!
Noahdcruz
Member Since: 3/21/2012
Posts: 416
Post #15
Quote:
Originally posted by
MusicLoverDude
Has she been certified Diamond yet? How much does she need to get Diamond certification?
In the US 21 was certified diamond in November ... now sales are at 10.4m app.
Parks
Member Since: 2/8/2012
Posts: 10,532
Post #16
Quote:
Originally posted by
MusicLoverDude
Has she been certified Diamond yet? How much does she need to get Diamond certification?
Three months ago.
Mr.Link
Member Since: 8/1/2008
Posts: 52,761
Post #17
It's certified Diamond in both the US and Canada + 16x Platinum in the UK.
This album is a once in a lifetime event. This is history being written guys.
rbautz
Member Since: 8/12/2012
Posts: 13,665
Post #18
Just a reminder how big 21 is. The best selling album after 2 years of all time with shippments is Thriller with 35 millions.
If we take out the shippments of US (20 millions thriller) and UK then 21 has sold more than Thriller.
Rated R
Member Since: 10/20/2009
Posts: 20,682
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Christ
Anderson
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