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Originally posted by Ichinaru19
Yes to push it to 12x platinum of course
I forget where 21 is at in sales but I don't think its 10.9 million, that may be too high
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I could see Adele possibly reaching 12 million, if 21 gets a huge lift from the follow up CD, and she makes the rounds at the awards shows. I think she made a bad decision not to perform at the BBMA in 2012, where she pulled out of at the last minute, as it would have pushed Rumor Has It into the Top Ten and kept 21 in the Top Ten at least two more weeks.. I think the Beatles #1s is the only CD released since 2000 to sell 12 million. Norah Jones just passed 11 million within the last couple of weeks. I think the Backstreet Boys and N'Sync, and maybe one of Eminem's releases has also passed 11 million among the CDs released since 2000,
And I remember thinking in 2010 Nickleback's All The Right Reason's would be the last CD to hit eight million. With seven hits off of the release, and the downward trend of CD sales at that time, many if not people in the industry agreed no other CD would ever pass that release. Of course, outside of 21, no other album has..