Adele's '30" rebounds to #1 for a 3rd week on the United World Chart after selling 411.000 equivalent album units in its 4th week equivalent units and a total of 3,034,000 so far! '30' is Adele's 4th studio album and was released on November 19, 2021 by Melted Stone and Columbia Records. The album is about Adele's divorce, motherhood, and the scrutiny of fame, discussing themes of heartache, acceptance, and hope. Adele wrote '30' between 2018 and 2021 with producers Greg Kurstin, Max Martin and Shellback, who also worked on her previous album, '25', (2015), along with new collaborators Ludwig Göransson, and Inflo of the English band Sault. The album is Adele's most creative work sonically. Upon release, 30 was met with widespread critical acclaim for its cinematic instrumentation, vocal performances, and honest themes, and appeared on 2021 year-end best-albums lists of various publications. Powered by its title track, "Easy On Me", '30' reached number one in 35 countries, including the UK where it opened with the highest first-week sales for an album by a female artist since Adele's own '25', becoming the country's best-selling album of the 2020s decade. Its Adele's 3rd Billboard 200 number-one album and the best-selling album of 2021 in the US!
Korean Superstar Group ATEEZ' new 'Zero: Fever Epilogue' lands at #2 on the United World Chart after selling 204.000 equivalent album units in its 1st week! It's this week's highest new-entry!
Juice Wrld's amazing 'Fighting Demons' ft. Eminem, Justin Bieber, Polo G, BTS' Suga & Trippie Red lands at #3 with 190,000 equivalent album sales while Ed Sheeran's 'Equals" holds at 4 after selling another 145,000 equivalent units and 1,410,000 so far, after debuting at #3!
Legendary Duo, BZ, the top-selling Japanese Act of All Time, lands at #5 after selling 132,000 units of its new album; 'Friends III' while Michael Bublé's top-selling holiday album 'Christmas' rebounds 7-6 selling another 125,000 units and 14,319,000 so far.
Former chart topper, ABBA's 'Voyage' dips 6-7 after selling another 116,000 units and 1,479,000 so far, while Taylor Swift's former chart topping album, 'Red (Taylor's Version)', slips 5-8 selling another 109,000 units and 1,375,000 units so far excl. China.
Former chart topper, Olivia Rodrigo's 'SOUR' reenters the Top 10 at #9, selling another 96,000 units and 3,935,000 so far, while Korean Band ONF debuts at #10 with their new album 'Goosebumps', selling 70,000 equivalent units in its 1st week!
