21 (Adele album) !scope="row"|US "Billboard" 200 !scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA) !scope="row"|Danish Albums (Hitlisten) !scope="row"|Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) !scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) !scope="row"|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) !scope="row"|US "Billboard" 200 ! scope="row"| US "Billboard" 200 </ref> 21 (Adele album) 21 is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Adele. It was released on 24 January 2011 in Europe and on 22 February 2011 in North America. The album was named after the age of the singer during its production. "21" shares the folk and Motown soul influences of her 2008 debut album "19", but was further inspired by the American country and Southern blues music to which she
21 (Adele album) quarter album sales of 2012 in the United States. Without "21", the first quarter of 2012 would have been down 3.4% compared to the first quarter of 2011. "21" sold more copies in the first quarter of 2012 than any album since 2005 and is the oldest album to be the best-selling album in the first quarter of the year since No Doubt's "Tragic Kingdom" in 1997. On 28 November 2012, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it Diamond after having sold more than 10 million copies in the United States alone; it is the first album released