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"Lemonade," the sixth solo album by Beyonce, sold 485,000
albums, more than 900,000 songs and was streamed 115 million
times, totaling 653,000 units according to figures from Nielsen
SoundScan.
Beyonce debuted "Lemonade" as an hour-long film made up of music
videos on cable network HBO last week, and initially made it
available exclusively on premium streaming service Tidal, before
releasing it to other online retailers.
The album garnered headlines for lyrics that suggested Beyonce's
husband, rapper Jay Z, may have had an extramarital affair. The
songs transition from suspicion and anger to hurt and finally
forgiveness and reconciliation.
The album also contains the single "Formation," a power anthem
to race and feminism.
Five of Prince's albums stayed in the top ten of the Billboard
200 chart this week, led by 2001's compilation "The Very Best of
Prince" at No. 2 with 391,000 units sold.
Sales of Prince's music, which he kept off numerous streaming
platforms such as Spotify and YouTube, have soared after the
singer's sudden death on April 22 at his Minnesota estate.
On Billboard's Digital Songs chart, which measures online song
sales, Prince's "Purple Rain" led seven of the late singer's
songs in the top ten of the chart with 282,000 copies sold.
Beyonce's "Formation" came in at No. 3 and "Hold Up" came in at
No. 9.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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