, I remember the 2011 receipts for Telephone is quite old. If I remember correctly many sites have reported Telephone has sold over 10m now.
Your memory and non-reliable "sites" aren't "receipts." Telephone is still in the 8M range and Halo is only a few hundred thousand copies away from outselling it too.
9,900,000 * SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)
6,100,000 * IFPI (from 12/2008 to 11/2009)
2,060,000 * US (since 12/2009; 3.3 million sold as of 11/2009)
522,639 * South Korea (since 01/2010)
432,136 * US (sales in 11/2008)
400,000 * Europe (including 300K in the UK & at least 30K in France)
165,000 * Australia (certified P<3> (210K) in 03/2010; sales (25K) from 12/2009 to 02/2010 added)
80,000 * Canada (170K sold in 2009)
Telephone didn't have longevity, no way it sold 10m
Not you directing me to a Beyoncé thread whee it's obvious the hive have inflated the numbers STILL waiting for the actual direct links to the sales.. Until than telephone remains her biggest selling single ww and the credible sources agres