Re: ADELE - 21 THREAD

[Alonso]

I have never denied Adele's talent or belittled her. I wasn't jealous by the success of 21 or how many Grammys she won. I am fully aware of her success Alonso please don't lump me into an ignorant category.

Sorry if I offended you. Believe me, that wasn't my intention. It's ok if you think 21 is overrated, that's your opinion and we should respect it. After all, we all have different tastes. And just because I agree with Malik or Gabe in something doesn't mean we want to shove it in your face (maybe I shouldn't have mentioned your name in that part of my post though, sorry for that).

However, you tend to be a bit harsh and defensive sometimes too, for example, when you keep mentioning Nicki Minaj and that band everytime Malik says he finds Lana boring. We better try to avoid these provocations in the future.

Thanks for the kind words btw. You seem to be a very nice guy too (just a bit sensitive...just kidding).

[Malik]

OMG ALONSO! SKRILLEX IS THE NAME OF A SINGLE GUY NOT A BAND! HA HA :-)

[Gabe]

ADELE - Rumour Has It: 14.287 (+ 0.731)

Coming after that fourth #1.

[Malik]

[Gabe]

'21' Total Sales: 8,643,647

It's going to be crazy when this album crosses 10 million. Never though we'd see the day again.

The race is on!

ADELE 21 153,268 +26% 121,234 8,643,647
USHER CONFESSIONS 2,137 +11% 1,919 9,975,865

Who'll get there first?

Usher has 24,135 copies to go. Selling around 2,000 copies a week, it will get there in about 10-12 weeks.

Adele has 1,356,353 copies to go. Selling around 130,000 copies a week, it will take her about 10-12 weeks as well.

[Alonso]

^Go Adele, you can.

US BB200

01 – 01 – 02 – 01 – 03 – 03 – 01 – 02 – 01 – 01 – 01 – 01 – 01 – 03 – 02 – 01 – 03 – 03 – 02 – 02 – 03 – 01-02 – 01 – 04 – 02 – 03 – 03 – 02 – 02 – 03 – 03 – 02 – 02 – 01 – 04 – 05 – 05 – 03 – 07 – 02 – 03 – 02 – 02 – 01 – 01 – 01 – 01 – 01 – 01 – 01 – 01 – 01 – 01 – 02 – 02 – 02 – 03 – 02 – 02

351.649 - 167.950 - 132.719 - 98.076 - 95.991 - 94.265 - 88.233 - 92.536 - 153.030 - 155.209 - 155.996 - 137.626 - 126.423 - 120.913 - 114.314 - 114.540 - 101.340 - 91.535 - 79.455 - 76.717 - 77.130 - 82.549 - 76.000 – 72.722 - 80.013 - 82.206 - 154.182 - 121.334 - 119.183 - 116.859 - 117.937 - 111.928 - 110.575 - 105.568 - 106.967 - 107.542 - 104.200 - 112.825 - 140.166 - 143.597 – 187.379 – 276.689 – 398.766 – 144.185 – 124.498(2012) – 104.047 – 95.144 – 115.973 – 121.940 – 237.479 - 729.900 - 296.549 – 246.529 – 194.643 – 148.394 – 130.421 – 121.234 – 153.268 – 91.683

2.911.702 (2012 total)
8.735.330 TOTAL

1.264.670 copies left to cross 10 million now! I suppose it's already been certified diamond, right?

From Paul Grein's blog:

"Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" this week becomes just the second song to top the 7 million mark in digital sales. It follows the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling," which topped the 7 million mark in March 2011. Adele's song shaved a full six months off the time it took the Peas' song to sell 7 million digital copies. "Deep" is in its 67th week of release. "I Gotta Feeling" took 93 weeks to hit 7 million. The Peas' smash has sold 7,890,000 copies."

[Gabe]

[Alonso]

Here are some of 21's international records (non-US/UK records).

Australia

- Longest-running No 1 album of all time by a solo artist (32 weeks)
- Most consecutive weeks in the top ten (62 weeks)*
- Biggest-selling album by a UK solo artist

Canada

- Longest-running No 1 album of all time (34 wks)
(previous record holder: Supertramp, Breakfast In America = 26 wks)

Netherlands

- Longest-running No 1 album of all time (31 wks)
- Most consecutive weeks in the top ten (70 wks)
(previous record holder for both: Caro Emerald, Deleted Scenes.. = 30 wks @ No 1, 68 consecutive wks in the top ten)

Ireland

- Longest-running No 1 album of all time (33 wks)
(not sure of previous record holder but this article says it was the longest-running No 1 when it was at 29 wks there: http://www.state.ie/35389-news/adele-to-release-live-album-cddvd-blu-ray)
- Biggest selling digital album of all time (according to the same article)

New Zealand

- Longest-running No 1 album of all time (37 wks)
(previous record holder: Shania Twain, Come On Over - 23 wks; according to this article: http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/adele-breaks-nz-music-charts-record-4423222)
- Most weeks in the top ten, all-time (64 wks)

Belgium - Flanders
- Most weeks in the top ten, all-time (65 wks)

Switzerland
- Most weeks in the top ten, all-time (63 wks)

* currently tied with Pink's "I'm Not Dead". But if it's still in the top 10 next week it will hold the record on its own.

Belgium - Flanders
Longest-running No 1 album of all time (38 wks)

Unbeliavable.

[Alonso]

An update of Adele's awards and achievements (this time including US and UK records). It's unbeliavable.

AWARDS

Grammy Awards:
2009 - Best New Artist
2009 - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Chasing Pavements)
2012 - Album of the Year (21)
2012 - Record of the Year (Rolling in the Deep)
2012 - Song of the Year (Rolling in the Deep)
2012 - Best Pop Solo Performance (Someone Like You)
2012 - Best Pop Vocal Album (21)
2012 - Best Short Form Music Video (Rolling in the Deep)
Total: 8

- One of only two people ever to have won all of the top four Grammy awards (Best New Artist, Album of The Year, Record of the Year, Song Of the Year).
- Adele had 2 nominations in 2009 for "Chasing Pavements" for Record and Song of the Year. In 2010, Adele received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Hometown Glory".

AIM Independent Music Awards:
2011 - Most Played Independent Album (21)
2011 - Best "Difficult" Second Album (21)
Total: 2

American Music Awards:
2011 - Pop/Rock: Favorite Female Artist
2011 - Pop/Rock: Favorite Album (21)
2011 - Adult Contemporary Music: Favorite Artist
Total: 3

ASCAP Pop Music Awards:
2012 - Most Performed Work (Someone Like You)
Total: 1

Billboard Music Awards:
2012 - Top Artist
2012 - Top Female Artist
2012 - Top Billboard 200 Artist
2012 - Top Hot 100 Artist
2012 - Top Digital Songs Artist
2012 - Top Radio Songs Artist
2012 - Top Digital Media Artist
2012 - Top Pop Artist
2012 - Top Billboard 200 Album (21)
2012 - Top Pop Album (21)
2012 - Top Streaming Song (Audio) (Rolling in the Deep)
2012 - Top Alternative Song (Rolling in the Deep)
Total: 12

BMI London Awards:
2009 - Award Winning Pop Songs (Chasing Pavements)
Total: 1

BMI Pop Music Awards:
2012 - Award Winning Songs: Pop (Rolling in the Deep)
Total: 1

Brit Awards:
2008 - Critics Choice
2012 - British Female Solo Artist
2012 - British Album of the Year (21)
Total: 3

BT Digital Music Awards:
2011 - Best Independent Artist or Group
Total: 1

ECHO Music Awards:
2012 - Rock/Pop International Female Solo Artist
2012 - International Album of the Year (21)
Total: 2

European Border Breakers Awards:
2009 - Best Album (19)
Total: 1

Fryderyk 2012 Laureaci Prize:
2012 - Best International Album (21)
Total: 1

Glamour Women of the Year Awards:
2009 - UK Solo Artist of the Year
2011 - UK Solo Artist of the Year
Total: 2

IFPI Platinum Europe Awards:
2011 - Platinum Award (21)
Total: 1

Independent Music Awards:
2012 - International Album of the Year (21)
2012 - International Solo Artist of the Year
Total: 2

Ivor Novello Awards:
2012 - Songwriter of the Year
2012 - PRS for Most Performed Work (Rolling in the Deep)
Total: 2

Juno Awards:
2012 - International Album of the Year (21)
Total: 1

MOBO Awards:
2011 - Best UK R&B/Soul Act
Total: 1

MP3 Music Awards:
2011 - Radio/Charts/Downloads (Someone Like You)
Total: 1

Music Week Awards:
2012 - Manager of the Year (Jonathan Dickins)
2012 - Artist Marketing Campaign (Purple PR for Adele)
2012 - PR Campaign (Purple PR for Adele)
Total: 2 (For Adele)

MTV Europe Music Awards:
2011 - Best UK/Ireland Act
Total: 1

MTV Best Of..
2011 - Song of the Year (Rolling in the Deep)
Total: 1

MTV Video Music Awards:
2011 - Best Art Direction (Rolling in the Deep)
2011 - Best Cinematography (Rolling in the Deep)
2011 - Best Editing (Rolling in the Deep)
Total: 3

NRJ Music Awards:
2012 - International Breakthrough of the Year
2012 - International Song of the Year (Someone Like You)
Total: 2

Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards:
2012 - Best UK Female
Total: 1

Premios Fuse TV Awards:
2011 - International Album of the Year (21)
2011 - Best Cinematography (Rolling in the Deep)
Total: 2

Premios Oye! Awards:
2012 - International Album of the Year (21)
Total: 1

Q Awards:
2011 - Best Track (Rolling in the Deep)
2011 - Best Female
Total: 2

Swiss Music Awards:
2012 - Best International Rock/Pop Album (21)
2012 - Best International Hit (Rolling in the Deep)
Total: 2

UK Video Music Awards:
2011 - Best Pop Video (Rolling in the Deep)
2011 - Best Cinematography (Rolling in the Deep)
Total: 2

Urban Music Awards:
2008 - Best Jazz Act
Total: 1

TOTAL: 67 AWARDS WON


RECOGNITIONS

2011 - iTunes Artist of the Year

2012 - Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People

2012 - VH1 100 Greatest Women in Music (#5)

2012 - Entertainment Weekly Greatest Artists Right Now (#1)

2012 - People Magazine - Most Beautiful at Every Age

2012 - Forbes - World's Most Powerful Celebrities (earnings of 35m)

2012 - Rolling Stone Magazine - (21) 6th place - Women who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time

2011 Billboard Year-End Charts:
Top Artist
Top Hot 100 Song (Rolling in the Deep)
Top Billboard 200 Album (21)
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Top Digital Song (Rolling in the Deep)
Top Digital Album (21)
Top Digital Albums Artist
Top Adult Pop Song (Rolling in the Deep)
Top Catalog Album (19)
Top Canadian Hot 100 Song (Rolling in the Deep)
Top Canadian Album (21)

Billboard Magazine:
2011 - Artist of the Year
2011 - Song of the Year (Rolling in the Deep)
2011 - Album of the Year (21)
(First Female to Top All Three Categories)

Rolling Stone Magazine:
2011 - Best Song (Rolling in the Deep)
2011 - Best Album (21)

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US Records (Nielsen Soundscan/Billboard datas):
- Longest Running #1 Album by a Female Artist in Chart History (24 non-consecutive weeks)
- 6th place in the chart with albums wich spent 20 or more weeks at No. 1 in the 56 year history of Billboard 200
- 21 is the first album to rank #1 this deep into its chart run of 68 weeks, since Paula Abdul's Forever Your Girl ranked #1 for the final time in its 89th week on the chart in March 1990.
- First Artist in History to Have 3 Singles at #1 on Hot 100 Concurrently With a #1 Album on Billboard 200
- Biggest Selling Digital Song by a Female Artist (Rolling in the Deep)
- First Female Artist to Place 3 Songs in the Hot 100 Top 10 Concurrently with 2 Albums in the Top 5 of Billboard 200 (The second artist overall to achieve this). During this run, Adele also appeared on 4 of the top 5 albums: in addition to her own two top five albums, her songs were included on the 2012 Grammy Nominees album and the Now ! 41 album.
- First Piano and Vocal Only Song to Reach #1 on Hot 100 (Someone Like You)
- First Artist in History to Have the Year's #1 Album (21), #1 Single (Rolling in the Deep) and #1 Music Video (Royal Albert Hall)
- First woman ever to win Best artist, best album and best song of the year.
- Adele is one of only four female artists to have an album chart at #1 for more than 13 weeks (the other three artists being Judy Garland, Carole King, and Whitney Houston)
- Artist with the most weeks in the Top 5 of Billboard 200 (in 21st century) (68 weeks)
- Second Artist with the most weeks in Top 5 of Billboard 200 (All time) (68 weeks)
- 21 is one of only two albums (Born in the USA) to have both spent longer at #2 than any others (24 weeks each)
- Second Artist with most weeks in the Top 3 of Billboard 200 (All time) (63 weeks - Tied with Michael Jackson's Thriller)
- Since release in Feb 2011, 21 has only fallen out of the Top 5 on Billboard 200 only twice (both of them at #7)
- 21 achieved the biggest weekly sales increase following a Grammy win since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991. (730K)
- In its 23rd week at number one in March 2012, 21 made the longest-running album at number one since 1985.
- "Rolling in the Deep" is the biggest crossover hit of the past 25 years, topping rock, pop, AC, R&B/hip-hop, dance and Latin charts. It went on to chart on 12 different radio formats.
- "21's" overall U.S. makes it the 24th biggest seller in America since SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991. (June 2012)
- First non-US artist to land two 5 million-sellers, as Someone Like You tops the 5 million mark. (the other one is Rolling in the Deep)
- Someone Like You is the 30th song to sell 5 million digital copies in US digital history.
- Adele became the only artist to sell 1 million or more copies of three different songs in the first quarter of 2012.
- In the US, 21 is the first album to hit 9 million since Usher's Confessions 7/24/05. 21 reached 9 million in 64 weeks, Confessions in 70 weeks.
- 21 will be first album to reach 10 million in U.S. sales since Eminem's The Eminem Show (released 5/02. It topped 10M 10/2011).
- Live at Royal Albert Hall has been #1 for 23 weeks in US. This sets new record for a music video with most weeks at #1 by a female artist. (As of May 16, 2012)
- On 7/1/2012, 21 logged 71 consecutive weeks at the Top 10 of Billboard 200 chart. That means only five albums have logged more than 71 weeks in the top 10 since 1963.
- On 7/1/2012, 21 sold 3,669,000 copies in the first half of 2012 (Soundscan year calendar), which is more than any other album has sold in the first half of the year since 50 Cent's The Massacre in 2005. (4,022,000). Only four albums have sold more copies in the first quarter of a year since 1994 than 21 has.
- By the end of 7/1/2012, 21 has sold more copies in the first half of this year than it did in the first half of 2011 (2,517,000), when it was a new release. It's the first album to finish as the top-seller of the first half of the year twice since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard in 1991.
- By the end of 7/1/2012, 21 was the only album that sold 1 million copies in the first half of 2012. This is the first time the industry has only seen one album sell a million mid-way through the year in the 21 years SoundScan has been tracking sales data.
- In the entirety of 2011, only one release of a Concert DVD sold more than 100,000 copies, and that is Adele's Live at the Royal Albert Hall.
- By the end of July 1st of 2012, Adele's Live At The Royal Albert Hall sold 464K in the first half, more than any video has sold in the first half since Collision Park by Jay/Z Linkin Park sold 493K in the first half of 2005.

More Soundscan Records for 2011:
- Best Selling Artist,
- Best Selling Album (21),
- Best Selling Physical Album (21),
- Best Selling Digital Album (21),
- Best Selling Internet Album (21),
- Best Selling Digital Song (Rolling in the Deep),
- Best Selling Digital Track (Rolling in the Deep),
- Most Played Song on the Radio (Rolling in the Deep)
- 21 also scored the title of Best Selling Digital Album of All Time

UK charts and sales records:
- Fifth Best Selling Album in History, in the UK (21)
- Best Selling Album in 21st century, by a Solo Artist, in the UK (21)
- 21 it is in UK the Most Certified Album (16x Platinum certification - shippments)
- 21 is the only album in UK history to sell over 3 million copies in one year.
- One in six households in the UK own 21.
- Most Cumulative Weeks at #1 on UK Albums Chart (Solo Female Artist, Individual Album)
- Most Consecutive Weeks at #1 on UK Albums Chart (Solo Female Artist)
- Most Grammy Awards Won in a Single Year by a British Act (Female)
- First Female to Have Two Singles and Two Albums in the UK Top 5 Simultaneously
- Best Selling Download Album in the UK history

UK & US chart records (combined)
- 21 has most combined weeks at # 1 in US and UK ever (47 total weeks)
- First artist album to spend 129 weeks in the Top 5 in both US and UK
- Rolling in the Deep has been played one billion times.

Guinness World Records:
- Most Successful Singles Sales in a Year
- Most Cumulative Weeks at #1 on UK Albums Chart (Solo Female Artist, Individual Album)
- Most Consecutive Weeks at #1 on UK Albums Chart (Solo Female Artist)
- Most Grammy Awards Won in a Single Year by a British Act (Female)
- Best Selling Download Album in the UK.

Chart & sales records by country

- 21 hit #1 in more than 26 countries
- Adele's music is now tracked in 170 countries, the most regions PRS for Music has ever worked in to track an artist.
- On average, a copy of 21 was sold every 6.5 seconds in the year 2011
- Rolling in the Deep has sold over 13.5 million single copies worldwide.
- Media Traffic. After 72 weeks on the list, the global sales of '21' stands at 22,3 million. (All time list - #53)
- In 2012 sales, 21 has outsold Gaga, Katy, Carrie, Nicki, Kelly, Madonna, Bey, Taylor, Florence, Rihanna, and Lana combined.

Australia
- Longest-running No 1 album of all time by a solo artist (32 weeks)
- Most consecutive weeks in the top ten (72 weeks)*
- Biggest-selling album by a UK solo artist

Belgium - Flanders
- Longest-running No 1 album of all time (38 weeks)
- Most weeks in the top ten, all-time (75 weeks) **

Canada
- Longest-running No 1 album of all time (35 weeks)
- Third best selling album of all time (1,27M)
- Weeks in the top 10 (70 weeks)

France
- the longest-running English language No 1 album by a solo artist in France (21 weeks)
- the equal 10th longest-running No 1 of all time in France
- the equal 3rd longest-running English language album

Germany
- Weeks in the top ten (72 weeks)

Netherlands
- Longest-running No 1 album of all time (31 weeks)
- Most consecutive weeks in the top ten (70 weeks)

Ireland
- Longest-running No 1 album of all time (34 weeks)
- Biggest selling digital album of all time
- 7th best selling album of the past 20 years

New Zealand
- Longest-running No 1 album of all time (37 weeks)
- Most weeks in the top ten, all-time (75 weeks) **

Switzerland
- Most weeks in the top ten, all-time (63 weeks) **

Belgium - Wallonia
- Most weeks in the top ten, all time (71 weeks) **


Number of weeks 21 spent on top of charts (by country)

42 – MediaTraffic (worldwide weekly sales chart)
38 – Belgium (Flanders)
37 - New Zealand
35 – Canada
34 – Ireland
32 - Australia
31 – Netherlands
24 - US
23 – UK
21 – France
16 - Argentina
14 – Belgium(Wallonia), Switzerland
13 – Norway
11 – Denmark,
10 – Finland
9 – Poland
8 – Germany, Mexico
5 – Italy
3 – Czech Republic
2 – Austria, Brazil, Sweden, Hungary
1 – Greece

[Gabe]

There is one thing that annoys me A LOT about this era. It's no secret I've been supportive of it, and have been incredibly happy about all the success Adele had with this album... however, I can't help but feel angry that such a massively successful album did not have proper music videos to go with it. The four singles released are by far some of the best group of singles ever released from one album yet only ONE of those singles got a real music video. "Someone Like You" and "Rumour Has It" could have had such great videos, and "Set Fire to the Rain" could have had one epic video. SO yeah, it pisses me off a little bit that an album with this level of success has no music videos basically.

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