Originally posted by CallumDavies

she sold over 800K in one week without physical sales, so yes, obviously

Originally posted by romonster

No. And those arguing about physical sales pushing the album to 1M, [B]clearly the reason why the album sold so much digitally is because it was released exclusively to iTunes only in its first days of release.[/B] I mean Beyoncé even occupied every banner in the iTunes Store when it came out

Originally posted by GreasyBruce

She didn't sell 1m in her first 10 days, what makes you think she could have done it in seven



This is a moot question, because with a physical release (it takes weeks to manufacture and distribute CDs) she would not have had the element of surprise since the info would have leaked from stores receiving and stocking the CD. It totally changes the nature of the release. You can't live in a fantasy world where it wouldn't have leaked, that doesn't happen. There's a reason why every surprise release has been only on iTunes.

Originally posted by CallumDavies

are you saying that if it was possible to have CDs in stores on the week it was released digitally that no one would've bought them? or that people only bought the album because it was exclusively digital? is that YOUR logic?

thats almost impressively idiotic, well done!

Originally posted by werkbitch

She doesn't have much hype like Taylor, Adele, Britney and Gaga at their peak. Her career is like that of Pink's. Sells consistently without leaving much impact. And that's isn't necessarily a bad thing.