LONDON (Reuters) – British singer Adele has added another accolade to her long list of accolades, with her latest album “30” winning the Global Album All Format Chart for 2021, the IFPI, the representative body for music, said on Tuesday. the recorded music industry.

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“30,” which hit No. 1 worldwide when released in November, also topped the IFPI World Album Sales Chart and its first IFPI World Vinyl Albums Chart.

The album, Adele’s fourth, was her first in six years since Grammy-winning ’25’ in 2015. Last month, ’30’ won album of the year honors at the British pop music, the Brits.

“It was wonderful to have Adele back and releasing music in the second half of last year,” IFPI chief executive Frances Moore said in a statement.

“His dominance on all three IFPI album charts is a testament to his unique songwriting talent, iconic voice and relentless global popularity.”

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Known for her ballads about grief and longing, Adele said she wrote ’30’ to explain her divorce to her young son.

“Following its November 2021 release, ’30’ surpassed over five million physical album equivalent units in 2021 alone, in less than two months,” IFPI said.

“Sour” by American singer Olivia Rodrigo finished second in the Top 10 Global Album All Format Chart, followed by “Justice” by Canadian pop star Justin’s Bieber.

ABBA’s “Voyage,” the Swedish supergroup’s first album in 40 years, was No. 2 in the global Top 10 album sales chart, followed by K-pop group SEVENTEEN’s “Attacca.”

For the vinyl album chart, Harry Style’s “Fine Line” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” round out the top 3.

(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)