Adele’s 21, which was released 15 years ago on Saturday (Feb. 22), is an example of what’s possible in the music business when everything goes right.
21 logged 24 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the longest run by any album since Prince & the Revolution’s Purple Rain completed a 24-week run at No. 1 in January 1985. Moreover, it was the longest run by an album by a female solo artist in the h… [3987 chars]
Source: Billboard | Published: 2026-02-20T14:00:00Z
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