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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: tebb on 12/13/2008 10:36PM
Beyonce is good as a singer, but she does cater to the young under 18 type. I agree with most posters that there are much better SINGERS, out there. Singers who write and perform their own music. We're not hating, but just need to hear something for adults.
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By: TIMIRRA DESH-E HILL on 12/19/2008 9:24PM
I AM YOUR BIGEST FAN MY NUMBER IS 15176738082
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By: Pedro-Brazil on 6/12/2009 7:31PM
Well, I am from Brazil and I love Beyoncé. Here everybody know as she's a great singer and has a perfect beauty. I love her too much.
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By: april on 6/30/2009 10:31AM
if ya'll haters r so sick of beyonce then y r ya'll bloggin bout her and talkin shit if u were so sick of her u wouldn't be on this website obvisously she will continue 2 have number 1 albums cause she has a huge fan base and 4 every person that doesn't like her there is 100 who do like her u do the math. do ya'll honestly think she cares bout how ya'll don't like her new album she's already platinuim. i got yo back b i luvvvv u!
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