"Physically, however, there haven’t been enough huge titles released since the new Friday street day for us to develop a model on which to base 25’s trend."
The record sold 617,000 copies in the U.S., and 828,773 copies worldwide in its first three days of availability, becoming the fastest-selling album in the history of the iTunes Store.
Bey will hold this record because its a surprise release while 25 had pre-orders so I doubt iTunes will say anything about its sales.