This just in: Adele had a very good 2011. The singer – who is recovering from throat surgery and said this week she may not release a new CD for a couple years – sat atop the music world this year with the number-one single, number-one video and, unless something miraculous takes place in the next four weeks, the number-one album. Adele – Rolling in the Deep (Live Performance) “21” is on pace to be the the first album to sell five million copies in 12 months since Usher’s “Confessions” in 2004. Based on Nielsen SoundScan, here are the top-selling albums of 2011: Adele, 21 – 4,817,000 copies sold Lady Gaga , Born This Way – 1,973,000 Lil Wayne, Tha Carter IV – 1,776,000 Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party – 1,389,000 Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More – 1,328,000 Jay-Z/Kanye West, Watch The Throne – 1,124,000 Michael Buble, Christmas – 1,038,000 Beyonce, 4 – 956,000 Lady Antebellum, Own The Night – 908,000 Katy Perry – Teenage Dream – 907,000
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Adele Tops Best-Selling Albums of 2011
