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Adele's 2011 album 21 is the biggest selling UK album ever, BBC Radio 2's Official All-time Female Artist Chart revealed on Saturday.
The news comes as after the singer, 33, released her new single Easy On Me on Friday and ahead of her upcoming album 30, which is set for release on 19 November
BBC Radio 2 host Jo Whiley said of the news: 'Adele has enchanted us from the very beginning with her voice, her songs and her personality.
Superstar: Adele's 2011 album 21 is the biggest selling UK album ever, BBC Radio 2's Official All-time Female Artist Chart revealed on Saturday
'When she writes, she writes from the heart and that's why her music resonates with so many people.
'She tells it like it is, whether onstage to thousands of people at Glastonbury or through the songs on her albums, and that's why she is so loved and a global superstar.
'She sings it like she means it - because she does. She also has a phenomenal voice and hasn't changed from the very first Live Lounge I did with her at Radio 1 to when I spoke to her just before she headlined Glasto.
Chart success: Announcing the news, BBC Radio 2 host Jo Whiley said of the news: 'Adele has enchanted us from the very beginning with her voice, her songs and her personality'
'Always honest, down to earth, a superstar and very very funny.'
Laura Busson, Commissioning Executive for Radio 2, added: 'Radio 2 is proud to support National Album Day by celebrating this year's theme of Women in Music playing tracks from female
