Adele’s Rolling in the Deep and Rihanna’s Diamonds are the latest singles to pass the one million sales mark in the UK.
According to Official Charts Company (OCC) data, Rolling In The Deep and Diamonds have become only the 144th and 145th singles to reach the milestone.
Rolling In The Deep was the lead single from the London-born star’s best-selling second album, 21, and follows in the footsteps of previous million seller Someone Like You.
Martin Talbot, OCC chief executive, said: ‘In securing their second and fourth million sellers respectively, Adele and Rihanna join an elevated group of artists - it is a tribute to their massive popularity that they have achieved such accolades.
‘Few artists from any era have achieved one million seller in the UK, let alone multiple ones. It is also particularly apt, that they have done so in the days leading up to International Women’s Day.’
21 has gone on to become the UK’s fourth biggest selling album of all-time with sales in excess of 4.6m copies.
Elton John’s 1997 double A-Side Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind ’97 remains the UK’s biggest-selling single of all-time with more than 4.9m sales.
According to Official Charts Company (OCC) data, Rolling In The Deep and Diamonds have become only the 144th and 145th singles to reach the milestone.
Rolling In The Deep was the lead single from the London-born star’s best-selling second album, 21, and follows in the footsteps of previous million seller Someone Like You.
Martin Talbot, OCC chief executive, said: ‘In securing their second and fourth million sellers respectively, Adele and Rihanna join an elevated group of artists - it is a tribute to their massive popularity that they have achieved such accolades.
‘Few artists from any era have achieved one million seller in the UK, let alone multiple ones. It is also particularly apt, that they have done so in the days leading up to International Women’s Day.’
21 has gone on to become the UK’s fourth biggest selling album of all-time with sales in excess of 4.6m copies.
Elton John’s 1997 double A-Side Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind ’97 remains the UK’s biggest-selling single of all-time with more than 4.9m sales.
