As if the records and stats held by Adele‘s sophomore album, ’21,’ weren’t already insurmountable, this week threw another atop the pile.

To jog your memory, the LP – famous for its megahit single ‘Rolling in the Deep’ – already rocked history books for debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 and staying there for a whopping 24 weeks at the height of its popularity (the longest run of any female album ever).  It is listed as the ‘greatest Billboard 200 album of all-time’ by Billboard itself. Currently standing at worldwide sales of over 31 million, it is also the best-selling musical project of the century.

Recently celebrating its 10th anniversary, the January 24, 2011-released set is now giving its creator and label a new reason to rejoice.

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This week, ’21’ – found at #173 on the Billboard 200 – logged its 500th time being printed on the chart, making it the first album in history by a female artist to boast such.

Overall, only nine other acts have spent at least 500 weeks on the chart with one of their albums (as of time reported): Pink Floyd (‘The Dark Side of the Moon’), Bob Marley and the Wailers’ (‘Legend’), Journey (‘Greatest Hits’), Metallica (‘Metallica: The Album’), Guns N’ Roses’ (‘Greatest Hits’), Eminem (‘Curtain Call: The Hits’), Nirvana (‘Nevermind’), Bruno Mars‘ ‘Hooligans,’ and Creedence Clearwater Revival (‘Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits’).

Among female artists, Addy’s record run is followed by Lana Del Rey’s ‘Born to Die’ (379 weeks), Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ (321 weeks), Carole King’s ‘Tapestry’ (319 weeks), and Taylor Swift’s self-titled debut (275 weeks).

As we extend our congratulations to Adele, look below to see who occupied the Billboard 200’s top 25 on this week’s ‘TGJ Chart Check: Billboard 200.’

Billboard 200 This Week

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