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Adele – triumph of the ordinary | Michael Cragg

Unlikely to ever appear in a giant egg, Adele's everyday universality has let her talent translate into phenomenal salesLast week Adele's second album, 21, sold 257,000 copies in the UK, a sales figure that would look incredible as an opening sales week for any album by any global superstar. The fact that the album was celebrating its 10th week at No 1, and that each of the previous nine weeks it had sold over 100,000 copies, makes what Adele has achieved look miraculous. The last female singer ...

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06:34 on April 4 2011

Adele makes pop history with longest-ever run at No1 for female solo artist's album

The Telegraph — Adele made pop history today as her album 21 completed 10 weeks at number one - the longest for a female solo artist. more info

Adele

17:00 on April 5 2011

Adele – triumph of the ordinary | Michael Cragg

Guardian Music — Unlikely to ever appear in a giant egg, Adele's everyday universality has let her talent translate into phenomenal salesLast week Adele's second album, 21, sold 257,000 c... more info

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16:07 on April 5 2011

Adele x John Legend – ‘Rolling In The Deep’ (Error Operator Remix)

Nialler9 — John Legend’s cover of Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’ last week was sweet but as an acapella version, it was begging for a remix. Error Operator duly obliges. Down... more info

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16:37 on April 5 2011

Adele: she's stopped us in her tracks

The Telegraph — Adele has been number one in the UK album charts for 10 weeks running, the longest by a female solo artist. Neil McCormick reports. more info

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