floridagrl
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Post by floridagrl on May 4, 2011 10:14:00 GMT -5
Meanwhile, at No. 1 this week -- again -- is Adele's "21," marking its sixth nonconsecutive week atop the tally (124,000; down 19%, according to Nielsen SoundScan). It's just the fifth album by a woman in the last 10 years to earn as many weeks at No. 1. Since 2001, the only other female solo albums with six weeks in the penthouse are Norah Jones' "Feels Like Home," Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" and Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" and "Fearless." (Swift's latter album has logged 11 weeks total at No. 1). www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts-articles/chart-alert/adele-s-21-marks-sixth-week-at-no-1-1005168212.storySo happy for Adele!
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Post by dbhmr on May 4, 2011 10:33:16 GMT -5
Bitch is amazing! Love her.LMFAO. I her so, so, so much. Her personality is tremendous. Even when I loved her last album, I didn't think she had that much star presence. Guess I was wrong. I want to stick her and Kelly Clarkson in a room together and just watch them interact haha. I think they'd be hysterical.
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Post by bigb0882 on May 4, 2011 13:32:55 GMT -5
I just laughed so hard at that interview on Graham Norton. She is the best ever. The comparisons to Kelly Clarkson are so true. They both have such infectious personalities and come across super super humble. I want to be their best friends!
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Post by Stephen on May 4, 2011 17:47:26 GMT -5
I don't get the whole Kelly Clarkson comparison. Adele is more likeable and, well, vulgar, haha. I'm sure they'd get along, but the KC comparison feels like people are reaching to find SOME comparison, tbh. :/
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Post by neally on May 4, 2011 18:00:43 GMT -5
^^ I get the comparison quite well actually. Both are very bubbly, jovial, down-to-earth characters that seem to be a whole lot of fun to interview. I do agree that Adele is a bit more vulgar- that and her Cockney accent just further add to her humour. I'm always drawn to artists that have such a high talent to arrogance ratio, such as Adele and Kelly Clarkson.
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Post by Hierophant on May 6, 2011 8:20:24 GMT -5
wooow another 300k this week 4,94 MI
Best selling record of the year...I'm sure!
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Post by Hierophant on May 6, 2011 8:21:56 GMT -5
and 54K from "19"
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Post by lum on May 6, 2011 10:16:46 GMT -5
I'm always drawn to artists that have such a high talent to arrogance ratio, such as Adele and Kelly Clarkson. ROFL! So true, so true
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Post by Envoirment on May 6, 2011 10:28:04 GMT -5
21 #1 - 303,000 (4,841,000).
19 #7 - 54,000 (849,000 in 14 weeks)
RITD #3 - 339,000 (Largest points increase - 3,669,000)
SLY #36 - 72,000 (1,199,000)
Next week Adele will pass the 5mil mark, while also getting a noticeable sales gain due to mother's day effect in many countries, particularly the US.
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Post by circadian on May 7, 2011 1:33:01 GMT -5
They HAVE TO follow up RITD with Rumour Has It in the US... I loved the song, but just listened to the live version and it is ORGASMIC and perfect for summer! Then release SFTTR followed by SLY, and there you go, smash 1-2-3-4 punch
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Post by Musiq on May 7, 2011 3:26:03 GMT -5
Adele is doing incredibly well, she's such a talent. The album is basically at 5 million ww anyway. It's so great to see real talent doing so well.
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Post by Mike on May 7, 2011 12:56:48 GMT -5
She performed RITD, SFTTR, TIA & DYR on Later... with Jools Holland:
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Post by Hook on May 7, 2011 13:50:06 GMT -5
They HAVE TO follow up RITD with Rumour Has It in the US... I loved the song, but just listened to the live version and it is ORGASMIC and perfect for summer! Then release SFTTR followed by SLY, and there you go, smash 1-2-3-4 punch I like the way you think! I totally agree about the live version of Rumour Has It.
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Post by lum on May 7, 2011 13:53:22 GMT -5
I think SFTTR is the best choice for 2nd single. She'll smash sooooo hard with that after the success of RITD!
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Post by jumpb4uthink on May 7, 2011 21:04:21 GMT -5
Curious why her prious album 19 and singles did not do as well as this huge era?? Other than this is a great album.
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Post by jumpb4uthink on May 7, 2011 21:05:52 GMT -5
^ ooops previous
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Post by Linnethia Monique on May 7, 2011 21:37:31 GMT -5
She wasn't really on the radar for people in the US until the her Saturday Night Live performance and the 2008 Grammys where she won the Best New Artist Award and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The video for Chasing Pavements was a staple on VH1 but after she performed the song at the awards show it went into overdrive. It did eventually go Platinum but none of the singles were really radio worthy in a sense. This album though was able to catapult into such a huge era because she was more known, the material is playable on radio besides the AAA, Hot AC and AC formats. This album also has a different variety of tempos which 19[/b] lacked severely.
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Post by blue in moonlight on May 7, 2011 22:28:57 GMT -5
19 was one of my favorites albums of 2008, but it wasn't nearly as accessible as 21. The majority of 19 is fantastic. It just isn't the sort of material that is going to appeal to a large demographic. Still, Adele showed a ton of promise with 19 and was justly awarded with a great amount of acclaim and awards including a Best New Artist Grammy.
This time around, Adele worked with just the right producers to give her more mainstream appeal. She also ratcheted up the emotion in her voice as she turned the crumbling of a relationship into mostly incredible music. Adele fulfills on the promise she previously showed with 21 and is reaping the benefits both critically and commercially. It's a rare Cinderalla story of sorts for the music industry right now.
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Post by Hook on May 8, 2011 13:13:54 GMT -5
For me, 19 wasn't nearly as strong as 21. It had a couple brilliant tracks (Hometown Glory and her cover of Make You Feel My Love) but nothing else really stood out. 21 is an incredible album.
Plus, I think the lead single for this album caught the attention of a lot more people than the singles from the first album did. RITD is definitely more immediate than Chasing Pavements.
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Post by hidizzyguy on May 8, 2011 14:45:55 GMT -5
19 was fine. Obviously it wasn't as big because she had to get herself over to the US and promote over here. That takes a while when you're a new artist and you're still trying to make it big in your own country. Especially since she had to do what she could to stand out from the rest when Amy, Lily and Duffy were trying to also make it big at the same time.
In the end, it starting to look like Adele was the one that was able to follow-up and stay consistent with demand.
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Post by Hook on May 8, 2011 17:39:54 GMT -5
The sold out North American tour starts Thursday in D.C.! The Civil Wars are opening the first 6 shows, with Plan B doing the 4 after that (including mine ) And then I know Wanda Jackson is doing a bunch of shows towards the end of the tour.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on May 8, 2011 17:50:35 GMT -5
In the UK, 21 gets its 14th week at #1, selling 80,922 for a new total of 2,222,698 in 15 weeks.
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Post by Envoirment on May 9, 2011 10:27:14 GMT -5
UK Chart update:
21 #1 (14 weeks) - 80,922 (2,222,698).
19 #3 - 27434 (,1,356,887)
RITD #27 - 13,379 (568,000)
SLY #11 - 25,920 (873,400)
Also, a quote from the UK chart commentry:
Guess they mean shipped. But excellent! It is surely going to sell over 10mil by the end of the year. It's been a long time since an album has sold that much in a year. Last to do so was Usher in 2004.
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Post by Caviar on May 9, 2011 14:20:09 GMT -5
She really needs to do another leg because it wasn't fair to put tickets on sale BEFORE the record came out!! :'( :'( Now that people have heard the album won't be able to go because ALL the tickets are sold out! >:( >:(
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Post by floridagrl on May 9, 2011 14:52:28 GMT -5
She looks like she lost weight. She is such a pretty girl and her voice, damn! Loving you so much, Adele.
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Post by marcjm on May 9, 2011 16:24:19 GMT -5
I do not know if this were said or not, but her explosion on the U.S. scene reminds me so much of Joss Stone's and Amy Winehouse's.
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Post by Mike on May 9, 2011 19:24:07 GMT -5
Granted we haven't seen what will happen with Amy in the US once her next album is released, but I feel Adele has already eclipsed what those two managed do in the states. Not only is she moving an extraordinary amount of albums, but she is having single success as well. Joss & Amy never really made a dent in pop radio ('Rehab' went top 15, but was only on the chart for 13 weeks) and Adele is on track to sell more with '21' than all of their album sales combined.
I feel like we're really witnessing something special here.
Side note - How on earth did she not get another SNL performance slot this season? I figured they would have been all over this. Maybe they're waiting until it starts up again in the fall to give her some more pre-Grammy buzz like last time?
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Post by Dammn Baby on May 9, 2011 23:37:21 GMT -5
If RITD hits #1 this week, it will eclipse its chart position in the UK (#2) - interesting!
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Post by KingB on May 10, 2011 12:52:16 GMT -5
she better PUNCH that promo this week... show the girls how your album goes double plat with 1 single
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Post by floridagrl on May 10, 2011 18:51:50 GMT -5
Cannot wait to see her soundscan totals tomorrow. RITD should be number 1 on Hot 100 too.
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