Adele breaks Beatles' record on the UK charts.
Album "21" tops UK charts for twenty-two consecutive weeks.
247- With 17 million records sold, singer Adele has broken another record on the UK charts. According to information published by the website "The Sun" this Tuesday, the 17th, the British singer broke the record previously held by The Beatles.
Her second album, "21," has been number one on the UK charts for the 22nd consecutive week. The eighth album released by the Liverpool quartet, "Sgt. Pepper's," remained at the top of the charts for 21 weeks. In addition to the record on the UK charts, Adele also achieved great success on the American charts.
The English singer became the twentieth artist to have an album reach the top of the US charts. With this achievement, she equaled the numbers reached by soundtracks of major box office hits such as "Titanic" and "The Bodyguard".
At the height of her success, the British singer also leads the ranking of the richest music artist under 30. With sales of the albums "19" and "21," Adele earned approximately US$31 million. According to information published by the Sunday Times newspaper, the singer had already earned around six million pounds in 2011 alone, during the tour promoting her first album.