After processing the first sales reports through Nov. 25, Nielsen Music reports the set has sold just over 3 million copies in the U.S. 25 was released on Nov. 20 through XL/Columbia Records. It is Adele's third studio album.
It actually is. Billboard made a comparison if she sold 25 in similar numbers in 2000 (adjusted obv): 7.5 million first week. It's virtually unprecedented.
I think he was saying outselling Teenage Dream isn't an achievement