British singer Adele regained her place at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart for the 24th time with her Grammy-winning album ‘21’, holding off new entries from Alan Jackson, The Beach Boys and Neil Young. Adele’s ‘21’ sold 75,000 copies in its 68th week on the chart, buoyed by NBC’s special ‘Adele Live in London’. The album has yet dropout of the top 10 since its US release in February 2011. The ‘Someone Like You’ singer beat out debuts from three veterans of the music industry. Country crooner Alan Jackson debuted at number two with his latest studio album ‘Thirty Miles West’. The Beach Boys made their highest debut since 1974, as their 29th studio album ‘That’s Why God Made The Radio’ entered at number three and kicking off the band’s 50th anniversary celebration. One Direction’s ‘Up All Night’ fell to number six from fourth place, and John Mayer’s ‘Born And Raised’ dropped from two straight weeks at number one all the way down to number seven. Katy Perry climbed to No. 4 with her ballad ‘Wide Awake’, and Canadian pop star Justin Bieber stormed in at number five with ‘All Around The World’ featuring Ludacris as he continued on his worldwide promotion of upcoming album ‘Believe’.
Adele regains the crown, holds off three debuts
