World-renowned singer Adele broke some of the world record in the music industry with her highly anticipated song titled “Hello,” which became the first track downloaded more than one million times in a week in the United States.
The song “Hello” is the first debut single from the British pop star’s first album in nearly five years, opened at number one for the week on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
According to tracking service Nielsen Music, for digital sales, the song “Hello” was downloaded 1.1 million times, outpacing the previous record holder, rapper Flo Rida’s New Wave-sampling “Right Round,” which sold 636,000 copies in a week.
In terms of online streaming the song was played 20.4 million times via on-demand subscription services, more than twice the record set by Justin Bieber with hit song “What Do You Mean.”
According to some experts in the music industry, the upcoming album of Adele titled “25” which comes out on November 20, could even rival Taylor Swift’s blockbuster “1989” album.
