Adele's 25 makes UK chart history with 800,000 album sales

Adele's new album 25 has sold more than 800,000 copies in its first week of release - the highest ever figure for a single UK chart week.

The new album from Adele, 25, has become the first album this year to sell more than 100,000 downloads in it's first week of release, specifically more than 800,000 copies, which 252,423 sales were digital and the rest on CD. That become more than the last 19 number one albums which topped the chart.

I'ts the first time it happens in the history of British music, say Official Charts Company's chief executive Martin Tablot, "The statistics surrounding the album are staggering. We can be all absolutely sure that more records will be toppled."

According to Billboard magazine Adele's album 25 "has done the seemingly impossible"

This record is the highest one-week US sales since the previous record of 2.4 million sells by N'Sync's No Strings in 2000.

Adele just announced her first tour since 2011 in Europe next February.

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PERSONAL COMMENT:
I personally like only a few songs of Adele, but I'm very surprised from the great success she become with her new CD.

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