So, sales for “I Am…Sasha Fierce” are in and of course, people are praising Beyahweh (may her mane reign forever!). Sales are projected almost be gold out the gate, coming in at 482,000 copies to land her at the top of the charts.

But I just wanted to point out that really, those sales are pretty anemic if you think about it. The RIAA/Soundscan counts double-cd sets TWICE when calculating these figures. Really, she only sold HALF that, for a grand total of 241,000 copies.

Pair that with the fact that “B’Day” started with 541,000 copies, and “Dangerously In Love” opened with 317,000 copies, Sasha Fierce ain’t looking too fierce no more, even with the monster singles, numerous TV appearances and copycat stans all over the net.

I’m happy for her success, but I just think that the “one cd = two sales” is cheating, and I am sure they knew this so that in this time of a depressed economy and waning CD sales, Beyonce’ would still be the “Queen”. Mariah Carey’s barely gone double platinum, can Beyonce’ do it?

I’m wrong — the RIAA counts them twice, but Soundscan doesn’t, so she actually did sell that money. Someone pointed it out to me!

Lastly, Shanice does a cover of “If I Were A Boy”. Shanice got pipes, we know this. I’ve been thinking about people who I want to hear do a cover of this song, and I decided upon Pink. You KNOW that would be hot!