Beyoncé’s Renaissance became No. 1 on the Billboard 200 

Beyoncé’s Renaissance became No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the biggest debut of the year

Recently Billboard released its 200 album chart of 2022 in which (dated Aug. 13) Beyonce blasts in at No. 1.

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[{"selector":"#anim-2f77cc0c-f413-459b-bd73-4549997f4a00","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] On June 15, 2022, Beyonce announced the release of "Renaissance" which was launched on July 29, 2022.

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Renaissance claims the third-largest sales week for an album in 2022 and the largest for a woman. It sold 121,000 copies on CD, 43,000 via digital downloads and 26,000 on vinyl.