Adele’s New Album “25” breaks ‘NSYNC and Eminem’s Album Sales Record.
With about 1,800,000 copies sold in the first week, Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP remains the fastest-selling solo album in the United States. Adele’s album “25” sold 3.38 million copies in its first week, making her the fastest-selling artist in the United States (not just as a solo artist, but also as a group), surpassing previous record holders NSYNC and Eminem as a single artist. Adele’s third studio album “25” is in stores now and it’s already broke all sorts of sales records in 3 days of its release. According to Nielsen Music, Adele’s new album has already sold 2.4 million copies in just 3 days and it’s all set to sell around 2.9 million copies by the end of its first week of release.
Adele already broke the record of the fastest-selling album by a solo artist or group of all time in the U.S. by beating Eminem‘s “The Marshall Mathers LP” Record of selling around 1.8 million copies in the first week of its release back in 200 and American Pop Boy Band ‘NSYNC’s “No Strings Attached” record of selling 2.4 million copies in the first week of its release back in 1999 and “Celebrity” with around 1.9 million album sales in 2001. Adele’s “25” also became the 20th album to sell a million copies in a week. Below are the Top 20 album sales of all time including Adele’s 25 at the Top. Taylor Swift appeared on the list with 3 albums and Backstreet Boys, ‘NSYNC, and Eminem with two albums each.
Adele’s record sales are said to be evenly split between CD and digital album sales. Adele and her team decided not to release “25” on streaming services just yet, which could have influenced the numbers – it seems likely that listeners would have preferred to stream an album on Spotify or another service if it had been available, but since it wasn’t, buying the album was the only legal option.
Artist – Album Title – Album Sales – Sales Week Ending
01) Adele – 25 – 3.38 million Copies – Nov. 26, 2015
02) ‘NSYNC – No Strings Attached – 2,416,000 Copies – March 26, 2000
03) ‘NSYNC – Celebrity – 1,880,000 Copies – July 29, 2001
04) Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP – 1,760,000 Copies – May 28, 2000
05) Backstreet Boys – Black & Blue – 1,591,000 Copies – Nov. 26, 2000
06) Eminem – The Eminem Show – 1,322,000 Copies – June 2, 2002
07) Britney Spears – Oops!…I Did It Again – 1,319,000 Copies – May 21, 2000
08) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 1,287,000 Copies – Nov. 2, 2014
09) The Beatles – 1 – 1,259,000 Copies – Dec. 24, 2000
10) Taylor Swift – Red – 1,208,000 Copies – Oct. 28, 2012
11) 50 Cent – The Massacre – 1,141,000 Copies – March 6, 2005
12) Backstreet Boys – Millennium – 1,134,000 Copies – May 23, 1999
13) Lady Gaga – Born This Way – 1,108,000 Copies – May 29, 2011
14) Usher – Confessions – 1,096,000 Copies – March 28, 2004
15) Garth Brooks – Double Live – 1,085,000 Copies – Nov. 22, 1998
16) Whitney Houston/Soundtrack – The Bodyguard – 1,061,000 Copies – Jan. 3, 1993
17) Limp Bizkit – Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water – 1,055,000 Copies – Oct. 22, 2000
18) Taylor Swift – Speak Now – 1,047,000 Copies – Oct. 31, 2010
19) Norah Jones – Feels Like Home – 1,022,000 Copies – Feb. 15, 2004
20) Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III – 1,006,000 Copies – June 15, 2008
[Via – Billboard]
