Adele’s "21" album sells record 730,000 copies in 1 weekFebruary 23, 2012 - 14:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - With triumph at the Grammys and the BRIT Awards still fresh, Adele has another reason to celebrate. "Rolling in the Deep" singer Adele's sophomore album, "21" has just hit its biggest sales week ever, selling more than 730,000 copies in a single week. That number is particularly astounding, as it comes a year after the album's release, The Wrap reported. Interest in the British singer, born Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, has soared since her return to singing after prolonged throat problems, combined with her dominance at both the Grammy Awards earlier this month and the BRIT Awards. The songbird scooped up six Grammys this year, and took home Best British Album of the Year and British female artist trophies at the BRIT Awards. Overall, "21" - which currently sits atop the Billboard Top 200 Album chart - has sold 7 million copies in the United States, and more than 18 million worldwide. On the digital front, the album has racked up more than 2 million downloads at the iTunes Store, making her the first artist to go double platinum on iTunes. "21" has enjoyed 21 non-consecutive weeks at the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart - a record for a female artist. Now in its 21st non-consecutive week at No. 1 on The Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, "21" is the longest running No. 1 by a woman in Billboard's nearly 56 year history. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. |