25 was released in November and was successful.
It was released on 20 November 2015 , through XL Recordings .	XL	XL Recordings	XL Recordings	XL Recordings
25 received generally positive reviews from music critics , who commended Adele 's vocal performance and the album 's production .	Adele	Adele	music critics	music critics
The album was a massive commercial success , debuting at number one in more than 25 markets and broke first-week sales records in multiple countries , including the United Kingdom and United States ; in the US , the album sold 3.38 million copies in its first week of release , marking the largest single-week sales for an album since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking point-of-sale music purchases in 1991 .	Nielsen SoundScan	Nielsen SoundScan
25 eventually became the world 's best-selling album of 2015 with 17.4 million copies sold within the year , and has sold 20 million copies as of June 2016 , making it one of the best selling albums worldwide .	best selling albums	best selling albums
