--- title: Adele's '25' Sells 2.3 Million Copies in 3 Days description: Adele's album 25 is the second album to sell more than 2 million copies in a single week canonical: https://time.com/4125035/adele-25-opening-sales/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-23T21:42:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:40:07.638Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Adele's '25' Sells 2.3 Million Copies in 3 Days og:description: It's set to beat the first week sales record og:url: https://time.com/4125035/adele-25-opening-sales/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7405d738896bac55/6988725ebc6cfc2b7f3da82b/adele5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4958 og:image:height: 2789 og:image:alt: iHeartRadio Presents Adele's Album Premiere Live from Joe's Pub og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Adele's '25' Sells 2.3 Million Copies in 3 Days twitter:description: It's set to beat the first week sales record twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7405d738896bac55/6988725ebc6cfc2b7f3da82b/adele5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Adele's _25_ Sells 2.3 Million Copies in 3 Days > Sponsored content. 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Adele was an aspirational singer on Myspace before becoming a worldwide phenomenon._  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Nov 23, 2015 9:42 PM UTC Adele was an aspirational singer on Myspace before becoming a worldwide phenomenon.  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Nov 23, 2015 9:42 PM UTC American fans are saying “Hello” to Adele, buying up 2.3 million copies of her new album in its first three days on sale. Adele’s album _25_ is the second album to sell more than 2 million copies in a single week since the sales tracking began in 1991, [Billboard reports](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6770443/adeles-25-two-million-first-three-days), and it’s on track to beat the record. The single-week sales record is currently held by \*NSYNC for _No Strings Attached_, which sold 2,416,000 copies in the week it came out in 2000\. Industry forecasters say Adele could blow past that with 2.9 million first-week copies. _25_ was released on Nov. 20 and is Adele’s third studio album. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Hello, it's she. Adele's long awaited album Twenty- Five Drop, and it instantly made her a world- wide trend. But before the globe braced itself for the British crooner to smash every music record in the game, she was Adele Laurie Blue Adkins. As aspirational singer. Here's 5 things you may not know about Adele. First up, Adele was discovered on MySpace using her top A tour advantage due networker deal with XO Recordings. I studied music from 14 to 18 and part of the course was to learn and how to record yourself. You know, they're most unsoftened. I used to get things from my friend, Lyndon and yeah, he put me on MySpace and. In 2004 so way before anything was going on and I was [ UNKNOWN ]. Number two Adele does have squad goals that include a certain [ UNKNOWN ] bombshell. She recently told Rolling Stone, I guess I have my own squad. It's not as interesting as some of the other squads that are around right now. But maybe Rihanna can be in my squad! That would be really cool. Oh, God. She's life itself isn't she? I love her. Fun fact # 3, Adele's playlist probably looks a lot like yours, according to a recent Beats 1 interview. I love Lana Del Rey, I love her very, very much, I've never met her though, but I just think she stirs my soul, I love Alabama Shakes. I love Drake, I love Tobias, I love Chvrches, I like The Maccabees, I love Florence's new record very much, obviously like Queen Bee till the day I die. Coming in at number four Adele use to drunk tweet and now her management makes sure her 140 characters coincide with the singers sober ideas. I'm not a drinker anymore but when Twitter first came out I was like you're drunk tweeting. [ LAUGH ] And nearly put my foot in it a few times. And finally at number five. Adele is halfway to Egot. Winning multiple Grammies and an Oscar for her song, Skyfall. Thank you so much! The singer knows how to rack up awards. Her latest single, Hello, was the most viewed on VEVO in 24 hours. The most streamed song on Spotify in a day. The most downloaded song in a week Ever. Industry experts project Adele's 25 to be in the running for the highest selling album in a week, of all time. 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