Adele’s ’21′ Hits 24th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200
21 has now tied with the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever and Prince’s Purple Rain for spending 24 non-consecutive weeks ontop of the Billboard 200. It’s sold 9+ million copies in a little over a year (3.5 this year alone). 21 hasn’t dropped out of the Top 10 in it’s 68 week run, only dropping as low as #7.
“21″ sold 75,000 copies last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, about 2,000 copies ahead of the No. 2 album, Alan Jackson’s debuting “Thirty Miles West.” Adele’s album was last No. 1, for its 23rd week, on the tally dated March 17.
“21″ holds the most frames at No. 1 since Prince & the Revolution’s “Purple Rain” soundtrack also spent 24 weeks atop the list in 1984 and 1985. Only eight albums, including “21″, have ruled for at least 24 weeks.
