Adele's 21 Is A Phenomenon, Up 10% In Sales

Seriously. An awesome, beautiful, incredible phenomenon!

Not only have Adele‘s album 21 and Rolling In The Deep been on the charts AND in everyone’s ears, but they’ve been there for six months.

Six. Months.

“21″ has acted like an album from the early 1980s, defying the odds. This past week, sales were actually up ten percent, with “21″ selling over 80,000 copies and finishing number 2 to Jay Z and Kanye West‘s “Throne” album. “21″ has been in the top 3 for almost its entire run too, roundly trouncing all comers.

But “21″ just keeps on trucking. Sony has finally released a second single, the ballad, “Someone Like You.” It’s doing all right considering “Rolling in the Deep” is just number 12 after 32 weeks. There are more singles, and Adele will be a heavy presence at the MTV Video Music Awards. Now everyone can say they knew her with “Chasing Pavements.”

We couldn’t think of a better, more deserving person for all this success.

Here’s to hoping it continues for another 6 months! (Or until the next album!)

[Image via AP Images.]