Adele

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Adele’s new album ’30’ is breaking US records

Adele’s new album ’30’ is charting well according to Billboard and broke two records previously held by Taylor Swift.

Adele

Adele Image via Twitter @photosofadele

Adele’s 30 was the top-selling album in the US after three days.

The Easy On Me singer, 33, has broken the record held by Taylor Swift’s evermore – which sold 462,000 copies in the first week – by selling more than 500,000 copies of her new LP in the first few days of release.

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ADELE’S ’30’ BEATS A TAYLOR SWIFT RECORD

According to Billboard, stats from MRC Data revealed the new album – which contains songs such as I Drink Wine and My Little Love – takes the title of this year’s biggest individual week of sales, beating the record set by Swift’s re-released version of Red, Red (Taylor’s Version), which dropped on 12 November and sold 396,000 copies by the week ending 18 November.

When taking into account streaming figures, the total volume of Adele’s new album sold has hit more than 575,000 copies, according to the first drop of numbers, and the figure will be confirmed on Thursday 25 November.

ADELE’S NEW ALBUM EXPECTED TO TOP BILLBOARD CHART

It is expected to hit number one on the Billboard chart – when it is announced on 4 December – and would therefore become the hitmaker’s third album to do so Stateside, after 2015’s 25 and 2011’s 21.

Adele’s promotion of her album has led her to do two television specials – one on CBS, which featured a performance and a heartfelt interview with Oprah Winfrey, airing on 14 November in the US, and another on ITV in the UK, with the star answering questions from the star-studded crowd.

The latter, titled An Audience with Adele, featured a host of famous faces in the audience, such as her good pal and comedian Alan Carr.

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