L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Taylor Swift couldn't quite beat out Adele for the top-selling album of 2012, but Swift 's "Red" is heading into 2013 on a high note. The album retains its position at the top of the U.S. pop charts, her seventh week overall in the No. 1 spot.  more info

Chorus.fm — *Adele (http://www.adele.com)*'s 21 was 2012's best-selling album, which makes it the first album in the Soundscan era to top album sales two years in a row... more info

Prefix — Some number-crunching underling at Billboard has confirmed what we already knew: Adele's 21 and more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Taylor Swift's "Red" has been an undisputed blockbuster since it was released in October. The album hasn't left the top 10 and it has been in the No. 1 spot for much of its run. There's only one reason why Swift's "Red" isn't the biggest pop album of... more info

USA Today Music — Album sales fall 4.4% but digital songs enjoy record-setting boom in year of big hits. more info

ContactMusic — French illustrator and cartoonist Jacques Tardi has turned down the country's Legion d'honneur medal.Tardi, who created the Adele Blanc-Sec series,... more info

Starpulse — British soul sensation Adele's year is ending on a high - she has overtaken Oasis in the list of best-selling U.K. albums. The "Chasing Pavements" singer's second record "21" pushed out Michael Ja... more info

ContactMusic — Adele hasn't even hit the age of 25, but in her 24 short years she's managed to garner more accolades than most people within a 100 year lifetime.... more info

The Independent — Noel Gallagher claimed she wouldn’t last and said he felt sorry for her. more info

Topix — In this Feb. 12, 2012 file photo, Adele accepts the award for record of the year for "Rolling in the Deep" during the 54th annual Grammy Awards, in Los Angeles. more info