Over Facebook, Pandora announced that “25” will be available for streaming to all users starting Tuesday, despite earlier announcements from Adele’s camp that she has made a decision to ditch streaming music services Spotify and Apple Music for her latest album.
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“25” marks Adele’s comeback after her album “21” released almost five years ago and which sold over 30 million copies and won 7 Grammy awards.
Adele’s album quickly usurped Taylor Swift’s massive “1989”, which moved 1.29 million in its first week and became the fastest-selling album in more than a decade. Considering that record’s music industry dominance – including seven Grammy awards, more than 30 million records sold, and a chart-topper in more than 30 countries – the industry was hotly anticipating its follow-up.
Adele isn’t the only one making it rain on the charts – and breaking records in the process.
Eminem might have slagged them off, but the turn of the century was the reign of the boy bands and Backstreet Boys’ Black and Blue sold 1.591,000 in its first week – and broke the global sales record selling more than 5 million worldwide.
With its massive first few days on sale, 25 is set to sell almost 3 million copies in its first week on sale.
The numbers are in, and Adele has broken the group’s USA album sales record. On that day alone it sold over 300,000 copies, which is one of the biggest first-day sales ever in the UK. Billboard is scheduled to report 25’s debut week sales on Sunday, November 29, once Nielsen has finished processing its weekly data.
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In just three days, “25” has surpassed combined sales of the nation’s top-selling albums over the previous 11 weeks.
