At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009 , Adele won awards in the categories of Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance . She was also nominated in the categories of Record of the Year and Song of the Year . The success of her debut album '' 19 '' saw Adele nominated for three Brit Awards in the categories of British Female Solo Artist , British Single of the Year and British Breakthrough Act . Then British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sent a thank-you letter to Adele that stated " with the troubles that the country 's in financially , you 're a light at the end of the tunnel . " Adele 's second album , '' 21 '' , earned her a record-tying six Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year ; two Brit Awards , including British Album of the Year . The success of the album saw her receive numerous mentions in the '' Guinness Book of World Records . '' With 21 non-consecutive weeks at number 1 in the US , Adele broke the record for the longest number-1 album by a woman in '' Billboard '' history , beating the record formerly held by Whitney Houston 's soundtrack '' The Bodyguard '' . '' 21 '' spent its 23rd week at number one in March 2012 , making it the longest-running album at number one since 1985 , and it became the fourth best-selling album of the past 10 years in the US . The best selling album in the UK of the 21st century , and the best selling album by a female in UK chart history , '' 21 '' is also the fourth best-selling album in the UK of all time . '' 21 '' was her first album certified diamond in the US . On 6 March , '' 21 '' reached 30 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Australian ARIA Chart , making it the longest-running number one album in Australia in the 21st century , and the second longest-running number one ever
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