Ok ok ok, this is just insane now. Adele’s 21 sophomore album moved 730,000 units just last week according to Nielsen Soundscan. Let that soak in a for a minute and try to remember that Lil Wayne’s The Carter IV moved 964,000. Drake’s Take Care moved 631,000, and Jay & Ye’s Watch The Throne did 450,000 all in their respective opening weeks.
The album has sold over 7 million copies in the U.S. alone, it’s safe to say that the pressure is on for Adele for her next project.
Adele by the Numbers:
6 – Grammy Awards won by Adele on Feb. 12. Her total Grammy count now stands at eight, as she earned two trophies at the 2009 ceremony.
730,000 – Number of copies “21″ sold in the U.S. last week (ending Feb. 19) according to Nielsen SoundScan.
207% – The sales gain “21″ earned in the week after the Feb. 12 Grammy Awards.
7,353,000 – Total number of copies “21″ has sold in the U.S.
2.34% – Percentage of the U.S. population that owns “21″ (based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s current population estimate of 313,059,000; and if each “21″ owner only has one copy).
21 – Number of weeks “21″ has spent at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
9 – Number of albums that have spent 21 weeks or more at No. 1 in history.
52 – Weeks that “21″ has been in release. Also the total number of weeks the album has been in the top 10 of the Billboard 200.
Oct. 2, 2004 – With Adele’s “21″ and “19″ in the top four concurrently, it’s the first time an act has had a pair of albums in the top four since Nelly on Oct. 2, 2004.
3 – “21″ has spawned three singles thus far, and all of hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart: “Rolling in the Deep,” “Someone Like You” and “Set Fire to the Rain.”
709,000 – Downloads sold last week of those three singles: “Rolling in the Deep” shifted 271,000 (up 115%), “Set Fire to the Rain” did 254,000 (up 36%) and “Someone Like You” sold 183,000 (up 44%).
