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Hello, history: Adele's new song is the first to hit 1 million downloads in a week

NEW YORK (AP) -- Adele's "Hello" has become the first song to sell one million tracks in a week.

Nielsen Music said Monday that Adele's comeback track sold 1.11 million digital songs, setting a new record. Flo Rida's "Right Round" previously had the record for most downloads in a week with 636,000.

"Hello" also debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart this week. It is Adele's fourth No. 1 on the chart following "Rolling In the Deep," ''Someone Like You" and "Set Fire to the Rain."

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"Hello" is the first single from Adele's third album, "25," to be released Nov. 20.

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