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Stats: MJ - 225,4 million albums sold | UWC album sales
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Shakira is right under Britney. SLAY
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by ianBK4
BEYONCÉ'S GLOBAL ALBUM SALES
'Destiny's Child' (1998) 1,5 million
'The Writing's On The Wall' (1999) 13,0 million
'Survivor' (2001) 10,5 million
'Dangerously In Love' (2003) 10,0 million
'Destiny Fulfilled' (2004) 6,0 million
'Destiny Child's Number Ones' (2005) 3,0 million
'B'day' (2006) 6,5 million
'I Am... Sasha Fierce' (2008) 7,5 million
'4' (2011) 3,0 million
'Beyoncé' (2013) 3,7 million
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...99303286810530
Let's discuss.
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Slay King B!!!!
I noticed the album sales for Destiny's child Christmas album(8 days of Christmas) wasn't included. Yet Mariah Carey and Xtina was added?!?
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Member Since: 8/23/2010
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Originally posted by MusicandSoul
Lady Gaga
'The Fame (Monster)' (2008, 2009) 14,5 million
'The Monster EP' (2009) 1,9 million
'Born This Way' (2011) 6,3 million
'Artpop' (2013) ]1,95 million
'Cheek To Cheek' (2014 with Tony Bennett)970.000
Total: 25,62 million
Beyoncé
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'I Am... Sasha Fierce' (2008) 7,5 million
'4' (2011) 3,0 million
'Beyoncé' (2013) 3,7 million
Total: 14.2
As you can CLEARLY see - from 2008 till now Beyonce has shifted 14.2. Lady Gaga has almost doubled that in the SAME time period. In fact Lady Gaga debut ALONE sold MORE than what Beyonce has sold in the last 7 years.
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Originally posted by MusicandSoul
the struggle with ANYTHING Beyonce. its ridiculous.
The fact that Lady Gaga has almost eclipsed Beyonce's sales in half the time is what you should be worrying about. . Not a foolish argument.
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But what about your own fave (you know the one in your avi) shouldn't YOU be worried about her?
Ch...At Bey always causing so much havoc, before her numbers were posted, the thread was at page 6. nn;;;;;;
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Originally posted by BnPac
But what about your own fave (you know the one in your avi) shouldn't YOU be worried about her?
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Haters can keep fuming, like it or not DC is a part of her carreer so sales should be counted obviously.....
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I thought she would have sold more even with DC. Still great numbers though
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Member Since: 8/23/2010
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Originally posted by JustActinUP
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I mean his fave came before Gaga too and Gaga has sold a whole bunch more than her. So why isn't he worried about that?
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Member Since: 11/11/2009
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Originally posted by MusicandSoul
Seeing as IT WAS DESTINYS CHILD that SOLD those, the numbers belong to DESTINY's CHILD - meaning EVERY group member that participated in providing the product... and therefore NOT BEYONCE..
FFS.
the struggle with ANYTHING Beyonce. its ridiculous.
The fact that Lady Gaga has almost eclipsed Beyonce's sales in half the time is what you should be worrying about. . Not a foolish argument.
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So Beyoncé wasn't in Destiny's Child?
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Member Since: 11/11/2009
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Originally posted by Luke.
Her work? Or Destiny's Child work?
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But Beyoncé was in Destiny's Child so it's also her work.
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Originally posted by Luke.
DC's album sales don't count towards Beyonce's career
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So if I'm a lawyer and work for a law firm, then create my own law firm, do my achievements at the first law firm suddenly not mean anything? Can I not put the first law firm on my resume?
Destiny's Child is a part of Beyoncé's career, just like her tour with Jay-Z is a part of her career. It shouldn't be so difficult to understand for anyone that has more than a few brain cells.
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Madonna should be close to 199 million now, counting Rebel Heart and catalogue sales.
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Beyoncé was part of Destiny's Child but she's not Destiny's Child. If i count DC's sales towards her sales, i'll also have to count these numbers towards Kelly and Michelle, which is not a good idea. But i don't get one thing, why don't you request for DC's numbers to be added in the Beyoncé receipts thread and other threads? Is it my Britney avi that bothers you?
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Britney Spears
Beyoncé was part of Destiny's Child but she's not Destiny's Child. If i count DC's sales towards her sales, i'll also have to count these numbers towards Kelly and Michelle, which is not a good idea. But i don't get one thing, why don't you request for DC's numbers to be added in the Beyoncé receipts thread and other threads? Is it my Britney avi that bothers you?
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Heads up, Mediatraffic just corrected the sales for BEYONCÉ, so it's 3.8M and not 3.7M
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Member Since: 12/7/2011
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Originally posted by JustActinUP
Heads up, Mediatraffic just corrected the sales for BEYONCÉ, so it's 3.8M and not 3.7M
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Updated.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by Britney Spears
Beyoncé was part of Destiny's Child but she's not Destiny's Child. If i count DC's sales towards her sales, i'll also have to count these numbers towards Kelly and Michelle, which is not a good idea. But i don't get one thing, why don't you request for DC's numbers to be added in the Beyoncé receipts thread and other threads? Is it my Britney avi that bothers you?
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It's not like you removed the numbers, they're still there for everyone to see, just under another category. Even her own receipts thread doesn't include DC.
Nnnn @ that one Hive member saying they'll contact the admin. They're truly something else. Anyway good numbers!
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by BnPac
I mean his fave came before Gaga too and Gaga has sold a whole bunch more than her. So why isn't he worried about that?
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It's a combination of being pressed and selective memory.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Britney Spears
Updated.
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Thanks. What about their Christmas album(8 days of Christmas )? It scanned more than 800k alone in the US.
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Member Since: 12/7/2011
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Originally posted by JustActinUP
Thanks. What about their Christmas album(8 days of Christmas )? It scanned more than 800k alone in the US.
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I only update MediaTraffic's estimates. Request for it and if they update it, i'll put 'em in the OP.
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Member Since: 12/7/2011
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Originally posted by Anticipating
It's not like you removed the numbers, they're still there for everyone to see, just under another category. Even her own receipts thread doesn't include DC.
Nnnn @ that one Hive member saying they'll contact the admin. They're truly something else. Anyway good numbers!
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Right? You can always make a simple addition if you need Bey's + DC's album sales.
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Member Since: 7/22/2012
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Originally posted by Walley
But Beyoncé was in Destiny's Child so it's also her work.
So if I'm a lawyer and work for a law firm, then create my own law firm, do my achievements at the first law firm suddenly not mean anything? Can I not put the first law firm on my resume?
Destiny's Child is a part of Beyoncé's career, just like her tour with Jay-Z is a part of her career. It shouldn't be so difficult to understand for anyone that has more than a few brain cells.
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Beyonce toured with Jay Z as "Beyonce and Jay-Z" and not another musical act that combines them two, both are credited because they are two separate musical acts. Destiny's Child is one thing and Beyonce is another, one is a girl group and the other is a solo-career. It shouldn't be so difficult to understand for anyone that has a few brain cells.
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So let me get this straight? Just because you collaborate with someone on a certain project in class (refers to the ATRL demographic that don't fall under High School/college drop outs) it means the grade you get should not be counted towards your grade or better yet just because you work in a collaborative setting it means you should not be credited individually but altogether?
Makes perfect sense according to ATRL logic to ignore someone's body of work just because it wasn't solely their work and pretend it plays no part in their career because it doesn't suit your agenda.
If DC weren't as successful as they were everyone would be pulling in their numbers to try and discredit Bey's solo work but since they are one of the most successful female music groups of all time it automatically represents a threat that must be overlooked because it just so happens that there ain't that many people that have achieved what Bey has in the past two decades.
Seethe and don't look so bothered over her accomplishments.
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