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Adele's 21 outsells Thriller in UK

Adele: Taking over the world!
Adele: Taking over the world!

Adele's chart-topping sophomore album 21 has now surpassed Michael Jackson's seminal album Thriller on the UK's all-time biggest selling albums list.

21 has now sold 4,274,300 copies in the U.K., 500 more than Jackson's 1982 classic.

Adele's album is now No. 5 on the list. Topping the U.K.'s biggest selling albums of all-time is Queen's Greatest Hits, with sales of 5.83 million.

The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band holds the No. 2 slot, with 5.04 million copies sold.

Rounding out the top four are Abba's Gold and Oasis' What's The Story Morning Glory?, holding down the No. 3 and No. 4 postions, respectively.

Jackson's Thriller, however, still reigns supreme internationally, topping the list of all-time best-selling albums.

To date, Thriller has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. Adele's record has sold more than 20 million copies around the world.

Last month Adele revealed that she'll release a new song in 2012.

"There will be a new song, probably coming out at the end of the year," Adele told French radio station NRJ. "But then it depends how quickly I write some other new songs."

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