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Since its release, the single has been battling with Ed Sheeran’s track “Shivers” within the UK Official Charts.  The 31-year-old singer released “Easy On Me” on 15th October 2021 via Columbia Records. The chart-topping track is the lead single to be taken from Adele’s newly released fourth studio album, 30. The album was released on 19th November via Melted Stone and Columbia Records and has also enjoyed chart success.

Since the track’s release, the beautiful ballad has enjoyed huge radio play and has received both critical and commercial success. The sales record for the track speaks for its success, accumulating over 67,000 charts sales and 7.6 million streams. With its fifth week at number one “Easy On Me” has now tied with the singer’s most successful single “Someone Like You”. The track was released on 24th January 2011 and became Adele’s first UK number-one single and remained at the top of the charts for five weeks.

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The MBE recipient has experienced a fierce comeback with her new material, the singer’s recent album is her first full-length release since the 2015 album 25. It has been reported by OfficialCharts.com that Adele is set to dominate the chart with multiple songs in the running. The album’s two most-played tracks have now entered the charts, this means that the singer is now in a three-way battle with herself for the number one single. The new singles, “Oh My God” and “My Little Love”, have both placed in high positions and will contend with number one single “Easy On Me”.

This week also saw Taylor Swift make a triumphant return to the charts. Her new single was this week’s highest new entry, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)“, charting at number three. The chart position marks the American singer’s 18th top 10 single within the UK. The single has been taken from Swift’s new album, Red (Taylor’s version), a re-released version of the 2012 album Red. The re-worked track is the third single to be released from the singer’s re-imagined album. “State Of Grace (Taylor’s Version)” has re-entered the UK charts at number 18 and “Red (Taylor’s Version)” has also returned to the singles charts at number 22.

Elsewhere within the charts, two British acts achieved their first top 10 single. “Seventeen Going Under” has climbed 13 places to the higher position of number 9 and was released on 7th July 2021. The single is the title track from the 27-year-old singer’s second studio album, Seventeen Going Under. The album was released on 8th October 2021 via Polydor Records and peaked at number one within the UK album charts. The second British artist to impress within the charts this week is SwitchOTR, the artist’s single “Coming For You ft. A1 XJ1” climbs four places to number ten this week.

“Easy On Me” is Adele’s first single in five years and was dropped at midnight on October 15. It quickly amassed millions of streams within its first few hours of going live.

The new record set by the song surpasses a record previously held by K-pop giants, BTS. They held the record with 20.9 million streams for “Butter”.

On Twitter, Spotify wrote: “And just like that, Adele set a new record.”

And just like that, @Adele set a new record pic.twitter.com/WIz55hQmln

— Spotify (@Spotify) October 15, 2021

The song is also performing well on other platforms, too and at about 2 p.m. PT on Friday the music video had already racked up 36 million views and it was also at the top of the U.S. iTunes chart.

A few days ago (October 16), Adele also hinted to fans what they can expect to hear on her next album, 30, which will arrive on November 19. The new album will deal with Adele’s divorce from her husband Simon Konecki, which was finalized in March after the couple had been separated for nearly two years. The singer told Vogue that the album is her attempt to explain her divorce from Konecki to her 9-year-old son Angelo when he’s older.

When asked on Radio 2 about possible options for the first single, Adele told Zoe Ball there were “three”, before going on to describe how each sounded.

Adele explained: “There were three options for the first single. Very different, all of them. There’s obviously “Easy On Me”, then there’s another one…I got very into Goldfrapp and I was like, ‘I can do this music too!’. I can do one song, I definitely couldn’t pull off what Alison [Goldfrapp does], she’s the absolute Queen. And there’s another one that’s very 70s, piano singer-songwritery. Just very Carpenters, very Elton [John].”

You can hear “Easy On Me” below:

Adele hasn’t just broken records with this latest release however as it was recently announced that Adele’s second album 21 was ranked number one in BBC Radio 2’s Top 30 Best-Selling Albums.

The list was announced as part of the radio network’s celebrations for National Album Day. This year the annual event features the theme of women in music.  The list of albums has been compiled by The Official Charts Company and is constructed on UK sales and downloads. During National Album Day the station dedicated the day to women in music and featured a female-focused playlist. The theme was carried throughout the network’s programmes, including Sounds of the 60s and Craig Charles’ House Party. On Saturday 16th October 2021, the full list was announced by radio veteran Jo Whiley and British songstress Adele’s 21 was crowned the winner and confirmed as the biggest selling UK album of all time.

The singer’s second studio album topped the list with 5,007,000 sales. The rest of the top five consist of the biggest female artists in popular music. At number two is Back To Black by Amy Winehouse, the iconic singer’s 2006 album has accumulated 3,912,000 sales. Madonna’s early greatest hits album The Immaculate Collection charted at number three with 3,771,000 sales. Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain is at number four with her third studio album Come On Over with 3,411,000 sales. Closing the top five list is another Adele album, 25, released in 2015. The singer’s third studio album has accumulated 3,364,000 sales.

Jo Whiley has provided the following statement: the host discusses Adele and the power in which the singer holds.  “Adele has enchanted us from the very beginning with her voice, her songs and her personality. When she writes, she writes from the heart and that’s why her music resonates with so many people. She tells it like it is, whether onstage to thousands of people at Glastonbury or through the songs on her albums, and that’s why she is so loved and a global superstar. She sings it like she means it – because she does. She also has a phenomenal voice and hasn’t changed from the very first Live Lounge I did with her at Radio 1 to when I spoke to her just before she headlined Glasto. Always honest, down to earth, a superstar and very very funny.”

Released in January 2011, 21, is now regarded as the ultimate heartbreak album. The singer’s second studio album was inspired and written about the artist’s break-up. Due to the album’s lyrical content, the release has become famously relatable and catapulted Adele into stardom. The album is the fourth best-selling album in the UK of all time, outsold by Queen’s Greatest Hits, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles and Gold by ABBA. The album’s sales record speaks for itself, it sold 18 million copies worldwide within its first year of release. The release has been titled as the longest-running number one album within the UK in 45 years and spent 23 weeks at the number one position.

The countdown was broadcasted on BBC Radio 2 and is now available to listen to on BBC Sounds. The full list of albums can be seen below:

Adele – 21
Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
Madonna – The Immaculate Collection
Shania Twain – Come On Over
Adele – 25
Leona Lewis – Spirit
Dido – No Angel
Spice Girls – Spice
Lady Gaga – The Fame
Dido – Life for Rent
Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill
Tracey Chapman – Tracey Chapman
Norah Jones – Come Away With Me
Adele – 19
Emeli Sandé – Our Version Of Events
Whitney Houston – Whitney
Duffy – Rockferry
Tina Turner – Simply The Best
Celine Dion – Falling Into You
Celine Dion – Let’s Talk About Love
Christina Aguilera – Stripped
Rihanna – Loud
Susan Boyle – I Dreamed A Dream
Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad
Katie Melua – Call Off The Search
Eva Cassidy – Songbird
Pink – Missundaztood
Avril Lavigne – Let Go
Whitney Houston – The Greatest Hits
Madonna – Ray Of Light

Easy On Me – October 15 pic.twitter.com/7HRvxAfEqy

— Adele (@Adele) October 5, 2021

The clip to promote, the singer’s new single has been likened to the video for her prominent single “Hello” (2015) from her last album 25 as the video is also shot in black and white.

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins MBE, known as Adele is an English singer and songwriter who rose to fame with her debut album 19 in 2008. Adele is known for releasing albums that refer to her age and went on to release albums 21 (2011) and 25 (2015) following her debut album. The singer also references her personal experiences in her music and is known for memorable songs “Hometown Glory” (2007), “Chasing Pavements” (2008) and “Someone Like You” (2011) and has sold over 100 million records worldwide.

The singer’s fourth album was set for release in September 2020 and was delayed due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. Images of the number 30 in the form of posters and projections have recently been seen, around the world on the Colosseum in Rome, Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, Amsterdam’s Nemo Museum and New York’s Empire State Building.

As well as in Brazil, Malaysia, South Korea, Russia, Mexico, Italy, Poland, Ireland and in the UK at Buckingham Palace, in Paris on the Eiffel Tower and Brooklyn Bridge which has sparked worldwide speculation.

Brooklyn Bridge, NY. #Adele30 pic.twitter.com/jYAQOMPzOg — Adele Daily ³⁰ (@adeledailynet) October 2, 2021

Speculation has now reached fever pitch as it appears that the singer is set to release her long-awaited fourth album. Although Adele is now 33, it has been said that the significance of calling her album 30 could be due to her being 30, when her relationship ended with her now 8-year-old son’s father Simon Konecki. Thus providing the singer with her signature writing material for her new album.

Reports have also resurfaced that Adele is set to take up a Las Vegas residency and if it were to be true, the singer will be following in the footsteps of Sir Elton John, Britney Spears and Matt Goss who have all held long-term Las Vegas residencies.

The singer is set to release her new single “Easy On Me” on October 15th and there are reports of a TV special being announced for the release of her fourth album with further reports of a pre-recorded concert being aired in December.