Adele discography

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 discography
Adele performing in 2016
Studio albums	4
EPs	2
Live albums	1
Singles	17
Video albums	1
Music videos	11

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]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		UK [18]	AUS [21]	CAN [22]	FRA [23]	GER [24]	IRE [25]	NL [26]	NZ [27]	SWI [28]	US [29]
19	Released: 28 January 2008 Label: XL, Columbia Formats: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming	1	3	4	15	15	2	1	3	15	4	UK: 2,518,168[30] AUS: 214,000[31] NL: 350,000[32] US: 3,100,000[33]	BPI: 8× Platinum[6] ARIA: 2× Platinum[34] BVMI: Platinum[35] IFPI SWI: Platinum[36] MC: 4× Platinum[37] NVPI: 5× Platinum[38] RIAA: 3× Platinum[39] RMNZ: 4× Platinum[40]
21	Released: 24 January 2011 Label: XL, Columbia Formats: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	AUS: 1,105,000[31] CAN: 1,582,000[41] IRE: 270,000[42] NL: 411,000[32] US: 12,100,000[33]	BPI: 18× Platinum[6] ARIA: 17× Platinum[43] BVMI: 8× Platinum[35] IFPI SWI: 7× Platinum[36] IRMA: 18× Platinum[42] MC: 2× Diamond[37] NVPI: 9× Platinum[38] RIAA: 14× Platinum[39] RMNZ: 17× Platinum[40]
25	Released: 20 November 2015 Label: XL, Columbia Formats: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	UK: 3,900,000[30] AUS: 603,000[31] CAN: 1,093,000[41] FRA: 1,000,000[44] GER: 263,000[45] IRE: 107,000[46] NL: 320,000[47] US: 9,600,000[33]	BPI: 13× Platinum[6] ARIA: 10× Platinum[48] BVMI: 6× Platinum[35] IFPI SWI: 6× Platinum[36] MC: Diamond[37] RIAA: 11× Platinum[39] RMNZ: 15× Platinum[40]
30	Released: 19 November 2021 Label: Columbia Formats: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming, cassette	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	UK: 650,741[49] CAN: 114,000[50] FRA: 203,144[51] US: 1,760,000[52]	BPI: 2× Platinum[6] ARIA: Platinum[53] BVMI: Platinum[35] IFPI SWI: Platinum[36] MC: 3× Platinum[37] RIAA: 3× Platinum[54] RMNZ: 3× Platinum[40] SNEP: 3× Platinum[55]

Live albums

Title	Details
Weekends with Adele Live in Las Vegas (Limited Edition)	Released: February 2025 Label: Columbia Formats: LP

Video albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions									Sales	Certifications
		UK [56]	AUS [57]	FRA [58]	GER [24]	IRE [59]	ITA [60]	NL [26]	SWI [61]	US [62]
Live at the Royal Albert Hall	Released: 28 November 2011 Label: XL Formats: CD+DVD, BD	2	1	1	5	1	16	1	1	1	UK: 150,000[63] US: 1,000,000[64]	BPI: 3× Platinum[6] ARIA: 7× Platinum[65] BVMI: 4× Platinum[35] MC: Diamond[37] RIAA: Diamond[39] SNEP: Gold[66]

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions				Sales
		UK [18]	IRE [25]	FRA [23]	US [29]
iTunes Live from SoHo	Released: 3 February 2009[67] Label: XL Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	105	US: 81,000[33]
iTunes Festival: London 2011	Released: 13 July 2011[68] Label: XL Formats: Digital download	74	45	112	50	US: 72,000[33]
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [18]	AUS [21]	CAN [69]	FRA [23]	GER [24]	IRE [25]	NL [26]	NZ [27]	SWI [28]	US [70]
"Hometown Glory"	2007	19	—	—	51	—	78	86	—	—	—	BPI: 2× Platinum[6] MC: Platinum[37] RMNZ: Platinum[71]	19
"Chasing Pavements"	2008	2	—	28	180	46	7	3	—	—[A]	21	BPI: 2× Platinum[6] MC: 3× Platinum[37] RIAA: Platinum[39] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[71]
"Cold Shoulder"		18	—	—	—	—	—	68	—	—[B]	—	BPI: Silver[6]
"Make You Feel My Love"		4	—	—[C]	—	—	5	1	—	—	—[D]	BPI: 4× Platinum[6] MC: 5× Platinum[37] RIAA: Gold[39] RMNZ: 4× Platinum[71]
"Rolling in the Deep"	2010	2	3	1	3	1	2	1	3	1	1	BPI: 5× Platinum[6] ARIA: 7× Platinum[34] BVMI: Platinum[35] IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum[36] MC: Diamond[37] RIAA: 8× Platinum[39] RMNZ: 6× Platinum[71]	21
"Someone like You"	2011	1	1	2	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	BPI: 7× Platinum[6] ARIA: 7× Platinum[34] BVMI: Platinum[35] MC: Diamond[37] RIAA: 5× Platinum[39] RMNZ: 7× Platinum[71]
"Set Fire to the Rain"		11	11	2	9	6	6	1	8	4	1	BPI: 4× Platinum[6] ARIA: 3× Platinum[34] BVMI: Platinum[35] IFPI SWI: Platinum[36] MC: Diamond[37] RIAA: 4× Platinum[39] RMNZ: 5× Platinum[71]
"Rumour Has It"		85	69	16	172	68	71	52	—	—[E]	16	BPI: Platinum[6] ARIA: Gold[34] MC: 3× Platinum[37] RIAA: 2× Platinum[39] RMNZ: Platinum[71]
"Turning Tables"		62	34	60	—	85	—	45	—	—	63	BPI: Platinum[6] ARIA: Gold[34] MC: Platinum[37] RIAA: Gold[39] RMNZ: Platinum[71]
"Skyfall"[F]	2012	2	5	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	8	BPI: 3× Platinum[6] ARIA: Platinum[77] BVMI: Platinum[35] MC: 5× Platinum[37] RIAA: Platinum[39] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[71]	Non-album single
"Hello"	2015	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	BPI: 5× Platinum[6] ARIA: 7× Platinum[78] BVMI: Platinum[35] IFPI SWI: Platinum[36] MC: Diamond[37] RIAA: 7× Platinum[39] RMNZ: 6× Platinum[71]	25
"When We Were Young"	2016	9	13	9	15	29	12	24	23	5	14	BPI: 3× Platinum[6] ARIA: Platinum[78] MC: 6× Platinum[37] RIAA: Platinum[39] RMNZ: 4× Platinum[71]
"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"		5	13	10	45	31	7	32	4	18	8	BPI: 2× Platinum[6] ARIA: Platinum[78] MC: 6× Platinum[37] RIAA: Platinum[39] RMNZ: 4× Platinum[71] SNEP: Gold[66]
"Water Under the Bridge"		39	23	37	56	80	27	71	15	77	26	BPI: Platinum[6] ARIA: Gold[48] MC: 2× Platinum[37] RIAA: Gold[39] RMNZ: 3× Platinum[71]
"Easy on Me"	2021	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	BPI: 4× Platinum[6] ARIA: 6× Platinum[77] BVMI: Platinum[35] IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum[36] MC: 3× Platinum[37] RIAA: 4× Platinum[39] RMNZ: 5× Platinum[71] SNEP: Diamond[66]	30
"Oh My God"		2	6	8	48	24	3	6	4	7	5	BPI: Platinum[6] ARIA: Platinum[79] IFPI SWI: Gold[36] RIAA: Platinum[39] RMNZ: Platinum[71] SNEP: Platinum[66]
"I Drink Wine"	2022	4	10	10	81	—	5	30	7	—	18	BPI: Platinum[6] ARIA: Gold[77] RIAA: Gold[39] RMNZ: Gold[71]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [18]
"Be Divine"[80] (Ricsta featuring Adele)	2006	—	Non-album single
"Water and a Flame"[81] (Daniel Merriweather featuring Adele)	2009	180	Love & War
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted and certified songs

List of other charted and certified songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [18]	AUS [21]	CAN [69]	FRA [23]	GER [24]	IRE [25]	NL [26]	SWI [28]	US [70]	WW [82]
"Daydreamer"	2008	171	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[6]	19
"My Same"		—	—	—	—	61	—	—	—	—	—
"Don't You Remember"	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold[6] MC: Gold[37] RMNZ: Gold[71]	21
"He Won't Go"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[6]
"One and Only"		99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[G]	—	BPI: Gold[6] MC: Gold[37] RMNZ: Platinum[71]
"Lovesong"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[6] MC: Gold[37] RMNZ: Gold[71]
"Take It All"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[6]
"I Can't Make You Love Me"		37	—	—	—	—	78	—	—	—	—		iTunes Festival: London 2011
"I Miss You"	2015	—[H]	—	—	92	—	—	—	—	—[I]	—	BPI: Silver[6] MC: Gold[37] RMNZ: Gold[71]	25
"Remedy"		145	94	69	47	83	—	—[J]	30	87	—	BPI: Silver[6] MC: Platinum[37] RMNZ: Gold[71]
"River Lea"		—	—	—	80	97	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[6]
"Love in the Dark"		76	—	—[K]	39	79	24	65	—	—[L]	54	BPI: Platinum[6] MC: Platinum[37] RMNZ: Platinum[71]
"Million Years Ago"		64	84	97	42	74	94	—[M]	—	—[N]	—	BPI: Silver[6] MC: Platinum[37] RMNZ: Gold[71]
"All I Ask"		41	65	—[O]	66	—	93	—[P]	—	77	110	BPI: Platinum[6] MC: 2× Platinum[37] RMNZ: Platinum[71]
"Sweetest Devotion"		—	—	—	159	—	—	—	—	—[Q]	—
"Strangers by Nature"	2021	—[R]	18	22	67	—	—	—	—[S]	41	18		30
"My Little Love"		—[T]	11	14	66	—	—	14	—[U]	23	12	BPI: Silver[6]
"Cry Your Heart Out"		—[V]	21	24	92	—	—	—	—[W]	44	21
"Can I Get It"		—[X]	15	11	71	—	—	—	14	26	13	BPI: Silver[6] ARIA: Gold[77] RMNZ: Gold[71]
"All Night Parking" (with Erroll Garner)		—[Y]	33	28	144	—	—	—	—[Z]	53	27
"Woman like Me"		—[AA]	—	29	147	—	—	—	—[AB]	55	28
"Hold On"		—[AC]	31	26	151	—	—	—	—[AD]	49	25	BPI: Silver[6]
"To Be Loved"		—[AE]	25	16	116	—	—	—	—[AF]	32	19	BPI: Silver[6]
"Love Is a Game"		—[AG]	—	37	188	—	—	—	—[AH]	56	33
"—" denotes a song that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Title	Year	Director	Ref.
"Chasing Pavements"	2008	Mathew Cullen	[89]
"Cold Shoulder"		Phil Griffin	[90]
"Make You Feel My Love"		Mat Kirkby	[91]
"Hometown Glory"	2009	Rocky Schenk	[92]
"Rolling in the Deep"	2010	Sam Brown	[93]
"Someone like You"	2011	Jake Nava	[94]
"Hello"	2015	Xavier Dolan	[95]
"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"	2016	Patrick Daughters	[96]
"Easy on Me"	2021	Xavier Dolan
"Oh My God"	2022	Sam Brown
"I Drink Wine"		Joe Talbot

See also

• List of best-selling music artists
• List of best-selling female music artists in the United Kingdom
• List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones
• List of artists who have achieved simultaneous UK and US number-one hits
• List of artists who have achieved simultaneous number-one single and album in the United States
• List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart
• List of artists who reached number one in the United States

Notes

1. "Chasing Pavements" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number four on the Swiss Airplay chart.^[72]
2. "Cold Shoulder" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 26 on the Swiss Airplay chart.^[73]
3. "Make You Feel My Love" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.^[74]
4. "Make You Feel My Love" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Digital Song Sales chart.^[75]
5. "Rumour Has It" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 12 on the Swiss Airplay chart.^[76]
6. "Skyfall" was released as a standalone single for the 2012 film, Skyfall.
7. "One and Only" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[83]
8. "I Miss You" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 76 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.^[84]
9. "I Miss You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 37 on the Digital Song Sales chart, a component of the main Hot 100.^[85]
10. "Remedy" did not enter the Netherlands' Single Top 100 but peaked on the Netherlands' Single Tip Chart at number 29.^[86]
11. "Love in the Dark" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 33 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.^[74]
12. "Love in the Dark" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[83]
13. "Million Years Ago" did not enter the Netherlands' Single Top 100 but peaked on the Netherlands' Single Tip Chart at number 11.^[86]
14. "Million Years Ago" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[83]
15. "All I Ask" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 34 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.^[74]
16. "All I Ask" did not enter the Netherlands' Single Top 100 but peaked on the Netherlands' Single Tip Chart at number eight.^[86]
17. "Sweetest Devotion" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[83]
18. "Strangers by Nature" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 9 on the UK Streaming Chart.^[87]
19. "Strangers by Nature" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 21 on the Swiss Hitparade Streaming chart.^[88]
20. "My Little Love" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 5 on the UK Streaming Chart.^[87]
21. "My Little Love" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 18 on the Swiss Hitparade Streaming chart.^[88]
22. "Cry Your Heart Out" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the UK Streaming Chart.^[87]
23. "Cry Your Heart Out" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 26 on the Swiss Hitparade Streaming chart.^[88]
24. "Can I Get It" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 7 on the UK Streaming Chart.^[87]
25. "All Night Parking" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the UK Streaming Chart.^[87]
26. "All Night Parking" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 36 on the Swiss Hitparade Streaming chart.^[88]
27. "Woman like Me" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the UK Streaming Chart.^[87]
28. "Woman like Me" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 38 on the Swiss Hitparade Streaming chart.^[88]
29. "Hold On" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the UK Streaming Chart.^[87]
30. "Hold On" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 39 on the Swiss Hitparade Streaming chart.^[88]
31. "To Be Loved" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the UK Streaming Chart.^[87]
32. "To Be Loved" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 32 on the Swiss Hitparade Streaming chart.^[88]
33. "Love Is a Game" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 26 on the UK Streaming Chart.^[87]
34. "Love Is a Game" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 62 on the Swiss Hitparade Streaming chart.^[88]