Looks like her unconventional methods paid off.
Apple today announced that BEYONCÉ has become the fastest selling album ever on the iTunes Store worldwide with an unprecedented 828,773 albums sold in just its first three days. BEYONCÉ also broke the US first week album sales record with 617,213 sold and proved to be a global success going to number one in 104 countries.
I would also like to comment on the David Bowie comparison. The difference between "The Next Day" and "BEYONCÉ" is that Bowie released "Where Are We Now?" and said a new album would be released in two months while Beyoncé just released an entire album with no notice.
Also pretty certain the fact he and Tilda Swinton would be in a music video together made news weeks in advance before the album.
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