Adele‘s 30 has been topped the IFPI‘s winner of its World Album All Format Chart for 2021
30 additionally tops the IFPI World Album Gross sales Chart, in addition to the inaugural IFPI World Vinyl Album Chart.
30 is the fourth studio album from Adele, and was launched on November 19, 2021.
After its launch on Friday October 15, Adele’s comeback single Straightforward On Me turned essentially the most streamed music globally on Spotify in a single day, breaking BTS’s Spotify file for day-one performs within the course of.
30 went on to achieve No.1 in over 20 markets, together with the US, the place it turned Adele’s third album to high the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart.
Following its launch in November 2021, 30 surpassed over 5 million bodily album equal items in 2021 in beneath two months, says IFPI.
The album continues its streak by topping all three of IFPI’s World Album Charts – the World Album All Format Chart (launched final 12 months and received by 2021’s World Recording Artist Of The Yr, BTS), the World Album Gross sales Chart and the first-ever World Vinyl Album Chart.
Elsewhere within the World Album All Format Chart, Ed Sheeran’s newest album, =, hit No.4, and Olivia Rodrigo’s SOUR got here in at No.2.
The Child LAROI’s F*CK LOVE (Combine Tape) hit No.7, whereas Doja Cat’s Planet Her reached No.10.
ABBA’s first album in 40 years – Voyage, which bought in extra of 1m mixed album items in its first week worldwide – appeared at No.8 within the World Album All Format Chart, and No.2 within the World Album Gross sales Chart.
IFPI says that the World Album Gross sales Chart highlights the “persevering with significance of Asia, notably gross sales of bodily albums”, pointing to how BTS (No.4) and SEVENTEEN (who featured twice within the chart at No.3 and No.7) featured prominently,
Japanese group Snow Man’s first studio album, Snow Mania S1, additionally charted at No.9.
The debut World Vinyl Album Chart, launched to “mirror the continued sturdy progress of the format”, says IFPI, completes Adele’s sweep of all three awards.
Albums from Fleetwood Mac (No.3), The Beatles (No.7), Nirvana (No.8) and Pink Floyd (No.9) chart, alongside releases from Olivia Rodrigo with SOUR (No.4) and Billie Eilish’s second album Happier Than Ever (No.5).
Adele’s triple win follows the information that The Weeknd’s single, Save Your Tears, was named the winner of IFPI’s 2021 World Digital Single Award.
The Weeknd is the primary artist to win the World Digital Single Award two years in a row, after topping the World Digital Single Award in 2020 together with his single Blinding Lights.
“It has been fantastic to have Adele again and releasing music.”
Frances Moore, ifpi
Frances Moore, Chief Govt, IFPI, mentioned: “It has been fantastic to have Adele again and releasing music over the second half of final 12 months.
“Her dominance of all three IFPI Album Charts speaks to her distinctive song-writing expertise, her iconic voice and unrelenting international recognition.
“We’re thrilled to award Adele and all of her staff the IFPI World Album All Format chart award and ship big congratulations for a stellar 12 months.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
