<P> A fast - selling album is defined as one with high sales in its first chart week following release . The highest sales achieved in any country in an album's debut week are 3.38 million for 25 by Adele in the United States in the week ending 26 November 2015 . This passed the previous record of 3.00 million set by the album Distance by Hikaru Utada in Japan in 2001 . </P> <P> This is a list of the fastest - selling albums in Canada since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began in 1995 . </P>

Who sold the most albums in first week