US music sales boosted last year for the first time since 2004, figures as of Nielsen Sound scan have revealed.
Album sales rose by 1.3% in 2011 - largely thanks to British star Adele, who shifted 5.8m copies of her award-winning second album, 21.
Michael Buble sold 2.4m copies of his Christmas album, while Lady Gaga's Born This Way was bought by 2.1m fans.
In total, 4.4m more albums were bought in 2011 than in 2010, with CD remaining the most popular format. The figures shows only one in three albums were purchased digitally.
Best-selling albums in the US, 2011
1. 21 by Adele - 5.82m
2. Christmas by Michael Buble - 2.45m
3. Born This Way by Lady Gaga - 2.10m
4. Tha Carter IV by Lil Wayne - 1.91m
5. My Kinda Party by Jason Aldean - 1.57m
6. Sigh No More by Mumford and Sons - 1.42m
7. Take Care by Drake - 1.24m
8. Under The Mistletoe by Justin Bieber - 1.24m
9. Watch The Throne by Jay and Kanye West - 1.23m
10. Own The Night by Lady Antebellum - 1.20m
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