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Adele's '21' top selling album of 21st Century

Adele's smash hit '21' has now been named as the best selling album of the 21st Century.

According to the Official Charts Company, the album has now sold 3.4m copies in less than 11 months, leapfrogging Amy Winehouse's 'Back To Black', which has sold 3.3m.

Even this week, '21' is positioned at No.5 in the official albums chart and has enjoyed 45 weeks of being in the top ten since its release in January.

As previously reported, '21' helped Adele notch up six Grammy Award nominations recently, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.

Watch Adele's hit single 'Rolling In The Deep' below: