The good news just keeps on rolling in for Adele who's
topped the list of the most albums sold in 2012.
Her album 21, which was released in 2011, has had the most album sales for the second year in a row, shifting 8.3 million copies last year.
Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe was the best selling single with 12.5 million people around the world buying it.
Overall, 10.9 billion pounds was spent on music in 2012.
Top 5 selling albums
1. Adele - 21 (8.3
million)
2. Taylor Swift - Red (5.2
million)
3. One Direction - Up All
Night (4.5 million)
4. One Direction - Take Me
Home (4.4 million)
5. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
(4.4 million)
Top 5 selling singles
1. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me
Maybe (12.5 million)
2. Gotye - Somebody That I
Used To Know (11.8 million)
3. Psy - Gangnam Style (9.7
million)
4. Fun - We Are Young (9.6
million)
5. Maroon 5 - Payphone (9.1
million)
The International Federation
of the Phonographic Industry released the figures in their yearly Digital Music
Report.
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