Above and Beyoncé: Video Collection & Dance Mixes is a remix and video album by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. Consisting of two discs, the album features music videos on one disc and dance remixes on the other. It was initially released on June 16, 2009 through Wal-Mart stores and J&R exclusively, although it was later made available through other retailers. Above and Beyoncé peaked at number thirty-five on the Billboard 200, and was received positively by Andy Kellman of Allmusic, who rated it three out of five stars. It also appeared on Billboard's component charts, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Dance/Electronic Albums.
The cover art of Above and Beyoncé was previewed by People magazine in May 2009.[5] The album was originally released exclusively to Wal-Mart stores and J&R, on June 16, 2009.[6] The dance mixes only were made available via MP3 format through Amazon.com on June 16,[7] and the whole album was released to the online store on November 3, 2009.[8] The iTunes Store began selling the remixes on February 1, 2010.[9]
Reception
Allmusic's Andy Kellman called the album "a nice set for devoted fans who haven't already shelled out for all the mixes", and awarded it three out of five stars.[10] In 2011, Maura Gavaghan writing for MTV, said that "The creative title of this video album alone is a reason for every devoted fan... to buy a copy".[11] She added that the dance remixes of the songs make a "dance party in a neatly packaged DVD set".[11]Above and Beyoncé debuted at number thirty-six on the Billboard 200 chart dated July 4, 2009,[12] selling 14,000 copies that week.[13] It later peaked at number thirty-five, spending fourteen weeks on the chart.[14][15] On the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Above and Beyoncé debuted[16] and peaked at number twenty-three, lasting forty-three weeks in the chart.[17] Among the Dance/Electronic Albums, the album debuted at number two, placing below Lady Gaga's The Fame.[18] It spent a total of forty-eight weeks on the component chart, including twenty-four weeks in the top ten.[19]Above and Beyoncé was ranked at number nine on the year-end Dance/Electronic Albums Chart for 2009,[20] and number twenty-one on the 2010 chart.[21]
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^"Beyoncé: Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 11, 2011. Note: To interpret the number of weeks in the chart's top ten, the user must navigate the visualizer, which can be launched on the left of the screen.
