Date 02/11/2015 - News People
Adele's new single "Hello" had a record-shattering week on the charts as the 25 introductory track sold 1.11 million digital copies in its debut week in the U.S., making it the first single ever to rack up over 1 million downloads in its first week of release. The platinum week also pushed "Hello" to a Number One debut on the Billboard Hot 100. On Billboard's Streaming Songs chart ? which tracks U.S. streams over a variety of different mediums, including YouTube and streaming services ? "Hello" chalked up 61 million streams in one week.
