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Chart News: BEYONCÉ debuts @ #1 worldwide
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OK. Here's the current #1 debuting streaks.
5: DMX
4: Beyoncé, Britney Spears
3: Alicia Keys, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, One Direction
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Hopefully an update tomorrow.
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OK. Here's the current #1 debuting streaks.
5: DMX
4: Beyoncé, Britney Spears
3: Alicia Keys, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, One Direction
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Alicia Keys has 4.
Songs in A Minor, The Diary of Alicia Keys, Unbreakable, & As I Am.
Although Unbreakable is a live album, I think it still counts.
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Is this real? 
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'BEYONCÉ' Sells 828,733 copies WW!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...usaolp00000003
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Beyonce took a big risk in dropping her self-titled album on iTunes late last week without any pre-release promotion, and it's now abundantly clear that the bold move paid off. The singer's camp tells The Huffington Post that "Beyoncé" sold 828,773 copies over the weekend, a massive take made even more impressive by the fact that the album was an iTunes exclusive for the duration of that period.
The album was the fastest-selling to ever hit iTunes and sold 617,213 copies domestically. Featuring collaborations from Drake, Frank Ocean and Beyoncé's husband and daughter Jay Z and Blue Ivy, the LP is a huge boost for Sony. Beyonce's tally will be the highest for a woman since Taylor Swift's "Red" sold 1.2 million copies in November 2012. The final first-week figure will also be Beyonce's personal best, topping 2006's "B'day," which sold 541,000 in its first week. "Beyoncé" went No. 1 in 104 countries.
Billboard reported earlier that "Beyoncé" moved 80,000 copies in its first three hours on iTunes. Sales are helped by the fact that the 14-track album (which comes with 17 videos) is only available as a single $15.99 purchase -- songs are not available for individual purchase until Dec. 20.
In a press release that followed the surprise drop, Beyonce said the move was in part motivated by a desire to not repeat the traditional album promo cycle. "I didn’t want to release my music the way I’ve done it,” she said. “I am bored with that. I feel like I am able to speak directly to my fans. There’s so much that gets between the music, the artist and the fans. I felt like I didn’t want anybody to give the message when my record is coming out. I just want this to come out when it’s ready and from me to my fans.”
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http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi
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BEY-TUNES: Beyonce has broken iTunes' one-week sales record in three days, moving more than 618k digital copies of her self-titled "visual album," the explicit and clean versions of which continue to hold the #1 and #2 spots on the online store, respectively. Beyonce also broke the worldwide iTunes first-week record. It's a huge end-of-year coup for Columbia chief Rob Stringer and his team, and for Sony Music ruler Doug Morris, who supported the release plan that the megastar and Stringer developed. For details about that plan, see the item below; stand by for further updates.
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http://www.billboard.com/articles/co...ar-past-400000
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Beyonce’s self-titled surprise release, which hit iTunes exclusively on Thursday evening (9 p.m. PT), has now sold over 430,000 units in just over one day, guaranteeing it the top slot on the Billboard 200 once that chart’s top 10 is revealed mid-week.
As reported yesterday, “Beyonce” shifted slightly over 80,000 in the three hours from 9 p.m. PT to midnight on Thursday evening, putting her Friday sales at roughly 350,000. With two more days left in the sales tracking week, the title could sell over 600,000 before the buzzer sounds.
The iTunes exclusive “visual” album, retailing for $15.99 contains 14 tracks- not available for a la carte purchases until Dec. 20- and 14 accompanying videos, along with other bonus video content. No set date has been announced for the CD release to physical retailers or of its availability on other digital download sites.
At 430,000, “Beyonce” is already set to become the biggest debuting album by a female artist since Taylor Swift sold an astounding 1.2 million copies of “Red” in the week corresponding to Billboard 200 chart dated Nov 10, 2012. And if predictions in the 600,000 range hold, the set would grant Beyonce the best debut week- and best sales week period- of her career. Her 2006 album “B’day” started with 541,000 in September 2006.
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http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi
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THE BEY UPDATE: The Beyoncé sneak attack on iTunes has become the music biz story of the holidays, with some hailing this setup-free release as a game-changing new strategy. In any case, the stealth release of the "visual album" as an iTunes exclusive, with no individual tracks for sale and no Spotify to bastardize sales, powered Beyoncé past the 500k mark on Saturday, its second full day of availability, with 600k or more clearly in sight by the time the sales week ends and Apple’s window of exclusivity ends tonight. Needless to say, the album will easily debut at #1. Thus, Beyoncé has electrified what was looking like a rather dull Christmas-release season, lighting up social media and inspiring breathless coverage by every major TV network, as the superstar creates her own publicity and reaches her audience through word of mouth—still the most powerful of all sales tools. Kudos to Team Columbia and Team Beyoncé on what may end up being the most talked-about musical event of 2013. The label expects to have the physical album in stores by this Friday. (12/15a)
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UN-BEY-LIEVABLE: In addition to her other achievements of the last few days, Columbia's Beyonce could well add the one-week digital sales record. She has, with her iTunes splashdown, surpassed the online tally of Taylor Swift's Red (465k during the week ending 10/28/12). Queen Bey will also more than double the first week of her previous release, 2011's 4, which bowed with 310k. Can she beat Lady Gaga's 662k (440k was attributable to a 99 cent Amazon MP3 sale) ? Stay tuned as this ever-growing story progresses. (12/15p)
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http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...s-set-for-no-1
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Beyonce's surprise self-titled album is all but guaranteed a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 chart this week. Industry sources suggest its sales have grown to over 550,000 in the U.S. through Saturday (14) night. The album may sell 600,000 by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Dec. 15.
"Beyonce's" expected debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, along with its official Nielsen SoundScan sales figure (through the end of the tracking week on Dec. 15), will be revealed mid-week.
"Beyonce," which is exclusively available through the iTunes Store until Dec. 20, sold 430,000 through Friday night, and then another 120,000 or so on Saturday.
"Beyonce" could sell over 600,000 by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Dec. 15. That's a remarkable figure for an album with less than four days of availability. All of her previous albums were released on a Tuesday, the traditional day when albums are released each week. Thus, a Tuesday release would receive six days of sales in their debut week. But, since "Beyonce" dropped at midnight on a Friday, its sales are more staggering, since they are just from a little more than three days.
"Beyonce" will also give the entertainer her fifth consecutive No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 -- her entirety of solo album releases.
And, "Beyonce" could notch the diva's largest debut ever. Her current largest week was set in 2006, when her second album, "B'Day," bowed at No. 1 with 541,000 according to SoundScan.
Beyonce's last album, 2011's "4," opened with 310,000. Her third set, 2008's "I Am . . . Sasha Fierce," started with 482,000, while her "Dangerously In Love" debut in 2003 launched with 317,000.
"Beyonce" is already set to become the biggest debuting album by a female artist since Taylor Swift sold an astounding 1.2 million copies of "Red" in the week corresponding to Billboard 200 chart dated Nov 10, 2012.
'Beyonce' On the Radio:
Through Saturday (Dec. 14), the first two singles from the album have begun receiving airplay. The urban-leaning "Drunk in Love," featuring Jay Z, drew 311 first-day plays across 70 stations monitored by Nielsen BDS. Rhythmic WBQT Boston led with 17 plays, followed by rhythmic WQHT and mainstream R&B/hip-hop WWPR New York (13 each).
Meanwhile, more pop-oriented single "Blow" tallied 87 first-day plays, championed most by rhythmic KPTT Denver (13 plays). Early major-market airplay has come from rhythmic KPWR Los Angeles and mainstream top 40 WKSC Chicago.
"Beyonce is bigger than a single. Beyonce has created a movement," CBS Radio VP of urban programming Reggie Rouse told Billboard. "She just kills it. She is the standard. Beyonce made every radio station, blog, TV station react to what she did."
Billboard previously reported that "XO," a ballad penned by Ryan Tedder and The-Dream, will follow later in 2014 as the second single at top 40.
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https://twitter.com/chartnews/status/412066912747524096
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US chart preview: #1 Beyoncé, @Beyonce 600,000
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OMG I can't believe this
I'm just.... Goodnight everyone!
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Wow... that's all I can really say. It's just too impressive at this point that she can do that with all the factors put into play.  Truly the Queen B.
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The absolute slayage. I cannot.
Biggest female debut week of the year 
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WAIT WHAT! 
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SWEET ****ING JESUS CHRIST SLAY BEY DAMN BITCH YOU BETTER RUN OVER THOSE ****** ASS ARTISTS #SLAYBITCH
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The fact that it is expected to sell 600k+ in 3 days. I cannot.
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