Adele's new album "25" has officially sold more copies in its first week than any other album in history
Adele's blockbuster new album "25" came out on Friday, sans any kind of streaming release. And a whole lot of people bought it.
The album sold 2.3 million copies in its first three days according to Nielsen, CNN reports.
That's already by far the highest debut-week figure of the year, and it's on track to beat the all-time debut sales record set by *NSYNC's "No Strings Attached" all the way back in 2000. The *NSYNC album sold 2.4 million copies in its first week, while industry analysts predict Adele's "25" will sell upward of 2.8 million copies.
Taylor Swift's "1989," the juggernaut album of last year, sold 1.287 million copies in its first week, about half of what Adele has already sold in a weekend.
Adele's previous album, "21," was the best-selling record for two years in a row, so you can expect the success of "25" to keep on coming.
As of Tuesday, Adele's new album "25" has officially sold more copies in its first week than any other album in history, out-selling the previous record holder, *NSYNC's "No Strings Attached," which had 2.4 million copies in its debut week.