
However, not all the songs on 25 depict heartbreak.

Even listeners who have not experienced heartbreak can sense the emotion in Adele’s voice. Other songs, such as “Send My Love to Your Lover,” “Water Under the Bridge,” “Love in the Dark,” “All I Ask,” and bonus track “Can’t Let Go” also touch on exes and broken relationships. Over the past five weeks, the song rocketed to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, maintaining the spot over Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” and Drake’s “Hotline Bling.” The tracklist begins with Adele’s most recent single, “Hello,” a powerful ballad about attempting to reconnect with someone from her past, and facing painful rejection. In 11 songs, Adele delivers the soulful music that fans patiently waited for over the past four years. In fact, the only albums to sell at least 4 million in a calendar year since 2006 have been titles by Adele.” According to Billboard, “ 25 is the first album to sell more than 4 million copies in a calendar year since Adele’s own 21 moved 4.41 million in 2012.

The album sold 3.38 million copies in its first week combined with the 650,000 copies already sold in its second week, Adele has sold over 4 million in pure album sales. With the release of 25, this record-breaking streak continues. The record garnered critical acclaim, going decuple (10x) platinum, won numerous awards, including a Grammy for “Album of the Year,” and ended up as t he highest selling musical release in 20.

Pop artist Adele dropped her highly anticipated sophomore album 25 on November 20 and embraced rave reviews.įour years ago, Adele released her sophomore album, 21.
