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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Adele's '25' Has Record-Breaking First Week [Watch (HLS stream): Adele's '25' Has Record-Breaking First Week](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/oOyZhVM3.m3u8) (1:17)  _Published 2015-11-30. Adele's comeback album made history with over 3 million copies sold in its debut week in the U.S._ --- Jul 27, 2023 7:14 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [GRAMMYS: Adele performance](/video/LeHcP4Pt/) ### GRAMMYS: Adele performance [Adele Gears Up For More Fame With New Album Release](/video/Wd44XC9V/) ### Adele Gears Up For More Fame With New Album Release [AUNT ADELE & JUSTICE](/video/DTNP6lcm/) ### AUNT ADELE & JUSTICE --- ## Transcript Adele already said " Bye Bye Bye" to a record N'Sync had and now she's saying " Hello from the other side" of yet another broken record. Sorry, we couldn't resist. Adele's 25 sold 3. 38 million copies in the U. S. the first week it was released, the highest single week sale since, Miss Nielson began tracking purchases back in 1991 and based off those numbers Adele's probably helping the US economy more than we think. I mean think of the therapist, the ice cream companies and tissue brands she's inadvertently funneling money to. Aside from being the fastest selling album in the US, 25 , also had the biggest first This week of sales in UK. The Hello music video was watched over 27. 7 million times the first day it was release which beat a record set by Taylor Swift's Bad Blood video. [ MUSIC ] The video reached the 50 million view count in the first 48 hours of it's release. Becoming the biggest YouTube debut of the year. And it only took 5 days to reach 100 million views on Vevo. This broke a record previously set by Miley Cyrus's Wrecking Ball video. And all Adele needed was a flip phone to do it. If all these records weren't enough, hello also sold 1. 1 million downloads in its first week. 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