Adele clambers past Pink Floyd on her way to the top of the best-selling UK albums of all time

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Adele’s 21 has overtaken Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon in the list of biggest British albums ever
The Mirror


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Forget Rolling in the Deep, Adele must be rolling (and doing cartwheels and headstands and maybe even handstands if she’s strong enough) in wads of cash – her album is now seventh in the list of best-selling UK albums of all time.

Adele’s record, 21, overtook Pink Floyd’s 1973 release, The Dark Side Of The Moon, in the list, making it the seventh biggest-selling album of all-time.

The album, which includes hits Rumour Has It and Someone Like You, has now sold more than 4,142,000 copies. That is well loads.

Sales figures from the Official Charts Company show it is also just 12,000 copies away from the sixth best-selling album, Dire Straits' long player Brothers In Arms, and is likely to move further up the chart soon.

The company's managing director Martin Talbot said: "As every week goes by, another record seems to tumble in front of Adele.

"Now, her 21 album has overtaken The Dark Side Of The Moon in the all-time biggest sellers list - and by the end of the week, it may well have overtaken Brothers In Arms, too.

"Then she will have Michael Jackson's Thriller in her sights. It has been an extraordinary 12 months or so for Adele, and it looks set to become even more extraordinary as the days and weeks go by."

Thanks for that, Martin.

And we know you're dying to find out, so here's the top 10 biggest selling albums in the UK:



1 - Greatest Hits - Queen - 5,864,000 copies sold.

2 - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles - 5,045,000 copies sold.

3 - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA - 4,992,000 copies sold.

4 - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis - 4,520,000 copies sold.

5 - Thriller - Michael Jackson - 4,272,000 copies sold.

6 - Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits - 4,154,000 copies sold.

7 - 21 - Adele - 4,142,000 copies sold.

8 - The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 4,116,000 copies sold.

9 - Bad - Michael Jackson - 3,960,000 copies sold.

10 - Greatest Hits II - Queen - 3,888,000 copies sold.

[Leefro]

Spend some money on weight watchers :tup:

[Loser]

She's fine the way she is. ;)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

She's fine the way she is. ;)

Fat and a bitchy prima donna? :-k

[Hal-9000]

It's difficult to compare songs released 40 years ago against ones released today....there's about a billion more people in the world and the target groups change...not to mention the media choices


In the 70's a a person could buy the album or....sit by the radio and pray :lol: Today you can get DVD's, MP3's, FLAC files, watch it on Youtube etc...

[deebakes]

:rip: pink floyd :(

[Loser]

Fat and a bitchy prima donna? :-k

Yes, because everyone loves their women 80 lbs with eyes like racoons ;)

[deebakes]

Yes, because everyone loves their women 80 lbs with eyes like racoons ;)

:rip: michael jackson :(

[Loser]

:rip: michael jackson :(

wtf? :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yes, because everyone loves their women 80 lbs with eyes like racoons ;)

If you think more guys would find Adele more attractive than Taylor Momsen, you are either stoned or brain damaged :lol:

[Loser]

If you think more guys would find Adele more attractive than Taylor Momsen, you are either stoned or brain damaged :lol:

Don't do drugs so I must be retarded :dunce:

:lol:

[Leefro]

Don't do drugs so I must be retarded :dunce:

:lol:

Thanks for the quote

[Teh One Who Knocks]

And on topic, this story must be completely false....according to the music industry, pirating has destroyed music sales :-k

[Hal-9000]

And on topic, this story must be completely false....according to the music industry, pirating has destroyed music sales :-k

I wouldn't risk one byte pirating Adelle's shit







:lol:

[Loser]

Thanks for the quote

Hey, that was taken out of context....:x



:oops:







:facepalm:

[Leefro]

I wouldn't risk one byte pirating Adelle's shit

:lol:

Least it wont be slimy I would think it's quite solid

[Loser]

I wouldn't risk one byte pirating Adelle's shit







:lol:

She's actually very talented.

Which says a lot, considering most crap today is pushed through fkin auto tune.

[Leefro]

Hey, that was taken out of context....:x



:oops:







:facepalm:

No worries I understand completely

[Hal-9000]

iTunes is what ruins things like epic Dark Side of the Moon sales...


reasonably catchy tune comes out one week, 30 million users buy it instantly....it's a little different than having to go a retail outlet and buying the media there.And like hal mentioned above...more folks in the world now

[Teh One Who Knocks]

She's actually very talented.

That's open for debate

[Loser]

That's open for debate

Oh, don't get me wrong, her music is shit, but she can actually sing.

Go on youtube and listen to some of her live stuff.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

iTunes is what ruins things like epic Dark Side of the Moon sales...


reasonably catchy tune comes out one week, 30 million users buy it instantly....it's a little different than having to go a retail outlet and buying the media there.And like hal mentioned above...more folks in the world now

This ^^^

Per capita (at the time), I would bet that Floyd is miles ahead of Adele in album sales. Like you said, too easy to acquire albums now compared to how it used to be.

[Leefro]

I'm an Atheist but I thought I would give it a go and pray for her to stop singing forever and then bingo she stopped and I became a god botherer

but then the docs worked their stuff and now I am back to being an Atheist

[Hal-9000]

This ^^^

Per capita (at the time), I would bet that Floyd is miles ahead of Adele in album sales. Like you said, too easy to acquire albums now compared to how it used to be.

Everything....number of potential people, cost, ease of acquiring it...it's all changed

[Hal-9000]

I'm an Atheist but I thought I would give it a go and pray for her to stop singing forever and then bingo she stopped and I became a god botherer

but then the docs worked their stuff and now I am back to being an Atheist

:lol:


I think she's got a good voice but I hear it crack on certain notes....she's a lot better than any pop princess out there, just not as good as people say she is...

In her prime, Whitney Houston could outnote Adelle without even lighting the crack pipe first..

[Loser]

:lol:


I think she's got a good voice but I hear it crack on certain notes....she's a lot better than any pop princess out there, just not as good as people say she is...

In her prime, Whitney Houston could outnote Adelle without even lighting the crack pipe first..

Oh no shit, whitney could belt it out, but that's exactly why adelle sold so many.

Most music now adays is no talent hacks being pushed through auto tune, so when someone comes alone that can actually sing, they take off.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I think she's bloody awful...I'd rather shove rusty railroad spike thru my ears than listen to anything by Adele

[deebakes]

I think she's bloody awful...I'd rather shove rusty railroad spike thru my ears than listen to anything by Adele

for some reason, i don't believe this for one second :idk:

[DemonGeminiX]

1 - Greatest Hits - Queen - 5,864,000 copies sold.

2 - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles - 5,045,000 copies sold.

3 - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA - 4,992,000 copies sold.

4 - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis - 4,520,000 copies sold.

5 - Thriller - Michael Jackson - 4,272,000 copies sold.

6 - Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits - 4,154,000 copies sold.

7 - 21 - Adele - 4,142,000 copies sold.

8 - The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 4,116,000 copies sold.

9 - Bad - Michael Jackson - 3,960,000 copies sold.

10 - Greatest Hits II - Queen - 3,888,000 copies sold.

:huh:

#3? ABBA?!? And it took Adele for people to tell that people in the UK had no taste in music?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

for some reason, i don't believe this for one second :idk:

:-s

Because she's 'popular' that means that I have to like the crap she sings?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:huh:

#3? ABBA?!? And it took Adele for people to tell that people in the UK had no taste in music?

Yeah, that one kinda stands out, doesn't it? :lol:

[deebakes]

:-s

Because she's 'popular' that means that I have to like the crap she sings?

no its because of the other stuff you listen to, i thought she would be right up your alley :idk:

[Joebob034]

Oh, don't get me wrong, her music is shit, but she can actually sing.

Go on youtube and listen to some of her live stuff.

yeah I agree, she's got talent but I just don't like any of her music