In its ninth week atop the U.K. album chart, Adele's "21" ties a record last set by the Beatles "1" compilation ten years ago and Madonna's "Immaculate Collection" ten years earlier. Meanwhile, U.S. artists the Strokes, Nicole Scherzinger, Chris Brown and Burt Bacharach with former Boyzone singer Ronan Keating all made top 10 debuts.
