Adele's 25 has been No.1 in more countries on iTunes than any other album every week in the last month but the 2016 album slipped to third on that measure of success on Friday (August 26), remaining atop the list in eight countries while Frank Ocean's second solo album, Blonde, takes pole position in 28 countries, six days after its release, while Britney Spears' even fresher ninth studio album Glory was at the apex in 45 countries.

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