Adele breaks more records

Adele's "21" ongoing to interrupt records a week ago, because the title capped the 7 million sales plateau, set a SoundScan-era record for days at No. 1 and notched the greatest publish-Grammys sales rise in history.The Brit singer's Columbia album celebrated twelve months around the U.S. charts using its greatest sales week ever, moving 730,000 copies (up 207%), based on Nielsen SoundScan data for that week ended February. 19.Using its 21st nonconsecutive week at No. 1, "21" broke the prior mark of 20 days in the pinnacle set by Whitney Houston's soundtrack for "The Bodyguard" in 1992-93. It matches a pre-SoundScan run of 21 chart-topping days by M.C. Hammer's "Please Hammer Don't Hurt Them" in 1990.Gain for Adele's collection surpassed the 621,000-unit bump received by Norah Jones' "Leave Beside MeInch after her five-Grammy win in 2003.In 2 chart days because the February. 12 Grammys ceremony -- where Adele required home six honours, including album, record and song of the season -- "21" has offered 968,000 copies. It's moved 7.35 million copies within the U.S. up to now.Adele's 2008 debut "19" gains five slots about this week's chart, rising to No. 4 with 87,000 offered.Grieving fans pressed Houston's "Finest Hits" (Arista/The new sony Music) up four slots to No. 2. The late vocalist's collection acquired 174% a week ago, selling 175,000.Compilations complete the very best five: the Capitol-distributed "Now 41" collection held steady at No. 3 with 94,000 offered (lower 33%), while Universal's "2012 Grammy Nominees" package acquired three steps, taking No. 5 with 85,000 offered (up 66%),Last week's major entry, Van Halen's "Another Type of Truth" (Interscope), slid four positions to No. 6, losing 69% and selling 58,000.Relaxation from the top ten is completed by entertainers reaping helpful benefits from Grammycast exposure: Paul McCartney's "Kisses at the baseInch (No. 7, 58,000 offered, lower 22%), Bruno Mars' "Doo Wops and Hooligans" (No. 8, 37,000, up 133%), Lady Antebellum's "Own the Evening" (No. 9, 37,000, up 47%) and also the Civil Wars' "Barton Hollow" (No. 10, 36,000, up 178%). Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com