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English singer-songwriter Adele’s second studio album 21 was the UK’s biggest entertainment property in terms of units sold, according to an entertainment chart published by ERA, via MCV.
21 shifted a massive 3,924,985 copies in 2011, compared to 2,814,609 copies of Modern Warfare 3 and 1,186,895 copies of Battlefield 3.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 does, however, remain No.1 in revenue – the game costs around four/five times that of Adele’s album.
The Top 40 selling products of 2011 generated sales of 48.2 million units, which represents a 1.5 per cent rise over 2010’s biggest sellers. Nineteen titles sold over one million copies, compared to 18 in 2010.
1.- 21 – Adele – 3,924,985 – Album
2.- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – 2,814,609 – Game
3.- Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 – 2,532,551 – Video
4.- FIFA 12 – 2,193,302 – Game
5.- Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – 2,147,606 – Video
6.- The Inbetweeners Movie – 2,074,652 – Video
7.- The King’s Speech – 1,882,175 – Video
8.- Christmas – Michael Buble – 1,349,195 – Album
9.- Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars – 1,264,763 – Album
10.- 19 – Adele – 1,264,273 – Album
11.- Battlefield 3 – 1,186,895 – Game
12.- Now That’s What I Call Music 80 – Various Artists – 1,185,431 – Album
13.- Despicable Me – 1,157,197 – Video
14.- Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides – 1,111,715 – Video
15.- Paul – 1,108,851 – Video
16.- Zumba Fitness – 1,077,508 – Game
17.- Tangled – 1,043,857 – Video
18.- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – 1,024,228 – Game
19.- Peter Kay – Live – The Tour That Didn’t Tour – 1,004,099 – Video
20.- Bridesmaids – 979,475 – Video
21.- Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay – 943,498 – Album
22.- Transformers – Dark of the Moon – 935,693 – Video
23.- Loud – Rihanna – 910,455 – Album
24.- The Hangover 2 – 904,351 – Video
25.- Now That’s What I Call Music 79 – Various Artists – 896,831 – Album
26.- Lee Evans – Roadrunner – Live at the O2 – 875,573 – Video
27.- Born This Way – Lady Gaga – 854,524 – Album
28.- Who You Are – Jessie J – 837,475 – Album
29.- + – Ed Sheeran – 821,180 – Album
30.- Just Dance 3 – 820,333 – Game
31.- Inception – 735,458 – Video
32.- Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – 732,566 – Game
33.- The Hangover – 730,273 – Video
34.- Gnomeo & Juliet – 725,816 – Video
35.- Due Date – 712,330 – Video
36.- Mrs Brown’s Boys – Series One – 705,085 – Video
37.- Now That’s What I Call Music 78 – Various Artists – 686,511 – Album
38.- Talk That Talk – Rihanna – 683,834 – Album
39.- Taken – 670,913 – Video
40.- Rise of the Planet of the Apes – 670,192 – Video
There is, however, a major flaw in the chart; game sales count retail units only, whereas the music data includes CDs and digital sales.
