Adele Breaks *NSYNC’s Album Sales Record, Lance Bass Makes Congratulatory Pun

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It's fair to say Adele's having a good week. Her first album in four years sold 2.3 million copies in one weekend, she performed on SNL, and perhaps most importantly, she got dinner with Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone. But those crazy album sales also broke the record for most album copies sold in a single week, a record previously held by '90s boy band *NSYNC.

Lest you think Justin, JC, Lance, Chris, and Joey would be salty about the upset, however, Lance Bass cleared the air with a heartfelt message of congratulations to the singer. There was even a pun!

We officially say Bye Bye Bye as @Adele says Hello to the World Record of Most Albums Sold In a Single Week. Congra… https://t.co/lexT5GPs7C

— Lance Bass (@LanceBass) November 24, 2015

Though Adele has yet to respond, let's hope it includes multiple *NSYNC references.