Sasha Fierce #1 on Billboard Charts and Bey Does the Today Show

Bey’s Album topped the charts today selling almost a half a million records:
Beyonce scores her third straight No. 1 debut on The Billboard 200 this week as the double-disc “I Am … Sasha Fierce” (Music World/Columbia) shifts a whopping 482,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The album, split between material credited to Beyonce and her new alter-ego Sasha Fierce, has already spawned the hits “If I Were a Boy” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).” Beyonce’s 2003 solo debut, “Dangerously in Love,” started with 317,000, while 2006’s “B-Day” moved 541,000.

Hi, Haters. It looks like Bey’s album is well on it’s way to platinum status here in the U.S. What now?

On top of that, Beyonce was on the Today show making her star shine that much brighter. Perhaps the performance left a little to be desired, but she still did her thing out there.