In case you hadn’t heard, beloved songstress Adele has a new song out for the first time in ages and loads of people really like it.
However, in the four years the red-headed Londoner has been absent from the charts, the landscape has overwhelmingly shifted from downloads to streaming.
Not that fans of Adele and her new track “Hello” appear to have paid much attention to the shift in listening habits.
Billboard reports (via TheVerge) the song is the first ever to crack more than a million downloads in a single week in the United States.
According to the industry bible, ‘Hello’ shifted 1,112,000 digital copies in a single week.
Elsewhere it’s revealed that ‘Hello’ notched up a monumental 61.6 million streams in its first week.
That’s second in the all time list to that Harlem Shake monstrosity, so Adele is in fine company.
Billboard also notes ‘Hello’ is only the 24th song to debut at No.1 in its illustrious chart.
Editorial independence
Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. To ensure this is possible, every member of the editorial staff follows a clear code of conduct.
Professional conduct
We also expect our journalists to follow clear ethical standards in their work. Our staff members must strive for honesty and accuracy in everything they do. We follow the IPSO Editors’ code of practice to underpin these standards.
Editorial independence
Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. To ensure this is possible, every member of the editorial staff follows a clear code of conduct.
Professional conduct
We also expect our journalists to follow clear ethical standards in their work. Our staff members must strive for honesty and accuracy in everything they do. We follow the IPSO Editors’ code of practice to underpin these standards.