Following a well-received performance of the song at the 2011 Brit Awards , " Someone like You " became Adele 's first number-one single in the UK and stayed on the top of the chart for five weeks . The song also topped the charts in Ireland , New Zealand , Australia , Brazil , Italy , France and Switzerland , and has become Adele 's second number one in the US . With that achievement Adele became the first female British solo singer in the history of the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 to have two number ones from the same album . In July 2011 , it became the first single of the decade to sell a million units in the UK and it was certified 3 × Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) , as well as being certified 6 × Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) in the US . As of 2018 , Someone Like You has sold over 17 million copies worldwide making it one of the best-selling digital single of all-time
2011 Brit Awards
2011 Brit Awards
Someone like You (Adele song)