In 2021, the best selling album worldwide was '30' by Adele with 4.68 million units sold globally. Her comeback album after a creative break deals with her recent divorce. Especially her hit "Easy on me" was an instant hit, topping the charts for weeks in a row. In second place was 'Voyage', the comeback album by the Swedish music legends ABBA with 2.05 million copies sold.
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IFPI. "Best-selling Music Albums Worldwide in 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272628/number-of-albums-sold-by-the-music-industry-since-2000/
IFPI, Best-selling music albums worldwide in 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272628/number-of-albums-sold-by-the-music-industry-since-2000/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Best-selling music albums worldwide in 2021 (in millions) [Graph], IFPI, March 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272628/number-of-albums-sold-by-the-music-industry-since-2000/