Adele’s ‘Hello’ Debuts at No. 1 with 1 Million Downloads in first week

Adele is making history with “Hello.” The British powerhouse’s first single in three years enters atop the Billboard Hot 100 this week. The emotional ballad sold 1.11 million copies, setting a record for most downloads in a week, according to Billboard. “Hello,” the first single from Adele’s third album 25, dethrones The Weeknd’s “The Hills” after six weeks at No. 1 and breaks the one-week download record previously held by Flo Rida’s “Right Round” in 2009 (636,000).