Adele's '21': Longest-Running No. 1 Album Since 'Purple Rain'

Adele's "21" album spends a 22nd week atop the Billboard 200 chart, selling 297,000 (down 59%) according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's now the longest-running No. 1 since Prince & the Revolution's "Purple Rain" soundtrack scored 24 weeks at No. 1 in 1984 and 1985. 




This is also "21's" ninth consecutive week at No. 1, the most in-a-row frames at No. 1 since the "Titanic" soundtrack racked 14-straight in 1998. 


"21," released just over a year ago in the U.S., has now sold 7.65 million in the U.S. Of that figure, 1.83 million were shifted in 2012. 


Adele has a second album in the top 10 this week, as her first set, "19," descends 4-7 with 39,000 (down 56%). 


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TheDivaJuice: I predict the album might go DIAMOND in US... The last album went diamond in US if I'm not mistaken is "Come Away With Me" by Norah Jones.