Adele Beats Lady Gaga To Score The Biggest Selling Album Of 2011

Adele has scored the two biggest albums of 2011 beating the likes of Bruno Mars, Rihanna and Lady Gaga.

The London singer's second album '21' came out top with sales of over 3.4 million copies in 2011 so far, according to the Official Charts Company.

Her debut '19' is the second biggest selling album after shifting over 1.1 million copies in 2011.

Bruno Mars' debut 'Doo Wops & Hooligans' sold 976,000 copies, with Rihanna's 'Loud' coming in at fourth place with sales of 812,000 copies.

The top-ten also included Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way', Jessie J's 'Who You Are' and Ed Sheeran's '+'.

The 10 biggest selling albums of 2011 are as follows:

1. Adele – '21' (3.4m copies sold)
2. Adele – '19' (1.1m copies sold)
3. Bruno Mars – 'Doo Wops & Hooligans' (976,000 copies sold)
4. Rihanna – 'Loud' (812,000 copies sold)
5. Lady Gaga – 'Born This Way' (689,000 copies sold)
6. Jessie J – 'Who You Are' (660,000 copies sold)
7. Michael Buble – 'Christmas' (496,000 copies sold)
8. Cee Lo Green – 'The Lady Killer' (485,000 copies sold)
9. Ed Sheeran – '+' (477,000 copies sold)
10. Coldplay – 'Mylo Xyloto' (467,000 copies sold)