Adele and Whitney Houston climb up the charts

Adele Grammy coronation and the death of Whitney Houston sent two divas on the graph peaks in the week that also saw a large increase in the artists highlighted on February 12 awards show.

Adele 21 730 000 copies sold, album the biggest week to date, bringing its total to 7.35 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan. British singer's first album, 19, 87.000 copies sold, its biggest weeks ever, to rank fourth, up 144%.

On the anniversary of the debut of a billboard, Adele in the notches 21 +21- gie not another week on top and the oldest No. 1 in the SoundScan era (since 1991). This breaks the 20-week record set by 1992's The Bodyguard soundtrack.

Although overshadowed in this race, music, Houston has seen a significant jump from the sale of pop star's death on February 11. Whitney: The Greatest Hits sold 175,000 copies to land in second place, his highest ever seat, after the entry into No. 6 last week after one day sale of post-mortem.

Her self-Fri 1985 debut lands at No. 37 with 17 000, up 113%, trailed by five other titles:

• Security Guard No. 38 (17,000, up 123%)

• I Look to You at No 65 (9000, up 81%)

• Whitney at No. 87 (7000, up 46%)

• The wife of a preacher in the No. 90 (7000, up 96%)

• My Love Is Your Love at No. 193 (4000, up 96%)

Among the Top 10 Gainers Grammys, 2012 Grammy Nominees compilation sold 85 000 copies, creeping up three points to No. 5 Bruno Mars jumps to No. 8 from No. 30 after selling 38 000 copies of Doo-Wops & Hooligans. Country-album Lady Antebellum winner of eight holes climbing to No. 9 with 37 000 copies Own the Night. And civil wars, which made a part of her title track, a rocket to No. 10 from No. 41 to 36 000 copies of the blank Barton, week peak.

Coldplay, Tony Bennett, Perry Band, Foo Fighters, Rihanna, Jason Aldean, Mumford & Sons, Katy Perry, Bon Iver, Skrillex and Taylor Swift Grammy also enjoyed increases.

Perry Part of Me, who played on the show, premiered in the digital songs chart at No. 1 with 411.000 downloads, the highest total in a year.

Houston I Will Always Love You, now at No. 3 last week, is second with 367.000 and Adele Rolling In the Deep, hit sang at the Grammys, rises to No. 3 from No. 10 to 271.000.