Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Adele held the record for almost a decade. Adele's album 'Twenty Five' set the record for the highest-selling album in its first week.

'Twenty Five,' released in November 2015, sold more than 17 million copies that year. More than 3.4 million copies were sold in its first week.

Many artistes have come close to this record in the last 10 years, but they have not been able to surpass Adele.

Taylor Swift finally broke Adele's record. Swift's 12th album, 'The Life of a Showgirl,' was released on October 3.

Music magazine Billboard reported that it took Taylor Swift less than a week to break Adele's record.

In just five days, 'The Life of a Showgirl' album sold more than 3.5 million copies, both physically and streaming....