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As reported by Billboard, "25" is the first album to sell more than 3 million copies in one week in Nielsen's history, which has been tracking first week purchases since 1991. The previous record was held by 'NSYNC whose 2000 album "No Strings Attached" sold 2.4 million copies in its first week.

The singer's XL Recording label is not making 25 available on streaming platforms when it is released on Friday.

It is unclear if the album will appear on Spotify or Apple Music in the future.

The move means listeners will have to download the album, or buy it in the shops, driving up sales.

The album is predicted to sell more than one million copies in its first week.

The first single from the record, Hello, broke download and viewing records when it was released last month.

The single is a straightforward ballad that sends Adele's voice flying. Following up on her 2011 album 21, an extraordinary tribute to a dead relationship with a still-beating heart, "Hello" examines doomed love. This time, though, Adele is writing from well beyond the relationship instead of from amid the wreckage. Even as she laments the end, "Hello" knows it's just checking in, then moving on.