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January 22, 2026 at 8:02 p.m. UTC

By Kristy Knight

Jan 22, 2012

Adele

We’ve been talking a lot about Adele lately since she broke so many records in music history INCLUDING an American chart record that has stood for years by The Beatles and Pink Floyd.

Adele’s second album 21 had 16 weeks at #1 on the US charts matching the success of the Titanic original soundtrack!

The album 21 beat The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper and Pink Floyd’s The Wall - both previously ran for 15 weeks on the US charts at #1.

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