Usher has jokingly urged people to stop buying Adele's album.

The US
singer's 2004 LP Confessions is currently the best-selling album of the 2000s,
although Adele is now close to breaking that record with 21.

"If I have
to confess, I have to confess that I have told a few people not to go and buy
Adele's album because I don't want her to go and break my record," Usher told
the Capital Breakfast Show with Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon.

"No
actually, I love her. Unfortunately, she's the closest to breaking my record for
the last ten years. So now guys, don't go and buy that album right
now."

The singer is currently promoting his upcoming seventh studio LP,
with the lead single 'Climax' to be released on April 16.

Usher also
confirmed that he will be collaborating with Labrinth for his new album. He
revealed that he is a fan of Labrinth and seized the opportunity to get to know
the British musician during his tour with rapper Tinie Tempah

correction........STOP buying Usher's brand of R&B Music these days (Robotic & Bullshit)!!!!!!

Records were meant to be broken. You're no exception Usher.

He joking, but he still mad.

Climax is a bad choice for an opening single IMO. I dunno, maybe it'll grow on me.

Like anyone would take him seriously anyway.

Keep talking Usher. People will still be buying.

What is he even talking abou? He has the record for the best selling of the 2000s. This is the 2010s. Adele can't beat his record unless she goes back in time.

Timmy84 said:

Like anyone would take him seriously anyway.

MidniteMagnet said:

What is he even talking abou? He has the record for the best selling of the 2000s. This is the 2010s. Adele can't beat his record unless she goes back in time.

Usher: 9.7 million

Adele: 8.2 million

Don't jinx yourself.

Timmy84 said:

MidniteMagnet said:

What is he even talking abou? He has the record for the best selling of the 2000s. This is the 2010s. Adele can't beat his record unless she goes back in time.

Usher: 9.7 million

Adele: 8.2 million

Don't jinx yourself.

the person is saying usher's record for the best selling album of the decade cant be broken because 2010 started a new decade, the 2000's is a entire century.

lowkey said:

Timmy84 said:

Usher: 9.7 million

Adele: 8.2 million

Don't jinx yourself.

the person is saying usher's record for the best selling album of the decade cant be broken because 2010 started a new decade, the 2000's is a entire century.

Yeah I know that. I was responding to when he said Adele couldn't beat his record lol

Gunsnhalen said:

I can't picture Clapton referring 2 anyone as "boo."

lezama said:

Climax is a bad choice for an opening single IMO. I dunno, maybe it'll grow on me.

A lot of people are loving it.

It's not even him. It's Norah Jones.

1. Norah Jones, Come Away With Me, 10,797,000. (Total sales: 10,807,000). This was Jones' first album as a lead artist. It won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Released: February 2002. Top 200 rank: #11.

2. Eminem, The Eminem Show, 10,049,000. This is the best-selling rap album of the last 10 years, beating out 50 Cent's Get Rich Or Die Tryin' and Nelly's Nellyville. The album, Eminem's third, spawned the top 10 hits "Without Me" and "Cleanin' Out My Closet." Released: May 2002. Top 200 rank: #18.

3. Usher, Confessions, 9,968,000. This is the best-selling (non-rap) R&B album of the last 10 years, beating out Mariah Carey's The Emancipation Of Mimi and Beyonce's Dangerously In Love (4,825,000). The album spawned three #1 hits: "Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris), "Burn" and "Confessions Part II." (A fourth #1 hit, "My Boo," a collabo with Alicia Keys, was added to a deluxe edition of the album.) Released: March 2004. Top 200 rank: #19.

4. Adele, 21, 8,090,000. This is the best-selling album of the last 10 years by an artist who was born outside the U.S. Runners-up in that category are Nickelback's All The Right Reasons and Avril Lavigne's Let Go. The album has spawned three #1 hits: "Rolling In The Deep," "Someone Like You" and "Set Fire To The Rain." It won a Grammy as Album of the Year. Released: February 2011. Top 200 rank: #39.

5. 50 Cent, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 8,086,000. This was the rapper's first major-label album. It spawned the #1 hits "In Da Club" and "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg). Released: February 2003. Top 200 rank: #41.

6. Evanescence, Fallen, 7,619,000. This is the best-selling rock album of the last 10 years, beating out Nickelback's All The Right Reasons and Green Day's American Idiot. It was the band's first album. It contains two top 10 hits: "Bring Me To Life" and "My Immortal." Released: March 2003. Top 200 rank: #51.

7. Nickelback, All The Right Reasons, 7,582,000. The album contains three top 10 hits: "Photograph," "Far Away" and "Rockstar." Released: October 2005. Top 200 rank: #53.

8. Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts, 7,177,000. This is the best-selling country album of the last 10 years, edging out Taylor Swift's Fearless and Dixie Chicks' Home. It's also the best-selling album by an American Idol alumnus, beating out Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway and Daughtry's Daughtry (4,873,000). The album, Underwood's first, contains the top 10 hits "Inside Your Heaven" and "Before He Cheats." Released: November 2005. Top 200 rank: #62.

9. Avril Lavigne, Let Go, 6,782,000. This was Lavigne's first album. It spawned three top 10 hits: "Complicated," "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm With You." Released: June 2002. Top 200 rank: #71.

10. Taylor Swift, Fearless, 6,514,000. Swift's sophomore album contains five top 10 hits, including "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me." This won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Released: November 2008. Top 200 rank: #76.

11. Nelly, Nellyville, 6,488,000. Nelly's sophomore album spawned the #1 hits "Hot In Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland). Released: June 2002. Top 200 rank: #78.

12. Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway, 6,219,000. Clarkson's sophomore album contains four top 10 hits: "Breakaway," "Since U Been Gone," "Behind These Hazel Eyes" and "Because Of You." Released: November 2004. Top 200 rank: #85.

13. Green Day, American Idiot, 6,056,000. The album spawned two top 10 hits: "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends." Remarkably, the album inspired a Tony-winning Broadway musical. Released: September 2004. Top 200 rank: #93.

14. Dixie Chicks, Home, 6,041,000. This is the best-selling album by an all-female group in the last 10 years. It's also the best-selling album by a country group or duo in the last 10 years, edging out Rascal Flatts' Feels Like Today and Me And My Gang (4,918,000). The album spawned two top 10 hits: "Long Time Gone" and a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide." Released: August 2002. Top 200 rank: #94.

15. Mariah Carey, The Emancipation Of Mimi, 5,964,000. Carey's comeback album spawned the #1 hits "We Belong Together" and "Don't Forget About Us." Released: April 2005. Top 200 rank: #101.

16. Josh Groban, Closer, 5,960,000. This was Groban's second studio album. Released: November 2003. Top 200 rank: #102.

17. Linkin Park, Meteora, 5,913,000. This was the band's second studio album. Released: March 2003. Top 200 rank: #103.

18. OutKast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, 5,702,000. This is the best-selling double-disk release of the last 10 years, edging out Shania Twain's Up!. It's also the best-selling album by a duo in the last 10 years. The album spawned the #1 hits "Hey Ya!" and "The Way You Move" (featuring Sleepy Brown). It won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Released: September 2003. Top 200 rank: #110.

19. Josh Groban, Noel, 5,446,000. This is the best-selling holiday album of the last 10 years, beating out Andrea Bocelli's My Christmas (2,826,000) and Michael Buble's Christmas (2,456,000). Released: October 2007. Top 200 rank: #127.

20. Shania Twain, Up!, 5,409,000. This was the country star's fourth album. Released: November 2002. Top 200 rank: #129.

21. 50 Cent, The Massacre, 5,286,000. The album contained four top 10 hits, including the #1 smash "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia). Released: March 2005. Top 200 rank: #136.

22. Eminem, Encore, 5,282,000. The album, Eminem's fourth, contained the top 10 hit "Just Lose It." Released: November 2004. Top 200 rank: #137.

23. Rascal Flatts, Feels Like Today, 5,230,000. This was the country trio's third album. Released: September 2004. Top 200 rank: #140.

24. Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, 5,175,000. This was Swift's first album. Released: October 2006. Top 200 rank: #143.

25. Guns N' Roses, Greatest Hits, 5,161,000. This is the best-selling greatest hits album of the last 10 years, beating out Elvis Presley's Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits (4,805,000) and Michael Jackson's Number Ones (4,753,000). The album contains six top 10 hits, including the chart-topping "Sweet Child O' Mine." Released: March 2004. Top 200 rank: #144.

Want me to keep going? These albums didn't quite sell 5 million copies in the past 10 years, but they came close: Rascal Flatt's Me And My Gang (4,918,000); Daughtry's Daughtry (4,873,000); High School Musical (4,867,000, the best-selling soundtrack of the last 10 years); 8 Mile (4,854,000, the best-selling movie soundtrack of the last 10 years); Beyonce's Dangerously In Love (4,825,000); Coldplay's A Rush Of Blood To The Head (4,822,000); Maroon 5's Songs About Jane (4,808,000); Elvis Presley's Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits (4,805,000); Michael Jackson's Number Ones (4,753,000); Alicia Keys' Diary Of Alicia Keys (4,650,000); Norah Jones' Feels Like Home (4,629,000) and Gretchen Wilson's Here For The Party (4,594,000).

If you're curious to know how many copies key "catalog" albums have sold in the last 10 years, here you go: Michael Jackson's Thriller (4,546,000), Bob Marley & the Wailers' Legend (4,194,000); the Beatles' 1 (3,924,000); Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon (3,743,000); Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band's Greatest Hits (3,623,000); Journey's Greatest Hits (3,309,000); Creedence Clearwater Revival's Chronicle (The 20 Greatest Hits) (2,868,000); Queen's Greatest Hits (2,624,000); Abba's Gold—Greatest Hits (2,497,000) and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Greatest Hits (2,455,000).

http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-top-albums-last-10-years-181452729.html

@ Usher's ass He is so serious trying to play it off-not a good look.

musicjunky318 said:

It's not even him. It's Norah Jones.

1. Norah Jones, Come Away With Me, 10,797,000. (Total sales: 10,807,000). This was Jones' first album as a lead artist. It won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Released: February 2002. Top 200 rank: #11.

2. Eminem, The Eminem Show, 10,049,000. This is the best-selling rap album of the last 10 years, beating out 50 Cent's Get Rich Or Die Tryin' and Nelly's Nellyville. The album, Eminem's third, spawned the top 10 hits "Without Me" and "Cleanin' Out My Closet." Released: May 2002. Top 200 rank: #18.

3. Usher, Confessions, 9,968,000. This is the best-selling (non-rap) R&B album of the last 10 years, beating out Mariah Carey's The Emancipation Of Mimi and Beyonce's Dangerously In Love (4,825,000). The album spawned three #1 hits: "Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris), "Burn" and "Confessions Part II." (A fourth #1 hit, "My Boo," a collabo with Alicia Keys, was added to a deluxe edition of the album.) Released: March 2004. Top 200 rank: #19.

4. Adele, 21, 8,090,000. This is the best-selling album of the last 10 years by an artist who was born outside the U.S. Runners-up in that category are Nickelback's All The Right Reasons and Avril Lavigne's Let Go. The album has spawned three #1 hits: "Rolling In The Deep," "Someone Like You" and "Set Fire To The Rain." It won a Grammy as Album of the Year. Released: February 2011. Top 200 rank: #39.

5. 50 Cent, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 8,086,000. This was the rapper's first major-label album. It spawned the #1 hits "In Da Club" and "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg). Released: February 2003. Top 200 rank: #41.

6. Evanescence, Fallen, 7,619,000. This is the best-selling rock album of the last 10 years, beating out Nickelback's All The Right Reasons and Green Day's American Idiot. It was the band's first album. It contains two top 10 hits: "Bring Me To Life" and "My Immortal." Released: March 2003. Top 200 rank: #51.

7. Nickelback, All The Right Reasons, 7,582,000. The album contains three top 10 hits: "Photograph," "Far Away" and "Rockstar." Released: October 2005. Top 200 rank: #53.

8. Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts, 7,177,000. This is the best-selling country album of the last 10 years, edging out Taylor Swift's Fearless and Dixie Chicks' Home. It's also the best-selling album by an American Idol alumnus, beating out Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway and Daughtry's Daughtry (4,873,000). The album, Underwood's first, contains the top 10 hits "Inside Your Heaven" and "Before He Cheats." Released: November 2005. Top 200 rank: #62.

9. Avril Lavigne, Let Go, 6,782,000. This was Lavigne's first album. It spawned three top 10 hits: "Complicated," "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm With You." Released: June 2002. Top 200 rank: #71.

10. Taylor Swift, Fearless, 6,514,000. Swift's sophomore album contains five top 10 hits, including "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me." This won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Released: November 2008. Top 200 rank: #76.

11. Nelly, Nellyville, 6,488,000. Nelly's sophomore album spawned the #1 hits "Hot In Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland). Released: June 2002. Top 200 rank: #78.

12. Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway, 6,219,000. Clarkson's sophomore album contains four top 10 hits: "Breakaway," "Since U Been Gone," "Behind These Hazel Eyes" and "Because Of You." Released: November 2004. Top 200 rank: #85.

13. Green Day, American Idiot, 6,056,000. The album spawned two top 10 hits: "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends." Remarkably, the album inspired a Tony-winning Broadway musical. Released: September 2004. Top 200 rank: #93.

14. Dixie Chicks, Home, 6,041,000. This is the best-selling album by an all-female group in the last 10 years. It's also the best-selling album by a country group or duo in the last 10 years, edging out Rascal Flatts' Feels Like Today and Me And My Gang (4,918,000). The album spawned two top 10 hits: "Long Time Gone" and a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide." Released: August 2002. Top 200 rank: #94.

15. Mariah Carey, The Emancipation Of Mimi, 5,964,000. Carey's comeback album spawned the #1 hits "We Belong Together" and "Don't Forget About Us." Released: April 2005. Top 200 rank: #101.

16. Josh Groban, Closer, 5,960,000. This was Groban's second studio album. Released: November 2003. Top 200 rank: #102.

17. Linkin Park, Meteora, 5,913,000. This was the band's second studio album. Released: March 2003. Top 200 rank: #103.

18. OutKast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, 5,702,000. This is the best-selling double-disk release of the last 10 years, edging out Shania Twain's Up!. It's also the best-selling album by a duo in the last 10 years. The album spawned the #1 hits "Hey Ya!" and "The Way You Move" (featuring Sleepy Brown). It won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Released: September 2003. Top 200 rank: #110.

19. Josh Groban, Noel, 5,446,000. This is the best-selling holiday album of the last 10 years, beating out Andrea Bocelli's My Christmas (2,826,000) and Michael Buble's Christmas (2,456,000). Released: October 2007. Top 200 rank: #127.

20. Shania Twain, Up!, 5,409,000. This was the country star's fourth album. Released: November 2002. Top 200 rank: #129.

21. 50 Cent, The Massacre, 5,286,000. The album contained four top 10 hits, including the #1 smash "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia). Released: March 2005. Top 200 rank: #136.

22. Eminem, Encore, 5,282,000. The album, Eminem's fourth, contained the top 10 hit "Just Lose It." Released: November 2004. Top 200 rank: #137.

23. Rascal Flatts, Feels Like Today, 5,230,000. This was the country trio's third album. Released: September 2004. Top 200 rank: #140.

24. Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, 5,175,000. This was Swift's first album. Released: October 2006. Top 200 rank: #143.

25. Guns N' Roses, Greatest Hits, 5,161,000. This is the best-selling greatest hits album of the last 10 years, beating out Elvis Presley's Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits (4,805,000) and Michael Jackson's Number Ones (4,753,000). The album contains six top 10 hits, including the chart-topping "Sweet Child O' Mine." Released: March 2004. Top 200 rank: #144.

Want me to keep going? These albums didn't quite sell 5 million copies in the past 10 years, but they came close: Rascal Flatt's Me And My Gang (4,918,000); Daughtry's Daughtry (4,873,000); High School Musical (4,867,000, the best-selling soundtrack of the last 10 years); 8 Mile (4,854,000, the best-selling movie soundtrack of the last 10 years); Beyonce's Dangerously In Love (4,825,000); Coldplay's A Rush Of Blood To The Head (4,822,000); Maroon 5's Songs About Jane (4,808,000); Elvis Presley's Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits (4,805,000); Michael Jackson's Number Ones (4,753,000); Alicia Keys' Diary Of Alicia Keys (4,650,000); Norah Jones' Feels Like Home (4,629,000) and Gretchen Wilson's Here For The Party (4,594,000).

If you're curious to know how many copies key "catalog" albums have sold in the last 10 years, here you go: Michael Jackson's Thriller (4,546,000), Bob Marley & the Wailers' Legend (4,194,000); the Beatles' 1 (3,924,000); Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon (3,743,000); Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band's Greatest Hits (3,623,000); Journey's Greatest Hits (3,309,000); Creedence Clearwater Revival's Chronicle (The 20 Greatest Hits) (2,868,000); Queen's Greatest Hits (2,624,000); Abba's Gold—Greatest Hits (2,497,000) and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Greatest Hits (2,455,000).

http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-top-albums-last-10-years-181452729.html

And Adele's now at around 8.2 million now so it probably won't be long before she reaches 9 million...

I think Adele will reach 10 million eventually... Keep dreaming Ush

adele cd is ok but shit i agree with usher that shit aint record breaking or nothing she sounds horrible live anyway.i perfer amy winehouse over this gal

cbarnes3121 said:

adele cd is ok but shit i agree with usher that shit aint record breaking or nothing she sounds horrible live anyway.i perfer amy winehouse over this gal

Poor you.

...and poor Usher. He doesn't have any records to break, all in his mind.