JamesG
01-04-2013, 04:24 AM
Adele's '21' 2012's Best Selling Album
1/3/2013
by Keith Caulfield, Billboard
For the first time since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking music sales in 1991, the same album finishes as the United States' best-seller for a second year.
Adele's '21' triumphed in 2011 and ruled again in 2012.
The XL/Columbia Records effort finishes 2012 with 4.41 million sold. In 2011, the set moved 5.82 million. Earlier in 2012, it became the 21st album in the SoundScan era to sell 10 million copies.
The 2012 sales tracking year began on Jan. 2, 2012 ended on Dec. 30.
'21' debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart way back on the list dated March, 21, 2011. It has yet to leave the tally and has never been absent from the weekly top 40.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adeles-21-2012s-best-selling-408167
1/3/2013
by Keith Caulfield, Billboard
For the first time since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking music sales in 1991, the same album finishes as the United States' best-seller for a second year.
Adele's '21' triumphed in 2011 and ruled again in 2012.
The XL/Columbia Records effort finishes 2012 with 4.41 million sold. In 2011, the set moved 5.82 million. Earlier in 2012, it became the 21st album in the SoundScan era to sell 10 million copies.
The 2012 sales tracking year began on Jan. 2, 2012 ended on Dec. 30.
'21' debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart way back on the list dated March, 21, 2011. It has yet to leave the tally and has never been absent from the weekly top 40.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adeles-21-2012s-best-selling-408167