Adele Breaks 'NSYNC's Album Sales Record…But Who Else Has Sold A Million In A Week?
It's official: It is Adele's world, and we are all just living in it.
Nielsen Music reported that the "Hello" singer now holds the title for most U.S. albums sold in a single week. Her third album, 25, racked up 2.43 million albums sold in three days -- yes, just THREE DAYS!
Adele said "Bye Bye Bye" (see what I did there?) to the previous record holder, 'NSYNC, whose album No Strings Attached held the crown for over 15 years with 2.41 million albums sold in a week.
But get this: Adele's not even done. She has more than three days left in the sales-tracking week, which means that 25 will just get bigger and bigger and bigger with industry forecasters suggesting the album could finish with 2.9 million sold.
These numbers are simply staggering considering that since Nielsen Music began tracking sale purchases in 1991, only Adele and the boy band have sold over 2 million in their respective albums' first seven days of release.
But they aren't the only ones to surpass a million in the first week. There are only 20 albums, including 25, to have achieved that goal. So who is a part of the million album club? Here's a look back at all the artists.
Adele, 25
Release date: November 20, 2015
First week sales: 2,460,000 and counting
Standout songs: "Hello," "When We Were Young," "Water Under The Bridge"
Taylor Swift, 1989
Release date: October 27, 2014
First week sales: 1,287,000
Standout songs: "Shake It Off," "Blank Space," "Wildest Dreams"
Taylor Swift, Red
Release date: October 22, 2012
First Week sales: 1,208,000
Standout songs: "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," "I Knew You Were Trouble," "22"
Lady Gaga, Born This Way
Release date: May 23, 2011
First week sales: 1,108,000
Standout songs: "Born This Way," "Edge Of Glory," "You and I"
Taylor Swift, Speak Now
Release date: October 25, 2010
First week sales: 1,046,000
Standout songs: "Mine," "The Story Of Us," "Back To December"
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Release date: June 10, 2008
First week sales: 1,005,000
Standout songs: "Lollipop," "A Milli," "Got Money"
50 Cent, The Massacre
Release date: March 3, 2005
First week sales: 1,140,000
Standout songs: "Candy Shop," "Disco Inferno," "Just A Lil Bit"
Usher, Confessions
Release date: March 23, 2004
First Week Sales: 1,096,000
Standout Songs: "Yeah," "Confessions Pt. 2," "Burn"
Norah Jones, Feels Like Home
Release date: February 10, 2004
First week sales: 1,022,000
Standout songs: "Sunrise," "What Am I To You?"
Eminem, The Eminem Show
Release date: May 21, 2002
First week sales: 1,321,000
Standout songs: "Cleanin' Out My Closet," "Without Me," "Superman"
'NSYNC, Celebrity
Release date: July 24, 2001
First Week Sales: 1,879,000
Standout Tracks: "Pop," "Girlfriend," "Gone"
The Beatles, 1
Release date: November, 13 2000
First week sales: 1,258,000
Standout songs: Basically all of them, since it's a compilation of their No. 1 songs!
Backstreet Boys, Black & Blue
Release date: November 21, 2000
First week sales: 1,591,000
Standout songs: "The Call," "Shape Of My Heart," "More Than That"
Limp Bizkit, Chocolate Starfish & The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Release date: October 17, 2000
First week sales: 1,054,000
Standout songs: "Take a Look Around," "My Generation," "Rollin'"
Eminem The Marshal Mathers LP
Release date: May 23, 2000
First week sales: 1,760,000
Standout songs: "The Real Slim Shady," "The Way I Am," "Stan"
Britney Spears, Oops!... I Did It Again
Release date: May 3, 2000
First Week sales: 1,319,000
Standout songs: "Oops!... I Did It Again," "Stronger," "Lucky"
'NSYNC, No Strings Attached
Release date: March 21, 2000
First week sales: 2,415,000
Standout songs: "Bye Bye Bye," "It's Gonna Be Me," "This I Promise You"
Backstreet Boys, Millennium
Release date: May 18, 1999
First week sales: 1,133,000
Standout songs: "I Want It That Way," "Larger Than Life," "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely"
Garth Brooks, Double Live
Release date: November 17, 1998
First week sales: 1,085,000
Standout songs: "The Dance," "Friends In Low Places," "If Tomorrow Never Comes"
Whitney Houston, The Bodyguard
Release date: November 17, 1992
First week sales: 1,061,000
Standout songs: "I Will Always Love You," "I Have Nothing," "I'm Every Woman"