Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Adele’s latest blockbuster was responsible for 3% of all albums sold in 2015.

In 2015, Adele released her “25” album. It sold 3.38 million copies in its first week of release in the U.S., setting a record for first-week sales.

However, Adele's sales figures are significantly lower than those of her previous album 25, released in 2015. That album, her third, opened with 800,000 first-week sales, which means 30 has sold ...

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Adele and Céline Dion both burst into tears after seeing each other at the Brit's Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at ...

She shared this with fans who accompanied her during a concert in Las Vegas this past weekend . British singer Adele (36) ...

To put things into perspective, first-week album sales for Taylor Swift's "1989," for example, were half of what Adele is expected to sell for "25." So what makes Adele so special? In short ...

“Adele said this album is about divorce ... the subject matter of the album doesn’t deter her loyal fans. For Tara, 25, from Belfast, the success of Easy On Me underlines that.

"When We Were Young," which came off Adele's 2015 album, 25, was no different from the rest of her songs in that it was a ...

She previously released her debut album '19' in 2008, followed by 21 in 2011 and 25 in 2015. When Adele turned 31, she celebrated with an Instagram post, ''This is 31...thank f***ing god ...

The pair next shared a sweet embrace, hugging one another as Adele continued to belt the tune from her 2015 album 25. "I love ...

Five years ago, Adele beat Beyoncé for the Album of the Year Grammy with her massive set 25. It was assumed the British star would take home the trophy, but many felt that Bey’s Lemonade should ...