Why are people arguing about factual receipts? Everyone knows Adele is the global queen. But people bought the album rather than RITD itself, so it did not peak at #1 everywhere. Complain to the companies that make the singles charts, don't complain here.
Here's another list of the most global hits, since August 2010
http://kworb.net/ww/wwtotals.html
1 Adele - Rolling In the Deep 9,413,242
2 Adele - Someone Like You 8,165,207
3 Adele - Set Fire To The Rain 6,742,449
4 Legend X - Moves Like Jagger 6,261,322
5 Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know 5,667,066
6 Sia - Titanium 5,469,518
7 Rihanna - We Found Love 5,140,300
8 Jennifer Lopez - On the Floor 4,921,400
9 Shakira - Waka Waka 4,868,012 (released before August 2010)
10 Rihanna - Only Girl 4,664,278
11 Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie 4,511,710
12 Katy Perry - Firework 4,356,745
13 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe 4,242,464
14 Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat 3,433,994
15 Lady GaGa - Born This Way 3,352,538
16 Rihanna - S&M 3,057,139
17 Nicki Minaj - Starships 2,966,248
18 Jessie J - Price Tag 2,763,857
19 Rihanna - Where Have You Been 2,543,118
20 Rihanna - Who's That Chick 2,513,574
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