Adele's '21' is the top Billboard 200 album, while The Beatles are the biggest act. Plus: 'The Sound of Music' soundtrack is the runner-up title, and Taylor Swift sizzles on the all-time artist list.

That's quite the rebuttal to the 'difficult second album' myth But while 21 sealed Adele's status as one of the biggest artists ever, it wasn't as easy a project as all of that sounds. It took ...

Appropriately enough for an artist who’s only ever titled her albums with integers, when we think back on Adele’s 21 LP, we tend to do so in terms of hard numbers. Eleven million sold in the U ...

To call Adele’s 21 “a hit” might be the understatement ... It made Adele, unquestionably, the biggest artist in the world. But it also made her want to quit music altogether.

With 21, Adele’s follow-up to her 2008 debut 19, the British artist transformed from an acclaimed singer-songwriter with a best new artist Grammy win into a record-smashing superstar with ...

Adele speaks to music lovers of all backgrounds through her introspective ballads. Her second studio album “21” flawlessly continues a reign of sophistication for the masterful artist.

The songbird's sophomore release, '21,' is once more ... Show for Good Reason 6 Artists Who Declined to Headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show for Good Reason Adele Hints at World Tour for Next ...

Both SOS and 21 are former No. 1s ... album for the third-most weeks in the top 10 among albums by a singular artist. They both trail two albums by Morgan Wallen (Dangerous: The Double Album ...

Billboard said today that Adele is the year's biggest artist and her diamond 21 album, released in February 2011, is this year's top album. Adele earned both prizes last year. The year's top three ...

collecting album of the year honors for “21” and record and song of the year trophies for “Rolling in the Deep.” Adele, who was named best new artist in 2009, is only the second artist in ...

Adele's 21, released in 2011 ... titled album for the third-most weeks in the top 10 among albums by a singular artist. They both trail two albums by Morgan Wallen (Dangerous: The Double Album ...