Selling a whopping 482,000 copies of 'I Am ... Sasha Fierce' in its first week of release lands Beyonce Knowles to the top spot on the 'Billboard' charts.The new Music World/Columbia set, split between material credited to Beyonce and her alter-ego Sasha Fierce, has been bolstered by the break-out hits 'If I Were a Boy' and 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).'
'I Am' is the former Destiny's Child front-woman third straight Number One debut; her 2003 solo debut, 'Dangerously in Love,' opened with 317,000, while 2006's 'B-Day' moved 541,000.
As expected, a string of strategically planned appearances (which included top rated TV shows such as 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' 'Saturday Night Live,' 'The American Music Awards' and 'Ellen') helped catapult the project to become an out-the-box success.
Knowles wrapped a live performance of 'TODAY' this morning, closing her set with a soulful rendition of Etta James' classic 'At Last.' She plays the R&B trailblazer in the film, 'Cadillac Records,' which opens Dec. 5.
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Singer Beyonce of the U.S. performs during the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo November 9, 2008. Beyonce received the Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award. The World Music Awards honours the best selling recording artists from around the world. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (MONACO)
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Singer Beyonce of the U.S. performs during the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo November 9, 2008. Beyonce received the Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award. The World Music Awards honours the best selling recording artists from around the world. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (MONACO)
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Singer Beyonce of the U.S. poses after receiving the Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award during the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo November 9, 2008. The World Music Awards honours the best selling recording artists from around the world. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (MONACO)
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Singer Beyonce of the U.S. poses after receiving the Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award during the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo November 9, 2008. The World Music Awards honours the best selling recording artists from around the world. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (MONACO)
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Singer Beyonce of the U.S. performs during the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo November 9, 2008. Beyonce received the Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award. The World Music Awards honours the best selling recording artists from around the world. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (MONACO)
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Singer Beyonce of the U.S. performs during the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo November 9, 2008. Beyonce received the Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award. The World Music Awards honours the best selling recording artists from around the world. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (MONACO)
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Singer Beyonce of the U.S. performs during the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo November 9, 2008. Beyonce received the Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award. The World Music Awards honours the best selling recording artists from around the world. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (MONACO)
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Singer Beyonce of the U.S. performs during the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo November 9, 2008. Beyonce received the Outstanding Contribution to the Arts Award. The World Music Awards honours the best selling recording artists from around the world. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (MONACO)
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American singer Beyonce holds the award for outstanding contribution to the arts during the 2008 World Music Awards ceremony in Monaco, Sunday Nov. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
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American singer Beyonce receives the award for outstanding contribution to the arts during the 2008 World Music Awards ceremony in Monaco, Sunday Nov. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
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By: KEE, KEE, 4U on 11/26/2008 11:58AM
I don't care about the Sasha Fierce and I am! I don't think will ever know who she really is or wants to be? I don't care if she sold that many copies. I guess I would be too, being on this show and that show to promote and sell a lot of records if the CD wasn't all that? I am just so sick and tired seeing Beyonce on the Internet, magazines, and on the TV. There is no escaping this MADNESS! There maybe 2 or 3 songs off the Album that is all right? But, I think a lot of people just download now these days to save $$$$ and because they might not like all the songs of the album. But, you have true die hard fans that will support an artist no matter what it sounds like?
OVERATED TO THE MAXILLA!
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By: KEE, KEE, 4U on 11/26/2008 12:14PM
I don't care about the Sasha Fierce and I am! I don't think will ever know who she really is or wants to be? I don't care if she sold that many copies. I guess I would be too, being on this show and that show to promote and sell a lot of records if the CD wasn't all that? I am just so sick and tired seeing Beyonce on the Internet, magazines, and on the TV. There is no escaping this MADNESS! There maybe 2 or 3 songs off the Album that is all right? But, I think a lot of people just download now these days to save $$$$ and because they might not like all the songs of the album. But, you have true die hard fans that will support an artist no matter what it sounds like?
OVERATED TO THE MAXILLA!
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By: apple on 11/26/2008 12:11PM
well this cd was not all that in my opinion, there are maybe like 3 or 4 songs that ill listen to b-day however was the sh** i still bump that!!! beyonce is overated but cant no other female singer tp her right now!
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By: SharRon on 11/26/2008 1:24PM
I agree I bought her CD and I was disappointed. I like about 4 songs.
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By: Tina on 11/26/2008 4:20PM
i bought her CD and i liked all the songs ... but i guess everyone has their own oppinions
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By: kay on 11/26/2008 5:57PM
Apparently there are a lot of people who still love Beyonce and her music. I am shocked to see the CD do so well after reading so many blogs about how sick people are of her and they wish she would go away for a while... I guess she knows what she is doing. I feel a little bit sad because you have so many other talented singers who don't get half as much pub as she does..makes me wonder why. But I must say any time I see a young Black, White, Spanish or any race doing what they love legally and blowing up the spot..I say Kudos!!!!!!!!
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By: Quinn on 11/26/2008 8:00PM
Well, I guess there's no accounting for no taste. HAHA
I will be surprised if she reaches a million though.
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By: "KEE, KEE, 4U on 11/26/2008 9:18PM
Is there a reason why "I" got bumbed from #1 to the #2 spot to comment on this blog Mr. Karu F. Daniels?
Everybody have a "Happy Thanksgiving"!
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By: kljfblunt on 11/26/2008 11:24PM
beyonce....enough already...bring on singers like pamela fernandez, nora jones, etc...more other talent please...
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By: Mi$$-LaLa on 11/27/2008 12:09AM
Jay-z and her mama brought most of the cd's...lol
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