Adele's 21 recently dethroned Amy Winehouse's Back to Black for the title of Biggest Selling Artist Album of the Millennium in the United Kingdom. The singer's bestseller LP has sold almost 5 million copies overseas since its 2011 release. Billboard pointed out that the Official Charts Company released a report today, March 19, that includes the revised list of bestsellers in the U.K.
The album spent 23 weeks at the top of the charts overseas. Winehouse's Back to Black now sits at No. 2, having sold 3.5 million copies since 2006. James Blunt's Back to Bedlam is at No. 3 with 3.3 million copies sold since 2004. Leona Lewis and Dido round out the top five with Spirit and No Angel. Check out the top 10 bestsellers below.
Adele's 21 ruled charts all over the world after its release. It has been certified platinum 11 times over in the United States behind "Rolling in the Deep," "Someone Like You" and "Rumor Has It."
The album "21 sounds mainstream, but never too slick or overloaded. The songs hold to simple instrumentation and simple structures that allow Adele's raspy, expressive voice to develop the story in the verses before she delivers the hook. The album weaves between danceable and melancholy, with no song coming off as trifling or disposable," the A.V. Club wrote about the album.
Adele's follow-up will reportedly be released this year, but there is no official information at this point. She has been busy in the years since 21, giving birth in 2012 and releasing the single "Skyfall" in the same year.
01. Adele, 21 (Xl Recordings)
02. Amy Winehouse, Back To Black (Island)
03. James Blunt, Back To Bedlam (Atlantic)
04. Leona Lewis, Spirit (Syco Music)
05. Dido, No Angel (Arista)
06. Beatles, 1 (Apple Corps)
07. Michael Buble, Crazy Love (Reprise)
08. David Gray, White Ladder (East West)
09. Lady Gaga, The Fame (Interscope)
10. Coldplay, A Rush Of Blood To The Head (Parlophone)
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