Adele - 21

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debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart on 30 January 2011 with first-week sales of 208,000copies. As of January 2020, 21 has sold 12million copies in the United States, becoming the ninth largest-selling album since Nielsen Music started tracking sales in 1991 and best selling album of the 2010s decade. Side A is much better in this sense thought it consist of more dynamic and fast compositions implying lots of the instrumental parts. Upgrading to a VM95ML stylus much improved playback performance for this pressing in particular so that I have no problems recommending it anymore for people with better than entry-level setups. B. Bad Is a Ladies' Man: Lady Antebellum Shows Need You Now Was No Fluke, While Adele Finds Humongous Success By Going with Her Gut".

Adele performed "Someone like You" at the 2011 BRIT Awards ceremony, which was well received and resulted in a sales increase for both 19 and 21. Type Adele in the box under the ARTISTA column headingand 21 in the box under the TÍTULO column heading. In spring of 2017, the album broke the record for the longest-charting album by a female artist on the Billboard 200, surpassing Tapestry by Carole King. In addition, three of the five singles released in its promotion – " Rolling in the Deep", " Someone like You", and " Set Fire to the Rain" – became international number-one songs, while " Rumour Has It" charted in the top 20 in countries across Europe and North America. Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3 - all etched, except Ⓜ stamped): XLLP313 B 718128-01 B1 SII Ⓜ MILES.Personally I think A6 would’ve been better as B1 given the last 3 songs on side B are somewhat quiet but nothing sounds super compressed or muddy. It also appealed to teens struggling with the first sting of heartbreak, hipsters who missed Amy Winehouse, traditionalists weary of synthesizers and vocal effects, and non-pop fans who simply found it refreshing to hear a singer belt out her blues with conviction. Delivered starkly at first with Adele set against simple piano accompaniment and later backed by a gospel choir, it's an instant-classic sort of song in the tradition of "The Rose," "And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going," and "All by Myself" that could stand over the years as a career landmark for the singer and a cathartic moment for fans who identify with their idol's Pyrrhic lovelorn persona. Ethan Smith of The Wall Street Journal found that Adele's "deliberately unflashy" nature, full figure, and "everywoman" appeal gave her a lucrative niche in the market, [33] [260] while her tendency to emphasize "substance over style" made her the "Anti-Lady Gaga". Release and promotion [ edit ] Adele performing "Someone like You" in 2011 during a concert in Seattle, Washington.

Midway through 2012, 21 was the best-selling album of the year despite being released in early 2011.

The shows received positive reviews, with many noting the show's understated nature, the singer's vocal performance, and her accessible persona. Tedder had expressed interest in collaborating with the singer after they met at the 2009 Grammy Awards ceremony in February. Throughout February, Adele's personal site hosted a "21 Days of Adele" [68] promotion, which featured exclusive daily content, including a live chat and a video of the singer explaining the inspiration for each album track. I tried to think of other album titles but couldn't come up with anything that represented the album properly. On 17 May 2012, 21 became the 29th album since 1991 to sell over 9million copies in the United States and became the first album in the United States to sell that amount since Usher's Confessions reached sales of 9million in 2005.