‘Rumor Has It’. ‘Love Song’. ‘Rolling In The Deep’.
The above three serve as one of the many reasons Brit gem Adele became one of the highest selling entertainers in chart history last year, with the release of her sophomore set ‘21′.
Now, in what will leave quite a few Pop damsels in commercial distress, the project has now hit sales of 10 million units…in the US alone.
Good news below…
With 28,000 copies sold in the last week, the LP’s combined US sales sit pretty at 10,020,000 copies sold, and is one of only eight albums to sell this many units, after spending 24 weeks atop the Billboard 200.
Billboard explains:
“21” is one of only eight albums to hit the 10 million mark within two years of release (104 weeks). In addition to “21,” “No Strings Attached” and “Millennium,” Santana’s “Supernatural” (60 weeks to 10 million), Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” (66), “The Bodyguard” soundtrack (72), Creed’s “Human Clay” (93) and Shania Twain’s “Come On Over” (96) all raced to the figure in under two years.
“21” shifted another 28,000 in the past week, bringing its to-date sum to 10,020,000. “21” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spent 24 non-consecutive weeks atop the tally — the most in the SoundScan era. It hasn’t left the chart since, earning 80 weeks in the top 10. This week, the set moves 31-35.
“21” is the third album to cross the 10 million mark this year, following Linkin Park’s “Hybrid Theory” and Usher’s “Confessions.” However, those sets took much longer to reach 10 million. Linkin Park’s set was released in 2000 while Usher’s effort bowed in 2004. (Next in line to hit 10 million is likely Pearl Jam’s “Ten,” which has sold 9.98 million so far.)”