J-Lo tops UK singles, Adele retains album crown

Jennifer Lopez's new entry On The Floor knocked Adele off the top of the UK singles chart on Sunday but the young British soul singer is still dominating -- and breaking records with -- album sales.

The Official Charts Company said Adele's "21" and "19" albums clung to the number one and two spots in the longplayer chart, seeing off new entries from X Factor contestant Mary Byrne, indie band Radiohead and US diva Britney Spears.

Adele, whose rendition of ballad "Someone Like You" at the 2011 BRIT awards in February won over a new army of fans, has been at the peak of the album charts for 10 weeks -- a run of success not seen since Dire Strait's "Brothers In Arms" in 1986.

Her second album "21" -- the year's best-selling LP -- racked up more than 250,000 sales this week, enjoying a 65 percent boost in the run-up to Mothering Sunday. "Someone Like You" has also become 2011's top selling single.

J-Lo's single, featuring rapper Pitbull, is her third number one hit, selling more than 130,000 copies this week.