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21
by ADELE

21 is the second studio album release by British singer-songwriter Adele, released January 24, 2011. 21 contains 11 tracks, with 10 Adele-co-written originals, including Rolling In The Deep, Set Fire To The Rain and Someone Like You, and one cover version of The Cure’s Lovesong.

21 opened with a 11-week stay as the UK’s Official Number 1 album, and would go on to accumulate 23 weeks as chart-topper – the longest ever for a female solo artist. The tracks were produced by Rick Rubin, Paul Epworth, Jim Abbiss and Dan Wilson and recorded in multiple locations including London, Colorado, Malibu and Denver. 
 

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  • Peak position1
  • LabelXL RECORDINGS
  • Catalogue numberXLCD520
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 23No. 1
  2. 78Top. 10
  3. 102Top. 20
  4. 145Top. 40
  5. 266Top. 75
  6. 384Top. 100

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= Peak position = This week

145 weeks - 05/02/2011 to 09/11/2013

6 weeks - 22/02/2014 to 29/03/2014

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1 week - 07/06/2014

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1 week - 17/11/2016

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14 weeks - 12/01/2017 to 13/04/2017

1 week - 27/04/2017

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2 weeks - 24/08/2017 to 31/08/2017

1 week - 28/09/2017

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5 weeks - 29/10/2020 to 26/11/2020

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28 weeks - 14/10/2021 to 21/04/2022

8 weeks - 14/07/2022 to 01/09/2022

32 weeks - 22/09/2022 to 27/04/2023

7 weeks - 04/05/2023 to 15/06/2023

14 weeks - 29/06/2023 to 28/09/2023

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Chart facts

  • Peak position1
  • LabelXL RECORDINGS
  • Catalogue numberXLCD520
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 27No. 1
  2. 75Top. 10
  3. 93Top. 20
  4. 121Top. 40
  5. 170Top. 75
  6. 211Top. 100

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= Peak position = This week

126 weeks - 05/02/2011 to 29/06/2013

1 week - 20/07/2013

12 weeks - 03/08/2013 to 19/10/2013

1 week - 02/11/2013

1 week - 01/03/2014

2 weeks - 13/09/2014 to 20/09/2014

1 week - 01/11/2014

1 week - 14/02/2015

1 week - 28/02/2015

1 week - 13/08/2015

30 weeks - 29/10/2015 to 19/05/2016

1 week - 02/06/2016

11 weeks - 07/07/2016 to 15/09/2016

1 week - 22/12/2016

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1 week - 24/08/2017

2 weeks - 23/05/2019 to 30/05/2019

1 week - 12/09/2019

1 week - 09/07/2020

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4 weeks - 21/10/2021 to 11/11/2021

6 weeks - 25/11/2021 to 30/12/2021

1 week - 13/01/2022

1 week - 17/03/2022

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  • Peak position9
  • LabelXL RECORDINGS
  • Catalogue numberXLCD520
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 0No. 1
  2. 1Top. 10
  3. 6Top. 20
  4. 32Top. 40
  5. 66Top. 75
  6. 91Top. 100

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1 week - 07/03/2015

3 weeks - 13/08/2015 to 27/08/2015

1 week - 15/10/2015

34 weeks - 29/10/2015 to 16/06/2016

16 weeks - 30/06/2016 to 13/10/2016

2 weeks - 22/12/2016 to 29/12/2016

10 weeks - 12/01/2017 to 16/03/2017

1 week - 30/03/2017

1 week - 13/07/2017

1 week - 24/08/2017

2 weeks - 23/05/2019 to 30/05/2019

1 week - 12/09/2019

1 week - 09/07/2020

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4 weeks - 21/10/2021 to 11/11/2021

10 weeks - 25/11/2021 to 27/01/2022

1 week - 17/03/2022

1 week - 21/07/2022

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Chart facts

  • Peak position1
  • LabelXL RECORDINGS
  • Catalogue numberXLCD520
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 19No. 1
  2. 69Top. 10
  3. 84Top. 20
  4. 128Top. 40
  5. 198Top. 75
  6. 271Top. 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

148 weeks - 05/02/2011 to 30/11/2013

8 weeks - 25/01/2014 to 15/03/2014

2 weeks - 17/05/2014 to 24/05/2014

2 weeks - 07/06/2014 to 14/06/2014

2 weeks - 28/06/2014 to 05/07/2014

3 weeks - 13/09/2014 to 27/09/2014

5 weeks - 11/10/2014 to 08/11/2014

4 weeks - 14/02/2015 to 07/03/2015

3 weeks - 13/08/2015 to 27/08/2015

2 weeks - 10/09/2015 to 17/09/2015

3 weeks - 01/10/2015 to 15/10/2015

33 weeks - 29/10/2015 to 09/06/2016

11 weeks - 07/07/2016 to 15/09/2016

1 week - 22/12/2016

11 weeks - 05/01/2017 to 16/03/2017

2 weeks - 30/03/2017 to 06/04/2017

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3 weeks - 06/07/2017 to 20/07/2017

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2 weeks - 23/05/2019 to 30/05/2019

2 weeks - 12/09/2019 to 19/09/2019

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1 week - 09/07/2020

1 week - 24/09/2020

2 weeks - 05/11/2020 to 12/11/2020

1 week - 21/01/2021

14 weeks - 14/10/2021 to 13/01/2022

1 week - 21/07/2022

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Chart facts

  • Peak position1
  • LabelXL RECORDINGS
  • Catalogue numberXLCD520
  • First Chart Date

Weeks on chart

  1. 28No. 1
  2. 77Top. 10
  3. 90Top. 20
  4. 130Top. 40
  5. 189Top. 75
  6. 225Top. 100

Chart run

= Peak position = This week

145 weeks - 05/02/2011 to 09/11/2013

33 weeks - 05/11/2015 to 16/06/2016

16 weeks - 30/06/2016 to 13/10/2016

2 weeks - 22/12/2016 to 29/12/2016

1 week - 12/01/2017

6 weeks - 26/01/2017 to 02/03/2017

1 week - 30/03/2017