In reply to CARIBEAN NATIVE.

Oh really? 118 million records? Where, when, how? Beyonce has sold less albums than Rihanna in her solo career, somewhere around 25 million (Rihanna is at 29). We all know that Beyonce doesn't sell singles as successfully as Rihanna.
Rihanna has sold over 60+ million singles in the USA alone (without her featuring tracks), ~9.5 million albums (not 8 like you said - 600 000 + 1 350 000+ + 2 700 000 + 1060 000+ + 1 725 000 + 1 085 000 + 860 000 + RtaedR Rexim and GGGB Remix 54 000+ + 13 000+) . In the UK she's sold 6.8 million albums and over 15 million singles. That alone is 91.3 million records in these two countries. She is the best selling digital artist in Germany with sales of over 4 million records. Good Girl Gone Bad is more successful in Canada than all Beyonce albums combined, it's 5xPlatinum, Loud is 3xPlatinum, A Girl Like Me 2xPlatinum, Talk That Talk, Rated R and Music Of The Sun all Platinum. Obviously she's sold more than 100 million records.
We all know that Beyonce is a kind of local artist and that her singles sell well just in the USA. Look at Single Ladies. 5 million in the USA and something like 2 million outside of it. What an international flop. Rihanna flop singles get certified in some countries, like Man Down which was a huge success in France/Belgium, Te Amo is some European countries.