On this day, October 30, 2015, Adele was #1 on the UK Billboard Singles chart with “Hello”. It was the lead single off of the album 25.
“Hello” was a huge success and broke many records. It was the most streamed video on Vevo and YouTube with over 27 million views in a 24 hour period. The video also reached over a billion views in the shortest amount of time at 87 days. “Hello” reached platinum status within three weeks and sold over 12 million copies worldwide.
“Hello” also debut at #1 in several other countries including France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Luxembourg,Scotland, and Switzerland just to name a few.