The third album from the British diva sold another 1.19 million equivalent album units, including 1.15 million in pure album sales (up 46 per cent), in the week ending December 24, according to Nielsen Music.
"25" becomes the only album since Nielsen began tracking sales in 1991 to ever sell more than one million copies in three weeks. The record previously sold 3.38 million copies in its first week and 1.11 million in its second week. To date, the album has sold a total of more than 7 million copies.
Pentatonix's "That's Christmas to Me" slips one rung to No 4 with another 140,000 units, down less than 1 percent from last week. The "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" soundtrack enters the chart at No 5 with 100,000 units (94,000 in pure album sales).
At No 6, One Direction's "Made in the A.M." falls from last week's No. 4 with 92,000 units (up 38 per cent). Chris Stapleton's "Traveller" is at No 7 with 87,000 units (up 41 per cent), and Taylor Swift's "1989" rises 9-8 with 73,000 units (up 49 per cent).