Beyoncé Makes History With New Album, But is Anyone Surprised?
- Peter Lesser
- Dec 18, 2013 10:56 AM EST
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Beyonce has done it. She’s become the first woman to hit No. 1 with her first five studio albums. But let’s be honest. Is anyone surprised? She’s the queen of all pop stars. She’s the best there is. She’ll be releasing No. 1 albums until the day she dies. She’s Beyonce, after all. Enough said.
Beyonce first reached No. 1 with 2003’s “Dangerously In Love,” then “B’Day” in 2006, “I Am… Sasha Fierce” in 2008 and “4” in 2011. Those four albums, including her new self titled “Beyonce,” debuted at No. 1, according to Billboard.
The only other recording artists to achieve the same feat have been rapper DMX and folk group The Kingston Trio. If you look back through the ages, these are two of the least likely names you’d assume to make the exclusive list. Beyonce’s the only one whose accomplishment seems appropriate, but so be it.
“Beyonce” sold 617,000 copies between its release the morning of Friday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 15, breaking her own personal record for first week sales. Her sales also mark the year’s fourth-biggest sales week overall and the largest for a woman. The frontrunners include Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience,” Eminem’s “The Marshall Mathers LP 2” and Drake’s “Nothing Was the Same.”
Beyonce also claimed the title for largest sales week for an album in its U.S. iTunes Store and the fastest global seller, with 828,773 worldwide through Dec. 15.
No one can touch her. She’s a pop monster. Her next album is nearly guaranteed to snag No. 1. As is her album after that, and after that, and so on.
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