Adele’s 21 album smashes Modern Warfare 3 in 2011 sales

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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.

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