Adele's '21' Is Only Album To Sell Over A Million Copies

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Adele's smash hit album "21" is well on its way to being the top selling record for the second year in a row.

With over 5.8 million copies sold in 2011 and over half of that (3.69 million) already in 2012, "21" is the only album to sell over a million copies since January 1.

The album has also amassed more sales this year than the the number two, three, four and five releases combined.

At second is Lionel Richie country-crossover "Tuskegee," selling 910,000 copies; followed by One Direction's "Up All Night" (899,000 copies); Whitney Houston's "Greatest Hits" and pop hits compilation Now That's What I Call Music, Vol. 41.

With album sales numbers down, digital sales are up. Leading the way is Gotye, with a record 5.5 million downloads of hit single "Somebody That I Used to Know). The song broke the record for most downloads in the first six months of one year, previously held by Katy Perry's "E.T." The song is also the first ever to pass the 5 million download mark in six months.

fun.'s "We Are Young" also topped the high water mark, selling 5.1 million copies.

Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe", Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" and "Starships" by Nicki Minaj round out the top five.

Adele's 21 To Mark 23rd Week On Billboard 200‎

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Following its multiple-award-win high at this year’s Grammys, Adele’s 21 is shooting toward a 23^rd non-consecutive week at #1 on the Billboard 200.

According to MTV, the Nielsen SoundScan report shows album sales of 247,000, pushing Adele in the direction of 8 million copies sold in the U.S., and tying her with records made by Prince’s Purple Rain.

Adele isn’t the only powerhouse diva making numbers. Whitney Houston’s discography continues to sweep the top 10 following her death, with her greatest-hits album sitting at #2 (112,000) and her self-titled debut at #10 (25,000).

Also in the top 10 are Tyga’s Careless World: Rise of the Last King at #6 (37,000), Drake’s Take Care at #8 (29,000), and Rihanna’s Talk That Talk at #9 (25,000). And despite Cudi’s complaint about his label’s lack of album shipment,WZRD comes in at #3 with 66,000 copies sold. – Stephanie Long

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Adele: Someone Like You Chords

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This song is best picked rather than strummed, just playing simple patterns on the basic 
chords. I have added suggestions for the picking pattern at the bottom of the tab.


Tuning: EADGBE

Chords
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D      xx0232
Dmaj7  xx0222
F#m    244222
A      x02220
A/Ab   4x2220
E      022100
Bm     x24432
C#m    466544


Intro
=====

A A/Ab F#m D


Verse 1
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  A                A/Ab
I heard that you're settled down
        F#m
That you found a girl
          D
And you're married now

  A              A/Ab
I heard that your dreams came true
         F#m
Guess she gave you things
        D
I didn't give to you

   A                   A/Ab
Old friend why are you so shy
        F#m
It ain't like you to hold back
  D
Or hide from life


Bridge 1
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  E                          F#m                 D
I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited but

I couldn't stay away I couldn't fight it
    E
I'd hoped you'd see my face
    F#m                             D           Dmaj7  D
And that you'd be reminded that for me it isn't over


Chorus 1
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A                E                 F#m D
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
       A               E        F#m D
I wish nothing but the best for you too
      A           E        F#m        D
Don't forget me I beg I re-member you said
             A                 E                     F#m    D
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts in-stead
             A                 E                     F#m   D
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, yeah


Verse 2
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A              A/Ab
 You'd know how time flies
    F#m
Only yesterday
       D
was the time of our lives

       A
We were born and raised
    A/Ab
In a summer haze
     F#m                     D
Bound by the surprise of our glory days


Bridge 2
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  E                          F#m                 D
I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited but
D
I couldn't stay away I couldn't fight it
    E
I'd hoped you'd see my face
    F#m                             D           Dmaj7  D
And that you'd be reminded that for me it isn't over



Chorus 2
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A                E                 F#m D
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
       A               E        F#m D
I wish nothing but the best for you too
      A           E        F#m        D
Don't forget me I beg I re-member you said
             A                 E                     F#m    D
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts in-stead, yeah


Break
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E
Nothing compares no worries or cares
F#m
Regrets and mistakes their memories make
D
 Who would have known how
       Bm    C#m        D
Bitter-sweet this would taste


Chorus 3
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A              E                  F#m D
Never mind I’ll find someone like you
       A               E        F#m D
I wish nothing but the best for you too
      A           E        F#m        D
Don't forget me I beg I re-member you said
             A                 E                     F#m    D
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts in-stead



Chorus 4 / Outro
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A              E                  F#m D
Never mind I’ll find someone like you
       A               E        F#m D
I wish nothing but the best for you too
      A           E        F#m        D
Don't forget me I beg I re-member you said
             A                 E                     F#m    D
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts in-stead
             A                 E                     F#m    D
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts in-stead
             A                 E                     F#m    D
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead

Yeah Yeah


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I hope the following will assist!

OK. The numbers on the strings should relate to which finger to use -

't' is thumb, 1,2,3 are 1st, 2nd, 3rd fingers respectively!

So the D chord (xx0232) picked like this

E-------------------|
B-----2-------2-----|
G---1---1---1---1---|
D-t-------t---------|t...... etc
A-------------------|
E-------------------|


The A chord (x02220) like this! nb finger '3' can be left out or played simultaneously with '2'!

E---------------------------|
B-------3-----------3-------|
G-----2---2-------2---2-----|
D---1-------1---1-------1---|
A-t-----------t-------------|t....etc
E---------------------------|

...and so on for the other chords.

Adele

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