A fast - selling album is defined as one with high sales in its first chart week following release. The highest sales achieved in any country in an album 's debut week are 3.38 million for 25 by Adele in the United States in the week ending 26 November 2015. This passed the previous record of 3.00 million set by the album Distance by Hikaru Utada in Japan in 2001.
who has the fastest selling album of all time
Adele