BEYONCÉ: The Fastest Album To Sell 1M Digital Copies (U.S.)
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You already know that Beyonce's "Beyonce" is a big hit, but wrap your head around this: "Beyonce" has sold more copies (1,432,000) in its first four weeks of release than her previous album, "4," has sold since it was released in June 2011 (1,388,000). "4" was a relative disappointment for the superstar. Each of her three previous studio albums topped the 3 million sales mark.
""Beyonce" has been especially strong in the digital realm. The album tops the 1 million mark in digital sales this week. This is by far the fastest that any album has sold 1M digital copies. The old record was held by Adele's 21, which took 20 weeks to achieve the feat. "Beyonce" is the ninth album to sell 1M digital copies. It's the first by an African American or R&B artist.
