Adele overtakes Oasis to become the fourth biggest selling album of all-time
29/12/2012

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By Dan Lane
According to the Official Charts Company’s sales data, Adele’s 21 has overtaken Oasis’ (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? to become the UK’s fourth biggest selling album of all-time.

2012 has been an amazing year for Adele: The last twelve months have seen the London born singer pen the theme song to the latest James Bond film, Skyfall, and her record-breaking second album, 21, eclipse the all-time sales of Michael Jackson’s iconic albums Thriller and Bad, and overtake sales of legendary records by Pink Floyd (The Dark Side Of The Moon) and Dire Straits (Brothers In Arms) in the UK.

Now, as the year draws to a close, Adele can add another achievement to her impressive musical CV – overtaking Oasis’ (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? to become the UK’s fourth biggest selling album of all-time.

According to the Official Charts Company’s latest sales data, Oasis’ 1995 second album has sold 4,555,000 copies to date, while Adele’s 21 has surged ahead with sales of over 4,562,000 copies. The news comes just over a year since 21 overtook Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black to become the UK's biggest selling album of the 21st Century.

21, which was released in January 2011, has spent 101 weeks in the Official Albums Chart Top 75, including 95 weeks in the Top 40, 76 weeks in the Top 10 and 23 weeks at Number 1. It has sold 784,000 so far this year, making it the second biggest selling album of 2012 so far (behind Emeli Sande's Our Version Of Events).

The UK's Official Top 5 Biggest Selling Albums Of All-Time are as follows:

1 GREATEST HITS QUEEN 1981 5,866,000
2 SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND THE BEATLES 1967 5,059,000
3 GOLD - GREATEST HITS ABBA 1992 5,046,000
4 21 ADELE 2011 4,562,000
5 WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY OASIS 1995 4,555,000

© 2012 The Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.

http://www.officialcharts...time-1778/

Wow.

That's a pretty cool accomplishment on her part because WTSMG? was a behemoth.

Timmy84 said:

The UK's Official Top 5 Biggest Selling Albums Of All-Time are as follows:

1 GREATEST HITS QUEEN 1981 5,866,000

Wow I love that compilation. Had no idea it was the UK's biggest selling album of all-time.

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Here is the North American tracklisting:

I suppose the best-selling edition in the UK is the UK tracklist:

Whoa she passed MJ? Kinda cool accomplishment.

musicjunky318 said:

Whoa she passed MJ? Kinda cool accomplishment.

Yeah she passed MJ around, I think, May of this year (or June? I'm not sure).

Cinny said:

I suppose the best-selling edition in the UK is the UK tracklist:

1.	"Bohemian Rhapsody" (from A Night at the Opera, 1975)	Freddie Mercury	5:56
2.	"Another One Bites the Dust" (from The Game, 1980)	John Deacon	3:36
3.	"Killer Queen" (from Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)	Mercury	2:57
4.	"Fat Bottomed Girls" (single version, from Jazz, 1978)	Brian May	3:16
5.	"Bicycle Race" (from Jazz, 1978)	Mercury	3:01
6.	"You're My Best Friend" (from A Night at the Opera, 1975)	Deacon	2:52
7.	"Don't Stop Me Now" (from Jazz, 1978)	Mercury	3:29
8.	"Save Me" (from The Game, 1980)	May	3:52
9.	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (from The Game, 1980)	Mercury	2:42
10.	"Somebody to Love" (from A Day at the Races, 1976)	Mercury	4:56
11.	"Now I'm Here" (from Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)	May	4:10
12.	"Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" (from A Day at the Races, 1976)	Mercury	2:54
13.	"Play the Game" (from The Game, 1980)	Mercury	3:33
14.	"Flash" (single version, from Flash Gordon, 1980)	May	2:48
15.	"Seven Seas of Rhye" (from Queen II, 1974)	Mercury	2:47
16.	"We Will Rock You" (from News of the World, 1977)	May	2:01
17.	"We Are the Champions" (from News of the World, 1977)	Mercury	2:59
Total length:			57:20

That's the one.

It's official then, music really has gone down the toilet, who the hell buys this MOR bland stuff?, even the likes of Macy Gray, Robbie Williams and Justin Timberlake albums from 10 years ago were far stronger. Just loook at this album sitting next to these other colossal records on that list, it just plain embarassing and wrong!

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^ You're referring to 21? It's a good record. It's not like it's, I don't know, Cannibal by Ke$ha that's sitting in the Top 5.

Waiting for this thread to turn into another ''no one will surpass MJ tyrade & Adele sucks & my music opinion is better than your's & you listen to anything past 1895 so you suck'' type thread

Gunsnhalen said:

Waiting for this thread to turn into another ''no one will surpass MJ tyrade & Adele sucks & my music opinion is better than your's & you listen to anything past 1895 so you suck'' type thread

^ The shit will really hit the fan when Rihanna passes The Beatles on the singles chart.

I mean the meltdowns.

It should be stated, no matter your personal preference, a record doesn't diminish someone's legacy so whoever is gonna go on with that, in my opinion, stupid rant, will only rant to create an argument that wasn't there. That said, I still dig Adele and that album. I listened to it for the first time after several months not listening to it a few weeks ago and it's still as great as it was when I first played it in my opinion...

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musicjunky318 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

Waiting for this thread to turn into another ''no one will surpass MJ tyrade & Adele sucks & my music opinion is better than your's & you listen to anything past 1895 so you suck'' type thread

^ The shit will really hit the fan when Rihanna passes The Beatles on the singles chart.

I mean the meltdowns.

Music don't tease! i'm a Beatles fan & won't give 2 damns... but other fans might try to personally kill Rihanna

No matter what artist. no matter if they are the next coming of Mozart meets Bob Dylan Meets Stevie Wonder plays 89 instruments, sings in 30 languages & is the most talented mofo ever.

If he sells a lot dozens of people on the org ''this just shows how much music has gone down hill, so & so artist was better here & so & so artist did this first.

I rarely agree with sales. I mean to me Thriller isn't MJ's best work. It's not even second. Like A Virgin is not Madonna's magnum opus - not even a runner-up or third. ...Baby One More Time, over 14 million, is not the greatest Britney album. I could go on and on.

I like 21 better than 19 but hey, Adele only has two so far.

Timmy84 said:

It should be stated, no matter your personal preference, a record doesn't diminish someone's legacy so whoever is gonna go on with that, in my opinion, stupid rant, will only rant to create an argument that wasn't there. That said, I still dig Adele and that album. I listened to it for the first time after several months not listening to it a few weeks ago and it's still as great as it was when I first played it in my opinion...

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THIS

People on the org keep pretending that they think records don't matter. But when it comes to artists especially MJ Or janet people are quick to bring out records.

I HAVE A DREAM!!!, That someday we live in the world... and listen to music & not have to give 2 fucks about records or how many number 1 hits osmeone has

LORD

Is that Oprah & Jesus on a speed-boat?

musicjunky318 said:

Is that Oprah & Jesus on a speed-boat?

... yes

Btw i really love this song on the album.

Gunsnhalen said:

musicjunky318 said:

Is that Oprah & Jesus on a speed-boat?

... yes

Good for her, don't like Oasis anyways Crazy thing is, it only had 1 number one hit there

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Thriller is MJ's best album though (public + critic opinion).

I can't believe two hit singles has helped her sell 20+ million albums!

Numbers don't define quality and the critiques are often wrong.

Quiet as it's kept Off The Wall was just as good if not better than its follow-up.

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musicjunky318 said:

Numbers don't define quality and the critiques are often wrong.

So both critics, sales, and general public opinion are wrong?

IMO thriller and off the wall are his best.

Azz said:

musicjunky318 said:

Numbers don't define quality and the critiques are often wrong.

So both critics, sales, and general public opinion are wrong?

IMO thriller and off the wall are his best.

Not always but often.

musicjunky318 said:

Azz said:

So both critics, sales, and general public opinion are wrong?

IMO thriller and off the wall are his best.

Not always but often.

So what album is his best?

Azz said:

musicjunky318 said:

Not always but often.

So what album is his best?

1. Dangerous

2. Off The Wall

3. Thriller

4. Bad

5. HIStory

6. Invincible

7. Blood On The Dancefloor

Like A Virgin is Madonna's best selling album in the U.S. right? Or is the Immaculate Collection? <<< Eh but that's not a studio album. Scratch that.

I wouldn't even put in my Top 5.

1. Ray Of Light

2. Like A Prayer

3. Erotica

4. True Blue

5. Bedtime Stories

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