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) a single week at number six on the week ending 21 November 2011, the album remained in the top five for 70 consecutive weeks. Its 38 accumulated weeks at the top is the longest in New Zealand chart history. Released 22 February in the US, "21" debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 with first-week sales of 352,000 copies. The album remained in the top three for its first 24 weeks, the top five for a record 39 consecutive weeks, and the top 10 for a total of 84 weeks, That staggering sum ties the album with Bruce Springsteen's