Adele Sells Most Albums In a year since 2004

      The British singer-songwriter  Adele 's hit songs "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You" dominated playlists in 2011 and the "21" album ranked  as the year's top-selling album .

 Adele's record label ,  independent British label XL Recordings has just disclosed that the album  sold more than 5 million copies.

The last time an album topped the year-end chart with more than 5 million copies sold was in 2004, when Usher's "Confessions" moved 7.9 million, according to Nielsen Soundscan.