ADELE’S ALBUM TOPS MICHAEL JACKSON’S ‘THRILLER’ ON UK’S ‘ALL-TIME BEST SELLING ALBUMS’ LIST

Adele at the Grammy Awards, February, 2012

With just two albums to her name UK singer Adele’s career has skyrocketed beyond imagination. Check the list – Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Brit Awards and many more. It’s like she can’t stop winning!

The 23-year-old’s chart-topping sophomore album ‘21’ has now surpassed the late Michael Jackson‘s ‘Thriller‘ album on the U.K.’s all-time biggest selling albums list.

According to Nielsen’s Soundscan ‘21’ has now sold 4,274,300 copies in the U.K., 500 more than Jackson’s 1982 classic making it the fifth biggest selling album of all time.

UK band Queen tops the list with sales of 5.83 million from their ‘Greatest Hits‘ release. The Beatles‘ ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band‘ holds the second slot, with 5.04 million copies sold.

Swedish pop/rock group Abba‘s ‘Gold: Greatest Hits’ and English rock band Oasis’ ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’ hold down the third and fourth positions.

The late Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ LP however remains the champion sales internationally, topping the list of all-time best-selling albums with over 100 million copies worldwide. Adele has sold 20 million copies worldwide.