[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Germyle

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 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