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Three Years Of 'Beyoncé': The Album Phenomenon In Numbers

Three years ago, Beyoncé sprung a surprise album on us and the world went crazy. Now that the dust has settled, let's take a look at what a phenomenal impact 'Beyoncé' had.

  1. Beyonces album in numbers

    1. 0 - The Total Preparation Time

    The number of seconds fans had to prepare for Beyoncé's album release.

  2. Beyonces album in numbers

    2. 80,000 - The Number Of Copies Sold In The First Three Hours

    The number of digital copies sold in its first three hours of release in the US. Within 24 hours, 430,000 digital copies had been sold.

  3. Beyonces album in numbers

    3. 1 - The Chart Position

    The number position it charted at on the Billboard 200 with only three days of sales behind it.

  4. Beyonces album in numbers

    4. 80 - The Total Number Of Songs

    The number of songs Beyoncé recorded for the album before deciding what made the final cut.

  5. Beyonces album in numbers

    5. 991,000 - The 10 Day Sales Figure

    The number of copies of 'Beyoncé' sold in the US in its first 10 days of release, making it the biggest selling album by a female in 2013.

  6. Beyonces album in numbers

    6. 1.2 million - Twitter Power

    The amount of tweets posted about the album within 12 hours of its release.

  7. Beyonces album in numbers

    7. 8 - One Of The Best Selling Albums

    The album became the eighth best-selling album of 2013, even though it was released on 13th December, and so had only three weeks worth of sales.

  8. Beyonces album in numbers

    8. 6 - Music Videos

    The amount of months it took Beyonce to shoot all of the music videos for 'Beyoncé'. They were all shot as she travelled around the world on her Mrs Carter World Tour.

  9. Beyonces album in numbers

    9. 240,000 - Illegal Downloads

    The amount of times (approximately) 'Beyoncé' was illegally downloaded in its first 13 days of release.

  10. Beyonces album in numbers

    10. 5 - Number Ones

    The number of Beyoncé albums that had consecutively gone to number one inclusive of her self-titled album, as of 2013. The run made Bey the first female artist to have first five albums to debut atop the chart.

  11. Beyonces album in numbers

    11. 96 - Percentage Sales Increase

    Sales of 'XO' rose by 96% in the UK following Beyoncé's first televised performance of it at the BRIT Awards in London this year. By the following day, they had risen by 252%.

  12. Beyonces album in numbers

    12. 66.33 - Total Length Of Album

    The length of the entire 'Beyoncé' album is 66 minutes and 33 seconds.

  13. Beyonces album in numbers

    13. 4 - Recording Studios

    The number of studios XO was recorded in; Jungle City Studios and Oven Studios, both in New York City, as well as Trackdown Studios in Sydney and Tritonus Studios in Berlin

  14. Beyonces album in numbers

    14. 1998 - The Big Lebowski

    The year the the film 'The Big Lebowski' - the film the French word interpolation in the closing minute of the song - was released.

  15. Beyonces album in numbers

    15. 104 - Number One Around The World

    The number of countries 'Beyoncé' reached number one on the iTunes charts in. Beyoncé was the fastest selling album in the history of the iTunes Store, both in the US and worldwide.

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