Album

21

Adele · 2011-01-24 · XL Recordings Ltd

high confidence

This page models tracked-song album economics, not a full release-level royalty statement. Why?

Cover artwork for 21 by Adele

21 is a useful album benchmark because its tracked songs connect modern streaming scale with old-fashioned album durability: a compact vocal record that still behaves like a catalog blockbuster.

Short Answer

How much money does 21 make?

21 is modeled at $500K-$1.5M/year per year across the songs currently tracked from the release, not as a full-album royalty statement.

This page has a matched full tracklist, which makes the album context stronger than a songs-only view.

21 is one of the stronger album pages on the site because the tracked songs sit inside a matched release frame instead of floating without album context.

  • Currently ranks around the top 17% of tracked albums by modeled revenue
  • Released in 2011 and still reads as an active catalog asset roughly 15 years later
  • 12 total tracks on the matched edition
  • 1 tracked song page currently support this album
  • high confidence estimate

21 sits in the top 17% of tracked albums on the site by modeled revenue.

Last updated: May 25, 2026

How It Compares

These albums are close to 21 by artist overlap, era, or genre context, so the comparison is more useful than a generic ranking table.

Album Why compare Estimated yearly midpoint
21 Adele $1,000,000
25 same artist · same era $1,205,000
As I Am same era · same genre $540,000
Make It Big same genre $510,000

Tracked Revenue Breakdown

Tracked album revenue $500K-$1.5M/year
100% of the lead revenue lane
Someone Like You $500K-$1.5M/year
100% of the lead revenue lane

Bars reflect modeled annual midpoint ranges for the album and its tracked songs.

Why This Album Page Matters

21 is a useful album benchmark because its tracked songs connect modern streaming scale with old-fashioned album durability: a compact vocal record that still behaves like a catalog blockbuster.

  • This page has a matched full tracklist, which improves album-level context.
  • Tracked-song revenue has been normalized into a numeric annual range for ranking and comparison.
  • Album economics on this site are conservative proxies for catalog strength, not a substitute for a full release-level royalty statement.

Album pages model tracked-song revenue, not full-album royalty statements, and become stronger as tracklists, release metadata, and provider links improve.

More Context

More From This Artist Other albums already tracked from the same catalog.
  • 25 · 2015 · $610K-$1.8M/year
Related Albums Comparable albums by artist, era, or genre proximity.
More From This Era Nearby song pages from the same release window or genre lane.

More Questions About 21

How much does 21 make in a year?

21 is modeled at $500K-$1.5M/year per year across the songs currently tracked from the release, not as a full-album royalty statement.

Why does 21 still matter financially?

This page has a matched full tracklist, which improves album-level context.

Is this full-album revenue or just tracked songs?

Album pages on How Much Music model tracked-song revenue and album context. They are not full release-level royalty statements unless every revenue input is explicitly available.

Show tracklists and assumptions
Release Metadata Adele · 2011-01-24 · XL Recordings Ltd 12 tracks on the matched edition · 1 tracked song on the site
Model Scope Album pages model tracked-song revenue, not full-album royalty statements, and become stronger as tracklists, release metadata, and provider links improve. Full tracklist is available, so the release context is stronger.

Full Tracklist

This full tracklist comes from the matched release edition used for this page.

  • Disc 1 · 1. Rolling in the Deep
  • Disc 1 · 2. Rumour Has It
  • Disc 1 · 3. Turning Tables
  • Disc 1 · 4. Don't You Remember
  • Disc 1 · 5. Set Fire to the Rain
  • Disc 1 · 6. He Won't Go
  • Disc 1 · 7. Take It All
  • Disc 1 · 8. I'll Be Waiting
  • Disc 1 · 9. One and Only
  • Disc 1 · 10. Lovesong
  • Disc 1 · 11. Someone Like You
  • Disc 1 · 12. I Found a Boy

Tracked Songs on How Much Music

These are the songs from this album that currently have dedicated earnings pages in the catalog.

High confidence album estimate

Album pages model tracked-song revenue, not full-album royalty statements, and become stronger as tracklists, release metadata, and provider links improve.

  • This page has a matched full tracklist, which improves album-level context.
  • Tracked-song revenue has been normalized into a numeric annual range for ranking and comparison.
  • Album economics on this site are conservative proxies for catalog strength, not a substitute for a full release-level royalty statement.

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