[Haribo]

Only in a few countries like Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom (the Commonweath except New Zealand, lol).

[22 Two's]

Originally posted by superben

Single-wise, yes.



I thought BEYONCE destroyed the "no promo" excuse?

think a bit more.

it killed the pre-release promo (first single) which is different from the normal promo you have after the release.

[#ADOU]

Originally posted by Kisuke

No, dil > any single off 4 . Surfboard is gonna be here for years .


And she playing stadiums now and has become the biggest female touring act of her time.

LOT and BTIEH sold more than DIL WW! Even RTW, not sure tho!
Peaks don't mean anything!

[#ADOU]

Originally posted by beyawnse

No, definitely not. For obvious reasons

Write them down, sis!

[#ADOU]

4 wasn't a flop at all!

[J a y]

Forbes, TIME, Mrs. Carter World Tour... aaaaaand WHAT did '4' accomplish?

What the ****

[QueenBLadyG]

Not at all.

[#ADOU]

Originally posted by J a y

Forbes, TIME, Mrs. Carter World Tour... aaaaaand WHAT did '4' accomplish?

What the ****

4 made Beyonce the SuperStar she is Right now! Bigger than ever!

[DG1]

Originally posted by #ADOU

4 made Beyonce the SuperStar she is Right now! Bigger than ever!

No

[chilluminati]

No.

[King Maxx]

BEYONCE outsold 4.

[gerardsuxx]

Yes both sold almost the same but 4 sold more singles

[eleganceislearned]

4 didn't have the hype or the media attention that Beyonce had, so no.

[Goten21]

Originally posted by Desert Rain

Don't play ignorant.

It showed that an artist (of her calibre) does not need promo to sell an album off the bat, but no one has ever said that an album without promo would be sustained through the following 4-5 months...

Parlty. But it mostly showed getting success is all about the execution of the release, which Beyoncé excelled at

[Doogle]

Yes, she actually promoted it and RTW and Love On Top were pretty successful for flops.

[umich]

Yes.

[6_INCH_HEELS]

Yes. She did more promo for 4, which in term makes it seem bigger. There are more memorable moments that defined 4 compared to self-titled.

[SelenaTheWinner]

No.

[Lucyyyyyyyyy]

yeah.

[22 Two's]

it's not that crystal clear guys.

4 had pregancy, Millenium award, and capitulated Beyoncé to another level celebrity wise. broke twitter records. the singles were more successful.

BEYONCE was an event, #1 on Forbes, TIME cover, Guiness Book for breaking itunes record. her celebrity went even higher (IG followers). the radio airplays were slightly better than during 4.