On the Charts: Adele’s ’25’ Enjoys Another Platinum Week

Adele. Photo: EMI Music/ Mari Sarii.

After a record-breaking debut week, Adele’s 25 added to its ever-growing list of Billboard 200 superlatives in its second week. 25 became the first LP ever to sell over 1 million copies in its second week after accomplishing that feat in its first. Adele added another 1.1 million copies of 25 to her tally, brining her grand total to 4.49 million copies after just two weeks. As Billboard notes, 25 has accounted of 30 percent of all music sales in the past two weeks.