Six weeks ago, only a select few knew that Adele had completed her third album 25, but after a 20 second 'teaser' - featuring introductory single Hello, without mentioning the artist's identity - was screened during an ad break on The X Factor on 18 October, speculation eventually gave way to confirmation that the album would be released on 20 November.
 
10 days on from its release, 25 shattered the record for the fastest million-seller in UK history, scorching ...