UK Charts: Adele '30' Is Number One - Noise11.com
Adele 30

Adele 30

UK Charts: Adele ’30’ Is Number One

by Paul Cashmere on November 28, 2021

in News

Adele has made a record-breaking debut atop the Official UK Albums Chart with her new record, ‘30’.

Adele released her new album last week, and on Friday (26.11.21) it debuted at number one on the Official Albums Chart while breaking several records in the process.

With first-week chart sales totalling 261,000, ‘30’ scored the biggest opening week of 2021 so far, toppling the record set earlier this month by ABBA’s first album in 40 years, ‘Voyage’, which had 204,000 in its first week.

Adele’s album also marks biggest first-week for an album since Ed Sheeran’s ‘Divide’ in 2017, while she even beat her own record for the biggest opener for a female solo album, besting the record she had previously set with her last album, ‘25’, in 2015.

Sales for ‘30’ this week were made up of 67 percent physical sales, and was also this week’s biggest seller on vinyl, with 16,700 copies sold on wax.

What’s more, the album is also the most-streamed album of the week with a staggering 55.7 million plays across its 12 tracks.

Adele now has four UK number one albums and has topped the charts with every single one of her studio releases.

And Adele achieved a rare Official Chart Double this week, as she also topped the Official UK Singles Chart with ‘Easy on Me’, which has reigned supreme since it was released six weeks ago.

Elsewhere in the albums chart, Ed Sheeran’s ‘Equals’ took second place while ‘Voyage’ was in third.

A new entry at number four was Oasis recently released live recording of their ‘Knebworth 1996’ gig, which marks the first UK top 10 album for the group – who split in 2009 – in over a decade.

And in the singles chart, Adele also took second place for ‘Oh My God’ and fourth for ‘I Drink Wine’, while third and fifth were held by Ed Sheeran for ‘Shivers’ and ‘Bad Habits’ respectively.

music-news.com

Be the first to see NOISE.com’s newest interviews and special features on YOUTUBE and updated regularly. See things first SUBSCRIBE here: Noise11 on YouTube SUBSCRIBE

Noise11.com

Follow Noise11 on Social Media

Noise11 on Instagram

You’ll discover music news first following Noise11 on Twitter

Comment on the news of the day, join Noise11 on Facebook

Related Posts

Jason Aldean photo by Brian Higbee
Jason Aldean To Tour Australia For A Second Time

Jason Aldean will make his second trip to Australia as part of the Full Throttle world tour in 2026.

3 days ago
The White Stripes by Ewan Spencer supplied
The White Stripes Premiere ‘Red Rain’ Video

The White Stripes have premiered a video for the ‘Red Rain’ from the 20th anniversary edition of the 2005 album ‘Get Behind Me Satan’.

4 days ago
Karnivool by Tobias Sutter
Karnivool Premiere First Song In Four Years ‘Drone’

Karnivool have released ‘Drone’, their first new music in four years.

6 days ago
Killing Heidi
Killing Heidi and Little Birdy Have Number One and Two Vinyl Albums In Australia This Week

The 25th anniversary release of Killing Heidi’s ‘Reflector’ and the 20th anniversary release of Little Birdy’s ‘BigBigLove’ albums are the number one and number two vinyl selling albums in Australia this week.

6 days ago
Nick Littlemore and Ladyhawke Teenager
Nick Littlemore And Ladyhawke Share Teenager ‘Sail The Seas’

Teenager, the Nick Littlemore of PNAU and Empire of the Sun and Ladyhawke collaboration, has premiered their second song ‘Sail The Seas’.

June 25, 2025
Justin Timberlake - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Justin Timberlake Closes Isle of Wight

Justin Timberlake brought The Isle of Wight Festival 2025 to a sensational close last night, delivering an epic, career-spanning headline performance that left over 55,000 festival-goers in a frenzy. With wife Jessica Biel watching from side stage, Timberlake ignited Seaclose Park with a relentless string of hits, including "SexyBack," "Cry Me A River," "Rock Your Body," and "My Love."

June 24, 2025
Beyonce in concert in Melbourne by Ros O'Gorman
Jay-Z Joins His Wife Beyonce In Concert In Paris

Beyoncé surprised fans by bringing out her husband, Jay-Z, for a performance during her show in Paris, France on Sunday night.

June 24, 2025