Adele’s “25” album breaks U.S. sales record

Singer-songwriter Adele has sold at least 2.4 million copies of her new album, 25, during its first three days on sale in the United States
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25, Adele’s third studio album, is tipped to sell 2.9m copies by end of first week on sale in U.S.
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PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL RECORDED U.S. MUSIC SALES (week of release)
Others 58% 42% 25, Adele

Album must be purchased – not available on streaming services
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FASTEST-SELLING U.S. ALBUMS (highest sales during first week)
  Year   Album                      Artist          Sales    
1 2015   25                         Adele           2,433,000
2 2000 No Strings Attached         ’NSync          2,415,859
3 2001 Celebrity                   ’NSync          1,879,955
4 2000 The Marshall Mathers LP      Eminem         1,760,049
5 2000 Black & Blue                 Back Street Boys 1,591,191
6 2000 Oops!... I Did It Again      Britney Spears   1,319,193
7 2014 1989                         Taylor Swift     1,287,000
8 2012 Red                          Taylor Swift     1,208,000
9 2005 The Massacre                 50 Cent          1,140,638
10 1999 Millennium                  Back Street Boys 1,133,505

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*First three days only. Album released November 20
Sources: Billboard, Rolling Stone, wire agencies Album cover: XL Recordings
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