Adele discography | |
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Studio albums | 4 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 17 |
Video albums | 1 |
Music videos | 11 |
English singer-songwriter Adele has released four studio albums, one video album, two extended plays, 17 singles and eleven music videos. Adele has sold over 72 million in pure album sales and over 100 million in album equivalent units worldwide over four studio albums and one video album as of December 2021. She was named the best-selling album artist of the 2010s decade in the US and worldwide. [1] She has also sold over 100 million in single sales with total sales records over 170 million as of December 2021. She also became the best-selling female artist of the 21st century in the UK. [2] Her album 21 became the best-selling album of the 21st century. [3]
Adele signed a record deal with XL in 2006, [4] and released her debut album 19 in 2008 which sold over 9 million in pure album sales worldwide as of 2022. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and her single, "Chasing Pavements", reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. [5] Another single, "Make You Feel My Love", reached number one in the Netherlands.
21 , Adele's second studio album, was released on 24 January 2011. The album was immediately certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry while debuting at number one. [5] [6] 21 spent 24 weeks atop the Billboard 200 since its US release and has sold over 32 million in pure album sales worldwide to become the best selling album of 21st century. [7] 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. [5] 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. [8] "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". [9]
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 and sold over 23 million in pure album sales worldwide as of 2022. [10] "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. [11] 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. [12] As of March 2016, Adele had sold over 10 million albums in the UK; [13] meanwhile, in the US, the singer has sold 31 million albums as of January 2022. [14]
30 , Adele's fourth studio album, was released on 19 November 2021. It was an international success, topping the official charts in 34 countries. It became the best-selling album worldwide for 2021 with 4.68 million pure sales within the year. [15] It became the best-selling album of the 2020s decade in the world and in the UK. It also became the best-selling album of 2021 and 2022 in the US. [16] "Easy on Me" was released as the lead single on 15 October 2021 to international success, peaking atop charts in over 25 countries, including the UK Official Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100. It became Adele's longest running number one single in the UK, topping the chart for 8 weeks. In addition, after 30's release, Adele's total weeks at number one rose to 42 weeks at number one on the UK Official Albums Chart, more than any other female singer. [17] [18] After 30 spent six consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, Adele became the British soloist with the most weeks at number one in chart's history with 40 weeks. [19] [20]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [18] | AUS [21] | CAN [22] | FRA [23] | GER [24] | IRE [25] | NL [26] | NZ [27] | SWI [28] | US [29] | ||||
19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | |||
21 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
25 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
30 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||
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UK [59] | AUS [60] | FRA [61] | GER [24] | IRE [62] | ITA [63] | NL [26] | SWI [64] | US [65] | ||||
Live at the Royal Albert Hall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||||||||
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UK [18] | IRE [25] | FRA [23] | US [29] | ||||||||||||||||
iTunes Live from SoHo |
| — | — | — | 105 |
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iTunes Festival: London 2011 |
| 74 | 45 | 112 | 50 |
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"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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UK [18] | AUS [21] | CAN [72] | FRA [23] | GER [24] | IRE [25] | NL [26] | NZ [27] | SWI [28] | US [73] | ||||||||||
"Hometown Glory" | 2007 | 19 | — | — | 51 | — | 78 | 86 | — | — | — | 19 | |||||||
"Chasing Pavements" | 2008 | 2 | — | 28 | 180 | 46 | 7 | 3 | — | — [upper-alpha 1] | 21 | ||||||||
"Cold Shoulder" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — [upper-alpha 2] | — |
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"Make You Feel My Love" | 4 | — | — [upper-alpha 3] | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — [upper-alpha 4] | |||||||||
"Rolling in the Deep" | 2010 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |||||||
"Someone like You" | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
"Set Fire to the Rain" | 11 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
"Rumour Has It" | 85 | 69 | 16 | 172 | 68 | 71 | 52 | — | — [upper-alpha 5] | 16 | |||||||||
"Turning Tables" | 62 | 34 | 60 | — | 85 | — | 45 | — | — | 63 | |||||||||
"Skyfall" [upper-alpha 6] | 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 | 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 | |||||||||
"Easy on Me" | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | |||||||
"Oh My God" | 2 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
"I Drink Wine" | 2022 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 81 | — | 5 | 30 | 7 | — | 18 | ||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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UK [18] | |||
"Be Divine" [90] (Ricsta featuring Adele) | 2006 | — | Non-album single |
"Water and a Flame" [91] (Daniel Merriweather featuring Adele) | 2009 | 180 | Love & War |
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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UK [18] | AUS [21] | CAN [72] | FRA [23] | GER [24] | IRE [25] | NL [26] | SWI [28] | US [73] | WW [92] | ||||||||
"Daydreamer" | 2008 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | ||||
"My Same" | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Don't You Remember" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |||||
"He Won't Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"One and Only" | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 7] | — | |||||||
"Lovesong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Take It All" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"I Can't Make You Love Me" | 37 | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | iTunes Festival: London 2011 | ||||||
"I Miss You" | 2015 | — [upper-alpha 8] | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 9] | — | 25 | |||||
"Remedy" | 145 | 94 | 69 | 47 | 83 | — | — [upper-alpha 10] | 30 | 87 | — | |||||||
"River Lea" | — | — | — | 80 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Love in the Dark" | 76 | — | — [upper-alpha 11] | 39 | 79 | 24 | 65 | — | — [upper-alpha 12] | 54 | |||||||
"Million Years Ago" | 64 | 84 | 97 | 42 | 74 | 94 | — [upper-alpha 13] | — | — [upper-alpha 14] | — | |||||||
"All I Ask" | 41 | 65 | — [upper-alpha 15] | 66 | — | 93 | — [upper-alpha 16] | — | 77 | 110 | |||||||
"Sweetest Devotion" | — | — | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 17] | — | |||||||
"Strangers by Nature" | 2021 | — [upper-alpha 18] | 18 | 22 | 67 | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 19] | 41 | 18 | 30 | |||||
"My Little Love" | — [upper-alpha 20] | 11 | 14 | 66 | — | — | 14 | — [upper-alpha 21] | 23 | 12 |
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"Cry Your Heart Out" | — [upper-alpha 22] | 21 | 24 | 92 | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 23] | 44 | 21 | |||||||
"Can I Get It" | — [upper-alpha 24] | 15 | 11 | 71 | — | — | — | 14 | 26 | 13 | |||||||
"All Night Parking" (with Erroll Garner) | — [upper-alpha 25] | 33 | 28 | 144 | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 26] | 53 | 27 | |||||||
"Woman like Me" | — [upper-alpha 27] | — | 29 | 147 | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 28] | 55 | 28 | |||||||
"Hold On" | — [upper-alpha 29] | 31 | 26 | 151 | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 30] | 49 | 25 |
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"To Be Loved" | — [upper-alpha 31] | 25 | 16 | 116 | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 32] | 32 | 19 | |||||||
"Love Is a Game" | — [upper-alpha 33] | — | 37 | 188 | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 34] | 56 | 33 | |||||||
"—" denotes a song that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Director | Ref. |
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"Chasing Pavements" | 2008 | Mathew Cullen | [99] |
"Cold Shoulder" | Phil Griffin | [100] | |
"Make You Feel My Love" | Mat Kirkby | [101] | |
"Hometown Glory" | 2009 | Rocky Schenk | [102] |
"Rolling in the Deep" | 2010 | Sam Brown | [103] |
"Someone like You" | 2011 | Jake Nava | [104] |
"Hello" | 2015 | Xavier Dolan | [105] |
"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" | 2016 | Patrick Daughters | [106] |
"Easy on Me" | 2021 | Xavier Dolan | |
"Oh My God" | 2022 | Sam Brown | |
"I Drink Wine" | Joe Talbot |
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