Beyoncé's album is fastest selling on iTunes with 828,773 copies in 3 days

Beyoncé's unorthodox self-titled  release has broken all sorts of records on iTunes selling 828,773 copies in the first three days and changing the landscape of the music industry with its unprecedented approach and sudden release. 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. Toronto fans are lucky that they get to experience her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour tonight just after the big release.

The self-titled, BEYONCÉ, is the fifth solo studio album from Beyoncé, which was made available exclusively worldwide on the iTunes Store on December 13 by Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records. The self-titled set is the artist’s first visual album. BEYONCÉ is infused with 14 new songs and 17 visually stunning, provocative videos shot around the world from Houston to New York City to Paris, and Sydney to Rio de Janeiro, all before the album’s release. The album represents Beyoncé’s biggest sales week ever. 

The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular music store with a catalog of over 26 million songs and is available in 119 countries. The iTunes Store is the best way for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music online. All music on the iTunes Store comes in iTunes Plus, Apple’s DRM-free format with high-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding for audio virtually indistinguishable from the original recordings