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The 9 Fastest-Selling Albums of All Time

December 2, 2015

#9: The Beatles, 1 (2000) 1.259 million albums sold in one week #8: Taylor Swift, 1989 (2012) 1.287 million albums sold in one week #7: Britney Spears, Oops!... I Did It Again (2000) 1.319 millio... Read More...

10 Days Later, Adele’s ’25’ Approaches 6 Million In Sales

Paul Resnikoff

December 1, 2015

Updated: Dec 1 1:30 pm PT. No US-based 'Cyber Monday' sales data yet on Adele's 25; still waiting for other country sales data/certification. Stay tuned! Adele's 25 has now surpassed sales of 4 million... Read More...

Lefsetz, 2008: “I seriously doubt Adele can make it in America. Because she’s FAT!”

Paul Resnikoff

November 24, 2015

An excerpt from 'The Lefsetz Letter,' February 21, 2008... "I was inundated with e-mail about this act Adele. At first listen I loved her, then when I downloaded all the tracks I realized that she was ju... Read More...

Adele’s One-Week Album Sales Now Projected to Hit 3 Million

Paul Resnikoff

November 24, 2015

Adele's 25 is now on track to sell 3 million albums in one week, based on recently-updated figures this morning from Nielsen Soundscan. After just three days, Nielsen is now counting 2.45 million units, a ... Read More...

Updated: Adele’s ’25’ Has Already Sold 2.5 Million Copies

Paul Resnikoff

November 23, 2015

Updated: November 24th, 9:20 am PT (12: 30 ET): Sales of 25 have now surpassed 2.45 million copies and are rapidly approaching 2.5 million after just 4-5 days on the market, according to data now released b... Read More...

Adele’s ’25’ Is Not Available on YouTube

Paul Resnikoff

November 20, 2015

Add YouTube to the list of streaming platforms not offering Adele's just-released album, 25. As of this (Friday) morning, only the lead single, 'Hello,' is available, despite some misleading listings on th... Read More...

Ahead of Release, Adele’s ’25’ Leaks On the Pirate Bay

Paul Resnikoff

November 19, 2015

The leak of the entire album comes one day ahead of the official launch (November 20th), and closely follows news that '25' will be restricted from Spotify, Apple Music, and potentially other stre... Read More...

Adele’s ‘Hello’ Beats First-Day YouTube Viewing Record

Paul Resnikoff

October 26, 2015

The Adele video, released on Friday, surpassed 23.2 million views within the first 24 hours on YouTube. That edges out Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood," which reached 20.1 million within its first 24. Other fir... Read More...

The 100 Most Popular YouTube Videos of All Time

Paul Resnikoff

August 26, 2015

YouTube Statistics All view counts taken from YouTube and/or VEVO.... Read More...

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