Album Sales

Adele’s “25” Dominates US Album Sales Race With 3.38 Million (Updated)

Update 2: Adele's "25" generated 3.48 million in total first week US consumption. That positions the album at a comfortable…

10 years ago

Adele’s “25” Crossed 3 Million US Sales on Day Six

Adele's "25," which had broken the all-time weekly album sales record of 2.416 million by mid-day Monday, continues to sell…

10 years ago

Adele’s “25” Now Pacing For 3.1-3.3 Million First Week Sales

It has already broken the opening week US album sales record. It already holds 2015's highest cumulative US album sales…

10 years ago

Adele’s “25” Broke The Weekly US Album Sales Record In Half A Week

Complete sales data for November 23 is not yet available, but enough has been reported to confirm that Adele's "25"…

10 years ago

Alessia Cara’s “Know-It-All” Opens With 21.8K US Sales

Powered by a breakthrough -- and now Top 10 -- hit in "Here," Alessia Cara's "Know-It-All" entered the market on…

10 years ago

Justin Bieber’s “Purpose” Debuts With 521.5K US Sales; One Direction’s “MITAM” Sells 401.8K

The eagerly anticipated sales showdown between Justin Bieber's "Purpose" and One Direction's "Made In The AM" fell convincingly in favor…

10 years ago

Adele’s “25” Sales Reach 2.3 Million After 3 Days; Album to Obliterate Record

In the days prior to its release, industry analysts were expecting Adele's "Hello" to break *NSYNC's Soundscan-era opening week US…

10 years ago

Chris Young’s “I’m Comin’ Over” Debuts With 57.1K Sales; Single Stays #1 on Country Airplay

As Chris Young's new album "I'm Comin' Over" debuts at #1 on Top Country Albums, the title track remains atop…

10 years ago

Adele’s “25” Pacing To Break Sales Record; 2.5-2.9 Million Currently Expected

Barring a sudden -- and highly unlikely -- collapse, Adele's "25" will break the Soundscan-era opening week sales record. According…

10 years ago

Justin Bieber’s “Purpose” Wins Sales Race With 522K; Also Takes #1 on BB200 (Updated)

Update 2: Final Billboard/Nielsen data confirms that Justin Bieber's "Purpose" sold 522,000 US copies during its first week of release.…

10 years ago