Adele's '21' Sold More Than 12 Million Copies Worldwide

This week, Media Traffic announced that Adele sophomore album already sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. The first album since 2002 to do so within the space of 10 months , it rose to #2 this week with 245,000 units moved within the last seven days.



With the single ‘Set Fire To The Rain‘ due for release in the US this coming Monday, sales of the LP are expected to increase even further which would help it return to the top spot on the Billboard 200 in a fortnight’s time.


Elsewhere on the Global Album Chart, Cher Lloyd’s ‘Sticks & Stones‘ debuts with sales of 57,000 units placing it at #14, 20 places above Rihanna‘s ‘Loud’ which resides at #34 after 51 weeks in the chart.


On the singles front, ‘We Found Love’ by Ms. Fenty spends it third week atop the United World Track Chart.


Below it at #5 is Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’ whose sisters ‘Rolling In The Deep‘ and ‘Set Fire To The Rain‘ hold court at #19 and #25 respectively.


TheDivaJuice: Really happy for her achievement. But no words for Gaga whom allegedly sold more than 8 million copies for her second studio effort Born This Way.