US charts: Del Rey cannot surpass Adele

Paul Williams

Del Rey's debut Born To Die, which entered at number one on the Official Charts Company countdown last Sunday and is heading for a second week at the top this coming weekend, starts life in the States at number two. However, in the US, despite it being a far bigger market than the UK, the album has to settle for a lower opening total, 77,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This compares to around 117,000 in the UK. Some 74% of ...

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