Adele’s steady stateside promotion for her sophomore album 21 has more than paid off, as the album has crashed into the #1 position on Billboard‘s Top 200 chart with first-week sales of 352,000 copies. Over in the UK, the 22-year-old London singer is at the top of both the album and single charts. Now she’s proving to be as much of a sales draw on this side of the pond.
Billboard notes that 21‘s initial outing marks the best one-week sales for an LP since Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday debuted at #1 and #2, respectively, with 496,000 and 375,000 late year.
21 knocks Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never — The Remixes down to #2 after a one-week run at the top. Biebs sold another 102,000 copies of his movie tie-in LP last week, bringing its two-week total to 263,000.
The rest of the Top 10 mostly contains various other albums still benefiting from a post-Grammys boost. Might we expect Adele’s album to be still hovering around during awards season next year?
The Top 10 of Billboard’s Top 200 chart:
1. Adele, 21 *new* *1 week*
2. Justin Bieber, Never Say Never — The Remixes
3. Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More
4. Various, NOW 37
5. Justin Bieber, My World 2.0
6. Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & Hooligans
7. Eminem, Recovery
8. Rihanna, Loud
9. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday
10. Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
I love Adele, finally some who’s sincerely talented grabs the top spot on the Billboard 200. And yes Bierber I look at you when I saw that, go away please, just stop singing cuz you can’t.
352K is indeed impressive.
I would be very surprised if Adele isn’t nominated for every Grammy category she’s eligible for. Even though we’re still early into the year, I really can’t see anything topping this album.
New to her but really like her a lot
well deserved! album is amazing
Amazing album! Someone Like You a classic. Her voice is simply unbelievable. I hope she wins everything at the Grammys to prove that talent really should rise to the top.
Adele definitely has a talent that is often lost in today’s music industry. She is pure, raw talent. Her sales and #1 spot are completely deserved. “21″ exudes passion and tells a story. Amazing, absolutely amazing.
Such an amazing record. I’m so glad it’s doing well!
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