Adele scoops triple world record in new Guinness World Records 2012 Edition

British music icon Adele has topped the record books with three new Guinness World Records™ as she is named the First female to have two singles and two albums in UK Top 5 simultaneously - a feat previously achieved by The Beatles in 1963 - and 21 is also the first album in UK chart history to reach sales of three million in a calendar year.

Adele's 21 album also established new records for Most consecutive weeks with UK No.1 album (solo female) with 11 weeks at the top - smashing the record held by Madonna since 1991 with The Immaculate Collection - and the Most cumulative weeks with UK No.1 album (solo female) with 21 spending a total of 18 weeks at No.1 - stealing the record from Alanis Morissette and Shania Twain, who shared the title with 11 weeks at No.1.