Adele maintains her hold on US #1 as her “21” album tops the Billboard 200 for a 19th non-consecutive week.
MTV reports “21” - in its 50th week on the charts – sold another 122,000 copies, putting her total sales over the 6.3 million mark.
The next record she's aiming for — 20 weeks at the top — is held by Whitney Houston's soundtrack to "The Bodyguard" and Elvis Presley's “Blue Hawaii.”
Adele held off the charge from hyped newcomer Lana Del Rey, whose debut, “Born To Die,” landed at #2 with sales of 77,000 copies.
Following last fall’s vocal cord surgery, Adele returns to live performance this Sunday at the Grammys.
"I'm immensely proud to have been asked to perform at this year's Grammy Awards," said Adele. "It's an absolute honor to be included in such a night, and for it to be my first performance in months is very exciting and of course nerve-racking, but what a way to get back into it all."
The two-time Grammy winner is nominated for six awards this year, including Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year.
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast by CBS on Sunday, February 12 at 8:00 PM EST from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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