Adele has made history! "25" certified as Diamond in less than 1 year, making her 2nd Diamond album

[LisaVandercunt]

Adele is once again in a league of her own. In an era when mutli-platinum album sales are typically reserved for an elite group of artists, the British singer has reached a career pinnacle that most superstars are lucky to summit once, to say nothing of doing it twice in a row. According to the RIAA, Adele's smash 25 reached diamond status last Thursday (Sept. 22), certifying it for 10 million in sales in the U.S. alone. She received the 10X Platinum plaque on the final night of her six-show stint at Madison Square Garden. 

 

On the strength of the seven-times platinum single "Hello" as well as hit singles "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" and "When We Were Young," 25 reached diamond in a little over 10 months. Her previous album, 2011's 21, propelled by hits "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You," took almost two years to hit diamond in November 2012. Adele continues her sold-out North American tour, which runs through a Nov. 21 date in Phoenix, Arizona. 

 

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7525493/adele-25-hits-diamond-status-10-million-less-than-a-year

 

Look at her impact! She has released only 3 albums, 2 of them;"21" and "25" have gone Diamond which is so rare in this day and age. 

The only other female singers who have cerified diamond albums are Madonna, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Shania Twain and Mariah Carey. Beyonce doesn't even have a diamond album.

 

[singermelodie1]

     

[SanGoku]

Another day, another slay from a true legend.

[hellopanda]

wait I didnt know that about Beyonce.. Adele is def legendary 

[LisaVandercunt]

wait I didnt know that about Beyonce.. Adele is def legendary 

Yea the Beyhive overexaggerate Beyonce's accomplishments but her sales speak for themselves. 

In order to have a diamond album it needs to go platinum 10x. 

The highest certification that Beyonce had was 5x platinum for I Am Sasha Fierce, but not according to RIAA but BPI.

[hellopanda]

Yea the Beyhive overexaggerate Beyonce's accomplishments but her sales speak for themselves. 

In order to have a diamond album it needs to go platinum 10x. 

yes! cuz people keep going on and on about her I kinda just assumed she had one

[dontcare]

#legend

[Almondandlime]

Who even is Shania Twain?

[Xenoire]

britney has a diamond album? from all the praise i've seen i would have expected beyonce to have one too but i guess not. still very impactful but i totally thought she would be up there. and janet jackson doesnt have a diamond album either? 

 

 

color me shocked tbh

 

ot: congrats! 25 was kind of boring compared to 21 but its still pretty good