They either had to use shipments or include SEAs/TEAs. Both work.
BEYONCE - 3,700,000 albums sold
Drunk In Love - 3,000,000 digital singles sold - 300,000 albums sold
XO - 1,200,000 digital singles sold - 120,000 albums sold
Partition - 1,100,000 digital singles sold - 110,000 albums sold
Pretty Hurts - 450,000 digital singles sold - 45,000 albums sold
***Flawless - 750,000 digital singles sold - 75,000 albums sold
7/11 - 600,000 digital singles sold - 60,000 albums sold
Total: 4,410,000 albums/TEAs sold
With non-single tracks added, it should be almost to 4.6M. And with SEAs added, it should be around 5.2 or 5.3M.
1989 - 5,428,000 albums sold
Shake It Off - 5,200,000 digital singles sold - 520,000 albums sold
Blank Space - 3,500,000 digital singles sold - 350,000 albums sold
Total: 6,298,000 albums/TEAs sold
With non-single tracks, she should be just above 6.4M. With SEAs she's approaching 7M
