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Adele's '25' Breaks US Sales Record, Selling Over Three Million Copies In First Week

Adele Breaks Yet ANOTHER Massive Record
Ashley Percival
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Adele has smashed yet another record with ‘25’, becoming the first person to sell more than three million copies of an album in its first week in the US.

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The ‘Hello’ singer managed to shift an astonishing 3.38 million copies of her third studio release in the first seven days it was on sale.

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Adele's '25' has broken yet another record

She is also only the second artist to sell more than two million copies in the first week, since Nielsen began monitoring sales in 1991.

Adele’s ‘25’ beat the previous single-week sales record earlier in the week, which was set by N*Sync in 2000, when their album sold 2.42 million in its first week on sale.

In the UK, ‘25’ has also become the fastest selling album ever, shifting a whooping 800,307 copies, beating Oasis’s previous record of selling 737,000 copies of ‘Be Here Now’ in 1997 in its first week.

The album outsold the rest of the Top 75 combined last week, as well as going 2x Platinum.

Adele recently announced details of a European tour, which will include a series of performances in the UK.

Check out all of the tour dates - and get the lowdown on how to buy tickets - here.

Adele's 30 Greatest Achievements... So Far
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(01 of21)
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Winning an Oscar for 'Skyfall' (credit:Getty)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(02 of21)
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She was signed at 16, just three days after finishing school, all because one of her friends posted one of her performances on MySpace. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(03 of21)
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For making the cover of both the UK and US editions of fashion bible, Vogue (and not being a size 00). (credit:Vogue)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(04 of21)
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Having her very own waxwork created by Madame Tussauds in London. The completed figure is expected to be unveiled late 2013. (credit:AP)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(05 of21)
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Her famous friends. (credit:Getty Images)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(06 of21)
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Winning six Grammy Awards in 2012 including Album of the Year, equalling the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night. (credit:Getty)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(07 of21)
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Her son, Angelo (well, at least we think that's the little blighter's name, Adele still hasn't confirmed what she's called him) (credit:Splash)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(08 of21)
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For owning the most fabulous collection of black designer dresses in the celeb universe. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(09 of21)
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Her refusal to be a size zero like the rest of celebland, saying: "I would only lose weight if it affected my health or sex life." (credit:AP)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(10 of21)
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Cracking the US with a double platinum debut album ('19') (credit:Getty Images)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(11 of21)
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For not giving a stuff what people think. (credit:Getty Images)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(12 of21)
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For not selling pictures of her baby son. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(13 of21)
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For not deserting the UK and moving to Lala land. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(14 of21)
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She is the first female in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three singles in the top 10 at the same time. (credit:Billboard)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(15 of21)
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Keeping her feet on the ground despite being the biggest selling female artist on the planet. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(16 of21)
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Being the first artist EVER to sell more than 3 million copies of an album in a year in the UK. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(17 of21)
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Having her second album, '21' certified 16 times platinum in the UK. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(18 of21)
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Selling 26 million copies of her second album, '21' worldwide. (credit:Universal)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(19 of21)
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Winning a Golden Globe for 'Skyfall' (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(20 of21)
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Being named one of the most influential people in the world by Time magazine. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(21 of21)
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Being the first living artist to achieve the feat of having two top 5 hits in both the UK Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since the Beatles in 1964. (credit:WENN)

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