Adele beats Oasis' 18-year sales record with new album '25'

Adele, who is to perform two shows in Dublin in March, has overtaken Oasis’ 18-year sales record with her latest album 25, as she claimed a new chart victory.

The Oscar-winning Skyfall singer’s third full-length album has sold 737,000 copies within its first week of release, surpassing Liam and Noel Gallagher’s Britpop band, which has held the record since 1997, according to the Official Charts Company.