Adele Breaks UK Chart Record

2011-04-04 by DaveyBoy EMERITUS | 51 Comments
English soul singer Adele has just broken a 20 year record on the UK albums chart.

With her 2nd LP '21' spending it's 10th consecutive week on top of the charts, it betters Madonna's 1990 compilation 'The Immaculate Collection'.

Suggesting she may be about to stretch her time at the top, Adele's nearest competition this week was herself, since her debut LP '19' sits at #2 on the charts.

Of course, if Adele wants to break the all-time record for consecutive weeks at the top, '21' would have to continue to be the top-seller for another 60 weeks, since the Soundtrack of the film 'South Pacific' spent the entire year of 1959 at the top of the UK charts!

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Edwin
April 4th 2011
1399 Comments


Crikey. I knew she was pretty popular but didn't think it was to that extent.

Titan50
April 4th 2011
4588 Comments


Hooray for mediocrity

accompliceofmydeath
April 4th 2011
4921 Comments


I've never heard of this chick :S

craigy2
April 4th 2011
551 Comments


she probably broke it by sitting on it.

defjaw83
April 4th 2011
1805 Comments


^LOL

But seriously she's got an amazing voice. Album's pretty good

DaveyBoy
Emeritus
April 4th 2011
22503 Comments


Album has been (maybe still is) #1 in the US as well. Kept Rise Against off top spot last week.

Oh, and '21' rules. I love it when an artist takes most of the flaws of their debut LP & corrects them 2nd time around.

dnor
April 4th 2011
3978 Comments


Now she's huge in 2 ways I suppose.

HBFS
April 4th 2011
1601 Comments


May have to acquire 21 tomorrow

Spare
April 4th 2011
5567 Comments


this should be sia in her position

Dogget
April 4th 2011
781 Comments


I swear she isn't even that good

SoapySoap
April 4th 2011
865 Comments


YT'd her to see who she was. Watched Rolling in the Deep.

1:19-1:22 = LOL

radianteclipse
April 4th 2011
534 Comments


Good for her. She's not that bad. I actually find her new album to be somewhat decent. I listen to it every once in awhile and enjoy it.

And I don't care if she's plump, I'd still tap that. Without hesitation.

dnor
April 4th 2011
3978 Comments


ewww

Spare
April 4th 2011
5567 Comments


she has a kind of cute face

still naw

Spec
April 4th 2011
41472 Comments


I dont even know who this is.

fulgrim
April 4th 2011
1542 Comments


You're not missing out.

Thane
April 4th 2011
2291 Comments


more cushin for the pushin

TheSpirit
Emeritus
April 4th 2011
30304 Comments


Her one song on the radio is pretty catchy

defjaw83
April 4th 2011
1805 Comments


She's got an amazing voice, great songwriting full of emotion. Not sure what's not to like tbh. Rather listen to Adele than all these other female singers who just autotune the shit out of their voice

Nagrarok
April 4th 2011
8656 Comments


News is not surprising.

KILL
April 4th 2011
81611 Comments


yea every1 talks about her atm especially girls usually fat

Titan50
April 4th 2011
4588 Comments


She's got an amazing voice, great songwriting full of emotion


I can't find any emotion in her songwriting, I find it incredibly bland and dry. Her only selling point is that she's "genuine", just because she's fat and has a retro-y voice. Good for her, too bad she's as bland as the pop stars she's trying to not be

defjaw83
April 4th 2011
1805 Comments


Don't agree, there's plenty of emotion in her voice

fr33convict
April 4th 2011
11723 Comments


She's talented and makes good music. If any pop artist these days is going to top the charts I'd want it to be someone actually talented like her.

Also, I could immediately tell by the exclamation point at the end who this news article was written by lol.

Titan50
April 4th 2011
4588 Comments


She's got the voice, but doesn't know what to do with it. I read plenty of posts on my Facebook about girls crying to Someone Like You, and I get no reaction from it whatsoever. It wouldn't sound out of place on a fucking Susan Boyle album.

I'd rather have someone manufactured but actually interesting in the charts. Like Gaga.

Knott-
Emeritus
April 4th 2011
10259 Comments


If you don't think her music is personal and emotional, watch her Brits performance of Someone Like You. It fucking rules.

nash1311
April 4th 2011
10978 Comments


LOL at all the fat jokes.

defjaw83
April 4th 2011
1805 Comments


If you don't think her music is personal and emotional, watch her Brits performance of Someone Like You. It fucking rules.


This

That's the performance that made me think she was the real deal pretty much. She nailed it so much

2muchket!
April 4th 2011
906 Comments


She even managed to make a cheryl cole song sound not completely lifeless.

AliW1993
April 4th 2011
7511 Comments


I haven't heard the album yet so I can't really comment on its quality, but what confuses me when things like this spend so long at the top is who is still buying them? This was the albums biggest selling week so far with it being Mothers Day and all, but surely just about everyone who wants the album has it by now?

Apparently not...

defjaw83
April 4th 2011
1805 Comments


Yeah I think that Ali, surely if you like the single etc, you would have bought the album a while back

AliW1993
April 4th 2011
7511 Comments


I mean obviously there are always going to be some stragglers, but in the past few weeks this has kept albums by The Strokes, REM and Jessie J off the top.

supertouchox2
April 4th 2011
1063 Comments


Album is fairly average apart from a couple of great tracks, it doesnt deserve to be up there for that long, but if you look at the state of the UK charts she's not up against much . . . well Radiohead and The Strokes -_-

cvlts
April 4th 2011
9957 Comments


yeah was surprised as fuck to see this chick #1 in american charts. no idea who this is

North0House2
April 4th 2011
6157 Comments


Who's she?

KnuckleChowder
April 4th 2011
157 Comments


Checked her out on youtube. Not impressed at all.

Joss Stone is > Adele in every way (if we're talking about female Soul singers from the UK)

Edit: Joss > Adele in every way, Except for weight! Huk huk huk

AliW1993
April 4th 2011
7511 Comments


I'm sure I remember hearing about her going out for a cigarette somewhere and getting her arse stuck in some railings. No idea whether it's true or not but either way it's a funny story.

farglesnuff
April 4th 2011
241 Comments


Wow a lot of haters... I dunno why cuz shes puttin out better music then 90% of the shit on the radio these days.

STOP SHOUTING!
April 4th 2011
791 Comments


u can't beat a fat lass.

theacademy
Staff Reviewer
April 4th 2011
31889 Comments


confesh: i didn't know what 'lass' meant until pokemon red

North0House2
April 4th 2011
6157 Comments


Dude, she actually has a good voice.

newjunkaesthetic93
April 4th 2011
1871 Comments


BOOOOOO! I've never heard her music but I'm sure it's mediocre radio bullshit

newjunkaesthetic93
April 4th 2011
1871 Comments


NO FAT CHICKS! NO FAT CHICKS! NO FAT CHICKS!

DaveyBoy
Emeritus
April 5th 2011
22503 Comments


fr33; spending a whole year at #1 deserves an exclamation point.

Awesomesauce
April 5th 2011
1092 Comments


And here come the pretzels!

FromDaHood
April 5th 2011
9111 Comments


Britain needs a better champion pop artist

notthesun613
April 5th 2011
55 Comments


lol @title
had to....
Great voice though; there's no denying that shit.

omnipanzer
April 5th 2011
21827 Comments


Album is fine but boring for me.

Titan50
April 5th 2011
4588 Comments


If you don't think her music is personal and emotional, watch her Brits performance of Someone Like You. It fucking rules.


Nope. Just sounds like faux sentimentality to me

yetanotherprofile
April 5th 2011
180 Comments


Not that keen on her music, its okay, however her voice is excellent.

Certainly better than 95% of the music released atm, and deserves to be where it is.

North0House2
April 5th 2011
6157 Comments


"Not that keen on her music, its okay, however her voice is excellent.

Certainly better than 95% of the music released atm, and deserves to be where it is."

Agreed. I mean, her voice isn't the best by any means, there are better vocalists out there. However, for a mainstream chart topper, at least she's got talent.



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