Lorde's Album 'Pure Heroine' Crosses One Million Sales

3 March 2014, 10:30

Lorde BRIT Awards 2014 Backstage

The 'Royals' star becomes the first female artist to have her debut record reach the milestone since Adele.

Lorde's debut album has crossed the one million sales mark making her the first woman to have her debut record do so since Adele.

The New Zealand-born singer launched her first record 'Pure Heroine' in 2013 and reached over a million sales this week, as well as rising up the Billboard Top 200 chart.

The feat makes Lorde the first woman to have her debut album reach the milestone since Adele's '19' cleared one millions sales back in April 2011.

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Katy Perry's record 'Prism' also crossed the one million mark earlier this year.

Lorde's current single 'Team' is in the Billboard Hot 100 chart at present, and she has just announced plans to release 'Glory And Gore' as her next single.

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