http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a368581/adele-21-longest-running-us-no1-album-since-princes-purple-rain.html

goes to show just how much the music industry has changed. 21 breaking albums like Bad and Purple Rain's records without being anywhere NEAR as good.

I'm just glad it's not Li'l Wayne or Bieber

NDRU said:

I'm just glad it's not Li'l Wayne or Bieber

Like they would've had that long anyway? Their albums' No. 1 tenures would only last four weeks tops.

"21" is still selling well at an alarming rate.

Well deserved. You Go Adele!

(54 weeks) West Side Story – Soundtrack (1962–63)
(37 weeks) Thriller – Michael Jackson (1983–84)
(31 weeks) Calypso – Harry Belafonte (1956–57)
(31 weeks) South Pacific – Soundtrack (1958–59)
(31 weeks) Rumours – Fleetwood Mac (1977–78)
(24 weeks) Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track – Bee Gees/Soundtrack (1978)
(24 weeks) Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution (1984–85)
(22 weeks) 21 – Adele (2011-12)
(21 weeks) Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em – MC Hammer (1990)
(20 weeks) The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston/Soundtrack (1992–93)
(20 weeks) Blue Hawaii – Elvis Presley (1961–62)

Hudson said:

(54 weeks) West Side Story – Soundtrack (1962–63)
(37 weeks) Thriller – Michael Jackson (1983–84)
(31 weeks) Calypso – Harry Belafonte (1956–57)
(31 weeks) South Pacific – Soundtrack (1958–59)
(31 weeks) Rumours – Fleetwood Mac (1977–78)
(24 weeks) Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track – Bee Gees/Soundtrack (1978)
(24 weeks) Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution (1984–85)
(22 weeks) 21 – Adele (2011-12)
(21 weeks) Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em – MC Hammer (1990)
(20 weeks) The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston/Soundtrack (1992–93)
(20 weeks) Blue Hawaii – Elvis Presley (1961–62)

I forgot M.C. Hammer did that well.

lezama said:

goes to show just how much the music industry has changed. 21 breaking albums like Bad and Purple Rain's records without being anywhere NEAR as good.

It is a strong album though.

Personally, I find the album gets a little tiresome about half-way through, but I thought I'd post this link purely because of the Prince link.

I do like the fact that music albums are still able to sell so consistently though, regardless of differing opinions on the album's content.