In the United States, “Hello” debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, reigning for ten consecutive weeks whilst becoming Adele’s fourth number-one single on the chart and breaking several records, including becoming the first song to sell over a million digital copies in a week.īy the end of 2015, it had sold 12.3 million units globally (combined sales and track-equivalent streams) and was the year’s 7th best-selling single while it stands as one of the best-selling digital singles of all-time. “Hello” was a massive global success, topping the records charts in a record-setting 36 countries, including in the United Kingdom where it became Adele’s second chart topper, following “Someone Like You”, and had the largest opening week sales in three years.