ContactMusic — British soul star Adele has been crowned America's chart queen of 2012 after scoring the official top-selling album of the year.The singer's record... more info
Topix — Suggesting that familiarity breeds contentment, Adele's 21 wins the 2012 album sales race, repeating her feat of 2011 for the first back-to-back leader since Michael Jackson's Thriller topped sales in 1983 and 1984. more info
ContactMusic — Adele sings and she tops charts, that's what she's best at, and, unsurprisingly, she's done it again. For the second consecutive year she's managed... more info
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
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
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