Adele's '21' Is RIAA's Album Of The Decade

After securing the numero uno position in the Official Chart Company’s top 10 albums of the decade, Adele’s blockbuster album “21” has been labeled as the number one album of the decade by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Taking it to Twitter, the organization revealed the ten albums that dominated the charts during the 2010s and apart from Adele, musicians like Taylor Swift and rapper Drake had multiple entries on the coveted list. No official numbers were given as to how many copies they sold during the decade.

The second position on the list was also held by the “Set Fire To The Rain” hitmaker. Her album “25” was the second Diamond certified album of the decade by the musician. Both albums won Grammy awards for Album of the Year in 2012 and 2017, respectively.

A couple of weeks ago, both of albums, “21” and “25,” also secured the top two positions on the list curated by the Officials Charts Company.

The third and fourth spot on the list went to Billboard’s Woman of the Decade, Taylor Swift. Swift’s “1989” and “Red” were in the third and fourth place, respectively. Meanwhile, Drake’s “Views” came in at number five.

The year 2019 was a great pne for the “Hotline Bling” hitmaker. The musician was named the most-streamed artist of the decade by music streaming service Spotify while his single “One Dance” claimed the second position on the list of most-streamed tracks of the decade with 1.7 billion streams. On the other hand, the “You Need To Calm Down” singer was Spotify’s third most-streamed female artist of the decade.

Meanwhile, in another list unveiled by the organization, RIAA highlighted the name of five female musicians for achieving a Diamond certification during the decade.

The list was spearheaded by Katy Perry’s gigantic hit “Roar” and was followed by Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face,” Lorde’s “Royals,” Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” and “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen.

Here are the top 10 albums of the decade:

1. “21” – Adele
2. “25” – Adele
3. “1989” – Taylor Swift
4. “Red” – Taylor Swift
5. “Views” – Drake
6. “Speak Now” – Taylor Swift
7. “Hamilton” – Various Artists
8. “Take Care” – Drake
9. “Doo-Wops And Hooligans” – Bruno Mars
10. “Scorpion” – Drake

Female Artists to have Diamond certified songs during the decade:

1. Katy Perry – “Roar”
2. Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
3. Lorde – “Royals”
4. Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
5. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”