Adele's Hello gets UK #1 - but debut weaker than 6 XFactor winners

[craig 680]

Adele's single sold 333k first weak, which is great but not quite world-beating amazing.  

http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adele-smashes-official-chart-records-with-comeback-single-hello__11165/

If she was an X Factor winner, should only have the 7th best debut week.

Shayne Ward 742K
Alexandra Burke 576K
Leona Lewis 571K
James Arthur 490K
Joe McElderry 451K
Matt Cardle 439K
Leon Jackson 276K
Little Mix 210K
Sam Bailey 149K
Steve Brookstein 128K 

[JEWRJEWR 5,663]

flop!!111!!!!

[ShockPop 7,747]

And so it begins....

[Red 97,985]

The woman sells 333k and people call her a flop, I hate pop culture

[Chromatislaps 34,851]

Queen of Flop  

 

[Jase 13,315]

Okay? I'm not quite sure what your point is. The ones who sold higher than her had gigantic TV audiences...Adele sold what she did on name alone.

She sold 333k in one week and that very rarely happens here. Let's just celebrate that and not try and discredit such an amazing achievement.

[GloZell Green 11,723]

Except unlike those winners, she wasn't a one "hit" wonder if you even consider them hits  

[Aura Veil 2,395]

I'd love to see those winners take a music hiatus for over 4 years and see how much they sell then.

[OBEY 57,109]

If she would have debuted Hello on TV it would have crushed them all, no doubt about that 

[craig 680]

Okay? I'm not quite sure what your point is. The ones who sold higher than her had gigantic TV audiences...Adele sold what she did on name alone.

She sold 333k in one week and that very rarely happens here. Let's just celebrate that and not try and discredit such an amazing achievement.

Yes, if you read the article, it's the highest selling regular single (non X Factor, Christmas, or charity) since Shaggy in 2001. It's just spinning everything Adele as world beating amazing has got a little boring, so I thought I'd introduce a little variation.

[jojo Freud 653]

You have to remember these artists get a lot of tv promo on a successful show. I remember in 2013 when I cared for tv shows like this, In australia, these artists would dominate the top 5 over roar and applause 

[Envi 765]

Queen. Not a Fad.

[Future Lover 2,588]

Her ARTPOP era is coming

[monketsharona 81,240]

It's undeniable Adele is the biggest flop ever ! 

She's over ! 

[PrinceGaga 7,585]

How on Earth will she cope? Poor thing.