 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. In 2011, Maura Gavaghan, writing for MTV, said: "The creative title of this video album alone is a reason for every devoted fan ... to buy a copy". She added that the dance remixes of the songs make a "dance party in a neatly packaged DVD set". Above and Beyoncé debuted at number thirty-six on the Billboard 200 chart dated July 4, 2009, selling 14,000 copies that week. It later peaked at number thirty-five, spending fourteen weeks on the chart. On the Top R & B / Hip-Hop Albums chart, Above and Beyoncé debuted and peaked at number twenty-three, lasting forty-three weeks in the chart. Among the Dance / Electronic Albums chart, the album debuted at number two, placing below Lady Gaga's The Fame. It spent a total of forty-eight weeks on the component chart, including twenty-four weeks in the top ten. Above and Beyoncé was ranked at number nine on the year-end Dance / Electronic Albums Chart for 2009, and number twenty-one on the 2010 chart.
