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With Pink Floyd and Dire Straits down, who's next to fall to her '21' album?

 

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Friday 23rd March 2012 by Michael Baggs | Photos by WENN.com

Tags: Adele

At the start of the week, Adele topped sales of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon', placing her No.7 in the Top Ten selling albums in the UK of all time. At the end of the week, she'd outsold Dire Straits 'Brothers In Arms' - moving up to No.6.

Now, she's got a long way to go to reach the top spot, but it isn't out of the question. 14 months after the release of '21', The album remains in the current UK Top Ten albums, and as the awards continue to roll in, sales show no sign of slowing.

So who else will fall under the unstoppable might of Britain's most loved, and biggest selling soul diva? Check out the Top Ten best selling albums of all time, find out who the competition is and see who will be next to fall under the onslaught of Adele's '21'...

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