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Adele's '21' has officially outsold Rachel Stevens' 'Come And Get It'

  • May 3, 2012
  • Brad O'Mance

In news that just keeps giving news, Adele's '21' has overtaken Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' to become the fifth biggest selling album of all-time in the UK.

According to the Official Charts Company, '21''s sales now stand at 4,274,300 in the UK, 500 more than 'Thriller'. It had already past 'Bad' a few months ago. Poor Jacko.

Next in its sights is Oasis' '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?', which is currently fourth on the list.

Expect a 'news' story on that in the probably very near future.

This all means that '21' has also outsold Rachel Stevens' 'Come And Get It', which sold about fifty copies or something. It just goes to show that sales don't always equal quality.

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