Adele discography

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Adele discography
Adele 2016.jpg
Adele performing in Glasgow in 2016
Studio albums3
Video albums1
Music videos8
EPs2
Singles15

English singer-songwriter Adele has released three studio albums, one video album, two extended plays, and 15 singles. Adele signed a record deal with XL in 2006,[1] and released her debut album 19 in 2008. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and her single, "Chasing Pavements", reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.[2] Another single, "Make You Feel My Love", reached number one in the Netherlands.

21, Adele's second studio album, was released on 19 January 2011. The album was immediately certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry while debuting at number one.[2][3] 21 spent 24 weeks atop the Billboard 200 since its US release.[4] The album's first single, "Rolling in the Deep", also reached number two in the UK and became her first number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2] The second single, "Someone like You", was released in February 2011 and peaked at number one in the UK and Ireland, her first in her home country. It also became her second number one in the US.[5] "Set Fire to the Rain" was released as the third single off the album in the rest of Europe and became her third number one in the US. In 2012, it was confirmed Adele would record and release the new James Bond theme. In October that same year, she released "Skyfall", which peaked at number two in the UK and number eight in the US, as well as reaching the top position in Germany, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland. She also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Skyfall".[6]

25, Adele's third studio album, was released on 20 November 2015. It became the best-selling album of 2015 with 17.4 million copies sold within the year.[7] "Hello" was released as the lead single from the album on 23 October 2015 and peaked atop the charts in United Kingdom, where it became her second UK number-one single.[8] In the United States the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Adele's fourth number-one single in the US and breaking several records, including becoming the first song with over a million digital sales in a week.[9] As of March 2016, Adele had sold over 10 million albums in the UK;[10] meanwhile, in the US, the singer has sold 24.4 million albums as of October 2017.[11] In addition, Adele holds a record of 37 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart, more than any other female singers.[12][13]

Albums[]

Studio albums[]

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[14] 		AUS
[15] 		CAN
[16] 		FRA
[17] 		GER
[18] 		IRE
[19] 		NL
[20] 		NZ
[21] 		SWI
[22] 		US
[23]
19 1 3 4 15 15 2 1 3 15 4
21
  • Released: 24 January 2011
  • Label: XL, Columbia
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • BPI: 17× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 17× Platinum[39]
  • BVMI: 8× Platinum[29]
  • IFPI SWI: 7× Platinum[30]
  • MC: 2× Diamond[31]
  • NVPI: 9× Platinum[32]
  • RIAA: 14× Platinum (Diamond)[33]
  • RMNZ: 13× Platinum[40]
25
  • Released: 20 November 2015
  • Label: XL, Columbia
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • BPI: 12× Platinum[3][47]
  • ARIA: 10× Platinum[48]
  • BVMI: 6× Platinum[29]
  • IFPI SWI: 6× Platinum[30]
  • MC: Diamond[31]
  • RIAA: 11× Platinum (Diamond)[33]
  • RMNZ: 10× Platinum[49]

Video albums[]

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[50] 		AUS
[51] 		FRA
[52] 		GER
[18] 		IRE
[53] 		ITA
[54] 		NL
[20] 		SPA
[55] 		SWI
[56]
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
  • Released: 28 November 2011
  • Label: XL
  • Formats: CD+DVD, BD
 2 1 1 5 1 16 1 14 1
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum[59]
  • BVMI: 4× Platinum[29]
  • MC: Diamond[31]
  • RIAA: Diamond[33]

Extended plays[]

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
UK
[14] 		IRE
[19] 		FRA
[17] 		US
[23]
iTunes Live from SoHo
  • Released: 3 February 2009[60]
  • Label: XL
  • Formats: Digital download
 — — — 105
iTunes Festival: London 2011
  • Released: 13 July 2011
  • Label: XL
  • Formats: Digital download
 74 45 112 50
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[14] 		AUS
[15] 		CAN
[61] 		FRA
[17] 		GER
[62] 		IRE
[19] 		NL
[20] 		NZ
[21] 		SWI
[22] 		US
[63]
"Hometown Glory" 2007 19 — — 51 — 78 86 — — — 19
"Chasing Pavements" 2008 2 — 28 — 46 7 3 — — 21
  • BPI: Platinum[3]
  • MC: 2× Platinum[31]
  • RIAA: Platinum[33]
"Cold Shoulder" 18 — — — — — 68 — — —
"Make You Feel My Love" 4 — —[A] — — 5 1 — — —
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[3]
  • MC: 4× Platinum[31]
  • RIAA: Gold[33]
"Rolling in the Deep" 2010 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 1
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum[65]
  • BVMI: Platinum[29]
  • IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum[30]
  • MC: Diamond[31]
  • RIAA: 8× Platinum[33]
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[66]
 21
"Someone like You" 2011 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 1 1
  • BPI: 5× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum[65]
  • BVMI: Platinum[29]
  • MC: Diamond[31]
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum[33]
  • RMNZ: 3× Platinum[66]
"Set Fire to the Rain" 11 11 2 9 6 6 1 8 4 1
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[65]
  • BVMI: Platinum[29]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[30]
  • MC: 7× Platinum[31]
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[33]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[66]
"Rumour Has It" 85 69 16 172 68 71 52 — — 16
"Turning Tables" 62 34 60 — 85 — 45 — — 63
"Skyfall"[B] 2012 2 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 8 Non-album single
"Hello" 2015 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • BPI: 4× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum[68]
  • BVMI: Platinum[29]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[30]
  • MC: Diamond[31]
  • RIAA: 7× Platinum[33]
  • RMNZ: 4× Platinum[69]
 25
"When We Were Young" 2016 9 13 9 15 29 12 24 23 5 14
"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" 5 13 10 45 31 7 32 4 18 8
"Water Under the Bridge" 39 23 37 56 80 27 71 15 77 26
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[14]
"Water and a Flame"[75]
(Daniel Merriweather featuring Adele) 		2009 180 Love & War

Other charted songs[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[14] 		AUS
[15] 		CAN
[61] 		FRA
[17] 		GER
[62] 		IRE
[19] 		SWI
[22] 		US
[63]
"Daydreamer" 2008 171 — — — — — — — 19
"My Same" 2010 — — — — 61 — — —
"Don't You Remember" 2011 — — — — — — — — 21
"Lovesong" — — — — — — — —[C]
"I Can't Make You Love Me" 2012 37 — — — — 78 — — iTunes Festival: London 2011
"One and Only" 99 — — — — — — —[D] 21
"I Miss You" 2015 — — — 92 — — — —[E] 25
"Remedy" 145 94 69 47 83 — 30 87
"River Lea" — — — 80 97 — — —[F]
"Love in the Dark" 169 — —[G] 39 79 — — —[H]
"Million Years Ago" 64 84 97 42 74 94 — —[I]
"All I Ask" 41 65 —[J] 66 — 93 — 77
"Sweetest Devotion" — — — 159 — — — —[K]
"—" denotes a song that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos[]

Title Year Director Ref.
"Chasing Pavements" 2008 Mathew Cullen [79]
"Cold Shoulder" Phil Griffin [80]
"Make You Feel My Love" Mat Kirkby [81]
"Hometown Glory" 2009 Rocky Schenk [82]
"Rolling in the Deep" 2010 Sam Brown [83]
"Someone like You" 2011 Jake Nava [84]
"Hello" 2015 Xavier Dolan [85]
"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" 2016 Patrick Daughters [86]

Songwriting credits[]

Song Year Artist Album
"Alive" 2015 Sia This Is Acting

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Make You Feel My Love" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[64]
  2. ^ "Skyfall" was released as a standalone single for the 2012 film, Skyfall.
  3. ^ "Lovesong" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Billboard’s Smooth Jazz Songs.
  4. ^ "One and Only" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[76]
  5. ^ "I Miss You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 37 on the Digital Song Sales chart, a component of the main Hot 100.[77]
  6. ^ "River Lea" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 37 on the Pop Digital Song Sales chart.[78]
  7. ^ "Love in the Dark" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 33 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[64]
  8. ^ "Love in the Dark" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[76]
  9. ^ "Million Years Ago" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[76]
  10. ^ "All I Ask" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 34 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[64]
  11. ^ "Sweetest Devotion" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[76]

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