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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.
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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