200k album sales. That's how much Rihanna used to open in her opening weeks, which nowadays would be a dream.
1 million plus single sales
2 million plus album opening
Black Friday, holidays, Xmas, Grammys, performances, hype and an excellent comeback single.She has to beat Michael Jackson at this point.
Well I don't know about all that. To snatch MJ's wig she needs multiple weeks at 1m+ and to hold the #1 spot for 37 weeks.
Per label sources, "Hello" also set the single-day U.S. streaming record on Saturday with a whopping 2.3m total streams. The previous record-holder was Columbia labelmate One Direction’s “Drag Me Down,” with 1.8m U.S. in its first day. And it's not like Adele is driving fans to Spotify and Apple Music to get those numbers, as Bieber and 1D have done. Indeed, she's not doing anything—it's happening organically.
Per label sources, "Hello" also set the single-day U.S. streaming record on Saturday with a whopping 2.3m total streams. The previous record-holder was Columbia labelmate One Direction’s “Drag Me Down,” with 1.8m U.S. in its first day. And it's not like Adele is driving fans to Spotify and Apple Music to get those numbers, as Bieber and 1D have done. Indeed, she's not doing anything—it's happening organically.
Proof that streaming isn't killing sales? Many tracks have been doing well in all platforms
