Disgusting.

Well it shipped 3.6 million last week in the states so it can't do more than that I don't think. Physically

I think 3 million at this point is a safe bet for first week in the states

I think she can do close to or slightly over a million in the second week too

Jesus. This is such a huge thing for the music industry. The 25 era is out of this world.

but 900k are from digital so all 3.6M can be sold + 900k+ from digital and growing.

I wonder if Adele can break the record including singles as well, of course held by Candle In The Wind 1997. She would need to sell 3.5 million to do this, and keep in mind most stores will be closed Thursday (the last day of the tracking period), and may close early on Wednesday.

I agree. I just misread it. I love Adele too. Been listening to 25 since Wednesday.
But did you really have to quote my blonde moment from 10 pages ago? Let it die in peace

Most major retailers (Walmart, Target, etc.), however, will actually still have a majority of their locations open and operational, and digital sales will run 24/7. Additionally, a lot of venues are starting Black Friday sales at 6pm Thursday night, which means there will be several hours of Black Friday's initial rush included in the current tracking week. It balances out, honestly.

Keep in mind also that labels had virtually stopped releasing singles in 2000, which left no choice but to have the customer buy the entire album for just one song. "Bye Bye Bye" was eventually released on the clumsy 12" vinyl configuration, but neither a CD nor a Cassette version of the single was released here in the US.

That's why No Strings Attached had such a huge first week. A physical single was released for "It's Going To Be Me," and that song actually reached #1 on the Hot 100 -- N'Sync's only #1 (BBB peaked at #4), but BBB is I'm fairly certain remembered as the bigger of the two songs.

Hello on the other hand has already sold 2.6 million downloads, and much of 25's sales will come from the brick-and-mortar retailers, because Adele's music appeals to such a wide range of ages.

Most Black Friday sales start on Thanksgiving afternoon and all major stores like Best Buy & Target will still be open, just not all day

I'm hoping Adele smashes the record, though I'd prefer the stores to let their employees spend Thanksgiving night with their families too instead of opening up at 6 pm on Thanksgiving. I-Tunes and other digital media outlets are open 24/7 though. Adele may have already broken all the records by Wednesday evening anyway, and by the stores being closed (at least most of) Thursday bodes well for getting 25 two weeks of over 1 million in sales.

Probably what they were hoping.

i don't think anyone since MJ has really reached this level of power - where they can smash the old records without any regard to the commercial standards of the time

i just realized that with both christmas week and black friday still left in the year, who knows by how much she'll have the best selling album of the year

7/10 of the top 10 all time debut albums are around the 2000s. what a time for music

Oh. My. God.