Adele’s 25 Is About To Smash The Sales Record ‘NSYNC Set In 2000 

25 Is About To Smash The Sales Record ‘NSYNC Set In 2000

\'NSYNC will likely have to say \'Bye Bye Bye\' to this milestone.

As fans continue to blow up social media listening to (and even acting out) Adele’s brand-spanking-new album, 25, the singer herself is preparing to celebrate a big victory.

Even though it’s only been out for a day,

sold about 2.42 million in its first week, and as of Saturday (Nov. 21), Adele’s new album is on pace to break 2.5 million by the end of the week.

sold more than 900,000 copies in its first day of release through the Apple iTunes Store, industry insiders said. It was not made available to stream via Apple Music, Spotify or any other streaming service. As

moved 2,416,000 units back in March 2000 — which

But perhaps the larger question involves another superstar pop act: Taylor Swift. Will Adele’s

, which currently has sold 1.74 million copies this year? That seems incredibly likely, based on the numbers we have so far. The album

will also likely debut at No. 1, something its precursor,

Beneath the bebop moon, beneath the mambo sun.