She opened with bigger numbers than Javier, proving once and for all that she should've won. I do actually see this finding longevity, especially if they give her a performance on this season of The Voice. (Sadly, this is actually 3 spots down from Meg & Dia's last big studio album. Though about 4x the sales.)
Adele's numbers are CRAZY
How can she sell so much when it's not a christmast album and without any promo..
I think SFTTR is an amazing and better album-seller than SLY.
She will probably sell 6 million before 21 turns 1 year old in the USA
Michael Buble easily holds on to the #1 spot as he prepares for this weekend's SNL appearance. Adele will land her 40th non-consecutive week in the Top 3, just six weeks shy of tying the record set by Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill." Lady Antebellum gets an early Christmas present as Own the Night re-enters the Top 5. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:
Michael Buble (Reprise) 440-460k
Adele (XL/Columbia) 260-280k
Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 150-170k
Andrea Bocelli Concerto (Decca) 90-100k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 75-80k
Nickelback (Roadrunner) 70-75k
Drake (YM/CM/Universal Republic) 70-75k
Black Keys (Nonesuch/Warner Bros.) 65-70k
Scotty McCreery (Mercury Nashville/19/Interscope) 60-65k
Amy Winehouse (Universal Republic) 60-65k
Susan Boyle Someone (Syco/Columbia) 60-65k
Jackie Evancho Heavenly Christmas (Syco/Columbia) 55-60k
Now 40 (Capitol/EMI) 55-60k
*Anthony Hamilton (RCA) 55-60k
Glee Cast Christmas, Vol. 2 (Columbia) 55-60k
Andrea Bocelli My Christmas (Decca) 55-60k
Well, in all honesty, being British probably helped her. We all know how much Americans still suffer from a cultural inferiority complex; it probably added to her "mystique." If she was from the US, do you really think Adele would have done as well? I kind of doubt it.