Adele and Ed Sheeran top end-of-year charts as streaming boosts classic catalogue
Queen had the biggest-selling catalogue title of 2021 with Greatest Hits (EMI) at No.5.
Last year, it moved a further 229,521 copies (including 167,946 from streams and 56,861 physical units). The band’s classic collection is certified as 23 times platinum (over 6.9 million sales). Half of the Top 10 albums of 2021 were made up catalogue titles, including Queen, Future Nostalgia (Warner Records) by Dua Lipa (No.6, 229,002 sales last year), Divide (Atlantic) by Ed Sheeran (No.7, 204,642), Diamonds (UMC) by Elton John (No.8, 197,090) and 50 Years – Don’t Stop (Rhino) by Fleetwood Mac (193,621). (Music Week, January 4th, 2022)
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OFFICIAL ARTIST ALBUMS CHART 2021 – Official Charts Company
1 Adele – 30
2 Ed Sheeran – =
3 ABBA – Voyage
4 Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
5 Queen – Greatest Hits
6 Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
7 Ed Sheeran – Divide
8 Elton John – Diamonds
9 Fleetwood Mac – 50 Years: Don’t Stop
10 Dave – We’re All Alone In This Together
Queen “Greatest Hits” also features in the Top-Selling Cassettes 2021 at No 4.
Official Top 40 best-selling cassettes of 2021 – Official Charts Company
1 SOUR OLIVIA RODRIGO
2 WE’RE ALL ALONE IN THIS TOGETHER DAVE
3 CHEMTRAILS OVER THE COUNTRY CLUB LANA DEL REY
4 GREATEST HITS QUEEN