25 opened to 170k in France, biggest opening ever
it opened to 263k in Germany, the biggest opening in 7 years and the biggest digital opening ever (88k)
Adele’s 25 is officially the UK’s biggest selling Number 1 album ever
25 has the biggest debut ever in New Zealand, already x2 platinum which means 30k+
I think you need more than just advertising to be this wildly successful.