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Originally posted by KingsOfLeon1994
I'm surprised 19's sales never took off after the success of 21. It's a really good album, I'd even call it underrated but maybe people haven't paid it as much attention because it doesn't have a huge hit(s) tied to it like 21.
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21 actually did FANTASTIC things for 19. It went from 600K to 2.7 million during the 21 era.
Adele’s debut LP had sold around 600k by the time 21 dropped. Subsequently, 19 topped 25k just seven times during the period charted below and climbed above 50k only twice. It has never sold over 100k in a single week. If the album had been included on our graph, it would appear as a virtually flat line.
But slow and steady wins the race—or was at least good for second place in this case: Nearly six years after its release, and without a high-charting stateside single—“Chasing Pavements” peaked at #21—
19 has sold just over 2.7m in the U.S. And that total will inevitably get another boost from the release of 25 as it begins its history-making journey.
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