Adele - 25 - Unprecedented Second Week Sales Are In

[Iceman]

Apparently we are near the third album being released. A lot of artists have pushed back release dates so they don't clash.

[T*]

yass

[reece(:]

Is she going EDM yet?

[Iceman]

Is she going EDM yet?

Nope. Pure music. No gimmicks. (Awaits auto tuned Adele lol)

[MB.]

Perched for 83

[Xtopher]

Please be on my birthday.

[Jake.]

:lovedup:

[Pete.]

I'm kinda excited to hear her new stuff and whether she will top Grammy magnet 21

[Jordan.]

KFC Amy

[LukeB]

oh no

[Mokka]

oh no

http://cdn.thisisbigbrother.com/customavatars/avatar7061_21.gif


:suspect:


Yassss though :clap1:

[LukeB]

http://cdn.thisisbigbrother.com/customavatars/avatar7061_21.gif


:suspect:


Yassss though :clap1:

why do you keep posting that :suspect:

[armand.kay]

adel's rnb era 2 come?

[Mystic Mock]

Nope. Pure music. No gimmicks. (Awaits auto tuned Adele lol)

Now you've just said that wait for the accusations of her being boring to pop up.:joker:

I don't mind EDM though, it's just overdone.

[Liam-]

The true chart Queen coming back to teach all the lessors a lesson in music :worship:

[Crimson Dynamo]

at last something music based I can look forward too

[Smithy]

Meh tbh, aside from the singles 21 was kinda boring, ridiculously overrated

[LukeB]

Meh tbh, aside from the singles 21 was kinda boring, ridiculously overrated

Finally someone who thinks the same as me :clap1:

[Natalie.]

Can't wait :)

[Denver]

Nobody can perform like Adele her Someone Like You Brits performance still brings a tear to my eye

[Denver]

Meh tbh, aside from the singles 21 was kinda boring, ridiculously overrated

That doesnt make sense :shrug:

[Smithy]

That doesnt make sense :shrug:

Yes it does, the best songs on the album were the ones released as singles, the rest of the album was meh imo :shrug:

She's worked with max martin for this album too, so i wouldn't be expecting anything similar to 21 tbh

[Iceman]

Everyone's changing their release dates so they don't clash. Worried much lol

[Ross.]

I'm so ready for this

[King Gizzard]

Won't get Ye's new one for ages then

[Iceman]

Won't get Ye's new one for ages then

He's already said its at least 6 months away

[Locke.]

R. Kelly going head to head against her, no ****s given. Move aside Adele

[Iceman]

R. Kelly going head to head against her, no ****s given. Move aside Adele

I don't know her.

[Iceman]

She'll be appearing on TFI in the coming weeks.

[Smithy]

If Alive is anything to go by I'm actually perched, here for these uptempo smashes :clap1:

[Iceman]

If Alive is anything to go by I'm actually perched, here for these uptempo smashes :clap1:

:suspect: have you been hacked?/are you drunk?

[Smithy]

No but Alive was cowrote by Adele and I stan, Sod's law tho she'll have cut it for some boring ballad

I'm just holding this is a change of direction for her

[EspeonBB]

Is she not releasing a single first?

Anyway I'm looking forward to this. 21 was a good album (the singles + Turning Tables <3) and I'll be interested to see whether or not she's changing her sound

[Iceman]

Yeah I'd love an up tempo comeback single and leave a ballad for later. I don't think that's gonna happen though.

[Iceman]

Is she not releasing a single first?

Anyway I'm looking forward to this. 21 was a good album (the singles + Turning Tables <3) and I'll be interested to see whether or not she's changing her sound

Yeah I think people are more interested in the album at the moment to see what sound she's gone for.

[Smithy]

Preview that just aired during XF

655814275320147968

[lewis111]

Was hoping for an upbeat first single but ok it's still Adele

[Ross.]

Just casually dropping a snippet without any mention and everyone goes crazy :clap1:

[reece(:]

A snoozy ballad delivered on cue?

[Liam-]

Get that promo Del :clap1:

[Marsh.]

Adele showing Beyonce how to drop an album. :clap1:

[Iceman]

:love:

[Pete.]

Not Breathe Heavy

[Iceman]

21 has surged up the charts. What an impact. Apparently there's been a few of these tonight or there will be more.

[EspeonBB]

I was hoping for something up-tempo (or even something like Rolling In The Deep) :|

lol @ Exhale posting the snippet though

[Locke.]

Song sounded decent

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

:sleep:

[MB.]

Wow I can't believe she's delved into acid house

(hang on let me actually listen to it)

[JoshBB]

Phew - the x factor really needed to update their background music playlist :laugh:

[Jordan.]

Is she still singing about the ex she broke up with like a decade ago now? :worry:

[Iceman]

Finally confirmed its called 25

[Iceman]

Now her Twitter page is gone.

[Iceman]

Oh she just dropped the Old username.

[Nancy.]

I'm sooooo looking forward to this. Her voice is amazing.

[T*]

watch out bitches
adele is coming for your wigs

[T*]

why didnt she confirm it on 25/10 though

[T*]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CR1hGOnWsAAYjfL.jpg

[Iceman]

statement reads as follows.

When I was 7 I wanted to be 8. When I was 8 I wanted to be 12. When I turned 12 I just wanted to be 18. Then after that I stopped wanting to be older. Now I’m ticking 16-24 boxes just to see if I can blag it! I feel like I’ve spent my whole life so far wishing it away. Always wishing I was older, wishing I was somewhere else, wishing I could remember and wishing I could forget too. Wishing I hadn’t ruined so many good things because I was scared or bored. Wishing I wasn’t so matter of fact all the time. Wishing I’d gotten to know my great grandmother more, and wishing I didn’t know myself so well, because it means I always know what’s going to happen in the end. Wishing I hadn’t cut my hair off, wishing I was 5’7”. Wishing I’d waited and wishing I’d hurried up as well.

My last record was a break up record and if I had to label this one I would call it a make-up record. I’m making up with myself. Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did. But I haven’t got time to hold on to the crumbs of my past like I used to. What’s done is done. Turning 25 was a turning point for me, slap bang in the middle of my 20s. Teetering on the edge of being an old adolescent and a fully fledged adult, I made the decision to go into becoming who I’m going to be forever without a removal van full of my old junk. I miss everything about my past, the good and the bad, but only because it won’t come back. When I was in it I wanted out! So typical. I’m on about being a teenager, sitting around and chatting ****, not caring about the future because it didn’t matter then like it does now. The ability to be flippant about everything and there be no consequences. Even following and breaking rules ... is better than making the rules. 25 is about getting to know who I’ve become without realising. And I’m sorry it took so long, but you know, life happened.

Love Adele

[Iceman]

20th November apparently.

[Marsh.]

Call me when she releases "60".

[EspeonBB]

welp she is coming for wigs. Poor R8.

[T*]

time to whip those trashy sluts *cough cough miley cough* into shape with real music

[EspeonBB]

Apparently Ariana is releasing her new single "Focus" the same day Adele releases the first single from 25 (October 30th) :worry:

Ariana is going to get destroyed. Roar vs. Applause teas

[Dominic]

Thank **** Arietta will flop

[Xtopher]

Woo great birthday news.

[Smithy]

A music insider confirmed to Page Six that the album will have 11 tracks and “be released on Nov. 20. People will likely be able to preorder as early as this weekend.”

4 years for 11 tracks [eyes emoji]

[MB.]

Fingers crossed for 25: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up then

[Marsh.]

4 years for 11 tracks [eyes emoji]

Don't songwriters normally write countless songs but only a selection make the album?

Not to mention, as she says above, "life happened" so I imagine her baby has taken up quite a portion of those 4 years. :laugh:

Which is why I'm so mad at Clarkson getting so baby mad. :fist:

[EspeonBB]

I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Means there is less likely to be filler tracks on the album
http://i.minus.com/iCdlXUXxpt9Er.gif

[T*]

Apparently Ariana is releasing her new single "Focus" the same day Adele releases the first single from 25 (October 30th) :worry:



bye felicia

[Smithy]

http://www.justjared.com/2015/10/22/adele-releases-25-cover-art-announces-album-release-date/

That cover is a mess

[T*]

on par with kelly's cover

[Marsh.]

That's surely not the cover? :omgno:

[Iceman]

Adele has revealed that her upcoming album 25 will be released on November 20.

The album will be preceded by lead single 'Hello', which will be available worldwide from tomorrow, October 23.

Adele 25 album cover

An accompanying music video will also premiere, shot by Mommy filmmaker Xavier Dolan in the countryside surrounding Montreal, Canada.

Adele's third studio album 25 will feature 11 tracks in total. The tracklisting is as follows:

1. 'Hello'
2. 'Send My Love (To Your New Lover)'
3. 'I Miss You'
4. 'When We Were Young'
5. 'Remedy'
6. 'Water Under The Bridge'
7. 'River Lea'
8. 'Love In The Dark'
9. 'Million Years Ago'
10. 'All I Ask'
11. 'Sweetest Devotion

[MB.]

Between Water Under the Bridge and River Lea, I think we can all work out that Adele's spent the past four years on a barge

[Marsh.]

Between Water Under the Bridge and River Lea, I think we can all work out that Adele's spent the past four years on a barge

Rolling in the Deep / Set Fire to the Rain / Right as Rain / Skyfall

I think she had a traumatic experience in water as a child. :worry:

[Iceman]

No duets either unless they're waiting.

[Pete.]

I like the cover tbh, it ties in well with the previous 2 albums

[Marsh.]

I knew it would be a simple image of her, as per the other 2.

But she looks like she's just seen Louis Walsh step out of the shower.

[Iceman]

I knew it would be a simple image of her, as per the other 2.

But she looks like she's just seen Louis Walsh step out of the shower.

Omg the images in my head.

[Smithy]

http://i.imgur.com/Akpp8xW.png

Screenshot from the 6 minute video


Hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry, for everything that I've done
But when I call you never seem to be home

[Smithy]

Hello, can you hear me?
I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be
When we were younger and free
I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet

[Iceman]

I'm just reading that in her sarcastic voice lol

[MB.]

Hello, wherever you are
Are you dancing on the dance floor or drinking by the bar?
Tonight we do it big, and shine like stars
And we don't give a **** 'cause that's just who we are

[Smithy]

http://i.imgur.com/zCFXBjv.gif

[Iceman]

3 extra songs for the target edition. Have preordered and bought the album and single.

[Tom4784]

http://i.imgur.com/zCFXBjv.gif

This has untold potential for a reaction gif but I don't know in which context.

[Kate!]

Hello, wherever you are
Are you dancing on the dance floor or drinking by the bar?
Tonight we do it big, and shine like stars
And we don't give a **** 'cause that's just who we are

Love these lyrics

[Iceman]

This has untold potential for a reaction gif but I don't know in which context.

http://i.imgur.com/zCFXBjv.gif

[Dominic]

i don't like adele i just want her to suceed so arietta flops

[MB.]

Hello, wherever you are
Are you dancing on the dance floor or drinking by the bar?
Tonight we do it big, and shine like stars
And we don't give a **** 'cause that's just who we are

Bit disappointed this verse was cut from the final version but oh well

[LukeB]

i don't like adele i just want her to suceed so arietta flops

well in the UK Ariana will flop against anyone :laugh:

[Iceman]

Adele has spoken about some of the issues she faced when making her third album 25.

The singer opened up about her fears that it would never be finished on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw this morning (October 23).

"I felt like this was never going to happen, and I was never going to finish this record," she revealed. "It was a long process and I wanted to give up. I thought I'd run out of ideas and lost my ability to write a song.

"My team around me are so amazing. They were very honest saying, 'It's not good enough'. It's important that people are like that."

Despite her initial doubts, Adele added that she is now "excited for people to hear the album", especially a favourite track of hers, 'When We Were Young'.

Whatever the success of the album though, don't expect the singer to be spending too much time in the spotlight.

"I find fame quite frightening and really toxic," she noted. "It's very charming and very persuasive, but also it doesn't last.

"Why do you want to get involved in something which you'll miss so much? And it always goes."

She did, however, admit that one thing has changed - her choice of supermarket: "I shop at Waitrose these days... I still love you Tesco!"

[Iceman]

Adele has explained how she managed to keep the biggest comeback of the year a secret.

Talking on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw for the world premiere of 'Hello', the singer revealed that even the people who knew about it didn't have all the facts.


Adele's new album 25: Everything you need to know from release date to collaborations

"I kept giving people the wrong date, because I wanted it to be a secret," said Adele.

"We've been sitting on it for a little while, not forever as I only mastered the album a few weeks ago.

"There's been 5 people doing 300 peoples' jobs. Now it's done, we can hand it over."


Adele teased fans with a surprise 30 second clip of the track during Sunday night's X Factor, and thinks more people could benefit from a similarly low-key approach.

"I think everyone could have a moment if they didn't share everything all the time," she explained.

"The only reason people have reacted how they have is because I haven't done anything else [since 'Skyfall']. I've been doing other things, but I want to surprise people.

"I don't want to say something for the sake of it. I've had nothing to say, so why am I going to say


Grimshaw also jokingly raised the possibility of a 'Hello'-off with Lionel Ritchie, and it's fair to say Adele is keen.

"We've got to do something, me and Lionel. Lionel, I'm putting it out there. That'd be amazing."

[Iceman]

She's confirmed her next album will not have an age.

[Marsh.]

She's confirmed her next album will not have an age.

:eek:

[MB.]

She'll just name it after her bank balance instead

[Iceman]

Billboard and HDD are predicting 25 to break 1 million in first week sales. That will be some achievement if it does.

[Mystic Mock]

My Mom played the Adele song to me whilst I was playing on one of my Games, I quite like it, she seems to be finally cultivating some atmosphere to her songs.

[Pete.]

Adele's third album 25 is released on November 20 but you may not have to wait that long to hear her new songs.

The singer-songwriter will perform tracks from the record alongside songs from her first two albums on a one-hour Adele at the BBC special hosted by Graham Norton, which will be recorded on November 2.

Adele said: "I can't wait for the show. The BBC has been wonderful to me over the years and Graham and I get on great so it's going to be a laugh."

Norton added: "This is the music event of the year and I'm thrilled to be part of bringing it to BBC One.

"This opportunity to spend an hour with Adele, her music and her stories is a truly rare treat. If I wasn't hosting this special I'd be sat at home watching it!"
:clap1:

[Ammi]

...aww, I'm glad it's being hosted by Graham Norton, he's such a great host...:lovedup:...

[Iceman]

Predicted that this could hit the 2 million barrier in America on first week sales. It'll have one of the biggest selling openings for an album of all time they just don't know how big.

I also wonder will it have the knock on that 21 did with 19 and have them rechart??

[Pete.]

Adele's already sold 500 thousand preorders of 25!

Adele has been breaking records left and right!
And with 25's release right around the corner, it seems the British beauty is gearing up to shatter some more! The pop princess has reportedly sold almost 500 thousand preorders of the highly-anticipated album!
Last month, Billboard explained that industry professionals were predicting that the 27-year-old could sell 1.3-1.8 million copies in the record's first week.
Video: The NFL HIGHlariously Spoofed Adele's Hello!
But now, Chart News is anticipating that the reigning chart champion will sell between 2 and 2.5 million albums during it's debut!
It posted:

If the soulful singer does, in fact, sell 2.5 million copies, she'll have dethroned both Britney Spears' and *NSYNC's titles!
The pop princess currently holds the top spot for the biggest debut week for a female artist, having sold 1.32 million copies of Oops… I Did It Again in 2000.
That same year, the boy band became the record-holder for best first-week sales of all time, after selling 2.4 million albums of No Strings Attached

[Iceman]

That will push all our favs down the list. Eminem will go to #4 Britney to #6 and Gaga to #11

[Johnnyuk123]

Will anyone acknowledge that Adele's new album is actually full of songs written by other people? I love Adele but seriously she wrote and recorded all those songs by herself? Seriously? come on...:joker::joker::joker:

[MB.]

She co-wrote all of them, yes, welcome to the music industry

[Marsh.]

Will anyone acknowledge that Adele's new album is actually full of songs written by other people? I love Adele but seriously she wrote and recorded all those songs by herself? Seriously? come on...:joker::joker::joker:

No one's claimed she's wrote everything by herself, not even Adele herself. :umm2:

Her previous two albums had co-writers and producers who she worked with too. That's kind of how collaboration works. Did you not know this?

[Denver]

She has already gone platinum in the UK with 'Hello' and it has sold 600k copies in 3 weeks

[Iceman]

Will anyone acknowledge that Adele's new album is actually full of songs written by other people? I love Adele but seriously she wrote and recorded all those songs by herself? Seriously? come on...:joker::joker::joker:

Yeah I mean what a bitch :rolleyes:

[Cal.]

http://i.imgur.com/iY1iH5F.gif

[Smithy]

Preview of when we were young - https://twitter.com/untzuntzwubwub/status/666300894900830208

[Iceman]

This is her fav from the album isn't it??

[EspeonBB]

25 is already the best selling album of 2015 on Amazon (based on just pre-orders):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015/music/ref=zg_bs_tab_t_bsar

[Pete.]

This reminds me of when we were young
Let me photograph you in this life, in case it is the last time
So it might be exactly like we were before we realized
We were sad of getting old, it made us restless
Oh, I’m so mad I’m getting old, it makes me reckless

[Pete.]

That snippet :love:

[Marsh.]

Love it. :flutter:

[MB.]

Full song: DDWKuo3gXMQ

https://j.gifs.com/yX68PM.gif

[Liam-]

Song of the year

[Iceman]

I love at the end when she grabbed the mic. I hope this is the video for this. Get it on iTunes now.

[Denver]

Adele's next big hit :lovedup:

I'm certain she will smash the record for most million selling singles with this album.

And people said this album would be crap :idc:

[Smithy]

Adele's next big hit :lovedup:

I'm certain she will smash the record for most million selling singles with this album.

And people said this album would be crap :idc:

who?

[Denver]

who?

A lot of people on social media claimed it would be nowhere nears as good as 21

[Smithy]

Okaaaay

[Iceman]

A lot of people on social media claimed it would be nowhere nears as good as 21

I think it was more that could she live up to 21. I don't think anyone expected it to be crap.

[Pete.]

:flutter:

[Smithy]

2 minute snippets of every song on the album

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/adele-25/592126-01/

[Smithy]

Wow send my love is garbage

[Marsh.]

I wa just about to say Send My Love sounds interesting for Adele. :laugh: I quite like it.

[Smithy]

I miss you is better

[Marsh.]

Water Under the Bridge and River Lea. :dance:

She can do wonders with water themed songs. :hehe:

[Iceman]

I'll wait till Friday. The one full song is enough for me at the moment.

[Pete.]

Send My Love is gold <3

[Smithy]

Nothing is massively standing out to me, but then again there's no bridges which are usually the best part of the song :think:

From what I've heard When we were young, All I Ask, Under The Bridge & Sweetest Devotion >>>

[Pete.]

Sweetest Devotion :love:

[EspeonBB]

I like most of the snippets, it looks like it's going to be a good album <3 Water Under The Bridge, Love In The Dark and Million Years Ago are my faves

[Smithy]

Album leaked btw

[Xtopher]

annnnd off hunting for links.

[Xtopher]

I Miss You, Send My Love, Million Years Ago and Sweetest Devotion are my instant favorites.

I Miss You needs to be a single.

[Iceman]

It's going to ship 3.6 million in America first week. Predicted sales are expected to be 2.5 million first week in America alone.

[lewis111]

It's confirmed She not's putting the new album on Spotify or Apple Music
idk if that's old news but I just found out

[Iceman]

It's confirmed She not's putting the new album on Spotify or Apple Music
idk if that's old news but I just found out

I thought it was going on next week

[Pete.]

It's going to ship 3.6 million in America first week. Predicted sales are expected to be 2.5 million first week in America alone.
****

[Pete.]

RIP OOPS 2000-2015

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Britney_Spears_-_Oops!..._I_Did_It_Again.png

[Iceman]

****

Killing Eminem too /sob

[Pete.]

Selfish tbh

[Pete.]

Album: 25

iTunes:
#1 United States
#1 United Kingdom
#1 Antigua and Barbuda
#1 Argentina
#1 Australia
#1 Austria
#1 Azerbaijan
#1 Bahrain
#1 Barbados
#1 Belarus
#1 Belgium
#1 Belize
#1 Bermuda
#1 Botswana
#1 Brazil
#1 British Virgin Islands
#1 Brunei Darussalam
#1 Bulgaria
#1 Canada
#1 Cayman Islands
#1 Chile
#1 Colombia
#1 Costa Rica
#1 Cyprus
#1 Czech Republic
#1 Denmark
#1 Dominican Republic
#1 Ecuador
#1 El Salvador
#1 Estonia
#1 Fiji
#1 Finland
#1 France
#1 Germany
#1 Ghana
#1 Greece
#1 Honduras
#1 Hong Kong
#1 Indonesia
#1 Ireland
#1 Israel
#1 Italy
#1 Japan
#1 Jordan
#1 Kenya
#1 Laos
#1 Latvia
#1 Lebanon
#1 Lithuania
#1 Luxembourg
#1 Macau
#1 Malaysia
#1 Malta
#1 Mauritius
#1 Mexico
#1 Moldova
#1 Mongolia
#1 Mozambique
#1 Namibia
#1 Netherlands
#1 New Zealand
#1 Nicaragua
#1 Nigeria
#1 Norway
#1 Oman
#1 Panama
#1 Papua New Guinea
#1 Paraguay
#1 Peru
#1 Philippines
#1 Poland
#1 Portugal
#1 Qatar
#1 Romania
#1 Russia
#1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
#1 Saudi Arabia
#1 Singapore
#1 Slovakia
#1 Slovenia
#1 South Africa
#1 Spain
#1 Sri Lanka
#1 Sweden
#1 Switzerland
#1 Taiwan
#1 Thailand
#1 The Bahamas
#1 Trinidad and Tobago
#1 Turkey
#1 Uganda
#1 Ukraine
#1 United Arab Emirates
#1 Uzbekistan
#1 Vietnam
#1 Zimbabwe
#2 Armenia
#2 Grenada
#2 Guatemala
#2 Hungary
#2 India
#2 Swaziland
#4 Egypt
#4 Niger
#5 Kazakhstan
#10 Anguilla
#14 Cape Verde
#28 Cambodia
#100 Bolivia
#188 Burkina Faso

[MB.]

smh Burkina Faso

[Smithy]

#188 Burkina Fasa

Flop tbqh

[LukeB]

Listened to this!!! it's amazing, I prefer this album than 21 tbh

[Denver]

That must be a record for most #1 for a album?

[Cal.]

Stop trying to make Adele a thing

[Denver]

Stop trying to make Adele a thing

We didn't need to try she has always been a thing :hee:

[Xtopher]

I prefer this over 21 after a few good listens. It's just too damn good.

[MB.]

#susanalbumparty

[EspeonBB]

Killing Eminem too /sob

****

Not her snatching all of our faves' records
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj575/croboy82/bth_i2XELp790RLD2_zps92a14945.gif

[Marsh.]

About time talent pushed that old has-been off her perch @Britney.

[Denver]

About time talent pushed that old has-been off her perch @Britney.

x2

[Ross.]

Why hasn't this bitch put 25 on Apple Music

[EspeonBB]

Why hasn't this bitch put 25 on Apple Music

Death. Even 1989 is on Apple Music

Does this mean Adele is greedier than Taylor :hehe:

[Pete.]

Britney's impact :clap1:

[Pete.]

Hello, Send My Love, When We Were Young, Water Under the Bridge, River Lea and Sweetest Devotion are my favourites so far

[Denver]

She has 6 of her new songs in the iTunes top 40 (7 if you count Hello twice)

[Marsh.]

1989 is on Apple Music

Exactly. Adele has class unlike that ho.

[Pete.]

It's so rare for a British artist to be more loved in USA than here

[Marsh.]

She is loved here though.

[Marsh.]

I remember before she hit it big and she guest starred in Ugly Betty. :joker:

[T*]

I am so angry it's not streamable

[LukeB]

I remember before she hit it big and she guest starred in Ugly Betty. :joker:

LbojnSC7Yoo

[lewis111]

After a few listens I'm still with
19>21>25

[lewis111]

11 songs in uk itunes top 40

[Smithy]

Did 300k first day in the UK :joker:

[LukeB]

All of her 3 albums are in the top 10 on itunes <3 legend

[Denver]

Did 300k first day in the UK :joker:

I'd love it if she could beat Oasis's record but I think she will certainly surpass Take That

[Denver]

Hometown Glory, Make You Feel My Love, Rolling In The Deep, Someone Like You, Rumour Has It and Set Fire To The Rain are also in the top 100 of ITunes with someone like you in the top 40

[Denver]

She also has a total of 18 songs in the iTunes top 100

[Smithy]

900k in the US first day :joker: jfc


Can't help but wonder if this album will die out really quickly, I can see it being really frontloaded

[Iceman]

That was just on iTunes. This is just unreal the sales she's got is scary.

[Pete.]

Oops is dead

[EspeonBB]

She's destroying all of our faves on the charts :worry:

[Iceman]

She's hit 2 million in America in 2 days. I don't think anyone thought it could do this.

[Denver]

She has sold 538,000 copies in the UK over the weekend and should smash Oasis's 18 year record of 696,000 first week sales.

She is outselling the rest of the top 600 combined together.

[Saph]

whos actually buying this album though? like how can that many mums and aunts run down to the local hmv and buy 23 copies each?

[Denver]

whos actually buying this album though? like how can that many mums and aunts run down to the local hmv and buy 23 copies each?

Adele appeals to everyone dear not just mums

[Iceman]

She has sold 538,000 copies in the UK over the weekend and should smash Oasis's 18 year record of 696,000 first week sales.

She is outselling the rest of the top 600 combined together.

:worship:

[Saph]

Adele appeals to everyone dear not just mums

ok so you brought your 23 copies thats fairs

[EspeonBB]

whos actually buying this album though? like how can that many mums and aunts run down to the local hmv and buy 23 copies each?

Adele's power over the housewives' minds is something else

[Iceman]

2.3 million in America in 3 days. Could it hit 3.5-4million??

[Gstar]

Not her snatching all of our faves' records
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj575/croboy82/bth_i2XELp790RLD2_zps92a14945.gif

she's broken Beyonce's first day sales record as well

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj575/croboy82/bth_i2XELp790RLD2_zps92a14945.gif

whos actually buying this album though?

me

[Iceman]

Adele is carrying on her world domination, with her new album 25 becoming the fastest-selling album in the US 'ever' (meaning since Nielsen began tracking sales in 1991).

In just over three days, the singer has shifted 2.43 million copies, smashing the previous record for first-week sales set by *NSYNC, according to Billboard.

The boyband sold 2.41m copies of No Strings Attached during its first week back in 2000, but she has passed that number with no problem.

[Saph]

bitch broke britneys record

http://abload.de/img/nickirunczuvw.gif

hurricane adele is unstoppable

[Jamie89]

I'm not really a fan but wow! Those numbers are incredible

[Iceman]

bitch broke britneys record

http://abload.de/img/nickirunczuvw.gif

hurricane adele is unstoppable

She broke all the records.

[Iceman]

I'm not really a fan but wow! Those numbers are incredible

And still counting too

[Iceman]

Wonder if she can beat oasis in the UK.

[Ammi]

http://i.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/adele-boyfriend-news.gif

[Pete.]

If there's anyone that was going to take Britney's only record away from her I'm happy it was Adele

[Brother Leon]

Wonder if she can beat oasis in the UK.

I hope she beats those twats lol

[Dominic]

Queen :lovedup:

[Denver]

She is said to be in 'Final' talks to headline Glastonbury

[Smithy]

Don't get how that's so when the headliners are usually booked a year (sometimes years) in advance) :shrug:

[Pete.]

I thought the Spice Girls were doing Glastonbury too?

One of the few years I'm actually interested?

[Denver]

Don't get how that's so when the headliners are usually booked a year (sometimes years) in advance) :shrug:

Maybe she was always in talks before the album dropped?

[Smithy]

Well no cause usually they're planning/signing the headliners just as the current festival ends

like 2016's headliners were booked by June this year

This year's Glastonbury Festival has yet to open its gates, but the headline acts for 2016 have already been booked.

Emily Eavis told Digital Spy that the big names for next year's event are in place, before the music event takes its scheduled year off in 2017.

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/glastonbury-festival/news/a654000/glastonbury-2016s-headliners-are-already-booked-says-emily-eavis/

:shrug:

[Denver]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/6763924/Adele-smashes-world-record-for-fastest-selling-album-beating-Oasis-1997-hit-Be-Here-Now.html

She has smashed through the record set by Oasis :flutter:

[Denver]

Well no cause usually they're planning/signing the headliners just as the current festival ends

like 2016's headliners were booked by June this year



:shrug:

I'm just relaying the info I read :shrug:

[Gstar]

Britney will always be the first female artist to shift over 1 million in a week, although Taylor came close and Adele beat the number of sales, Britney still set the record.

Also, Britney's record was before digital sales and online promo became such a big thing, meaning that most of/all the 1.3 million people went to a shop and bought a physical copy. No shade to Adele because I bought 25 too :laugh: But imo Britney's record will always be the most genuine and iconic

[Saph]

omg if the spice girls are at Glastonbury

[Amy Jade]

Britney will always be the first female artist to shift over 1 million in a week, although Taylor came close and Adele beat the number of sales, Britney still set the record.

Also, Britney's record was before digital sales and online promo became such a big thing, meaning that most of/all the 1.3 million people went to a shop and bought a physical copy. No shade to Adele because I bought 25 too :laugh: But imo Britney's record will always be the most genuine and iconic

This is so true :worship:

[Smithy]

Britney will always be the first female artist to shift over 1 million in a week, although Taylor came close and Adele beat the number of sales, Britney still set the record.

Also, Britney's record was before digital sales and online promo became such a big thing, meaning that most of/all the 1.3 million people went to a shop and bought a physical copy. No shade to Adele because I bought 25 too :laugh: But imo Britney's record will always be the most genuine and iconic

But the decline in album sales make Adele's numbers all the more impressive, adjusted for inflation, if the climate was still the same now as it was back then 25 would have sold around 8,000,000 in one week, yes Britney set the record, but somebody set it before her (the highest first week sales for a female) and now Adele has broke it :shrug:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUmxSDFVEAAsrCT?format=pjpg&name=large

[Gstar]

But the decline in album sales make Adele's numbers all the more impressive

I agree with this but Britney's was also impressive, going back to the point I made about the lack of online presence, she probably got all those sales through TV adverts, or a billboard here or there. 15 years later the industry has completely changed, yes there is a decline in sales, but promotion wise (digital and online) has increased immensely.

[Iceman]

Tour announced. Tickets go on sale next week.

[Xtopher]

Sigh, No American dates yet. Guess that's a good way to save up.

[Denver]

Her album has sold 737,000 copies in the UK so far.

She has destroyed Oasis's 18 year record and she still has a full 24 hours worth of sales left :flutter:

[lewis111]

12 uk date, 4 in the O2 Areana

[Iceman]

Got my tickets :D pays to know people haha

[Gstar]

When did first week sales start on a Friday?

[Smithy]

I agree with this but Britney's was also impressive, going back to the point I made about the lack of online presence, she probably got all those sales through TV adverts, or a billboard here or there. 15 years later the industry has completely changed, yes there is a decline in sales, but promotion wise (digital and online) has increased immensely.
But she didn't have massive online promo the only real promo she had was the XF advert, and it doesn't really matter how much promo you do if people don't want to buy an album then they won't, they'll stream it or illegally download it, Britney never had that issue
When did first week sales start on a Friday?

June iirc

[EspeonBB]

http://abload.de/img/adeleshade2zsiz.gif

[Iceman]

Phenomenal achievement.

[Iceman]

There was little doubt she’d storm to Number 1, but today the Official Charts Company can confirm that Adele’s 25 is the biggest Number 1 album ever.

The highly anticipated album sold a staggering 800,307 copies this week, giving her the highest opening week sales in Official Chart history, beating Oasis’ previous record with Be Here Now (who sold 696,000 in their debut chart week, though it was released on a Thursday so only registered three days of sales).

It’s been an incredible week for Adele. To put the sales figures into context, 25 has sold more than the rest of the Top 75 combined this week (the next 86 albums, to be precise) AND more than the last 19 Number 1 albums in the UK combined also. Its total sales figure this week means it already receives a 2x Platinum certification by the BPI.

MORE: Check out this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart



As well as having one of the biggest first day sales totals ever, 25 is also the most downloaded Number 1 album ever, shifting an incredible 252,423 digital copies this week. Click here to find out more about Adele's week on the Official Chart.

Martin Talbot, Chief Executive, Official Charts Company comments: “The massive impact of 25 this week marks the moment that Adele has transformed herself from a phenomenon of our age to an all-time great. The statistics surrounding the album are staggering, topped by the simple fact that no album has ever sold 800,000 copies to reach Number 1 in the history of British music.

“What the future holds for 25 will unfold over the coming weeks and months, of course – but we can all be absolutely sure that more records will be toppled as Adele fever grips the nation in the run-up to Christmas

[Ross.]

Queen of music <3

[Samm]

Britney will always be the first female artist to shift over 1 million in a week, although Taylor came close and Adele beat the number of sales, Britney still set the record.

Also, Britney's record was before digital sales and online promo became such a big thing, meaning that most of/all the 1.3 million people went to a shop and bought a physical copy. No shade to Adele because I bought 25 too :laugh: But imo Britney's record will always be the most genuine and iconic

.

I'm glad Adele broke it instead of Tayor.

[EspeonBB]

Another day, another updated Adele projection. As of Wednesday morning, our numbers crunchers have increased first-week estimates for 25 to 3.1-3.3m albums, 3.2-3.4m SPS.

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=298704

For the record the old female sales record was ~1.3m by Britney, and Adele is nearly tripling that
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbjq52NEnG1qgheexo3_500.gif

[Dominic]

Queen

[smudgie]

Can't wait to listen to it.
Dropped on the doormat yesterday but not allowed to open it yet.

[Iceman]

We had an inkling, but Adele's 25 now officially has the UK's highest opening-week sales for an album... ever.

The singer's first album in nearly five years has shifted a massive 800,307 copies this week alone to claim the top spot in tremendous style.

Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' is No.1 for another week as he matches Madonna's chart record
In fact, 25's sold more than the last 19 No.1 albums put together, and more than the rest of this week's Top 75 combined.

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Bet those elusive friends will be answering Adele's calls now, eh?

On top of that, the album's already gone 2x Platinum and managed the most downloads in a week of all time.

Adele's also seemingly given the rest of the music market a generous boost, with sales across the remainder of the Top 40 climbing 21% compared to last week, and 145% compared to average sales across the last ten weeks.

[Liam-]

She's unstoppable :worship:

[Gstar]

http://i.imgur.com/XesgEdO.gif

I thought this was real *hides face*

[Iceman]

http://i.imgur.com/XesgEdO.gif

I thought this was real *hides face*

:laugh2:

[EspeonBB]

All these records broken... I can't
http://abload.de/img/adeleshade2u9u5u.gif

[Pete.]

Queen Adele

[Denver]

Phenominal sales Adele has proven its all about qaulity not quantity

[Iceman]

Adele's official numbers are in, and they are historic.
Adele's new album, "25," sold 3.38 million copies during its first week in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music.

That number is unprecedented. Adele beat the previous single sales-week record, held by *NSYNC's "No Strings Attached" from 2000, by nearly a million copies.

Adele's "25" was released on November 20 and has taken the music industry by storm. It is already the top selling album of the year.

"Back in 2000 when *NSYNC set the record for album sales in a week, the album was the dominant form of music consumption," said David Bakula, senior vice president of insights at Nielsen Music. "In 2000, there were 785 million albums sold in the U.S. and in 2015 we will likely see around 250 Million albums sold

[Pete.]

That's astonishing

[EspeonBB]

Poor Brit never stood a chance

[Denver]

Adele has sold 1 million copies of '25' in just 10 days

[Denver]

Forget about everywhere else Adele has finally hit #1 in Burkino Faso

[Jordan.]

All I've heard about is sales not whether it's actually any good or not

[Jake.]

All I've heard about is sales not whether it's actually any good or not

"25 received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 77"

[Jordan.]

generally positive

http://38.media.tumblr.com/99944675c3ce83f9e2b04b0a69525b8e/tumblr_mn7qqoT3mu1qbe3yao1_250.gif

[Denver]

All I've heard about is sales not whether it's actually any good or not

If you ask me its her best to date

[Pete.]

It's underrated because people are comparing it to 21 but it's still great music

http://38.media.tumblr.com/99944675c3ce83f9e2b04b0a69525b8e/tumblr_mn7qqoT3mu1qbe3yao1_250.gif

[EspeonBB]

21 is a lot better sry
http://38.media.tumblr.com/99944675c3ce83f9e2b04b0a69525b8e/tumblr_mn7qqoT3mu1qbe3yao1_250.gif

[Brother Leon]

19 is still her best album and Hometown Glory her best song tbh. Still a solid album though.

[Smithy]

Flopped in Japan only got to 18 :(((

[Jordan.]

An Avril collab coming for the Japan re-release?

[LukeB]

Expensive tickets for her tour :omgno:

[Iceman]

Got my presale tickets! :D

[Iceman]

As reported on Dec. 5, Adele’s 25 album rules the Billboard 200 chart for a second week. The set earned 1.16 million equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 3 (down 67 percent), according to Nielsen Music. Of that figure, 1.11 million were in pure album sales (dipping 67 percent as well).

Adele's '25' Sells 1.11 Million in Second Week in U.S.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Dec. 19-dated chart (where Adele is No. 1) will be posted in full to Billboard’s websites on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

In its first two weeks on sale, 25 sold 4.49 million copies. A week ago, the set blasted onto the Billboard 200 chart with 3.48 million equivalent album units — with 3.38 million of those in pure album sales.

To put the 4.49 million sales figure in perspective: 30 percent of all albums sold in the U.S. in the last two weeks have been 25 (4.49 million of the 14.8 million total copies sold).

13 Things to Know About the Billboard Charts This Week: Adele & the Awards-Show Bump

Also, 25 remains No. 1 on the Digital Albums chart for a second frame, as it sold another 236,000 downloads for the week. Its two-week digital sales tally stands at 1.88 million. It is now the third-largest selling digital album ever (jumping ahead of the 1.77 million of Mumford & Sons’ Sigh No More). Adele already has the top selling digital album ever: 21, with 3.19 million. Taylor Swift’s 1989 is the second biggest selling digital set, with 2.31 million.

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200 chart is Justin Bieber’s former No. 1, Purpose. It holds at No. 2 for a second week, shifting 211,000 units (down 27 percent).

Pentatonix’s holiday effort That’s Christmas to Me jumps 6-3 with 94,000 units. The album was released in 2014, finished that year as the top selling Christmas set, and was recently reissued with bonus tracks in time for the 2015 holiday season.

Adele's 'Hello' Is Now a No. 1 Dance Hit, Too

One Direction’s Made in the A.M. slips one rung to No. 4 (82,000 units; down 25 percent) while Swift’s 1989 climbs 11-5 with 60,000 units (up 56 percent). 1989’s jump is owed in part to a significant gain in digital sales for the set: up 154 percent to 23,000 downloads for the week. 1989 was one of a number of sale-priced titles promoted in the iTunes Store during the tracking week, capitalizing on the Black Friday shopping holiday (Nov. 27, which was also the first day of the most recent tracking week). 1989 and other titles (like Carrie Underwood’s Storyteller and Fetty Wap’s self-titled set) were discounted to $6.99 for a limited time.

The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness falls 5-6 on the new Billboard 200 with 60,000 units (down 6 percent), Underwood’s Storyteller vaults 14-7 (48,000 units; up 51 percent) and Fetty Wap’s eponymous album climbs 10-8 (47,000 units; up 21 percent).

Michael Buble’s former No. 1 album, Christmas, returns to the top 10, as it rises 28-9 (41,000 units; up 77 percent). The album, which was released in 2011 and spent five weeks atop the list, has returned to the top 10 in every subsequent holiday season.

The Now 56 compilation closes out the top 10, as it ascends 12-10 with 40,000 units (up 7 percent).

[Denver]

Adele is planning to debut a new song by the end of her tour but needs to write it 1st