Adele’s “21″ Named Top UK Album of 21st Century

Well-loved songstress Adele made another record on Monday, when the Official Charts Company (OCC) confirmed that her second album “21″ had become the highest selling album in Britain of this century.

The record passed sales of 3.4 million copies, surpassing the late Amy Winehouse’s 2006 LP “Back To Black” which sold 3.3 million.

According to the OCC, the album has never left the British top 10 since its release in January, and on Sunday it rose from 9th to 5th in it’s 45th week on the charts, a jump mostly likely due to her 6 recent Grammy nominations.

Adele’s great success in her native Britain is met in the US, where 21 passed the four-million copy mark in October.

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Amy Winehouse Hospitalized Over A ‘”Leaky” Boob?

Amy Winehouse’s stay in the hospital earlier this week was prompted by problems with her recent boob job, according to her father Mitch.

The Back To Black hit-maker entered The London Clinic in the U.K. capital on Sunday, reportedly due to an adverse reaction she suffered after taking medication for a cold.

However, her dad Mitch has admitted she actually entered the facility because of complications from her breast enhancement operation in October.

He says, “It wasn’t because she has a cold. She’s fine, she just had a little leaky something or other.”

A friend explains to Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper, “She saw something oozing out on to her top. She was worried as to see stuff seeping out was horrible.”

Amy Winehouse Hospitalized After Bad Reaction to Cold Medicine

Amy Winehouse was admitted to hospital Sunday night after suffering an adverse reaction to medication for a cold, according to reports.

The “Back To Black” hitmaker is currently taking prescription drugs to help her overcome her battle with substance abuse and began to feel ill last week. She bought cold medicine from a local pharmacy – but the mix of medications caused Winehouse to suffer even more and she was admitted to The London Clinic in the U.K. capital.

A source tells Britain’s Daily Mirror: “Amy took over-the-counter stuff for a cold but it didn’t agree with medication she takes for her on-going recovery. She felt rubbish when she woke on Sunday morning. A doctor came to her house and advised her to go to the hospital to make sure she was all right. She was due to stay the night.”

Is Amy Winehouse Broke?

The “Rehab” singer – who hasn’t released an album since her 2006 blockbuster Back To Black, which sold 11 million copies – has spent everything except $1 million — on wild nights out during he rseven-month getaway on the Caribbean island of St Lucia earlier this year.

That’s a sharp contrast from her estimated fortune $10 million in 2008.

“Amy’s voice has made her a fortune, but her lifestyle costs a lot to maintain,” a source spilled to Britain’s Daily Star. “There is still cash coming in from royalties. But a new album or tour would really help top up her coffers.”

I don’t really see her having a bigger album than “Back to Black”……unless she completely turns her life around.

JAY-Z OFFERS AMY WINEHOUSE HELP ON HER NEXT ALBUM

I am starting to wonder if multi-grammy winner Amy Winehouse will ever be able to put out another album. According to The Sun, Jay-Z is pretty interested in helping Winehouse and is willing to take on the huge mess that she has become.

Jay-Z told The Sun, “Amy has a really powerful voice, it is so distinctive and beautiful Hopefully in the future we could get together and work on some new material – I’d love to work with her again.”

I don’t have much hope for Amy, I hope she can get her sh** together. Her sophmore album, Back to Black, was the world’s seventh biggest selling album for 2008.