Officially pulling out all the stops, towering powerhouse diva, Adele has brought the questionable into the verifiable balance of existence with the much-anticipated new follow-up to her grammy-juggernaut LP, 21, 25 is the reigning champion of the millennium in terms of one-week U.S. album sales.
For the last 15-years or so, the title once belonged to a little-known boy-band, singing group called NSYNC. Yes, the crooners’ household classic, No Strings Attached previously held the one-week sales title firmly within their grasp, baring a staggering 2.42-million-count until Adele‘s colossal triumph, 25 stirred the winning-pot and laid claim to victory.
According to Billboard, Adele‘s new magnum-opus moved over 2.433-million units through mere four days. This number not only supersedes prior expectations (which were already high of course), but also trumped current heavy-hitters, such as Taylor Swift‘s titan-release: 1989, selling only 1.287 in its first week by comparison.
As the forecast currently stands, 25 should certainly sell an estimated 2.9 million through its sheer power of momentum alone, but given the unexpected magnitude of this record’s discourse and Adele‘s unmatched ability to bring-together the masses during a Thanksgiving Holiday weekend to-boot, an unprecedented 3-million mark could be the going fare.
Nielsen will report the final numbers by the cutoff this Sunday.
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