But we already knew the album sold over 430k in 24 hrs.
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Beyonce’s self-titled surprise release, which hit iTunes exclusively on Thursday evening (9 p.m. PT), has now sold over 430,000 units in just over one day, guaranteeing it the top slot on the Billboard 200 once that chart’s top 10 is revealed mid-week.
The problem with having the entire album (10 tracks) up prior to launch, let alone have it exclusively for 1-2 weeks after launch, is that retail would refuse the to take the physical album. This was already a problem with the Beyonce album on iTunes and the music company is discouraging all their artists from following Beyonce's strategy as a result.
nn they are also discouraging everybody to do a BEYONCE type of release