Adele, 21 The Album

21

21 is the second album by English singer-songwriter Adele.
It was released on 19 January 2011 in Japan, and 24 January
in the UK. The first single released from the album "Rolling in the Deep",
described by Adele as a "dark bluesy gospel disco tune", was released
in late 2010 to a positive reception from critics, reaching number two on
the UK Singles Chart, and number one in Germany, Italy, Belgium,
the Netherlands among others.
The album was then released on 19 January in Japan, and 21 January worldwide.
It was released in the US on 22 February 2011. The album received generally
positive reviews from critics and became a commercial phenomenon,
particularly in the UK, selling 208,000 copies in its first week and debuting
at one on the UK album Chart, and also charted in the same position in ten
other countries.
"Someone Like You" became her first number one single in the UK after its
performance at the 2011 Brit Awarfs caused a surge in sales, while the album
also remained at number one.
The Official Charts Company announced that Adele is the first living artist to
achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the UK Singles Chart and the
UK Album Chart simultaneously since The Beatles in 1964.
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with first week sales
of 352,000 copies. It is now the biggest-selling album download of all-time in the UK.