Adele continues to hold the number one spot in the UK album charts and she continues to prove that she is currently the most popular artist in the music industry. The second album from Adele, named 21, has now spent sixty five weeks in the album charts; for twenty three weeks it has been at number one.

The album has recently returned to number one by knocking off Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.

Today the album from Adele will be nominated for an Ivor Novello award, with many critics expecting Adele to pick up the gong.

This album has picked up numerous different accolades and individual songs on the album have also received many awards. For many music fans this is one of the best albums of the modern day. Critics suggest that it is so popular due to the powerful and meaningful messages that it delivers.

21 the album has now sold over 4.1 million copies in the UK which means it is one of the best selling albums of all times.

It is believed that Adele only made the top spot this week by selling forty four more copies than Nicki Minaj.