Adele's 21 named biggest-selling album in the world

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2012 GLOBAL BEST-SELLING ALBUMS BY BRITISH ARTISTS

          Global ranking             Artist                       Title

1               1                             Adele                      21           

2               3                             One Direction          Up All Night

3               4                             One Direction         Take Me Home

4               8                             Rod Stewart            Merry Christmas Baby

5              10                            Mumford & Sons     Babel

6              13                            Led Zeppelin           Celebration Day

7              15                            Ed Sheeran             +            

8              18                            Emeli Sandé           Our Version Of Events

9              21                            Muse                      The 2nd Law

10            24                            Adele                      19

GLOBAL BEST-SELLING ARTIST ALBUMS 2007 – 2012

 
2012                Adele                           21

2011                Adele                           21

2010                Eminem                       Recovery 

2009                Susan Boyle                I Dreamed A Dream

2008                Coldplay                      Viva La Vida

2007                Amy Winehouse          Back To Black