On the digital sales side, the track is also on course for a record *performance, surpassing the 636,000-download bow of Flo Rida's 2009 hit "Right Round," as sources indicate "Hello" will sell some 900,000 its first week.
The track, released through XL Recordings/Columbia Records on Oct. 23, could challenge the current one-week sales record holder: Flo Rida’s “Right Round.” It sold 636,000 downloads in is debut frame (week ending Feb. 15, 2009), according to Nielsen Music. (Adele’s largest sales week for a song was earned by “Rolling in the Deep,” which shifted 353,000 in the frame ending May 15, 2011.)
Sources suggest that “Hello” already sold roughly 450,000 in its first two days on sale. The debut week sales of "Hello" (ending Oct. 29) is scheduled to be announced on Monday, Nov. 2.
Such robust sales for “Hello” would make the song a serious contender for No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 to be revealed that same day.
I'm happy Right Round will be losing its title to Hello. Very worthy of the title. I'm just in shock that she's doing this much when sales are plummeting. I never thought anyone could beat the record after the sales drop
Can't wait to read the article once it's published. This is an exciting moment in music history