[Bey_Rihstan]

Single Ladies outsold Telephone & had more cultural impact than it. How is telephone bigger?

[H-I-M]

The fact that you guys have to go that far back in time to find a song allegedly bigger (still waiting for the receipts) than the Gaga feat Beyoncé one....

[J a y]

Originally posted by Trent W

Correction, it was a huge video.

I've yet to see an official release of the music video without audio. And whether I was to turn my hand from side to side or say, "cause if you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it", both are recognisable. Ask your friends (if possible).

[Trent W]

Originally posted by bey0nce

SL is at 5.4M in the US, so no. 53% US, 47% WW

Did SL really sold 4m WW? IT barely charted, I think this proves those 10 m stats are wrong.

[QueenBeé]

Who has the official receipts to WW sales of singles? Not even IFPI provides reasonable receipts.

Single Ladies is Beyoncé's biggest hit. It is 5x platinum in the USA alone.

[Tuxedo]

Originally posted by QueenBeyoncé

I don't ever use that no factor site, just like the rest of the world

Who cares?
_



Welp.

[Duca]

It hasn't sold 10 million and it's not her biggest song anywhere.

It's barely among her top 5 biggest hits in the US as the lead.

[JustActinUP]

Originally posted by Trent W

RTW waas waaaaaaay waaayy better than the other horrible song. The video of RTW alone is better than SL. I honestly disliked Beyonce when she released SL what a way to kill your quality.

No it's not. Just stop and accept the facts. Singles is a grammy award wining song, with sales success, critical acclaim and impact.

[lonnie]

Originally posted by Comedor

But yas at Telephone selling so much, when will your flop fave collabs.

well our faves do have bigger selling collabs, but oh well

[IAmFree]

[Superpower]

TITAN

[Demiboyx]

Originally posted by QueenBeé

Who has the official receipts to WW sales of singles? Not even IFPI provides reasonable receipts.

Single Ladies is Beyoncé's biggest hit. It is 5x platinum in the USA alone.

Its right here

Originally posted by Haribo

single/track sales: 103,445,000
1. Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – 10,100,000 IFPI
2. Halo – 8,900,000
3. Telephone – 8,800,000 IFPI
4. Irreplaceable – 8,200,000 IFPI
5. If I Were a Boy – 6,000,000
6. Crazy in Love – 5,200,000
7. Best Thing I Never Had – 3,300,000
8. Check on It – 3,200,000
9. Love on Top – 3,200,000
10. Sweet Dreams – 3,100,000
11. Beautiful Liar – 3,000,000
12. Drunk in Love – 2,700,000
13. Run the World (Girls) – 2,700,000
14. Baby Boy – 2,600,000
15. Listen – 2,400,000
16. Diva – 1,900,000
17. '03 Bonnie & Clyde – 1,700,000
18. Ego – 1,400,000
19. Naughty Girl – 1,300,000
20. Ring the Alarm – 1,300,000
21. Déjà Vu – 1,200,000
22. Me, Myself and I – 1,200,000
23. XO – 1,100,000
24. Countdown – 1,000,000
25. Love in This Club Part II – 1,000,000
26. Partition – 1,000,000

27. Until the End of Time – 950,000
28. Honesty – 900,000
29. Party – 900,000
30. Broken-Hearted Girl – 800,000
31. Dangerously in Love 2 – 800,000
32. Get Me Bodied – 750,000
33. Video Phone – 600,000
34. Amor Gitano – 550,000
35. Dance for You – 550,000
36. Upgrade U – 550,000
37. 1+1 – 500,000
38. Just Stand Up! – 500,000
39. Put It in a Love Song – 500,000
40. End of Time – 450,000
41. Lay Up Under Me – 450,000
42. ***Flawless – 400,000
43. I Was Here – 400,000
44. Lift Off – 400,000
45. Part II (On the Run) – 400,000
46. Ave Maria – 350,000
47. At Last – 300,000
48. Pretty Hurts – 250,000
49. Mine – 200,000
50. Poison – 200,000
51. Why Don't You Love Me – 200,000
52. Work It Out – 200,000
53. Fever – 100,000
54. Green Light – 100,000
55. Halo (with Chris Martin) – 100,000
56. I Care – 100,000
57. I Miss You – 100,000
58. Rather Die Young – 100,000
59. Schoolin' Life – 100,000
60. Start Over – 100,000
61. Blow – 75,000
62. Blue – 75,000
63. Haunted – 75,000
64. Heaven – 75,000
65. Jealous – 75,000
66. No Angel – 75,000
67. Rocket – 75,000
68. Superpower – 75,000
69. All I Could Do Was Cry – 50,000
70. Be with You – 50,000
71. Daddy – 50,000
72. Disappear – 50,000
73. Dreamgirls – 50,000
74. Flaws and All – 50,000
75. Freakum Dress – 50,000
76. Hello – 50,000
77. Hip Hop Star – 50,000
78. I'd Rather Go Blind – 50,000
79. Kitty Kat – 50,000
80. Once in a Lifetime – 50,000
81. Radio – 50,000
82. Resentment – 50,000
83. Satellites – 50,000
84. Scared of Lonely – 50,000
85. Signs – 50,000
86. Smash into You – 50,000
87. Speechless – 50,000
88. Suga Mama – 50,000
89. That's How You Like It – 50,000
90. That's Why You're Beautiful – 50,000
91. The Closer I Get to You – 50,000
92. The Star Spangled Banner – 50,000
93. Trust in Me – 50,000
94. Yes – 50,000
95. Welcome to Hollywood – 50,000
96. Wishing on a Star – 50,000
97. Crazy in Love (I Am... World Tour) – 25,000
98. Halo (I Am... World Tour) – 25,000
99. Hello (I Am... World Tour) – 25,000
100. Irreplaceable (I Am... World Tour) – 25,000
101. Listen (I Am... World Tour) – 25,000
102. Rise Up (The song can't be individually purchased.) – 25,000
103. Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) [I Am... World Tour] – 25,000
104. Say Yes – 20,000

[lonnie]

But yes, single ladies was a bigger hit than telephone.

[QueenBeyoncé]

Originally posted by Tuxedo

Who cares?
_



Welp.

Mediatraffic = No official source uses

[Raava]

Originally posted by Timber

Maybe where you live, but in Brazil, Halo was #1 for 26 weeks!

Nothing impressive. Brazil is known for stanning for some songs for crazy amount of weeks. Mariah Carey's I Wanna Know What Love Is went #1 for almost (or more than) 30 weeks and nobody here knows who she is

[J a y]

Originally posted by Duca

It hasn't sold 10 million and it's not her biggest song anywhere.

It's barely among her top 5 biggest hits in the US as the lead.

Please name the 5.

[bey0nce]

Originally posted by Trent W

Did SL really sold 4m WW? IT barely charted, I think this proves those 10 m stats are wrong.

Originally posted by Haribo

BREAKDOWNS

WORLDWIDE
10,100,000

IFPI (from 12/2008 to 11/2009)
6,100,000

U.S. (since 12/2009; 3.3 million sold as of 11/2009)
2,140,000

SOUTH KOREA (since 01/2010)
522,639

EUROPE (including 300K in the UK & at least 70K in Germany & 30K in France)
500,000

U.S. (sales in 11/2008)
432,136

AUSTRALIA (certified P<3> (210K) in 03/2010; sales (25K) from 12/2009 to 02/2010 added)
165,000

CANADA (170K sold in 2009)
80,000

ERRORS MARGIN
160,225

WORLDWIDE
8,800,000

IFPI (from 12/2009 to 11/2010)
7,400,000

U.S. (since 12/2009; 2.7 million sold as of 11/2010)
648,000

SOUTH KOREA (since 12/2010) [2011-13 + 12/2010 + 04-05-06-07/2012 + 11/08/2012 + 04/01/2014]
269,709

EUROPE (including 150K in the UK)
250,000

U.S. (sales in 11/2009)
65,985

ERRORS MARGIN
155,000
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If you have more receipts that prove otherwise please, enlighten us all so Haribo can update the receipts thread

[JustActinUP]

Originally posted by Duca

It hasn't sold 10 million and it's not her biggest song anywhere.

Barely among her top 5 biggest hits in the US as the lead.

Single ladies is her top selling song in the US.

[Superpower]

Originally posted by Bey_Rihstan

Single Ladies outsold Telephone & had more cultural impact than it. How is telephone bigger?

That's what the Monster and the Army love to say to make themselves feel better. The truth is, if Bey wasn't featured on the song, it wouldn't be as successful. There is a reason Britney rejected it first.

[Trent W]

Originally posted by J a y

I've yet to see an official release of the music video without audio. And whether I was to turn my hand from side to side or say, "cause if you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it", both are recognisable. Ask your friends (if possible).

The video made song a hit. Yeah i know the phrase is recognizable but it all comes from the video, but LBR if Beyonce released all songs with the quality of SL, she would be a Kat Deluna right now. Is not some song to be proud of.