Adele. The phenomenon.
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January 23, 2012, 8:48 am
Filed under: Arts, creativity, music | Tags: 21, adele, Adele tops album charts in USA for 216 weeks, billboard, http www youtube, independent label, Simon Cowell, UK album chart, us album charts, xl records
Filed under: Arts, creativity, music | Tags: 21, adele, Adele tops album charts in USA for 216 weeks, billboard, http www youtube, independent label, Simon Cowell, UK album chart, us album charts, xl records
A year to the day since its release (24 Jan 2011) Adele’s 21 returned the number one spot on the US album charts. It’s pretty much never been out of the top ten in the intervening 104 weeks and 16 of them have been in that coveted top spot.She’s had 19 weeks at the top in the UK.
It’s a remarkable achievement for a singer who has, in that period, become nothing short of a national treasure.
OK, I know a lot of us are sick to death of her, but not me. I think it’s fully deserving of the 3.84 million units it has shifted in the UK (17m worldwide) especially as it has been without the help of Simon Cowell and on an independent label; XL records.
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Isn’t it one year? Worthy achievement nevertheless and hat’s off etc.
Comment by Ian Dommett January 23, 2012 @ 8:53 amYou’re absolutely right. I misread the Wiki details… Thanks Ian. Will correct.
Comment by markgorman January 23, 2012 @ 9:01 amindeed. one year. she is awesomely amazing…and her success is all the sweeter for having been achieved without the huge machinery of a major label or management company (any, not just Cowell’s empire).
Comment by patricia January 23, 2012 @ 9:05 amDave Grohl: ‘The music business would be on fire if all records were as good as Adele’s 21′
Comment by Alan McBlane January 23, 2012 @ 10:58 amhttp://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storycode=1048079
Totally with you on that Mark. Because she appeals to the masses, I think some people reckon it’s a bit ‘uncool’ to like her, but not me. She’s an amazing talent, still so young and seems totally down-to-earth and good fun to boot. A national treasure indeed.
Comment by ccframing January 23, 2012 @ 3:45 pmshe is by far the best around today. really on a different level
Comment by Brant February 7, 2012 @ 2:28 pm