Adele creates a record - her latest album 25 has gone platinum in the US

The British star Adele's latest album 25 has gone diamond platinum in the US within a year after it was released. It has sold more than 10 million copies in America alone and she was awarded with a diamond plaque in New York after performing the last of six sell-out shows in Madison Square Garden.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 28 September 2016.

Earlier, her 2011 album, 21, had also reached diamond status and as per the Recording Industry Association of America, that album has sold more than 14 million copies to date. It is a record of sorts because no other artist has managed to go diamond platinum once, let alone twice, in 12 years.
Before Adele, the last person to sell 10 million copies of one album was Usher in 2004 - with Eminem and Norah Jones also securing diamond status with their 2002 records.
Adele's decision to keep '25' off streaming services for seven months after its release could have given her sales a boost.
The success of her third studio album, which features singles including Hello and Send My Love (To Your New Lover), has helped cement her status as the century's top-selling artist and, it has been announced that Adele was nominated in four categories at MTV's Europe Music Awards. These include best song for Hello, and best female act.


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