25
25 is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Adele. It was released on 20 November 2015, through XL Recordings. 25 received generally positive reviews from music critics, who commended Adele’s vocal performance and the album’s production. The album was a massive commercial success, debuting at number one in 32 countries and broke first-week sales records in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom and United States. Following 21, it was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting equivalent sales of ten million copies in the United States, making Adele the only artist of the 2010s to achieve this certification with two albums. Globally, 25 was the biggest selling musical release for both 2015 and 2016. 25 received the BRIT Award for British Album of the Year, while the lead single “Hello” won British Single of the Year. The album then won the 2017 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal Album. “Hello” also won Grammys for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance. (More from Wikipedia)
And for those of you who think that the album is dead, Adele’s hit album 21 from 2011 holds the 11th spot on the list of the biggest selling albums of all time and gives some hope that this basic musical format might yet survive. Interestingly, 21 was the largest selling album in both 2011 and 2012, and her third album, 25 was the biggest seller in 2015. For that matter, Adele’s debut album 19 (2008) went seven times Platinum.
(December 2016)
