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Rolling in the Dough: Top 10 biggest record contracts of all time

Adele most recent album, “25,” sold more than eight million copies in 2015 alone. That’s more than the year’s second and third best selling albums – “1989” by Taylor Swift and “Purpose” by Justin Bieber – combined.

And as a reward, Sony Music inked the British pop star to US$130-million contract – one of the largest in history – earlier this week.

In light of Adele’s colossal contract, here’s a look at biggest record deals in history, according to NME.