“Beyonce” sold 991,000 in its first 10 days and is (so far) the 12th biggest-selling album of 2013. Beyonce’s new self-titled album remains unstoppable on the Billboard 200 chart, as it spends a second week atop the list. “Beyonce” sold 374,000 copies in the week ending Dec. 22 (down 39%), according to Nielsen SoundScan. It […]

Following the surprise debut of Beyonce’s new self-titled album — which sent social networks and the Twittersphere ablaze with chatter about the diva — she jumps to No. 1 on Billboard’s Social 50 chart this week. The Social 50 ranks the most popular artists on YouTube, Vevo, Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud, Wikipedia, Myspace and Instagram. The […]

UPDATE: Columbia Records says 828,773 copies of “Beyonce” were sold worldwide in three days. That sets a new iTunes record. EARLIER: After only three days on sale, Beyonce’s new self-titled album has broken the U.S. iTunes Store’s record for the largest sales week for an album. According to multiple industry sources, “Beyonce” sold 617,000 downloads […]

Beyoncé’s new self-titled album has become the fastest-selling album ever worldwide in the iTunes Store, according to iTunes and Columbia Records, the singer’s record label. The label released the surprise album at 12 AM EST on the morning of Friday, Dec. 13, exclusively via iTunes. Columbia reports that the set sold 828,773 copies in its […]