Adele breaks more records

Adele's "21" ongoing to destroy records the other day, since the title assigned the 7 million sales plateau, set a SoundScan-era record for the days at No. 1 and notched the finest publish-Grammys sales increase in history.The Brit singer's Columbia album celebrated twelve several weeks round the U.S. charts having its finest sales week ever, moving 730,000 copies (up 207%), according to Nielsen SoundScan data for your week ended Feb. 19.Having its 21st nonconsecutive week at No. 1, "21" broke the last mark of 20 days within the pinnacle set by Whitney Houston's soundtrack for "The Bodyguard" in 1992-93. It matches a pre-SoundScan run of 21 chart-topping days by M.C. Hammer's "Please Hammer Don't Hurt Them" in 1990.Gain for Adele's collection surpassed the 621,000-unit bump received by Norah Jones' "Leave Beside MeInch after her five-Grammy win in 2003.By 50 Percent chart days since the Feb. 12 Grammys ceremony -- where Adele needed home six honours, including album, record and song of year -- "21" has offered 968,000 copies. It's moved 7.35 million copies inside the U.S. so far.Adele's 2008 debut "19" gains five slots relating to this week's chart, rising to No. 4 with 87,000 offered.Grieving fans pressed Houston's "Finest Hits" (Arista/The brand new the new sony Music) up four slots to No. 2. The late vocalist's collection acquired 174% the other day, selling 175,000.Compilations complete the most effective five: the Capitol-distributed "Now 41" collection held steady at No. 3 with 94,000 offered (lower 33%), while Universal's "2012 Grammy Nominees" package acquired three steps, taking No. 5 with 85,000 offered (up 66%),Last week's major entry, Van Halen's "Another kind of Truth" (Interscope), slid four positions to No. 6, losing 69% and selling 58,000.Relaxation in the top is finished by artists enjoying useful advantages of Grammycast exposure: Paul McCartney's "Kisses in the baseInch (No. 7, 58,000 offered, lower 22%), Bruno Mars' "Doo Wops and Hooligans" (No. 8, 37,000, up 133%), Lady Antebellum's "Own the Evening" (No. 9, 37,000, up 47%) as well as the Civil Wars' "Barton Hollow" (No. 10, 36,000, up 178%). Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com